New-York tribune., 1912-08-11
FIGURED ui

a S.a5, Sa 5s-. 5dG d a5a s%5s .1 o.s ..
L Fs6AS about three subjects, and no more
II .LANN than that: furthermore. have been
h).F-9GNTS interviewed on these three SUBJECTS
ElM in that small period Of years some
ASjW thing ike one hundred times apiece
"yzgW And venture add that anyone Of
\%I/ nv brother comedians before the
a ~ O. American public a, this day might
~ - make the same statistical report;
NJ These three most dearly beloved
GIC subjects that comedian is usually
called upon to talk about and express
n ;cyys on for the purpose Of subsequent print and
ielcctatOn Of the masses are as follows
D "Thc oy in Being a Comedian.
- "Thc Satisfaction in Making OlheTS i-aiHh'
80 "How Il Feels 10 Capitalize the Pubic HggC.
The interviewer in pursuit Of the first Of these SUD
ITS always expects you TO assure him that Dcin8 Il
.7edian jv profession IS in the table Of world hap
ncsscs, delights, and personal sa'SacuonS' me mex,
.o7 10 being King adorcd by his people OF Florence
Nightingale bringing relief from pain to worried pun
ic You are expected TO say that your profession "i
comedian has had great psychological cil'c' ana III
hucncc on YOU even when YOU are not WoTknS; lha'
has caused you always to look on the hnRh' Slac "l
things and not ever sec the clouds for the silver Innings
You are expected to say these things ana you io i
ng few trimmings here and there I" RarhiSh inc IiS'l
When YOU are approached with view 70 Snn]eC'
number two the interviewer wants 70 see YOU WIN
sort Of intrOspcctivc look your lace as you lc MN
hat aside from the pccuniary reward "i your "3'f:
h, oven b07g tha,-thcrc is the ever present 1ccR
hat YOU are making people happy; that you are aEh
r forge their troubles for the time beng ana thdI
N ,our small wav YOU thus doing your share loWarG
. cnino the heavy burdens Of human existence Ahd'
course as YOU are expected TO make lat uls'ou1o ~
gn this phase OF the proposition you gCod haIuItHy
f. So even throwing in an cpigram ana d q'o''IiD
.-n Omar Khavvam for good luck. The cPlHrah Ifdt
a..ays qocs into Interview No. Is this ne lIiicsi
, NV Is the bcuucathng Of Il laugh to one dcpeSScI
f.-.,, man And the quotation from Omar thdl Is
always made to embeish the end OF the lnterVe" S'
An fiji the Cup:-What boots It TO repeat
How Time is slipping underneath our rect
Unborn Tomorrow and dead yesterday,
WHY fret about them To-day be sweet
In the instance Of favorte interview subject n''Jo %
,f-,. the professional comic soul must reply that the
man who can successfully capitalize lhc punlc S'ca
au5 audible grns may honestly leci 'h"t "V - if
Of glorious industry that IS based on the socialism ol
universal good nature and that, apprccating me !cI
that his lie IS being devoted 10 making people htpiei
MD,ptc the fact that he is being well pad Tor ~ ne
looks on his work not much as u'tc gaming 'i'uo
personal campaign for the bct'crincnl "l 'l'
on which we all are living Ms ;t ,i;b
brought TO a conclusion IN pnnt Dy inc "''''' "''''
these words: It,,1,
AS was ready to take my departure glanced PACK
over my shoulder at Mr.. lnaimnG lhc Phi Ou'', una,
comedian Of the interview "and found MN gazing ou'
Of the window in a Scmlabstractcd, ContctiIitNC
frame f mind He noticed the questioning look thai
nv faco bcfravcd After a moments pause, nc turned
10 me and said | was Just thinking that l'd i"IHci
be able 10 make audiences laugh than DC the 8iedleS'
actor in the world and make them cry . ..,.,a,,od
lntrinsicalV, as YOU have unqucStIo''"y "e :e
70 discover bv this time these three cVcr-cr"Pph9uP
inervic,,e NH a. urofcssona comedian are quite tlc
same and their nurDOr and import TO say noIHb VI
their cxUor,-bccatlsc they do spread inc uoiiH' nv
lhc Tar corners Of the supplement IoduIS 'l ':l -
tins and no more: That the HE ol
uan IS one long, grand, sweet song man ,,hcrc,cr
tolghcn the gloom burden Of his feio" man
whenever and nnder whatever conditions nc may ma