Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 May 1891 — FUNNY MEN JOIN FORCES. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FUNNY MEN JOIN FORCES.

The public—at least that very large portion of it which reads newspapers—

lias been amused in all degrees by the humorous es- , says of Edgar W. Nye, better known • as Bill Nve. Many of them have heard this very i successful humorist tell his quaint stories on the lecture platform. It is a matter of considerable interest,

therefore, that Mr. Nve has concluded to return to the field from which he has been missed for some time. Mr. Nye is a prominent figure in the public eye. He is a native of Maine, about 40 years old, and has been a

farmer, a lawyer, and bas bad a fling at numerous other avocations. He finally fell into the journalistic swim in the West, and his humorous writings soon made him a wide-spread reputation. This has endured so long that the public now accepts him as one of the few funny

men who do not wear themselves out or their admirers. After severing his connection with the poet James Whitcomb Kilev, Mr. Nye joined forces with A. P. Burbank, the well-known mimic and elocutionist. In his specialty, which is, perhaps, the delineation of character sketches, Mr. Burbank has few superiors. His mobile features, especially adapted to the expression of *he varyiug emotions of the mind, his harmonious and flexible voice, aud his dramatic ability equip him admirably for the work in hand.

BILL NYE.

A. P. BURBANK.