The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-05
By DOLLY DALRYMPLE

Did you see 'em?" the management asked me yesterday about middle way of the day.
 Meaning, I presume, Potash and Perl. muttei / I questioned in return.
 "Who else?H came the query thick and fast.
 "'Course I did I answered. Don't ycu think I'm on to my job?"
 And by the way, as the perfectly good bromides would say, What on earth did We do before the telephone was iJivented?
 I'd like to know myself, because bright and early yesterday morning I got busy with the wires. located the two very nice Gent1emen-Mr. Phil White, who plays MT Potash, and MT. Harry First, who plays MT. Perlmutter in the popular comedy which is on the boards at the Jefferson at present, and although l apologized for the early hour of "rousting them out of bed"-you know how theatrical people are they go to bed late and get up late but honest Injum. l ne.er heard two more cordial voices. I never had two more pleasant early morning conversa- tions than had with Messrs. Potash and Ferlmutter yesterday. all of which could never have done had 1t not been for the phone.
 The result was an appointment, which nlaterialized at the deiciously carly hour of 10:30, at the Hotel Motion, and prompt ly at that time met MT. First and MT. White-the two clever actors who have done as much by their rcmarXa ble art to popularize the stories of MT. Montague Glass as Mr. Alexander Carr and MT. Berney Bernard who originally played the roles in the New York productions,
 l may say en passant that it was very charming to see these co-stars manifest ing a Damon and Pythias like affection for each other off the stage" quite as remarkable as the friendship that exists between Abe" and ''Mawruss" on the stage-they use the same dressing loom, they make up out of the same "grease-pot.' and indeed their love for each other is like the lava flood that boils in Aetna's caloric breast
 Wholesome, jolly, clever to a degree, brimming over with fun and good humor, I found Mr. First and MT. White two of the most pleasing acquaintances I had met in many a day-the real folk who are quite worth while, believe me-and they are as humorous a team" when you meet them casually as I did yesterday, as they are in the inimitable play that they have helped to make famous.
 "The sad, sad story of your lfe," I asked MT. First, "as you are first H1elp Murderi Police! I didn't mean thaD while he smiled at my wretched pun.
 I've played in every English speaking country in the world within the past five years. From Australia to Kamschatska, I've done vaudeville. the legitimate musi- cal comedy-in fact, I've even been in Birmingham before-some nine years ago and I want to say right here that I would never have recognized this great, big city as the little town remembered then"
 Turning to Mir. White, who had been sitting quietly by while MT. First and l were Interviewing" I said:
 Will you tell me what you've done?"
 'If I made an affidavit to it they'd hang me-" he said quickly as his round, cherubic face Was wreathed with 'the smile that wont come off,
 No; mean an 'honest-to-Gawd' state ihehl ol eVeiytilHS you Ve ever uOne, I beggtd.
 "If I told half I'd done, my wife would get divorce tomorrow" he came back at me.
 Hopeless-absolutely hopeless, I sighed
 And then before I could sandwich in another request, my two 'Interview-ees" had got into discussion the like of which Abe and Mawruss never heard of It was something fierce.
 Whats the use of poor little me?" I unused quietly to myself, and Just then the argument ceased and the suave, po- lite gentlemen volunteered their services for fresh start.
 Let's talk about the two characters you portray" l suggested, since I found my Sherlock Holmes detective methods