Show I AN I I Richard Mansfield proves his lIis greatness by hy copy COP for the wits of the press I Jut Just now they are rare having fun with him In New York where the few ar art are pretending to understand Peer Per and time many man as Charming banning Pollock says are di dl divided vided between a desire to appear learned and amid tIme tha th courage to admit ignorance of its symbolic grandeur Charles diaries Darnton in iii the Lime Evening World wrote a burlesque L which ho Ime called Squint tIme tho Great IAm an II lb and this jn an extract ACT J 1 Scene enen An awful bluff in jim ii ond street st t Peacock J palace rising sheer up u against it On the tIme further side sWo Hammer Hammerstein stein hill with a dark man in a freig hat tending t a flock lock of opera opert stivers tOn f n grazing on bills Queer Squint very fOry strong for himself him clr comes down the liar lino followed follow by Osee Os wardrobe woman who is wise Queer Qu er youre a L liar I On the tho th level l vel Im not kidding you ou Think to get et me mae to beM believe v vAll I All Mi your or hot hol air all actor yarn yams Well then you ron take this wild ild train ride riUo rl o I cst near I Lot Let er Cr 1 flicker I QUEER From Irom as far tar west as ah Chicago Where Wh rc they can both beef and culture Through the sleepy Philadelphia Snoring louder than my engine Rode Rolle I on this tills wondrous monster That they timey call cull my m private train ong and amid snaky coal dust duet through the time ht Thundering loud through the time bers hers Where Ire time the yaps japs stood wide wl e agape So Su I came heri herp Holy 1101 smoke QUEER Saw Sa you eer the west Nigh a million miles R it stretches Dull before you like a pancake A ever ver rode i 1 such sueh a train Private cars car may mn be amany aman But Bul neer such Ich a train HB lIt mine mineI I or it hean two hundred nepIe Just JURt to tu help hIll my m great big bl bluff Leading ladies never neer heard or of actors by 11 the time score feOl All in awe of me mv my m genius Filling space J act if nothing more f Jimmy crickets But wheres whores th the train EER EEROn On nfl the tho Eric Krio there to rest restI r St I J shant want it till Im With my m Lenten Making old Manhattan give up More than timan any an preacher could Im a wiz at getting dollars Never Xer overlook that bet betT betI T r e cen n mck Hicl cm em m at high bight prices s Ret Get em out of bed at daylight Crazy CruZ to Rive give up imp their coin You should see them on the road All the time towns were wore easy a v money Everywhere with shouts of Wo We 0 were greeted and resorted Ie Big Bic BI In Ml all 11 the dally daily papers Like J the th circus come to town lown Everywhere e e we sold out Broke Droke th lh records all to smash Stood em e up in Cincinnati Beat the Worlds Fair in Chicago Oh Olm you ou awful story teller |