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...Hopper is distinctly an actor of the old school. There is nothing that suggests Broadway about his attire, and his speech and manners are just the opposite of what passes among comedians nowadays as "smart". His choice of words and his enunciation is of a high order, and the deep-cheated volume and resonance of his speech suggests blank verse rather that humorous sally...
...Mind you," Mr. Hopper said, "I'm not complaining about this state of affairs. It like the theatre, and I'm just as fond of it today as I was 50 years ago. The glamor of the bright lights is still there...
...particular reason that I'm so pressed for time right now," Mr. Hopper continued, "is that besides, acting in "The Student Prince', I am also rehearsing for another play. I won't be able to chat with you very long, as I'm expecting my wife almost any minute," he added, and the reporter noticed that for the remainder of the interview the comedian kept glancing alternately out of the four sides of the car with an impatient look on his face...
Although Mr. Hopper does not regret his career as a comedian, he admits that most humorous actors have a longing to appear in tragic roles. Mr. Hopper told the reporter that he had started as a tragical actor, but that his voice drew him into the musical field. "I have sometimes nurtured an ambition to make my audience weep, and of all the roles I have played on the stage, my favorite is that of Jack Point in Gilbert and Sullivan's 'Yeoman of the Guard', a strolling jester who dies of a broken heart. I revel in that little...
...Bill in "The Better 'Ole", Ko-Ko in the "Mikado", and his present role as Lutz in the "Student Prince", Mr. Hopper declared were probably the most interesting characters of the many that he has portrayed...