HE HAD TO LEARN.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1043, 4 February 1911, Page 10

HE HAD TO LEARN.

Jacob Wendell, Jr., who gives a wonder- | fill performance of the Dog in Maeterlinck's "Tho Bluo Bird at lhc New Theatre, New York, was dining in a chip i house recently when- one ot those unboors sat down opposite him. After growling at tho waiters, complaining of the'fowl, and making himself generally obnoxious, he turned his attention to the actor. "Ain't von Wendell, who plays the dawg in 'The Blue Bird?"' ho inquired with a grin of pleased and sudden recognition. Mr. Wendell modestly admitted that he was. "I thought so," observed tho other. "Pretty fair bark you's got, too.- But when it comes to playing a dawg, believe me, 1 have got you skinned a mile." Whereupon he emitted three barks ! and a whine ■ that were really quite remark-, able. "Pretty good, eh?" he inquired. "Excellent! quite excellent," replied tho actor. "But. you see I had to learn." The matron of the Wellington Hospital acknowledges with thanks the 'follow in;: gifts for the use of the patients:. - Illustrated papers and magazines: Her 'vcc lli-iicy Lady Islington, Hon. Miss Staploton-Cottan, Lady Ward, Mesdaincs o„ens an.l Taylor, Mis*. Coates, and ikssrs. Richardson Brothers. Children's books: Mc-sdames Coverdalc and .vi'Keiiner, • Miss Nancy Lane, and tho Bible and Tract Depot, i'lowers: Lady Beatrice Kcrr-Olark, Mesdamcs Howell, Smith, and- Sydney Kirkcaldie, and St. Thomas's Church. . .Clothes and old linen:.Mesdaincs Pike,' Smith, and Winder. Magazines and flowers for fever, ward: W. Bailey.

Lecturer—"The acoustics of your hall are' very, bad, sir. I '^Proprietor—"No, sir; they're all- right.' It's th'o soap fac"ory opposite you- smell."' '