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sbattered, and at one time was said 10 he /,
sane. During this interval he remained Sc
cluded at his residence at Cos Cob. but
since then he has made number of en-.
gagements. His late disaster reminds us
that Charles nj. Barras, once owner of the
Black Crook and the former owner of
Booths place, was killed there. Some
would reckon Cos Cob an unlucky spot
since two leaders in the same profession
have been injured. Booth isinow 40 years
old. lie will never draw as he once did.
One reason is the present stagnatlon. He
might fill house for a week or Fortnight.
but the time has been when he PLAYED here
a hundred nights to crowded houses. That
time is past. Booth, however, is well pro-
vided for. His wife is daughter of the
rich MIR. Wicker of Chicago, and the old
gentleman will stand by his gifted but un
fortunate son-in-law to the last.
DRAMATIC NOTES.
Our great tragedians, like our great evan
gelists, were chiefly of British origin, but
were glad to win fame on American boards.
The first man of note in this line was
George Frederick Cooke. who appeared in
Philadelphia with great success, about 70
years ago. He returned to England and
then accepted an engagement on the Park
boards, which proved his farewell He
attracted great notice when walking Broad
way, by reason of the dignity of his person.
His illness was sudden, dropsical effusion
of the chest being the immediate cause of
his death. He died in September 1912
and was buried in St. Paui's with great
pomp-his body being laid in the strangers
vault. Eight years afterward Edward
kean came over, and had very successful
engagement on the same boards. He re-
membefed Cooke, and had his remains
placed in grave and erected monument
Of much taste and beauty. 1t was the first
monument ever placed over the grave of an
actor in this city. In 1924 Tom Hambin.
also an Englishman, became the star of the
Bowery and held power for 20 years. In
1889 Charles Kean came over, repaired the
monument which his father had erected in
honor of Cooke. Then Macready held a
star engagement here, which ended in the
Aston place rlot-a horrible slaughter offer.
ed to Forests jealousy of an English rival.
Old Booth, likewise an Englishman, came
over when he was only 90, and immediate
ly appeared at the Park. This was in 1922,
and his performance was of the most bril-
liant character. He died just so years
afterwards, and is the only great foreign
actor, in addition to Cooke, who is buried
In this country. Kean was peculiarly fe.
licitous in playing King Lear. He was
then in the vigor of early life, and he was
wont to say that the character was SO diff
cult that it could only be well played by
young man. He probably meant that the
extraordinary emotion displayed in tho
conflicts and agony of the unfortunate old
king, require that immense exhaustion of
physical power which only youth can sus-
tain.
NOTES ON THE JOURNALS.
The Herald agent informs me that AL
bany takes LOCO copies of the Sunday
Herald, while Troy is hardly rated at one
fifth that number have no doubt the
Herald people explain this by the excel
lence OF the Times, whose Saturday issue
obviates the need of any Sunday paper.
age were put in requstion But ifHG Is n ten
far behind the march of prosroo.. s., ~"
getting up those iron stairs to the editors
rooms, instead of the rapid ascent by the
elevator 1t is enough to take away ones
breath. Then that suite of editorial desks,
of which one only has free daylight, the
rest being in need of gas, all day long as
well as at night. Dreadfully unwhole-
some Contrast this with the Tribune or
Epening Post establishments, where an un-
limited abundance of light is enjoyed.
There is something dingy and discouragng
to writer in these dark abodes. In this
particular point, the present printing house
is inferior to the old place in Fulton street.
Ten years ago this summer the American
Museum was burned, and Bennett bought
the plot for this establishment. He gave
$3.50, 900 for it, and afterward thought he
paid too much, but it is good bargain.
Bennett was 30 selfish that he could not
bear that any one should excel him in any
thing. When the Park bank erected their
building next to his and made it 10 feet
higher, he was intensely irritated, and
showed this weakness in his paper. 1t is
now said thet, inasmuch as the Herald
lacks room, its proprietor regrets that the
new Bennett building in Nassau street had
not been made printing house. 1t would
have been one of the finest in the world,
for its extent of light Is unequalled, As j.
is, the grandeur of the Herald building Is
now thing of the past.
| NEW MANAGER.
One OF the recent changes in jou rnalis'
is the retirement of A. G. Brown iroi
the management of the Erening P0st IN
position has been marked by change
few years ago 1t was filled by Mr. n, Or
hoff who was succeeded by Charlton
Lewis. After him came Mr.. Bartlett, =
of the staff, who last year became i'll a.
went to his old home in Maine. NJ
Browne has been in service less than tw,
years. He is succeeded by William e
Sperry, who may be considered one of th'
most successful journalists of the city. II
graduated at Yale five years ago, and wal
Immediately appointed assistant to the
managing editor of the Post, a position
which he has held among all these changes
until he now succeeds To this importan
place. This, for young man of 80, i
doing very well. Mr.. Sperry is the son o
Methodist preacher, and his father, VIII
lives at Unadilla, is at present II presidin!
elder. In no other instance is the son of
clergyman in charge Of secular pape
here, except in that of William G. Prim
of the Journal Of Commerce, whose tathe
was once pastor of the old white meeting
house at Cambridge. The new Eoenin.
Post building is grand institution. Tn
elevator carries you up TO the ninth story
where the editors have an elegant suit o
rooms with such delightful air that il is
luxury. have been interested in this cor
ner for many years, from the fact that
formerly contained an eating house i
which once had sixpenny plate of meat
AT that time was living on bread an
water, and plate of meat was memoi
able occasion. There are many now II
this city just as pinched as l was when
poor child.
GOING TO THE WOODS.
New York is well represented among I'll
/ crowds that visit the Adirondacks, whic
are now very fashionable. Iw II remembe
when David Henderson, one of our riches
!, citizens, and owner Of the Merchant
hotel was killed while on an excursion I
what then was an almost unknown wilde