The New York Clipper (October 1903)

DRAMATIC. if, VAUDEVILLE. CIRCUS. CowrWrtrf, IMS, by the Frank Queea Publishing Company"^ Founded by FBANK QUEEN, 1863. NEW YORK, OCTOBER 3, 1908. VOLUME Ll.-No. 32. Price 10 Cents. Intuits, Personalities ail Comments, CONCERNING ST1GE FOLK and Sometimes OTHERS ******* ana an effectlT e ««ene was One of "The Auctioneer" company telta ™«^ e r rM '„. H '' ta farther recom- the following Incident that occorred one mended that he walk behind the atreet band night at the dinner table during the tour, in a characteristic manner that would get a The waitress, when serving Canfleld's soup gooa Isngh. to nlm unfortunately deluged the actors her mind full of the accident of the preTloua dinner, approached Canfleld, and timidly asked: "What kind of soup, SlrT* With a twinkle In his eye, but a very BT JOSEPHINE GEO. Thoogh unusual, it has"In a few Instances tippened that an actor has been able to «ret back" publicly at the critic whoae pen ku is publicly scored him. Critics are em- ployed by their papers to express their own minions concerning the performances they ,rt sent to review, these In some few In- rtances to be Influenced somewhat by the policy of the paper, whether conservative or otherwise. Though Eddie Foy Is a general favorite with the critics, on one occasion he hap- pened to suffer what he termed a "roast" in one of the papers by one of the reviewers, vho ns a woman. This rankled in the ntofl of this funny man, whose very en- now playing an engagement on Broadway In one of the new productions, and he speaks of It as his first experience In the art of painting, outalde of his work In that line In his dressing room. The Tbcsplan was a fellow passenger of Upton, several years ago, aboard a steamer bound for India, where the merchant has large Interests In certain tea growing districts, whence his famous teas are shipped. A severe storm had worked much havoc aboard, and the captain had ordered great quantities of the cargo brought to the deck, preparatory to being thrown into the sea to lighten the ship. Sir Thomas, then plain Mr. Llpton, and the actor, with whom he had struck up a friendship during the voyage, were watching and commenting upon the preparations. "It seems a pity," said the actor, "to toe so much valuable property going to waste." "Yes, It Is a pity," answered the sagacious merchant; then bis eye brightened as If a brilliant thought had come to blm. "How- ever, It will not be going entirely to waste It I can manage a sudden plan of mine," and Mpton disappeared In tbe direction of the trance Is the signal for a good laugh. Though with no malice aforethought, an opportunity, which he seized, suddenly came to him to give the lady a playful return for ktr caustic criticism of his work. It was »ith a reference to what is often a sensi- tive subject to women who are past their youth, though the advance of years a sen- sible woman should not permit to affect her. In one of the scenes of the performance hi which Foy was taking part the same day on which the adverse comment had appeared, >re some comedy lines between tbe comedian >nd leading lady In reference to the moon »nd its Inhabitants. "And," continues the leading lady, "some of the people there Ut» to be five hundred Tears old." "Ah I" returned Foy, Interpolating a line o' his own, for at that moment he had «nght Bight of the feminine critic in a box, now i know where the critic of tbla morn- ing's x (naming a certain newspaper) **»( from." Eugene Canfleld, one of the very cleverest of comedians, tells the following story, and "en an actor telle a story "on himself" it '« generally eafe to print it. <n the patting on of plays there often ■■•a a time when bo many changes have **n made from tbe original that confusion follows. Then it Is that the stage manager •onetimes calls upon the principals for sug- gestions. When Belasco was rehearsing "The Auc- "oneer" he at one time Invited suggestions, 1B d Canfleia came forward with his famous ••Let's see thst, Mr. Canfleld," said the manager, pulling bis forelock, a ■■"■"'■■ This At this Invitation Canfleld says be " H eld- hlmielf In an eccentric strut after the procession, at which the manager nodded 1st approvingly, and the comedian was sc "CVa^vl'ry good," said BeI.«o. "cut It out" Canfleld has not only a keen Ml? ■ ■ »"".' of humorous situations, but a quick, ready way of meeting them when the joke Is on him. new suit with the contents of the plate. This he took more good naturedly than tbe occasion warranted, besides putting np with considerable "guying" from some of the com- pany who bad been at tbe same table. The following night the waitress, with serious face, tbe comedian quickly replied: "Ox tall,—and a mackintosh." The most widely advertised man In tbe world during the past few weeks Is Sir Thomas Llpton. Not only will this printed publicity be tbe means of future fortune to himself, bnt it has pot large sums Into the pockets of space writers on tbe dallies, be- sides selling enlarged editions of the papers, —thus the would be lifter of "the cup" has been a general public benefactor. A story Is told of bis never falling quick- ness In seizing opportunities to advertise his merchandise. It Is related by an actor engineer's headquarters. Fifteen minutes later be reappeared with a pall of black paint and a large stencil, which he had taken from bis advertising accoutrements. With these he proceeded to stencil upon tbe bales piled up to be cast overboard the advertise- ment now so popular, "Use Upton's Toss." The actor's proffered services were accepted by the enterprising merchant, and tbe pro- duct of tbelr united efforts In tbe painting line were soon floating upon the bosom of the waters, and subsequently dotting tbe shores along tbe coast. A popular actor Is getting some adver- tising from a story that Is "going the rounds." Perhaps, like many of the same sort, It may not be strictly tho truth, though It possesses an element of It. It Is told of that well known post prandial speaker, Chaunccy Dcpew, whose prominent connections with railroads entitles blm to passes not only on those roads but also on the street cars. Not long ago be boarded one of these, and was soon deep In bis nowspaper, when tho conductor asked for tils fare. "That's nil right," replied the railroad magnate, "I've a pass," and then resumed his reading of the "stocks" column. A few minutes later tbe Hibernian conductor re- peated bis request, to whlcb the senator re- plied : "I've a pass In my pocket, I told you,— I'm Cbsuncey Depew " "Even If you wuz Cbsuncey Olcott him- self," said tbe conductor firmly, end with a fine flavor of brogue, "you couldn't ride free on this Hoe. Hand mo your nickel, Sir."