Life — January 23, 1896 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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BERTIE WALES AT THE AGE OF THREE. and which pardons his exaggeration in the play. He is very well excused for having his largely arti- ficial existence because he should be a strong in- centive to other authors, dramatists and actors to cultivate our native type: In the production of ‘‘ Chimmie Fadden” the credit of an excellent creation should be given to Marie Bates, who plays the minor part of M/rs. Murphy, a mere inci- dent to the play, but one of the truest and best charac- terizations of New York individuality we have seen ina long time. It isa combination of alchoholism, shrewd- ness and humor which is worthy of recollection. Chimmie deserves a place alongside of Trilby in dra- matic creation. And the most comforting thought is that Chimmte, and w he stands for in literature and on the stage, is American, Metcalfe. LUCKY. RIGGS: I hear that Pilter and his wife are not liv- ing with her parents now. Griccs: Is thatso? What is the reason? Briccs: He won enough from the old man at poker to move out. ALBERT EOWARD PRINCE OF WALES. ‘TAKEN OF A SUNDAY MoRNING, H.R. H. THE PRINCE OF WALES. From a THE GROWTH OF GREATNESS. BertTig WALES,—xx1, ORN of royal but respectable parents, Ed. Wettin showed early in life but little of that wonderful promise (to pay) which came to him so gradually but surely at maturity. Struggling along for years amid obscure and humble surroundings, it was not until his ringing utterances against the use of the ready- made tie startled the world, that he began to attain that prominence which had so long been the crowning ambition of his life. Since then he has been more or less successful at state functions and private hops given by the landed gentry, and his well-known ap/omd has enabled him to step in where others have feared to tread. He is said to be the only man in the United Kingdom who has succeeded in borrowing any money from Mrs. Wettin, an evidence of real genius by no means to be lightly brushed aside, This gentleman has traveled quite extensively in his time, visiting some of the principal points of interest in the new and old worlds. While in this country several years ago, he was put up at several of the clubs and had the freedom of the press given him. At that time the press was not in the advanced stage that it is at present, and several points were missed. H.R. H. ought to come over now. He would notice the vast strides that have been made. One of the pleasantest things that Lire has to chronicle about this gentleman is his deep admiration for the American girl, evinced on numerous occasions. It shows a love of beauty, and afine dis- crimination which always excites our admiration, Most of the good that Albert Edward has done has been hidden under a bushel, but occasionally there comes to light a striking in- stance of his love for humanity. Under the well known title of “the man who most influenced me” in a recent number of the Ladies’ Home Journal, his nephew, Willie of Germany, says: ‘I think my Uncle Albert has done me more good than anyone else. It was be who first taught me that pajamas are the only thing for a gentleman to wear at night.” comicbooks.com