The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-01
ACTRESSES SELL BASEBALL
TICKETS TO AID THE SUFFS
Broadway Gets Notion That Lillian Russell and Marie
Dressler Are the Dolly Sisters, and Mistake Just
Makes Miss Dressler Sore.

dressed up and everything. Mr. Re
porter person, | know man. I've STUDIED
the animal ever since the Bennett
Moulton Comic Opera days-I'm almost
40 now, II you may say that In your
| paper-when | used to play the title role
! OF The Grand Duchess In the afternoon
| and the Queen in Three Black Cloaks' at
night-or the King on the nights the
kfng was soused.
THE trouble with this country In that
there are too many of those two legged
animals standing around bars arguing
that woman's place Is in the Kitchen.
what this nation needs Is a man at the
head OF IL who Whoa! I'm skid
ding on that sentence. II you're going
to print this interview Just say. what
, this nation needs said Miss Dressler.
Americas greatest comedienne. is a
MAN at the head Of IT, and wind the
sentence IN there.
Never mind the thought I was goinG
to add there. 1t doesn't-wait a minute
Just one moment. my dear sir-wha'
part of these tickets do you want fol-
the Giants-lieds game next Saturday
thus helping the suffrage cause? Here
"A cute pair of tickets that Just matches
that lovely cravat you're wearing.
thank you So much. Now. as / was
saying. MIR. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. wha'
vas | saying"
Well" suggested the interviewer
why not say who will be our mex
President
Roosevelt Roosevelt! Roosevelt !" ex
ploded. Miss Dressler. in her quiet
even manner. Roosevelt is IN the Oil
and
In the air.
no, mo- don't mean what you mean
Some time ago / was In Denver anc
/ VAS introduced to u Mr., Fairbanks a
a luncheon. He-"
douglas Fairbanks"'
Fairbanks Didn't Enthuse.
no this one was six feet, two inchei
taller than Doug Fairbanks. which wa
the only thing | knew about this part!
during the first part OF the luncheon
AZ l was seated right next 10 him
talked around cautiously In circles try
ing to find out what picture compar!
this tall Mr.. Fairbanks was with. bu
at last ! gave II up and began to tall
one OF my favorite hobbies. the SAM
being the Colonel.
This tall Mr.. Fairbanks didn't seen
To- enthuse about Col. Roosevelt as
did but maybe | expected too much
Ard after the luncheon | hurriedly aske,
the hostess who my little luncheon play
mate might be when nome on the job
He's from some place In the EaSt-ln
diana, think she said. and he use,
to he Nice-presldent of the United States
So could YOU blame me n | didn't
Blu here n serious interruption hap
pened. Lillian Russell during the fore
noon hours had sold a whole block o
thirty tickets to various gentlemen shop
pers. Word had just begun TO flte
around among the thirty that the tickle
saleslady was none other thar Airy FAR
Lillian. Whereupon now they were be
ginning TO flock back TO the store {
have Mrs. Lillian Russell Moore auto
graph their tickets all afternoon. thu
interfering with her craftsmanship.
Never mind said Miss Drcssle
brightly. wait until all the Lowell
males that bought from mo near tina
I'm none other Than Marie DRESSER an
Z not n OF the Dolly sisters. I'll bs
|, this hat store and good will against
dollar ticket that every ono OF them wi
burst into this store trying to get M
photograph and n sweet little kiss, An
this way for your tickets. young mar
Thank o kindly. sir she said.