Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-11


UZZSIN than that furthermore, | have been
NINS4lNVS interviewed on these three subjects
MNZGlN/ in that small period of years
WY6yW thing like hundred times apiece.
W@GW And venture to add that anyone of
W. my brother comedians before the
(OOI<A6 American public at this day might
~ - make the statistical report.
NM These three dearly beloved
w subjects that a comedian is usually
called upon to talk about and express
his views for the purpose of subsequent print and
the deeCtatlOn of the masses as follows:
Q) "The Joy in Being Comedian"
(2) @The Satisfaction in Making Others Laugh
(3) "How 1t Feels to Capitalize the Pubics Giggle.
The interviewer in pursuit of the first of these SUBJ
jects always expects you to assure him that being
comedian by profession is, in the table of world hap
pneSseS delights and personal sasfactiOnS the next
item to being King adored by his people Florence
Nightingale bringing relief from pain to a worried pub
lie You are expected to say that your profession OF
comedian has had great psychological effect and in
huence on you even when YOU are not working; that 1t
has caused you always to look on the bright side of
things, and the clouds for the silver Innings
You expected to these thngs-and you do, add
ing few trimmings here and there garnish the dish
When you approached with view to subject
number two, the interviewer wants to see you with
sort of interpretive look your face you tell him
that aside from the pecuniary reward of your work.
ah! ADORE that-there is the present feeling
that you making people happy that you are making
them forget their troubles for the time being and that
in your small way you thus doing your share toward
tightening the heavy burdens of human existence And,
OF course as you are expected to make tat discourse
do So throwing in epigram and quotation
from Omar Khayyam for good luck. The epigram that
always goes into Interview No. is this, "The finest
charity the bequeathng of laugh to ones depressed
fellow man. And the quotation from Omar that is
always made to embeish the end of the interview is:
Ah fill the Cup:-What boots it to repeat
How Time is slipping underneath our Feet;
Unborn Tomorrow and dead Yesterday.
Why fret about them if To-day be sweet?
In the instance of favorte interview subject number
three, the professional comic soul must reply that the
who successfully capitalize the publics smiles
and audible grns may honestly feel that he captain
Of glorious industry that is based the socialism of
universal good nature and that, approaching the fact
that his life is being devoted to making people happier
despite the fact that he is being we'll paid for it, he
personal campaign for the betterment of the sphere
which all are living. This interview is always
brought to a conclusion in print by the writer with
these words:
"As was ready to take my departure, glanced back
my shoulder at Mr.. manning the particular
comedian of the interview "and found him gazing
of the window in a semabstracted, contemplative
frame of mind. He noticed the questioning look that
my face betrayed. After a moments pause he turned
TO me and said, was just thinking that had rather
be able make audiences laugh than be the greatest
actor in the world and make them cry
1nrinsiCay, YOU have unquestionably managed
to discover by this time these three evcrcropping up
interviews with professional comedian quite the
same, and their purpor and import Ito say nothing of
their expOrt-because they do spread the tidngs into
the far of the supplement reading land) just
this and That the life of professional
dian IS long grand, sweet song; that his mission
tighten the gloom burden of his fellow wherever
whenever, and under whatever conditions he may find