Judge — August 20, 1910 — page 3: what you’re looking at

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BACHE Ie NUTIDER. Dramatic Notes. By ROSCOE GILMORE STOTT. LBEIT JAY BIRDYRIDGE, whose hair has long been the envy of Indiana swains, is soon to launch his startling new melodrama, “* Fooling the People,’” a rehash of his startlingly frank ‘“ Blunders I Have Made.’” In the last act Birdyridge will enter the Legislature disguised as a good Samaritan, but at this point a band of friendly Democrats desert and the curtain is rung down. Bristow, the Kansas parrot, whose early training under William Allen White has caused him to be the uproar at the Capitol, is soon to be a featured act on the Cummins Father—" Why shouldn't you marry the gitl I selected ? circuit. This rare old bird can recite whole editorials from the Emporia Gazette without a word from his trainer and can read the new tariff bill backward. Since his train- er's arrival from Europe the act has grown in importance. Total yearly receipts, $8,000. M. Law. Foolit, formerly the boy orator from Wisconsin, is publishing a little paper for the varieties (the House and Senate). This paper has a strong contender for rival honors in Mack’s Democratic Racing Form, published in Buffalo, It ia commendable to relate that Law is himself one of the very few paid subscribers. A current number states that Foolit’s farce, ‘‘The Certain Party I Fooled,” ought to mean a hit—from the certain party. If there is anything in hair, he and Birdyridge ought to win. During the recent Taft shows in the mid- dle West, the S. R. 0. sign was in evidence. The big monologist uses no sleight-of-hand or black art. Many anticipated the use of the spotlight from Africa, but the sketch, called “One Year,” seems to go all O. K. without. Hearst's Bursts are still at large. Brisbane, advance man. The many friends of Bill J. Bryan, known universally as“ the kidder with the mule,” Mr. JUDGING BY PAST RESULTS. Didn't I pick out a mother for you? will be glad to know he is not entirely dead. Reports seem to be conflicting. But the Commonest declares he is still booking en- gagements on the Chautauqua circuit. Lin- coln papers please copy. From Dolliver’s press agent: ‘‘ Recently Dolly heard one of his speeches that had been recorded on a talking machine. His condition is quite serious. That is, his con- dition of mind. Dolly has been faithful to the Democratic party and deserves better.”” Where Danger Lies. By MARGARET ERSKINE. Next year, insurance men Will answer thus: ‘I fear I cannot take the risk. You know, You cannot live long here. You do not run a motor car, Or sail an airship fleet; Instead, you still court death, dear sir, By walking on your feet!" Substitute for J. Pluvius. 'HE Anti-waste Society recommends that gardeners in the dry season can water their rose bushes by hiring a bald-headed man to cultivate them, requiring him to shake the perspiration from his brow upon the roots. LAS! OTT.o LANA And hasn't she proven satisfactory ?"" When Eggs Are Sold by Weight. Knicker—‘ Has Jones an up-to-date hen- nery?” Bocker—* Yes; the hen lays the egg on the scales, ‘THE FUTURE Fourth of July will be more glorious than ever, for it will not only be celebrated for the birth of the na- tion in 1776, but also the death of the prize fight in 1910, comicbooks.com