Evening star., 1921-09-25
! LID Washington actors come to
the Rambler from many and
J distant parts OF the world.
In fhis n ra tive one halls IS

distant parts OF inc "OTlu.
| In this narrative one halls US
! from California. where after an ap-
premiership in politics. he is now in
the service of his adopted state. as
member of it's legislature. Many OF you
| remember Ed Baker, who was mana
| ger and top-liner and all that OF
| Bakers Dramatic Company. organlz-
ed in Washington in 1891. Well, Ed Is
| out in California and is extensively
| known as "The Hon. Edwin Baker,,
| representative Of the 18th district IN
I the assembly of the California legis-
lature. Ed is now doing his third term
! (not turn) in the assembly. When Ed
steps out on stage now the orchestra
| strikes up. Behold the Conquering
Hero Comes" Hail, Hail the Gangs
All Here" or some sweet melody like
| that. and the chairman OF the meet
ing says. 1--WE have with us tonight
a statesman whose voice can be heard
from the Bay of Fundy to Key West,
from He'll Gate to the Golden Gate,
and from the Little Falls of the Po-
| tomac to the Big Trees of Maiposa--
man you all delight to honor and
! who is a credit to the climate OF Cali
| fornia (applause). now take pleas
ure in introducing to you the Honor
able Edwin Baker" (prolonged ap-
(, plause and hats thrown in the air).
Then Ed begins by saying, not
! Most Potent. Grave and Reverend
! Seignors," but Fellow citizens and
| electors of the 18th district"
| Many of Eds old friends back home
J will smile with happiness to hear OF
| his success in California politics, but
| Ed is a republican. Ed is not only
| republican. but he has even gone
! to the extent of being reformer.
i Lying on the Rambler's desk is a
card which has gone throuEh % Ed,s nic- pc
ture. He is dressed up like states
man, but his smiling eyes, classic
nose and the dimple in his chin are
the same as when he lived in WASH
ington. beside his picture on the
| card is this: "Re-elect Edwin Baker.
! republican candidate for assembly
! seventy-fifth district, primaries, Au.
! gust 81. Resident and taxpayer OF
District fourteen years. For good
dorsed by the Association for Better
ment of Public Service. Residence.
11s West 23d street Campaign head
quarters, Laughlin building; phones'
business. 1869: residence. 252s5.
All this is in Los Angeles. Ed is
a member Of the committees on gov
:rEInental efficiency and economy, Ia
Dor and capital. manufactures, reap
portionment. state grounds and parks
and ways and means.
A MONG the junk which man col
lects and to which he generally
refers as among my treasured pos
sessions is an old circular. and l as
sumo that you would like to read 1t.
1 say that because ! am going to
use it anyhow. Here it is:
Season 1S93-94. Office of Bakers
Dramatic Company. 143 street
northeast Edwin Baker, manager.
The attention OF lodges. soeieues'
| etc, is called to the above company
| organized two years ago, for the pur.
| pose of furnishing a refined and
complete evenings entertainment, for
the benefit of such lodge or society
| who might desire their services.
Our repetoire. embracing 'Hickry
Farm Take That Girl Away In
Honor Bound The Spectre Bride
groom AT the Picket Line 'Meg's
Diversion East Lynne, Withered
rip Van winkle.' Confederate SPY,
| Bound by an Oath, Little Sentlnei
and The Charcoal Burner includes
both comedy and drama.
The company is composed OF such
well known dramatic people as Edwin
Baker. Harry Kennedy, Harry Ander-
son, George NJ. Tysinger. Harry All
son. William T. Frazier. Miss Helen
|Prentiss Donohue. Miss Gertrude
Hamilton and others
This company points proudly (Eid
was pointing with pride even them
to the complete satisfaction and pleas
ure they have given the many hum
dreds who have witnessed their en-
}tertainments this and last season.
having no failures to record. but each
and every performance mas 1een a a
glorious success. both financially and
artistically Therefore. we can say
our record of the past rs evidence OF
/ the future All communications re-
garding dates. terms, ETC.. should be
addressed to the manager, at the
above address,
j Among my clippings I have this
undated scrap, which was published
in a local newspaper about 1898:
| "The Baker Dramatic Company
produced Nevada a western drama.
last Monday evening at Sheridan
| pices of Henry Wilson Post. No. II.
G. A. r. All the characters were well
| assumed, Edwin Baker winning the
lions share of applause Qions We're
! always hungry for applause) IN ms
original character of 'Silas Steele
The remaining characters OF the play
were taken by Miss Kate E. Halloran,
| Miss NJ. Cantwell, Miss Helen Prem
tiss Donohue, and Messrs. H. D. An
derson. John C. Bennett, Harry Ken
nedy, George NJ. Tysinger. Harry AIN :
son, William T. Frazer and L. u.
Here is another little clipping,
made. it is believed, in 1898:
| Harry Kennedy and Harry Allison
of the Baker company will soon leave
for New York and Philadelphia, re-
spectively. Mark w. Howe will take
Mr.. Kennedys place in the company.
| Ed keeps up his interest In the
stage. Out Los Angeles way, IN
! magnificent open-air theater among
the hills Of Hollywood, theater,
which they call eel Canine Real The
| ater," a large society is presenting
! s'The Pilgrimage Play" depicting the
, life of Christ, being a literal trans
lation of the gospel compiled IN dra,
matic form by Christine Wethef1li
Stevenson"
| In this play, now in its second sea-
| son at Hollywood, Edwin BAKER. De-
! sides being assistant stage manager.
takes two parts, Father of the Dumb
| Boy and Simon the Cyrenean. Eds
game at all. But everything isn't
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