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Show SHOULD HAVE PLEASED HIM nemy of Nat Goodwin Surely Could Look Forward to the Ending of the Play. Nat Croodwin in his book tells this tory on himself: The first nisht of my production of "Nathan Hale" Hoyt had assured me of his intention of being present with his wife. But when the time came she refused to accompany him. Charley, Char-ley, having purchased two tickets and not desiring to be alone, sought someone some-one to go with him. He soon found a friend and invited him to come along. Much to Hoyt's astonishment his friend quietly but firmly refused the invitation. "Why not?" asked Hoyt. His friend replied, "I don't like Goodwin." "Well," said Charley, "you like him as an artist, don't you?" His friend replied: "No; I don't like him, on or off the stage." "Well," said Hoyt, "come along. "You are sure to enjoy the play, for they hang Nat in the last act." j A Marital Atrocity. "What's the trouble at Wombat's house?" "Wombat accuses his w ife of using dumdum biscuit." |