The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-06

MIR. WARD AND MIR. VoKEs Gin uni- son): "Nos'
 DOLLY Gin despaiO: Well. don't you eat or diet or-or-or----"
 MIR. WARD AND MIR. VoKEs tenn phaticany): No"
 DOLLY (seizlng an idea in desperation). Well, perhaps you drink Don't you ever take just little. teeny weeny bit of a drink2'
 MIR. WARD AND MIR. VOKES Gin uni sonl: Not if we pour it OURSELVES" | The ice was broken and off we started helter-skelter, pell meil, and once more interviewing became as easy as falling off a log.
 The first question that popped Into my head was to ask MT. Ward and Mr. Vokes about team work" It means so much in every other phase of life, SO why not in theatricals? How do you find it?' I made inquiry.
 We've been at 1t so long," said MT. Ward, that it's second nature to Us. Sort of a family affair." as it were. If you'll notice, there are the fewest team workers imaginable on the stage today. Mcintyre and Heath and the recent re- newal of Weber and Fields old combna- ton and our own are the only teams know of outside oG Vaudeville"
 How did you two manage to get to- gether?" l inquired.
 Tt was way back, so many years ago shan't name the date" said MT. voxes, when l was doing Chinese act in Pittsburg with Mocaze, that I met Mir. Ward He was then with Trio called The Three Comets We met and got in- terested in each other and decided to form a combination, which we did-sort of Black Face business, which eventually took us to Tony Pastor in New York. We were there with him for four years, and afterward at the Boston theatre, where Eugene Tompkins was putting on some good shows and later we were with Bes- sic Bonnehill in 'Playmates This was the turning point in our career, and we | started out on our own hook in "A Run | on the Bank That was our first ven- ture together"
 "Tramp-lly speaking" I suggested, al ways associating them with the tramp parts they play
 "A make up that has stayed with us ever since,' said MT. Ward. Why, do you know that many of our patrons ob- ject to seeing us in any other line? They've grown used to the whiskers and tramp clothes and even as popular as the Suffragette question is nowadays, our tramp get up is more liked than our Suf- fragette make up.'
 t.And why did you changer" inquired
 '.The newspapers are responsible for it. think, mainly" said MT. Vokes. You see, we try to keep up with the issues of the day, and Suffrage is undoubtedly the biggest of them all. so we introduced the subject into our present play. T think the fact that speaks more for Suffrage than anything l know of. and the hold it has on this country, Is that last year when we introduced this ques- ton into our play. in half of the places in the South 1t wasn't appreciated. Suf- frage meant nothing to the people. This year every place we go to we are ap- plauded to the echo. and the most rous- ing enthusiasm Is shown in the matter, which spells clearly to my mind that Woman Suffrage has come. and it's going to stay.'
 How do you feel on the subject" asked, turning to MT. Ward.
 Pm for it every day and Sunday, too," said he. "I think the women ought to vote if they want to. They do everything else well, why wouldn't they do that?"
 And you, MT. Vokes?" I said.
 Let the pretty dears have 1t all their own way" he replied
 "rhey might not ever agree on whom they wanted to vote for but they'd have the best time in the world deciding the matter among themselves"