, 1877-06-30

fdrte1Rin, lie rcc!tcu tho ptrcc Will AZ much
manager were electrified. At the conclusion he
turned handspring and Glpaap, being trained
IN the trlcks Of tho gymnaat, and went of tic
atagc IN thp true sty,c OF the character. Ite
as s sos {a as sf; Il. nno io
was regularly printed on the ptay-Lil1a, and tho
Gploguo was spoken Will, renewed success.
This achievement of boy Of ii shows the un-
comtnon tplrit and shre~dness that character
Forrest faithfully kept to Ills work In tho
c!iar1lcry-storc, but his thoughts wcrc coritnu-
ally oce9,nsel with tho dramn, andhe II was study
9 Troe sEs e ntero.o n snss; d e.If f1en fsnt s s:
finally allowed to moro wliat capacity 1lo Ind
ior 9cti1,t. BY assn'n'ng thc part Of Horsal ~
i!lc Walnut.Street Theatre, In November, 1S2o.
tes 90
assigned roles In other dEasnas successfully
represented. Forrest mas now II, and rcinark-
ably mature, eclf.rcltant, and ambitious. Dur.
Ing VT tatne ssason % , o hired the pruns.street
and brought out tho play of "hiel,ard tic
Third" litnaclf taking tic part OF tho hllncl-
hack King. Tho alnlacious attempt was IN ait
respects q sscccss good house was In mt
tendance, and Forrest Was abu,idAntly ap.
plaudcd.
Tho boy was now bent upon following tho
career Of an actor. and eagerly sought all en-
pagcincnt with dramatic cosps. Ills desire
was accomplished in tho fall Of 49, TlleM lc Join
cd a travelling company at 4 salary OF ii prr
week. viii the agreement TINT Iie should take
any 1art TINT might be allotted to hin, 1io
shared tue fortunes Of tl.ie troupe fur two
natl, LuufsrIlic, d1,l smaller towns along tic
route, In 1891, month before iIo was ii. la
commenced an engagement at tic American,
Theatre, In New Orleane, receiving sis a week.
ILL., Ill., ,trRnE f.a and oHoai sylo o a;inr won
reati,reioyi,lir rity. nnti l,o wa. m,,c rrt,stc
and flatLcred In all rirrlcs Of society. Nnong
tic trIcmls paiued In New Ortears whom ho
naiucd Tusi.-tna-ta-ha wi!uin he ucet,lnpui,icl
10 te calnp of tiv tribe In tho summer OF 1Es
remaining With them, anil studying ihcIr cl,ar.
artcr untl manners for several weeks. lie
thcr habits and thus gained Tint accurate
knowledge Of tho life OF tic fmlIall which hu
aitcrwattl exhibited In Ills famous pctsouatiotl
or IIefaplpra.
Of leading actor at Tie il,ratro in Albany. Tho
ti]cf event OF tho season VIVA Tho enlightenment
of E.llnuul Kcan, to whom Forrest plnyed tbs
scro,ld parts. Tic grcat trusc,liah tega, lis
engagement with Ot}tllu anu d. ]lc lid iict al.
tend tho rehearsal, Furrest called Upon him t0
obtnin directions rgUnr,lng h[s own ucriorn,-
anco OF I,lgv. tic was shown to tho ruo,., Ut
kcal1, wlo welcomed blu, With cordial Kindness.
" "ln answer to q qu.etinn as 70 tho business Of
ys s es eos b. s % s Dc %e 1g, s,s care s% %
-. ~o..'o ~, -. - aA1 ~ ",'so W NV VII t"p
STACY, you always keep IN trout OF nc, mud lot
not yoaf aaiSntion wai'.ler from me-, llo ha'l
not yct bFcaklastsd. 'ats as 4 was, l,ut was In
!ooec afesslIfN'howh' Witn tl.o marks u cSgcs'
slso lnullGehtc III dissipatlnn ansl slecplrss
hours TOO plainly revealed III Ills wiialH Iipcnr-
ahcc. fuac"ootl plh'io WAS covered with apllth
an!l stisky ringH irnm tlo glasses used tn the
aeoaach 0! tnG n!1nt' liaSe yon EYER hean'
me singr askc! hean; ~ yes, In Tom IM0,
~ rdheTmaa.' i1lu ynn sec my Tom
iWF responded tue aetor III .
nltaacd tono Of carcsslng . caEetncss. lcarne.
those sonsa purely from Imitation Of my old
friend insleion; and ! approached him 90
eioss,y ,has va .a' no 1nS eod 20 .ell TIC
bnt now ,you stall hear nlc slug my iavorito
piecc' 40 sat uown az silo nla'lo, struck lew
ngtcs. snu sang tlo wcll.known song Of Moore,
,'Farc"el!, l!ut, WHENEVER ,you welcon'c the
holir.' Ills face was very palc, AMI w"ru IN cx-
prcshtot of ilnutterahlo ratllhA ahl HcancEolyi
ms l'ar was it1atlx In confused tunsscs mi! ,fb
eyes iookrt! Ike two great inland hens. upsll tIa
and h's andator ~cpt as ho sung, Will natchltss
ucrth q lcellt'g a.iu a most mouEniu1 hwcet-
hcss,n tlla Aial atahza " tlic sonE.
:. IN tlo performances q "lnhcllU that night,
Forrcat gave an ofta!tlal rendering Of tho lincs: