West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-09-16

ing third act described later, and II
was hard TO get him going.
He showed his teeth at the request
of Dixie Taylor, and then started
catching flies 1t was hard to get his
| attention until the namo of Pinto. "A
| white French poodle which has n
small part in the play, was mentioned.
That got professional jealousy.
"Bow-wow- wow--w what's bitln' you.
anyway i"said Jasper In n contemp-
tuous tone. Lay off that poor. fuzzy
little shrimp. Pinto. for the love of
Mike. Why that miserable little cat
erpillar'-
But say. what's this hear about
n big boob of a collie dog coming on
| in Bill Hodges new show. Where
does this collie get off. walking across
the stage and getting "A hand? What
| is this man Hodge I'm the show. any
way? A dog catcher? If / run across
that dog I'll bite my name I'm the side
| of him that he shows TO the audience.
and he'll have To advertise me or else
make his entry backward"
We'll. MIR. Jasper" | remarked
since you made such hit they've
written In dog scene for the play at
the Thirty-ninth Street Theatre. Fox
terrier In IL.
Il know that dok | know that
dog" said Jasper In low, quiet
growl Gets bath on the stage.
doesn't he. He needs IT, That's the
only way he can play part. Why
they'd have all the neas i'm dogdom
doing a goose-step down the plccolo
in the ORCHESTRA If they didn't keep
the soap on the actor"
Jasper speaks that professional
comment without any show of rancor.
In fact. he is very good natured dog.
But he is temperamental. Mr.. Tay-
To- says the dog gets terribly excited
In throwing himself into his part, and
several nights has been wakeful af-
ter he went TO bed i'm the hotel One
OF the biggest strains comes I'm the
third act, when he plays dead, or rath-
or stunned. for several minutes. All
the while he wants TO bark and get in
to the plot more actively. In the third
act also he does some of his tricks-a
little tango. for instance, and the obey
ing OF spoken orders.
One of the marvellous things about
him is that nc doesn't get out of posi-
tion on the stage There is no wand
ering around or glancing self-con-
sciously at the audience with JASPER
After the sworn scene, following tho
supposed collision OF Jasper with an
automobile, Jasper comes TO" with
much art, wriggles his well-manicured
ears and registers a returned interest
in life at the mention OF baseball
game The cleve parlor tricks that
he does before that. at the behest Of
art. aid i'm reconciling Mr.. Moray. the
young husband. TO the presence in his
home OF the young rcgenade that his
wife has undertaken to reform.
Jasper makes up d little FOR the
stage. Just little polish on his CLOS
sy TANKS. and bit Of special rouge
on his gums to get that contrast with
his flashing teeth
The finale OF the first act he sug-
gested himself by loaping at the door
where George VI Conan, who had
been pettiug him. went of the stage
while rehearsiug tho play.
Put him tack I'm the room. and see
what he'll do whom Art IS taken out. %
said Mr.. Conan. Jaspor showed what
he could do alright.
Jasper has one full meal a dav
This is eaten after the evening pcr
formance a custom Of somc of thc
noted stars OF the operatic world
Late summer was the time when
the ancient Greeks and Romans locked
TOT the coming Of the dog STAR Sirius.
TO begin their new year The dog
star was supposed TO start something
always JASPER thc doe star of the
season 19l5.1c has started something
I'm the theatre.
Dixie Taylor says hc is % sort of
svengal TO Jaspcr's Trilby leading
the dog ou my mental suggestion to do
his tricks. But he says he doubts very
much II it could be done with any dog
in Che wide world except Jasper
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