The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-30
Jess Dandy Likes Water.

were In heated discussion Friday
afternoon as to whether or not they
had ever played Norfolk The discus.
sion came up when the wardrobe lady
and a member of the orchestra bat
tied with fingers In each others faces
over the question. Mr.. Dandy appear
ed on the scene and settled the argu-
ment.
why children we played in this
city on the night of October IS, 1905,
and you both were with us" he said.
Dandy then went to bed at the OK.
nard hotel and when notified after he
arose that the opera. house would be
packed with an appreciative audience,
he expressed his gratitude. "We play
ed here before to big house in 1905,
and sure was delighted"
The scene in the dressing rooms
was an interesting one Friday night.
There was not room for the entire
company, and the chorus boys had to
makeup in the mailing room of the
News building.
In Dandy's dressing room half
hour before the curtain rose, were
seated Edward Mora, who played Carl
Otto, the Prince of Pilsen, II. II,
Brooke, who dresses Dandy, and The
News man.
"Mr. Dandy is certainly a liberal
man." said Brooke. HE always al.
lows us his dressing room and never
comes down until about fifteen min
utes before the curtain goes up. OF
course. If there are plenty of rooms
he has his own, but we all use his
when it's crowded as it is tonight"
Brooke then gave up his seat in
front of Dandy's mirror to Otto, whose
good looks really needed no improve
ment. We'll" said Otto, this is not
bad, but confidentially, Nebraska has
the worst dressing rooms of any state
we have been in. Norfolk is the best
we have encountered. We cannot
kick on this"
Otto soon finished his makeup and
gave up his seat for Dandy, but his
failure to appear again enticed Brooke
into the chair. where he worked the
brush against his eyebrows with such
wonderful work that even Otto look
ed upon him admiringly and smiled.
81 have travelled $4,000 miles with
this show" said the real prince, "and
| can safely say no one seems to tire
of it,
There was rushing of chorus girls
and other artists for the stairway lead
| ing to the stage as the caller an.
nounced at the door of each dressing
room, Overture"
Then in came Jess Dandy, laughing
and joking with his comrade artists.
Everyone greeted him with a pleasant
| word and his popularity with the ac-
| tors and actresses seemed great. Glad
you came" he said to The News man,
don't be in a hurry, and stay with
us" He then stripped for action, and
unlike his dresser" young Brooke,
his makeup was simple. He already
wore a natural happy look and all that
was needed was little of the pink
for the face and head
mo, | do not wear a rubber suit in
that fountain scene" said Dandy, the
first question asked me is whether
| it's real water that | get into 1t GER
| tainly is, and it's cold, too | suffer
ed for fourteen months once with
throat trouble from the effects of that
fountain scene soaking, and underwent
| an operation on my throat. After
consulting numberless throat special
lists, was cured by young New York
specialist who | believe is peer In
his class. | am all right now, and dc
not feel any strain whatever. My
success | lay mostly to the interest
our people take in their work. There
is always someone around ready to
keen door closed and shut off bad
draught. But | don't see why people
make such a fuss over cold water
There is no harm in it. Many is the
night that I don't feel good until | get
into the fountain"
All the time Dandy was talking he
did not stop operations with the pink
color, and by the time overture was
over Mr.. Brooke had him rugged up
ready to arrive from "Zinzinnati.'
Talking about the settlement of the
theatrical war" he said. 1T will dc
no harm. 1t will help a town of Nor
folks size. Should a settlement be
made Norfolk would win out where
as. if there was no settlement Nor
folk may be neglected. Yes, | fine
people like the prince of Pilsen" bet
ter everytime they see it, There
seems to be no other musical com
pany like this in the United States
We have already broken twelve diff
ferent house records. 1t is the frs
Savage show and is the show which
made him so popular, The cast II
, we'll picked and everyone fits thei
place precisely"
Then The News man was allowed t
!, view the four suits of regular even
ing clothes which are always read,
for Dandy in his fountain scene
which disclosed the fact that no rub
: Der is used and that Dandy really get
a thorough soaking.
"You see," said Brooke, while nude
ing Carl Otto, Dandy takes a drinl