Milford chronicle., 1936-05-15
THREE DRAMATIC
CRITICS
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NNA years ago. Wueu
,NH Morning Papers were still
i " published in the Morning
and the Oyster Stew could
be had for % Cents, there lived on
a crowded Street in one Of our grow
ing Cities. three Urchins bearing
the names Of Patsy, Doremus and
Fillmore. All had received a Lib.
eral Education at an Early Age and
could whistle through their Teeth
without the aid of the Fingers.
Whenever this Trio could muster
enough Of the Needful they would
pool their Interests and buy seats
In the Gallery, for they were keen
DevOtees Of the Thespian Art. In
those Palmy Days, when every good
Play had about eight gallons OF
Blood In IT. they ldOlized the Hero
whose Shirt was open in Front.
When he drew his trusty Rifle and
severed the Rope, just as the Out
law Gang was about to hang Hank
the Trapper to the Blasted Oak.
they whoOped and yelled.
They were partial to the low
Comic IN Plaid Clothes who stepped
out from behind o painted Rock
at the Critical Moment and flashed
his A and said, NO you don'tr"
Likewise the kittenish Soubrette
with the 0akum Wig and the palliG
Heroine who got all Of the Dirty
Deals up to that supreme moment
in Act V when the Stage Father.
with -four on his hair. said, "Oficer.
do your Dutyl' and a Stage Hand
wearing loose Whiskers entered at
RI and put the Nippers on the
Villain with the Cape Coat.
More than anything else they
loved the Sentimental Song which |
went over SO big in the preceding
Century. The typical Ballad was |
like the drip Of Honey or the smell
Of Perfumery.
PATSY THE BUDDING GENIUS
OF all the Stars who twinkled in
those happy by-gOne Days the One
that they were especially Nuts
about was our old friend Billy En-.
erson. He had a sllvery Tenor and
every Move was a Picture.
Often the three Youngsters would
try to initiate some of the FOotlight
and especially that super
essence OF Black-face refinement.
Mr. Emerson. DOremus was abso-
lutely n. G. He had a voice like a
Tree Toad and both his Feet were
Let's. Fillmore was likewise a
Blah, but when it came to neat
HOOfing the one named Patsy Mink
was the TOm-Cat's Kitten. He was
herewith Everything.
Patsy had Theater written all
over him, right from the Jump.
When he was fourteen he began to
larry a Paste Bucket and extra
lithos for the pOpular-price Tenn
pie Of Amusement known as the
3ijOu and pronounced 1t "By-JOe."
No longer did the Grammar School
lave any Charms for him. He be-
IAN to associate with Stage Hands
ind was permitted to help with the
Props aud 60 on as an Extra In Mob
lcenes.
It was a proud night when he
vent on and did Bit In the After
iiece staged by the celebrated
lnOckabouts billed as LennOx and
laek. He deemed it an honor to
e hit with a Bladder by such high
lass performers. His professional
)ebut was made dOubly important
y the Fact that Fillmore and Do.
emus were looking down at him .
rom the fifteen cent Seats. q
Not long after that be had his
lame put on Trunk and the team 0
Mooney and Mink began to play .
le Honkatonks when they were not L
esting. Vaudeville was still known d
} Variety and the Headllners did s.
Of wear silk-llned Evening Clothes \
J conjunction with white Spats. To y
J a successful Comic one had TO
D Head-Splns and be hit on the II
can with an Ak. and the Artist c