New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-05

the least Ntcildiiol JdSpSA h"4ANN %
closed the door, indicated with his
chair and table.
The dog did his tricks readily, b
have said in the vernacular Of the va
were small time stuff" for a dog
dount in the world that Jasper does
away with his part. Mr. Taylor has
finger as a proof of the dogs sincerit
"No. sir" said the owner, that
his life before. but when we have tn
like he was mad. OF course, he's not
the dress rehearsal that he put his t
again in the regular performances, b
Mr.. Taylor admitted that the dog did
not rehearse with the other actors.
you see" he explained, eve had TO
take him out Of Iehearsa!s because he
learned one set of cues and didn't
want 20 switch 20 another. On, yes, he
knows all his cues and the cues Of
most Of the other members of the com
pAny."
Its q funny thing" Mr.. Taylor con
tinued. "but that dog likes a straight
show ever so much better than vaude-
Vile"
1T gives more scope to his art" we
suggested.
suppose" he said. but | always figured
that il was the people he liked better
Jasper knows good people when he sees
them. Il was "a funny thing when we
were in vaudeville he'd make friends
with everybody on the bill, but he was
"a lot more cordial 20 some people than
others He liked song aEd dance peo-
pie the best. lie was always cold to
acrobats'
We feared that soon our belief might
Ibe taxed. and so we switched the sub
iect away from caste TO hygiene. you
have 10 take pretty good care 81 that
dogs health. We remarked
"Yes. indeed" answered Taylor.
I"That dogs teeth are brushed with a
toothbrush and powder every morning
and every night
We should have said something right
there about as clean as hounds tooth,
but we dad not think of that until
after we had left the theatre. As
matter Of fact. jasper Ie not hound;
al least, only iu part. Ills father was
an English bull and his mother au
Italian greyhound. Any breeding which
we may have mentioned ln our nrst
night review ol the show was ciro-
neous The greyhound strain IS ure-
full TO Jasper. for he is called upon 20
lump against q door go the fire. act
and he gets pretty high ln some OF ms
leaps.
Early IN this story we said that
Jasper had oil the vices Of the stage,
but upon second thought that must be
modified We had almost forgotten
that Dixie Taylor said: "Wheneycr try
10 smoke that dog aunoys me so ! have
70 throw my cigar or cigarette away.
lie can't stand liquor DID, any form,
either
So much was excellent, but as We
left the room the dog was standing
on his hind legs, Cravely regarding
himself IN the mirror.
Dixie Taylor called us back. Say
ne asked. care you going 20 talk 90
any Of the other people in the com
no" we answered. "but Why"
"Wen." he replied, "if any OF them
knocked my dog I wanted YOU 70 uu-
derstand that they're all jealous be
cause he's the star"
"The debut OF promising canine
actor in new play says recent
editorial paragraph in "Ihe World.
will inevitably suggest reflections on
the progress OF broadway s. activities
toward the elevation Of the drama
And yet there are excellent prcce-
dents for the use Of trained animals
I'm tho drama. Act 3, Scene O. Of
"The Winters Tale" contains the fol
lowing stage direction for Artgonus:
exit, pursued by "a bear The bear
was trained we trust
II has been said that $40 90 Wash
ington Square" has some thin spots.
May Irwin IS not one Of them.
Ned wayburn's big revue which IS
20 open az The Century Theatre soon.
includes IN It's cast The last four mem
bers OF the original English pony bal
let. There were sixteen ponies when
the ballet first came here some ak or
seven years ago. bat marriage. yaudc-
willie and SPAWN have thnncd the
ranks. Some Of the ponies grew up
end just had 20 De graduated, bu' The
four who remain are just as small as
in the DAYS when they wore their hair
down their backs. and they dance as
well. too. as thew did when they frs.
arrived.
By the way. although there are sew
sral ballets in Wayburn's revue there
are no ballet girls. Bless your heart.
90 The little dears are tone i'm
pressionists.
An American drama'ist who writes
q play Of the soil Is hard put TO il 70
preserve the literary quality "lf he
wallops her IN the Jaw. IT'D bust HIM
IN the eye" we quote from Young
America" The line is Of the soil,
true enough. but possibly its literary
salue is open 20 dispute
what way will yourself be that day,
Daniel Burke? What way viii YOU
Be that day and you lying down q long
while in your grave? For IT'S bad you
are living and it's bad you'll be when
you're dead"
This is spoken in the same spirit as
the other line and IL is also Of the
soil, yet il has certainly more Of the
quality Of which books are made We