Douglas Malloch: "The Poet Who Makes Living a Joy"

              DOUGLAS MALLOCH

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The Poet Who Makes Living a Joy




For terms and dates address:  MANAGEMENT OF DOUGLAS MALLOCH, 1532 Thome Avenue, Chicago






Kept two hundred members and guests in continuous mirthful uproar.—


Journal, Shreveport, La.




Kept his hearers roaring with laughter from the time he began until he closed.—


Herald, Louisville, Ky.




Gave his hearers something to laugh over and think about for weeks to come.—


Republican, Scranton, Pa.




It has been a long time since the club has had so many laughs at a luncheon.—


Enterprise, Beaumont, Tex.




The bright, particular star of the evening.  His talk caught the crowd from the beginning.—


Free Trader, Ottawa, Ill.




Kept his audience in an uproar of laughter with his quaint humor and homely philosophy.—


Journal, Crawfordsville, Ind.




By actual count there were 150 upportunities to laugh, and the audience did not miss one of them.—


Press, Pontiac, Mich.




His audience was kept in constant laughter, ranging from chuckles to undignified outbursts of merriment.—


Argus, Rock Island, Ill.




Malloch's wit and humor kept the audience in an uproar, but along with his humor were many impressive thoughts.—


News, Muncie, Ind.




Followed the witty speaker with a continuous gale of laughter that must have made their sides sore this morning.—


State Register, Springfield, Ill.




A sure cure for the blues, pleasant appearing, funny without effort, delightful to hear, he made good on a big scale.—


News-Palladium, Benton Harbor, Mich.




The listeners sat spellbound to hear the poet tell his philosophy of life, mixed with stories that kept the audience in a constant uproar.—


Times, Davenport, Ia.




Kept the club in a continuous state of mirth.  Sparkling address, characterized by homely and sound philosophy, dry humor and brilliant epigrams.—


Times, Denver, Colo.




Said to be the best who ever appeared in the tri-cities.  Caused the audience to burst into roars of laughter time and again.  Drew thunderous applause.—


Times, Davenport, Ia.




Threw his audience into paroxysms of laughter.  His poems and unforgettable good humor combined to bring down the audience in one shower of applause after another.—


Journal, Flint, Mich.




Instead of its being a case of the voice with the smile wins, it was a case of an address with a hundred laughs winning.  He interspersed his more serious moments with a veritable laugh a minute, coloring impressive truths with sparkling repartee.—


Herald, Rochester, N. Y.




An address that sparkled with epigram and jest, which kept the audience in an uproar of laughter.  Douglas Malloch can pack more meaning into an hour's speech than most speakers can achieve in five hours.  His address last evening was, by all odds, the most brilliant affair of its kind the Club has staged here.—


Journal, Sturgis, Mich.





D
OUGLAS MALLOCH, a poet, as the 
Literary Digest
 says of his poem 
Today,
 whose poetry 
has been called good by the greatest of all critics, the people
—




AN EPIGRAMIST
, who, says the 
New York Tribune,
 
reveals the spirit of the thinker beneath the garb of the jester
—




A 
WIT
, who, the 
Chicago Tribune
 declares, 
has a sense of humor that no one can withstand,
 with 
a laugh a second,
 says the 
Detroit Free Press
—




A 
CLEAR-VISIONED PROPHET
,
 as the 
New York Mail
 calls him, whose philosophy, says the 
Pittsburgh Press,
 is 
the philosophy of sunshine
—




THE WORLD'S GREATEST OPTIMIST
,
 says the 
Springfield Journal,
 who, says the 
St. Joseph Herald-Press,
 
leaves a pathway of smiles behind him
—




A 
RACONTEUR EXTRAORDINARY
,
 says the 
Joplin Globe,
 who 
proved a riot,
 says the 
Gary Tribune,
 and 
kept the audience,
 says the 
Grand Rapids Press,
 
in gales of laughter
—




A 
SPEAKER
 
humorous, forceful and dramatic,
 says the 
Clarksburg Exponent,
 who, avers the 
Allentown Democrat,
 
fairly enraptures his hearers
—




SUCH
 is 
the poet who makes living a joy,
 as the 
Peoria Star
 calls him.



The Verdict



THE
 noted visitor was accorded a big ovation,
 says the 
Utica Globe.
  
When he brought his address to a close,
 says the 
Danville Press,
 
there were cries of 'Go on!  Go on!'
  
The crowd was in an uproar,
 reports the 
Columbus Ledger.
  
At the end of his address he was beseeched to continue.




HIS
 address throughout was punctuated by the laughter and applause of his hearers,
 says the 
Altoona Mirror.
  
Round after round of applause, cheer after cheer, laughter unbounded,
 reports the 
Marion Leader-Tribune.




IT
 was 
one continuous uproar of uncontrolled laughter,
 says the 
Clarksburg Telegram.
  
Every person in the hall rose and gave the speaker a great ovation.  He caught his audience at the start and held it all the way.




A 
TREAT
 the like of which has not been heard in Escanaba in all its history,
 is the statement of the 
Escanaba Press.
  
The laughter and cheers of his listeners,
 says the 
Quincy Whig-Journal,
 
voiced their unanimous verdict.




GAVE
 his hearers something to laugh over and think about for weeks to come,
 says the 
Scranton Republican.
  
The whole town is talking of the Malloch talk,
 reported the 
Great Falls Leader
 the next day.




The Man



DOUGLAS MALLOCH
 has been President of the Press Club of Chicago, the largest press club in the world, President of the American Press Humorists, the national organization of newspaper humorists, Master of the Writers' Guild of Chicago, and Vice President of the Society of Midland Authors.




THIS
 young man Malloch!
  exclaims 
Everybody's Magazine.
  
There is no more striking personality among living poets,
 says the 
National Magazine.
  
This gifted young American is attracting nation-wide attention.
  The 
Sioux City News
 calls him 
a delightful personality, a man of youthful spirit and chronic good nature.
  
A regular man,
 says the 
Milwaukee Free Press.
  
A rare man,
 says the 
Chicago Tribune,
 
thoroughly a man's man.
  
Young, full of zeal, an optimist, the right sort,
 the 
Nashville Banner
 describes him.




HIS
 philosophy
 is defined by the 
Jackson Citizen
 as 
a creed which makes living a thing of joy and gladness.
  
He is an optimist in the full sense of the word,
 says the 
Danville News,
 
with a personality,
 says the 
Evansville Courier,
 
that wins his every auditor,
 
the apostle of sunshine and good cheer,
 says the Nashville Tennesseean.Genuinely entertaining, and possessing an engaging personality, says the Dayton News,his former triumphs in this city were emphasized.


Figure

All right—go ahead and make me daugh


From a drawing by Frank King, creator of 
Gasoline Alley.
  Reproduced by Mr. King's permission


THEWheeling Register thus describes him:  Masterly employment of wit and truth, personal attraction, a good speaking voice, and ability to reach all his hearers with his thought, made the talk one of the most sparkling and brilliant ever heard in this city.  Highly original, genuinely funny, and at times intensely earnest, he stepped from brilliant satire to sublime truths in a single sentence, the matchless artistry of his word-weaving holding his audience alternately breathless with laughter and silent with attention.



His Message



HE
 possesses the rare faculty,
 says the 
Memphis Commercial-Appeal,
 
of being able to make an audience laugh uproariously and at the same time cause it to think seriously.
  
His humor,
 says the 
Ottumwa Courier,
 
leaves one something to carry home.




IT
 was brilliant wit,
 says the 
Joplin Globe,
 
but under it all was a real 'somethingness' that carried home to each a vital thought.  Carrying his hearers along, one moment convulsed in laughter, the next in more serious thought, Malloch gripped the hearts of his auditors and made them his own.  In an inimitable style he drove home ample food for reflection.




ONE
 of the most unusual addresses ever presented in this city,
 says the 
Youngstown Telegram.
  
It was offered as amusement, but carried many a real message.
  
Underlying all,
 says the 
Binghamton Sun,
 
was a solid groundwork of sound advice.




HE
 far surpassed our expectations,
 states the 
Ashland Press.
  
We never expected to hear any one man in any one address say so many brilliant and humorous things.  The audience thought and laughed, and laughed and thought.  Those who were there will be there again when he comes again.




WITH
 epigrams, his own verse, uproarious stories, and passages of inspiring uplift,
 says the 
Dowagiac News,
 
he drove home the lessons of optimism with sledge-hammer blows of laughter and humor.
  
No speaker has ever gripped our people with greater force,
 says the 
Minot Independent.




MINGLED
 mirth, satire, wit, truth, fiction, wisdom and humor,
 declares the 
Crown Point Register,
 
in a brilliant mélange that kept his audience spellbound.
  
Gloom and pessimism fled,
 says the 
Cincinnati Enquirer,
 
as he touched the silver lining in each cloud.
  The 
Pittsburgh Post
 characterized his address as 
a sixteen-inch broadside against pessimism.




His Work



THE
 poems of Douglas Malloch each day in the leading newspapers of the country, syndicated by the McClure Newspaper Syndicate, of New York, are read daily by millions of Americans.  He is the author of five books, of which there have been numerous editions, the latest, 
Come On Home,
 published by the Geo. H. Doran Company, of New York.  Framed selections from his works are published by the Gibson Art Company, of Cincinnati.




THE
 poet of sunrise,
 the 
New York Times
 calls him, whose poems, says the 
Houston Post,
 
speak truths direct to your heart.
  
Refreshing, wholesome, simple, direct and human,
 as the 
Philadelphia Ledger
 describes him, his, says the 
Atlanta Constitution,
 
is a message from God's own country.
  His work, the 
Boston Globe
 declares, 
will live in the years to come.
  His poem 
Today,
 says the 
Roycroft Magazine,
 
is probably the most widely quoted poem by a living American.




HIS
 poems,
 says the 
Grand Rapids Herald,
 
are strong, optimistic conceptions of life, artistically and masterfully expressed, and his interpretations of his work deserve superlative praise.  He possesses dramatic gifts in abundance.
  He has 
sympathy, humor, understanding,
 says the 
Salt Lake City News,
 
a fresh note,
 says 
Current Opinion,
 
and a dauntless optimism.




For terms and dates address:  MANAGEMENT OF DOU GLAS MALLOCH, 1532 Thome Ave., Chicago, Ill.





Hearers smiling or shouting with laughter.  Given a real ovation.—


Gazette-Bulletin, Williamsport, Pa.




Proved himself a humorist of the first order and an unsurpassed wit.—


Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Okla.




Gave rapt attention and paid him the tribute of spontaneous and continued laughter.—


Times, Akron, O.




A rare treat.  All the fine things that have been written about his work are true.—


Star-Gazette, Elmira, N. Y.




Delighted and charmed a large gathering.  Held his audience under a spell.  Has few equals.—


Courier, Dubois, Pa.




One gale of laughter followed another so quickly it seemed one continuous laugh.—


Knickerbocker Press, Albany, N. Y.




He held his audience spellbound, at times in convulsions, every story clinching some point with telling force.—


Independent, Minot, N. D.




One minute convulsed with laughter and the next minute sobered with seriousness.  Won the hearts of his listeners.—


Journal, Elizabeth, N. J.




Completely captivated his auditors with the most delightful humor and philosophy that Owegoans have heard in many a day.—


Times, Owego, N. Y.




They came to have a laugh and they had it; to be amused and royally entertained, and they were.  Laughs were continuous.—


Courier, Ottumwa, Ia.




One continuous rippling stream of wit and philosophy, humor and good sense.  It kept his hearers in constant anticipation.—


Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.




Kept the big banquet hall in a continuous state of laughter in appreciation of his keen wit, cleverly worded satire and rapid-fire repartee.—


Times, Davenport, Ia.




In addition to splendid sentiment he can play on the laughter strings with such a fine skill that everyone is exuberant from beginning to end.—


Tribune, Newark, O.




Tickled the members with a conversational feather and kept them in an uproar.  Brought down the house every few minutes.  They laughed and cheered by turns.—


Post, Gary, Ind.




Developed into a most enthusiastic affair under the combined effects of lively music and a brilliant address by Douglas Malloch.  Secretary congratulated on all sides.—


Eagle-News, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.




Pathos, wit, humor, logic and sense were combined with the result that the brilliant address has been a source of conversation for days.  Mr. Malloch does more than make an audience laugh; he also causes it to think and to think seriously.—


Gazette, East Tawas, Mich.




From his first remark to his close, the laughter was almost continuous.  His wit was sparkling.  His unexpected sallies caused delighted surprise and beneath his drollery ran a strong current of good sound sense with keen comments on life's passing show.  His poems reached the hearts of his hearers.—


Recorder, Amsterdam, N. Y.




Kept his audience in a perpetual giggle, chortle or guffaw.—


Tribune and Leader-Press, La Crosse, Wis.




Kept up a stream of wit and humor until his hearers were engulfed in laughter.—


News Record, New York, N. Y.




His talk, filled with satire, wit and humor, kept his audience laughing from beginning to end.—


Tribune, La Salle, Ill.




The hero of the evening.  Was greeted with a roar of applause that lasted several minutes.—


Chronicle, Muskegon, Mich.




One of the most remarkable discourses ever heard in the twin cities.  Kept his hearers convulsed with laughter.—


News-Herald, Peru, Ill.




His humor, combined with a fine delivery, made all who heard him devoted admirers long before the evening was over.—


Journal, Flint, Mich.




With an alternating fire of verse and humor Malloch captivated his audience and held them throughout his address.—


Republican, Cedar Rapids, Ia.




He is a genius.  His witticisms, epigrams, humor, stories, repartee—the entire effort was a thriller.  The laughter was unbounded.—


Leader-Tribune, Marion, Ind.




More than 200 Springfield business men will awaken this morning with a firmer lease on life after hearing Douglas Malloch.—


State Journal, Springfield, Ill.




Widely heralded, he even surpassed the expectations of his audience, who sat spellbound during his talk, and when he concluded asked for more.—


Tribune, Beaver Falls, Pa.




The lives of several fat men were endangered.  Stampeded his hearers from one outburst of applause to another.  Every shot told and every story 
got over.
—


Sun, Cape Girardeau, Mo.




Seldom is it that a speaker has to respond with an encore, but that is what Mr. Malloch was forced to do last night after he had amused the crowd with his brilliant humor and philosophy.—


Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Ia.




Carried his audience by storm.  Delightfully humorous, keenly philosophical, and with a depth of understanding possessed by few men, he delivered a masterpiece of thought under a cover of humor.—


North Shore News, Chicago, Ill.




The audience was kept in a continuous uproar.  He preached a philosophy peculiarly Mallocharian, a philosophy which did wonders.  Men who seldom laugh laughed continually.  As the toastmaster said after the speech, 
Years from now we will be talking about this man.
—


Republican, Columbus, Ind.




Took the house by storm.  Scored a tremendous hit.  Had his auditors in gales of laughter.—


News, Niles, O.




The muse of wit is his steady companion, tipping his tongue with a wonderful humor.—


Tribune, New York, N. Y.




One wave of laughter would hardly subside before another outburst would sweep the room.—


Telegram, Clarksburg, W. Va.




Kept his audience roaring with laughter, all the while firing broadsides of humor.—


Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, N. Y.




Has every member who heard him rooting for him on twenty-eight cylinders.  He was given a big ovation.—


Telegraph, Harrisburg, Pa.




Kept the audience convulsed with laughter from the minute he took the floor until he finished.  Never to be forgotten.—


Citizen, Butler, Pa.




Never has Springfield heard a more delightfully entertaining address.  As an inspiration to optimism it was without equal.—


State Register, Springfield, Ill.




That was the best talk I ever heard,
 said one enthusiastic diner, and he merely expressed the unanimous verdict of the whole crowd.—


Tribune, La Salle, Ill.




The hit of the big banquet of the association.  He is a humorist as well as a poet, and his talk was considered an unusual treat.—


Gazette-Times, Pittsburgh, Pa.




Kept his audience in an uproar throughout the evening, but behind every laugh there was solid, constructive suggestion for the betterment of humanity.—


Times, Fostoria, O.




With a power of oratory, and having at his tongue's end the philosophy of life as it is, he perhaps made a finer impression than any other speaker ever brought here.—


Journal, Middletown, O.




Malloch strung together a series of quips, droll stories, readings of his own poetry and a few serious thrusts for what the Club voted was one of the most side-splitting forty-five minutes it ever enjoyed.—


Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Okla.




Advertised for a 
laugh a minute,
 he certainly lived up to his reputation, but brought home some real thoughts while keeping his audience in almost continuous mirth.  The dinner was the best held in years.—


Journal, Hamilton, O.




Address that abounded in truths.  A smile in almost every phrase, a laugh in almost every sentence, yet priceless bits of counsel, invaluable advice for the bettering and beautifying of life.  All enthusiastically avow his address afforded not only unalloyed enjoyment but real helpfulness.—


Tribune, Kokomo, Ind.




An oratorical cocktail that had the audience in a state of laughter intoxication.—


Commercial, Buffalo, N. Y.




Makes you think deeply of the serious side of life while convulsed witl. laughter.—


Free Lance, Henryetta, Okla.




Mr. Malloch proved the supreme laugh-maker of all who have ever been brought to Binghamton.—


Sun, Binghamton, N. Y.




For the third time Douglas Malloch addressed the Club and kept his audience in almost constant laughter.—


Tribune, Cincinnati, O.




A young, alert and happy soul, treading lightly the ways of men and seeing in every cloud a silver lining.—


Telegraph, St. Johns, N. B.




When Mr. Malloch began he had the members smiling, as he continued they laughed, and finally he had them in hysterics.—


Report, Lebanon, Pa.




Scintillating, rapid-fire humor by Douglas Malloch kept the company in an uproar.  The auditors were left with aching ribs.—


Journal, Lansing, Mich.




Captivated his hearers with his wit and gems of logic.  His hearers laughed until the tears came.  Again his talk touched the most tender chord.—


News, Monroe, Mich.




An exceptional address, brimming with humor and rich in good advice, which kept the audience doubled in laughter from start to finish.—


Telegram, Superior, Wis.




Enthusiastically received.  In almost constant uproar.  When he sat down there was such a great demonstration that he arose and gave some more.—


News, Michigan City, Ind.




In continual roars of laughter, the women of his audience revolving from indignation to satisfied complacency as he alternately tossed brickbats and bouquets at them.—


Press, Binghamton, N. Y.




It was one of the largest get-togethers ever held by the organization, and pronounced to be the liveliest, as Mr. Malloch kept the banqueters in an uproar of laughter.  The address was a profound success.—


Enquirer and News, Battle Creek, Mich.




One of the greatest hits.  Kept his audience in laughter.  Hardly would they subside from one outburst when they would be stampeded into another by the humorous truths sent in an almost continuous barrage by the speaker.—


Sentinel, Ansonia, Conn.




Will never be forgotten by those fortunate enough to hear it.  Philosophy and practical ideas made it a masterpiece, and delicious humor followed as a bright thread through the address, appearing so strongly at times as to necessitate a pause for the subsiding of the laughter.—


Sentinel, Holland, Mich.




For terms and dates address:  MANAGEMENT OF DOUGLAS MALLOCH, 1532 Thome Ave., Chicago, Ill.
 Long distance 'phone, Sheldrake 3185.