The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-10

Mr.. EDWIN FoRREsr.-Mr. Forrest has been full.
filing brief engagement in Dayton, Ohio, in honor
of tie opening of the new Opera House there. Day.
ton moreover was the OF his tirst appearance
in theatrical lie. The correspondent of the Clncn
natl C1amercidk writes as follows: The mcdents
he relates of his early career the Western
stage are highly amusing, and though his
relation of them is quite laughable they are not
wanting in instruction. He is not sensitive on
the subject of having been poor young man.
but has honest pride in being the architect of his
own fortunes His first performances were in Pnila-
dephia, but he Appeared IN Western Ohio an
acIer when but eighteen years OF age. Re played in
Dayton IN little brick house which is still standing
just the street from the Opera House, and in
Hamilton, Butler county. Be also appeared in Gin
cinnati, and IN Newport and Lexington, Kentucky
In those days his forte was low comedy. He says,
laughingy, that he would give anything in reason
that he could almost part with his darling library to
himself now as he was then, under twenty years
of age, with striped stockings playing comedy lie
says: "Oi 1t must have been mon.trous"
About this time he had q trained dog who knew
as much as great many people, and was quite q
successful performer. The dog was a frisky fellow
and as his master called by his profession to be
up late at night, was up first IN the morning. Ihey
occupied the same apartment, and on one occasion
the dog took advantage OF the leisure time his habits
as an early riser gave him. TO gnaw and tear OF
hs masters only pair of boots. 1t would not do to
Kill the dog, ana young Forrest had no money to
get another pair Of boots and no credit either So
lie had to yre5tnd 10 have a sore ankle and putting
a bandage OF the afflicted member MANAGED to bOr-
row an OLD supper, Win Wnlcn ne nODDle0 about
until the close of the week, when his falling
due, he was competent to tt purchase of pair of
shoes. The boots were total loss.
One summers day young Forrest started at dawn
TO walk lrom Dayton to Cincinnati, and concluded,
when he had accomplished part OF his journey, that
his movements wou be facilitated If he could ap-
propriate skif on the Great Miami, ana float down
as lar as Hamilton. The boat he wanted revealed
itself on the opposite side the river He threw of
his clothing and swan for It, but found before reach
ing it, that it was secured; so ne turned and swan
back and resumed hs walk. He arrived in Gin
Ri bod all Tho
way from Dayton and taken swim, On making
ms appearance he heard that the farce of
Miss in Her Teens was to be played in New
port and that one Of the actors cast for the play was
very drunk, and could not appear. Forrest was
asked ii he had ever payed the character and said
that he had, and would play Vt then for considera-
tiOn He named five dollars as the sum and the
offer being accepted he played that night, afcer his
walk from Dayton, and got his five dollars (though
there but eight dollars Ond thirty cents in the
housel and felt rich. Sufficient for the day was the
work thereof.
This incident shows the exceeding activity energy
and power OF endurance of the young man-the
hardihood and capacity which were tho invested
capital that have made his fame and fortune