The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-09-14

80 Tho q Nondescript" In "Peter Whsins.
G,s o." s,ocoes was moderate. Ills style, ae-
lite 10th culture and grace, was TOO Ehs-
Iish ever TO become greatly popular IN th,s
no,,ntrv lie had, however, consideraoie
bns,,css tact. which. through time, enabled
him 70 make money. IL not fame. Ihe agency
witch be established IN New York has no"
i, nro,otrne in almost every State I'D the
Union lie was widely known and did bus'-
nn.s win mos. of the travelling actors
of his day. He died in 1870, and, WIN
little ceremony, was placed under Tue
yroind without a stone to tell his name 10
tbe passcr-ty. His character was, IN soi,'e
respects, us curious medley IL any W l'ie
rnrts he ever assumed on the stage. lear
headed when devotcdto business. act'oi's arc
recorded of him irrational a, anything aoiie
nv ar inmate OF Bed)am; shre"d 's pro
kcr. he allowed, by loose holding, fortune
to sIip through his fingers ne meant wen
and aimed high, but irresolunon was us pe,
setting sin, and circumstances That "ouiu
have been harmless to stronger VIII
tlwarted not Il few OF his most sincere anu
deserving efforts for professional advance
ment. lie may not have been great 'cloi ,
but the maynard spirit OF the payer was
certainly strong within him. lmhcoia'e,y
to The right of PJrsloc lies the once la'oll'e
light comeditn
FREDERICK VI. KENT.
4 iollv fellow in his day, and possessed o.
undoubtod dramatic talent. lie dled III 100,
mt the age of thirty-siX. As SqueerS III
" Nicholas SickIeby" he is said to have been
remarkably amusing. The chuck'e-1caueo'
coarse, hyipcriticaI country keeper OF Dothe-
bows Hall appeared TO have come back IRON
the crave when Kent assumed the part
From this point come in succession tue
graves of Catharine Wynant, Emma Dick
son. Alfred Moore, Charles l.. Stone, ana
GEORGE HOLLAND.
The name of Holland has been rendered
celebrated by the terrible excitement caused
nv the New York pastors refusal to bury an
actor. and the subsequent action OF tue HID
ister who preached in "the little church
ro,,nd the corner The facts Of Hollands
life have been so recently published that no
necessity exists for their recapitulation mere
Suffice it to say that from September, Io2o,
until the time of his death no season passed.
in which he did not appear on Inc stage
There was a grace and spirit about MS ar'-
mo thot ALWAYS commended him 70 tilc pun
liz. To the BOYS in the gallery hcshone Ike
:, s,,r in the armament. while to the ed'-
Gated ne never appeared other than the good
hearted. cultivated gentleman that he was.
uis iyI,. of actinw-if the fact Is worth re-
rordn,r-was that Of the elder Matthew's
and Jack Reeves. He had ups and downs
enough i'm life to form rolnailc"-ho" foh-
inc in wealth, and anon i'll allcct poverty:
rGc wealth was fairly won by his talent, ana
the poverty rs naturally caused from ms
generous ndiscrction. He never could plillo-
,ophizc before spending dollar, and consc-
micutv had many Il time to bow to men III
every wav his inferior. His weaknesses were
surh rs spring from an over-@cnerous heart,
and his merits were the merits OF every man
of principle, heart, and genial tcmper'-
mrnt. Being an actor. however, the
Church in is purity--thc Church which he
had for MANY years attended--could not
bury him. Like the cstimahlc PharlSce, the
minister feared contamination, and therefore
commended him for attention to the Slilirl'
tan round the corner. The actors OF the
country. in the case Of Holland, did all i'll
their power to raise money for his family
and they did raise thousands of dollars
throughout the country. Yet, strange To
saw. there is no tombstone over his grave
George Holland. i man of national rcputa
ton. lies without Il symbol OF sorrow ubou'
him. He was for more than one season Il
comet, but now lie has certainly the hllmhies'
of srplilchrcs. What is glory? What i:
fame? The echo of il lonG-o>t name.
Not far from Holland splendid marble
shat, is raised, covered with latldatloh 10
TIE MEMORY Of LlSGaRr,
who. after reckless, worthless life, commit
ted suicide. He was Mason. however, anC
:, member of the Order of ElkS. aud between
them they raised this memorial. On one sldt
| of the prtlcstaI, with grim satire, IS giaVcl
the quotation: "Atter LIES tltlul fever ht
slccps we'll" Let Us hope SO.
| I'm the vicinity OF Lingard, under vii
low, rests the ashes Of Il young lady who III
tr,r,ed much attention three years ago II
member OF the
| "BLACK CROCK
ballet company. Su@gcSllvely enough, lie
hcadstone is representative OF vine cling
I'M. to a broken column. Was not the patti
along which she sought reputation covered
with ruin and decay? Thcrcare other grave
like this around >;tdder far III their solitude
| than all the noise OF the fashionable grief.
HENRY &. DRAYToS.
| George ,Jamisou, John SETON, and Ed
mnd Simpson are all buried outside, bl
|
praytonS grave is ncw-madc, without even
grass upon it. He WAS a Mason, and the 10
in which he lies i of the form adhered TO b.
the craft. Drayton'S career Us nm opera
singer and actor is familiar TO the public, bu
only those who knew him us friend can un
| dcrstand what blank must have been lief
| in the domestic circle by his death.
! SEXTON AND JAMESON
| lie quietly sleeping together, with chastc mar
| bic tombstoneS over each of their graves. re
cordiny the time of their birth and death
They were firm friends in life, and there i
something fitting in that they rest together
4 little to the lett of Jamison is the grave o
EDMUND SIMPSON,
spoken of by all who knew him as one o
natures noblemen. On his grave is laid
large marble slab bearing his name, and witt
the inscription, ,nteger rite sclerlSgue pu1us
Simpson WAS born in England i'll 1884. Ill
early manifested Il love for the stage. Ever
when but school-boy he was wont to carr,
old pmy-books in his pockets, from which, Il
suitable opportunities, he acclaimed to hi
admirinw associates. When in 1906 he mad
| his debut mt Lancaster, MS Baron Stienicrt il
the play Of the "Stranger," he looked upol
| himself rs the happiest Of mortalS, and felt Il
if all earthly ambition had been realized il
his person. The character was not by an
means il great one, but he playcdit well, ant
the theatre, his associates record, rang witt
applause.
Even to the old professional the indica
tons of approval are gratifying, but to
youth of Simpsons temperament, upon hi
first appearance to have the audience chez
was the occasion Of delirious JOY that canno
he described. In 1907 he arrived in New
York. and made his first appearance ut tin
Park ITS Harry Daomton i'll 1.-The Road t
Ruin" He became tavorite at once will
the American public, and gained for him
self the reputation OF being one OF th'
| ,,,.f ,nJ plou siptr actors nm fh,