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Show HACKETT AS A FATHER. The worries of a father are not all they are pictured in the comic papers but they are quite as exasperating, so James K. Hackett is learning. Before her latest starring venture with "Nancy Stair" failed in New York, Mary Mannering Hackett told this story of his lordship her husband: hus-band: "Last autumn some thieves came one night and stole some brass fittings on our stoop. The next night they came and stole some of the iron work. It was rather bold, and certainly annoying. A leport of the occurrence was printed in thejhews-papers, thejhews-papers, and then it seemed that the report was 1 ead by every friend we happened to met the next few lays. They all laughed about it and were incredulous in-credulous enough to ask who invented the story. Mr. Hackett was furious. I was indignant. "The next night we did not go to bed till late; to fact, It was so very late, I am sorry to confess con-fess it was nearly daylight, when we heard a noiB downstairs in the areaway. " 'I'll get them this time,' said Mr. Hackett 8 he grabbed a revolver loaded for the occasion and rushed downstairs. "Soon I heard him calling up softly: 'Come down; bring a light and arm yourself.' "I obeyed; that Is I lit a candle and picked up a golf stick; it was the only formidable weapon I found in the room, but I-havon't the slightest idea of what I thought of doing with it. When I joined Mr. Hackett in the basement he had the window covered with his revolver, while I locked the side door to prevent the burglar escaping that way. We were both In our night clothes, and I presume looked rather determined, Then Mr. Hackett said in a loud tone: '" 'Come In now; I've got you covered.' "The window was slowly raised and the milkman milk-man set one quait of milk on the sill Mr. Hackett Hack-ett lowered his pistol. " 'You're taking big chances delivering milk that way, said Mr. Hackett. "And what do you think that milkman said? Why, that we were also taking big chances in shoving loaded pistols in people's faces. "Then we went upstairs and In about half an hour there was another noise in the basement. Mr. Hackett was for going down again but I remonstrated. re-monstrated. " 'Don't,' I said, 'remember there Is the baby's milk yet to come.' Well, that's all there was of it, except that our stoop is not yet repaired." i j t & Richard Mansfield has "'The Misanthrope" so far under way that he gave a series of four private pri-vate dress rehearsals this week. Mr. Mansfield " employs a translation by Katherlne Prescott Wormeley and will present the comedy exactly as Molieie wrote it. A. M. Bagby has assisted Mr. Mansfield in the selection of the music of tho period, and H. O. Watson, Sr., has obtained for him a collection of Louis XIV. furniture. |
