The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-07

affects 1t and what doesn't It just is and that's all.''
 'I'd just love to stay at home, thougl that's what I really like--houselxeepinl and home life,'' said Miss Zabelle in con clusion. T don't know whether I'm. very good housekeeper or not, but I lil1 it just the same"
 Mir. Raymond Hitchcock had give positive orders (so the little "Central at the Florence hotel told me yesterda, morning. not to be called until noon He'd been travelling all night and ha gotten in at 6 o'clock In the morning an was all tired and worn out.
 Oh, you One-night standsl | So marked time all day long until tn appointed hour. which happened to b 230, and then I put on my best clothes my prettiest Interviewing mien, and sal lied forth to meet a man whom I ha, never even-seen
 | Sounds terribly wicked, doesn't it? felt that I would know the gentleman though, at sight, having seen his photo graphs some few times, and so when arrived at my destination sought pain | for a back ground seated myself wher no one could escape my giances and | waited!
 | Of course, in an unguarded momen when I wasn't looking for him, but hat my eyes glued on hobble that tall slender woman was sporting. one tha fairly "outhobbled hobble', the distin i-e&
 'Ha, har Miss Sherlock Holmes said tc herself; that's he. I'll speak to him. Sc up -jumped-bumped my head against a sheltering palm, and nearly frightened myself to death in the excitement and hurried toward the well-groomed, wei dressed gentleman, whom I saw holding bit of pasteboard in his hand which tcok to be my card, and said to him with my distinctly original Interviewing smile
 'Is this MT. Hitchcock"
 For it was none other than he-the Maltese-G mean comedian), and so we got busy getting ourselves seated, and oh! such time we had of it.
 He pushed a chair forward for me to sit in, and I got terribly rattled and fell over 1t in an attempt to appear quite 'at home" and then he pushed another chair which he to all intents and purposes meant to occupy, and then we got mixed up again and I got his chair and he got mine. And. well-to make a long story short. we at last got settled and began to get acquainted.
 We decided that we wouldn't have a cut and dried interview but just began to chat about everything and everybody like we'd known each other for years, and we were getting on famously when a party to have good time, but on a story" bent, and so l said:
 T hate to spoil things by asking ques- tions, but I guess I'll have to, so where shall I start?"
 "Oh. the usual way, I presume" said MT. Hitchcock, "by asking me what debuted In and if I've always been funny?"
 NO. I am going to vary things a bit leading lady," I replied.
 MT. George W. Lederer introduced me to her and I immediately engaged her, in fact, very shortly afterwards, for life" said the comedian with the most pleased Of smiles Tt was when I was playing King Dodo and she had been with the Castle Square Opera company under Henry w. Savage's direction. After wards she played the title role in San Toy"
 What is this project ] hear you have In view of building a hotel on your place at Great Neck for the members of your profession who are unable to get away from the heat of New York in the sum- rner?' I asked.
 "Oh, that place belongs to my wife" said MT. Hitchcock. "The house was re- gently burned and we did have some idea of building a hotel, but I've changed my mind and now I am interested in the Florida Land Development company, of which I am the president. I am organ of us will be able to save some money. I haven't saved much and I guess there are lots of others in the same fix"
 That is sort of a hobby then with you, isn't it?" I asked.
 ''Oh, my farm Is my hobby" said MT. Hitchcock. "I have the prettiest farm you ever saw just 50 miles from Forty second street in New York. That is the pride of my life I own TOO acres of land and we call 1t Bellemonde-taking Miss zabelles name and mine, you see, and adding an "e" which makes 1t very Frenchy.''
 twill you always continue in musical comedy?" I asked, "or will you ever do he legitimate?'
 "The probabilities are that for many years to come I shall continue in musi- cal comedy. I think George Conan will give me enough work to keep me busy. And. by the way, do you know that he has just started on his career? He is merely an infant in the business. At first his ideas were so original and different that people had to get used to them, but now they cry for them.
 "Oh, he's a genius. and his career will be great!'