Life — September 2, 1909 — page 37: what you’re looking at

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Proof Positiv: A Western newspaper man visited Washington recently and told the following story on former Representative Amos J. Cummings, of New York, who was once city editor of the Sun. One Sat- y night it was announced that all the saloons were to be closed next day. mings called his star reporter, Murray. ‘om,"” he said, “go out to-morrow and find e saloons are selling liquor.”” hursday when Tom again appeared at desk. were,"” he reported.—In Success. Sie W. S. Ginnert contributes an amusing ar- on “Actors and Authors’? to the pro- ¢ of the London Drury Lane matinée in of the Queen Alexandra Sanatorium at os Platz. The following extract will be read ppreciation he author's greatest difficulty lies in the sity of directing an actor's attention to an ous mispronunciation—a feat that must be ed without humiliating the actor in the nee of his professional brethren. ny years ago I was engaged in rehearsing a dl a very clever young lady had to he couplet: Indubitably if you do It be the worse for you. clever young lady, whose pronunciation was not always ‘beyond reproach, delivered the us Indubitubly if you do It will be the worse for you. This, of course, would not do, so I determined to alter the word to “inevitably.’" The young lady ayreed that the alteration greatly improved , but she was not to be deprived of her * so she sang it: Inevitubly if you do It will be the worse for you. This was just as bad, so I made it bly,"" and, of course, it came out: Unquestionubly if you do It will be the worse for you. ould think of no other word that would nswer the purpose, so, as a last resource, I said “ unques- you think it advisable to give the word h accent? * ow do you mean hy, ‘unquestionably "—that’s the way it is inced in Paris. In addressing an English cnce perhaps the simple English version of word would be better. Try it at all events, estionably,? instead of ‘uy.’ * Unques- ly’ would be all very well for the stalls, c gallery wouldn't u fe she said, * h accent certainly be more appropriate.” she sang it “ unquestionably ' irl that she was.—Argonaut, 1 * like the A New Twist ise, sir, me grandmudder’*——= new one, Johnny.” ised to take me to de game to-day if you'll lemme off.’? vot off —Pittsburg Post, THE SPORTIVE JOHN D. 3 7 V, ive Joha D., PLAYING CARDS Desig 0 tack, henstitched linen, pat. ‘or goil that salts me. or soi Colors Red, Biue. 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