| Show CT CJ CAN BLOW A HORN HORN I Minnie i mule Funn Feline I the Or- Or Funny n mm J 01 and auth I ice Her I History 4 A cat at may look at nt a n king and am-al b by byc bythe the c same sante token man many kings s ma may laught laugh nt at t a cat cat Illustration of oC this trul truism truisms m mIs Is s being given I cn at the time Orpheum this week whore Minnie sole cat of or Coins Coi Col- ns and Hart two strong trong men actual ac- ac lows blows a horn In imitation o of one no of her masters Accor According to tho time testimony of the two vo male vau who Introduce the he cat Minnie was born In Iii South Africa and amid has traveled extensively since nice entering the lie profession About two years ago ngo said Mr 11 Collins we weere were ere pla playing ln In the Homans Homan's Ho- Ho mans ian's vaudeville hou houses cs at Johannes Johannes- burl burg and Capetown South Africa and ane there met a performer named f Kd- Kd d- d ivard ard Smith While we were ivere playing In n the Empire Music hall hal in London Lonon ome months later this sumac same performer per- per former came caine to the Hotel Provence Pro ence her we were were stopping toppinG He lie Il was In Ina ina a pitiable plight He lie Il could get no ito work vork his funds funs were exhausted and ande lie he e was vas home homesick for fOl South Africa He wanted mone money enough to return We c finally nally decided to help him hut but when It I came caine to advancing ad him thirty guineas guin- guin s ca-s as the Cue question ton arose as aR to the suret surety for tor or It I. I What hat hat can you Ol give ghe u us In pledge CO or the return of or this loan I asked I Ilm c 1 ha c a cat cl that can cnn blow a n hOn lorn Jm h he replied and ani then ho led UKo URto UK us to o his lodgings and put Minnie through her hel one cue trick That settled time the lie Iel deal Smith sailed hwa away and we neVer ever heard from him hun again and amid we westi westill till still sti have ha the th ct cat Since that time Minnie has has' haS played wih us in iii mu music lc halls hails all al over Europe and ml when we wc are ac through h with wih tho the circuit we arc are going to take take- hem hor to Australia arid and come conic around the ther othel side of or the ti-me world with wih her Minnie Is a t tiger er cat cat In per- per feet bodily and amid mental health and ant She lives in hotels an nail constitutes the fifth member of the party composed of Mr I. arid and Mrs ColIns Collin Collins Col- Col lin Ins lins and Mr Mi oIl and Mrs Irs Hart HarL Harl |
