New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-12
From the Rocheater Democra+

4 vi
Fifteen years ago or whereabouts there
| ly known as the Queen of the Bohemians y
the Bohemians being George Arnold, Arte-
| mus Ward. Henry Clapp, Jr., Fitz.James
| y Brlen. and a score OF writer's whose names
az TINS period are pretty nearly forgotten.
| The New York Leader, edited by John
Clancy, was the favOrite organ of these
writers; though the Saturday Press, edited
by Henry Clapp, and contributed to by most
| OF the bohemlans, was power among them
until its death, after an existence of less
than two years.
The headquarters of these cratic persons
was at Pfaff's saloon, and it is said that the
woman mentioned frequently presided at
their table. They carried a common purse.
when they had any purse at all, and thew
wrote just enough to earn the wherew;thaf
necessary to beer, tobacco and existence,
lhelr Chief objects in life we're to smoke
pipes lnvarlabiy-.and drink beer; to shaw
that they were entirely Indifferent to the
OPINION OF the world and to be in general
a class that can only be mentioned as semi.
respectable but intellectually brilliant var.
abonds.
They started the comic paper known 40
VANITY Far, but it lived only few months,
much as II deserved better fate. Ana
anally they began to die off one by one
george Arnold IN New York, O'Biien in tho
army, and Arte1nus Ward in England-urs
III, the other day, there were but -wo a
IN me Old merry, worthless company lefa
Henry Clapp, the king" and Ada Glare.
the woman, known as the queen" These
two, however, had sutlived their fame ana
perhaps tnelr usefulness; and to day the ans
nouncement that 1.-THE queen of the Bohs-
iniams Is dead, will awake but a passing
interest,". We take the following from the
New York Erening Post:
In the town OF Nottingham, England, or
the eighteenth ultimo, died Ada Glare, foe
many years celebrity in these parts, ansS
LOT some elme known under the nom de
plume 81 Queen of the Bohemars." She
was writer OF both prose and verse, sew
erai % ner compositions evinciny talent OF
. more than respectable order She was an
aelSess aiso. bu: with little. If .n, analif-
,S;ia'7 Tor 'h' vocation exc.,}5 rfnarke
apIS ASe ''t's.n. At :he date II ler death.
Whicn occurred ai.e- /. .ov DAYS ...ess. shs.
nad Just completed her thirty-sixth year,
ABOUT eighteen years ago Miss Glare first
became known to New Workers by her de-
o 81 D ~ nallack 9 Old theatre, on the cornef
d broadway and Broome streets, as ,Juii.
n the play of The Hunchback." the entire,
'as1 peing hlled by amateurs, among whom
were Z. Ware, the dramatist: Mr. Tnder
all, OF the J'ibu.se. and Mr.. Bennett. a
writer.
n id.er date MISS Glare appeared az
he Academy Of Music as Ophelia. and still
alter was member of Laura Keenes com-
ANY at the Metropolitan. She wrote for
everal papers, the Leader among the nnn,a
'ef> and while engaged as a regular con.
liontor on the latter she received the titIp
u Queen OF the Bohemians" Miss Glare.
vas AN ardent advocate of what she called
woman rights" She had a good fipnre
no pretty lace, suggestive of some of the
e1nale faces identified with the French
evolution, her complexion being a delcata
of red and white, her ewes
Tue, her iiflr that of perfect blonde. She
'as an Englishwoman, though generally
opposed TO be an Americana biography
hers, written specially for and published
ISL PRIOR to her theatrical debut stating
iat she was OF Nirginian descent and ma
WY ana q neice Of Governor Wise.
henry Clapp, or Figaro" was an old
ian niteen years ago; but he is to- dav the
si b, SURVIVOR OF this rather large company
oriIhant and promising young men. His
ISL newspaper work was done ON The
enoer, OF which paper he was the dramatic
r .tlc' Today, the Lco0er itself is dead,
t Yer prosperous life of MANY Years.
l'er the death of John Clancy il nassed
10 The hancs of Mayor Hall. and IS vent
Dwh IN the general Democratic crash fol-
,Mins the exposures of the Times. Its last
.iC u, uiea put few months previous to
uea,h' though he was but thirty wears
u. we refer to Dewitt Van Buren,, tho
uhuer ana the first president OF the now
niou' ana brilliant Lotus Club.