Show t LJ Walter l ON BROADWAY BROADWAY- lie He Actually S Said ct It Ben Meroff's orchestra was playing Washing Washing- ton He told his press agent to arrange something something some some- thing unusual for publicity Id like to play for forthe forthe the president but not with any other acts there there- just alone with the president sitting there enjoying enjoying enjoy enjoy- ing me I If youre you're so hot fix that thaU Youre crazy said the press agent Mr Roosevelt's the busiest man in the world uHe's Hes busy yelled the actor What about me Im I'm doing four shows a day Merciless Truth From Olin Miller One great problem in newspaper newspaper news news- paper writing is that if iC you stop to think you'll miss the edition Gag The theatrical legend that the curtain always goes up up- up was shaken a little the other night according according ac- ac cording to Bill Halligan A well known comedian comedian come come- dian of a show was found in his undressing room saturated with repeal milk a few minutes i before curtain time Youre a fine one screamed the manager Drunk again was the retort You think Im I'm drunk WeIl you see the understudy Night First Nonsense One of the stage magazines features a likeness of John Mason Brown the youngest of the New NewYork NewYork York actor George Jean Nathan told his colleague that he saw the photo III I thought it aged you though added Nathan Did you really said Brown How much older did I look At least six months was the fiends fiend's retort Bill Deppermann overheard it in a telegraph office A dear little person swept in and after addressing a message wrote the single word word- yes Just to be helpful the counter attendant pointed point point- ed out that the girl could send ten words for the very same price Thanks said the lass Ill just send one yes If I said it ten times hed he'd think I was too ious Street Scene The Man in the Street to hear Harold Seton argue it is often responsible for the pungent cracks The other night gangs of men I were working reconstructing Bryant park at second Forty street and Sixth Spectators were commenting on the brazen inactivity inactivity in- in activity of the laborers One inquired Did Didou you ou ever see a dream working Dont make fun of them scolded another they are some of the parks park's new statues |