380 newspapers west of Kansas...

[bernard_levine]

Sarah Bernhardt by Frans Stracké, c1875​

When Sarah Bernhardt was traveling through California, Sam Davis of the Carson Appeal and the San Francisco Examiner, accompanied her as publicity agent. He was an enchanting companion and pleased the actress so much that on the trip she would give no interviews to any other publications.

When the moment of her return to New York arrived and the train was about to leave the station, she put her arms around Sam's neck, kissed him on each cheek and on the mouth, and said, "The right cheek for the Carson Appeal, the left for the Examiner, and the mouth for you."

"Madame," said the reporter, visibly affected, "may I remind you that I also represent the Associated Press, which serves 380 newspapers west of Kansas."

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[beau5278]

So what happened next?Your going to leave us hanging like that!Is that from a book or an article,it looks like interesting reading.

 

[bernard_levine]

Sorry, that's the whole quote that I have. It came from a c1940 book of jokes and anecdotes for use by public speakers. The anecdotes were about historical figures. I don't know the original source -- or even if it really happened. I saw the marble bust of SB online, and it reminded me of the story.

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[Ebbtide]

Good one!