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Show FOND OF SHAKESPEARE, jC Eugenia Blair Puts a New Lieu a Well-KnoAvn Song. IK? "It Is un intonating and reroa-k.v thing," remarks Eugenie Blair "hov ordinatcly fond of Shakespeare the orcd race seems to be. Durinv Uie r 115' when I appeared In classic roles In tfJP'j1 port of such actors as Fred "warde $T Lawrence BnrrotL wo commc-ntPd cS'Mw this peculiarity. Throughout h. o W', pa Shakespeare nlKhtR the kIIot1m 3Wllt bo crowded with dunky fowi M?Swn S applause whs most appreciative ini MW parontly penulne. "Wdfc' ",'r.n Ppsroes eo?rcc-d lo cnl-p Into ItJpr : spirit ot tho great bard's dramas, bi .hMsc much of It was ranhlon I have nem oiSSbfl t been nblo to determine. Ther li miMK.i truth In the coon on? May Ir-fn uW to sing, entitled. 'When Mr. 8hak,J Come to Town,' the eontlmflnt of'fflifSt If I remember correctly, was tint tlgrt dunky maldon spurned tho Invitation her beau to minstrel dhows ami t.uVld cus, but. 'Jlk a lady she would so IVttL him when Mr. Shakespeare com- i JiKr town " " liM I "During our tour of the Southern clA a number of amusing conversations - ill- & gardlng the performances were rrS'' t to us hy tho ushers, and one of ihim t U fir think worth repeating n,m 1 d "A real 'dark lady" and her 'llrhr 5' E Avero crltlctRlner Mr. Barrua nfcSi. ". & ance of 'Othello.' I wns Dwdemona. "The beau said to his lady. 'Wliat'a & this discussion about, anvhow? "U'hsi f.-f iff did Othello go to kill De5(lcmoni r zhe ain't done nuffln to him?' 4. "Then tho damsel replied- Deod clil! ? youfe too much for me now. but y'oa tij'l1 heard toll about unequal matchea aa' 7n ' that sort of thing. In my opinion, li . served 'em both right for not stltU? i to their own color. Dey got Jeat whit Avas coming to 'em.' " 1 j, K |