Show I I THE VILLAGE LAWYER I It t It I t fre i I 1 hIE HI patrons this tins week wee c a-c O witnessing a shed h h entitled on- on titled The h Village Lawyer nn arid ami l l Ine they arc are seeing the work and tho tire performance of one of or the tho most rioted noted men In vaudeville t today ao The act presented b by Cressy and Vane Dayne I I Is from the tile prolific p pen n of Will Cre Cresy Cressy au author tho of ot more than OO fascinating tabloid dramas and comedies which have won him him fame famo and fortune on the American vaudeville sta stage e. e You want to know something bout about boutmy my history asked Mr 1 Cre Cressy s Well Its It's soon oon told I am told I was born bornat at Bradford N. N II on a n. certain rainy Sunday Sunda Durin During the first year ear of my life Ute I 1 am told expert opinion was di divided dl- dl vided as to whether I would be bo a grand opera singer r or a fog Cog horn In time lime I attended tho time village schools and other uther schools III In New Xe Hampshire After leaving school chool I ted stat out O on different different differ differ- ent lines hues of t lamar fame the last being tho the stage line lInc How now did ld you rou happen to become an author and actor actor was isas asked Youve said It replied Mr It dl did happen I will tell you ou I Ia Iwas Iwas was a at t South Norwalk Conn i In September September Sep Sep- of or 1893 1591 when I joined a a. compan company com corn pan pany pani that played cd about everything ever written up Ui to that time I jot got th the fabulous sum Bum of or 6 a week weel some weeks Then I got ot leading lady and still have her I am nm happy happ to say r. r Our troupe busted b but we didn't care D During the thc next four tour years we were ivere cre with several companies with Indifferent ent success and antI then we vo were discovered discor ered erel b by Denman Thompson and we 10 Joined the Old OM Homestead playing C Cy Prime Primo and Rickety Ann Min After six years ears of or this work B B. F. F Keith discovered us and at hI his hIe BUgs suggestion suggestion sug BUg s I wrote a aest vest est pocket edition of or The Old Homestead and called It Grasping an Opportunity It was pr presented presented pre pre- In New York and made a bl big hit The first week wo we received 1 5 now wo we receive more and we t arc are still In tho the vaudeville business |