, 1879-07-22

Now York. Tile ne1k lnp0ttntnn ot my
Ward, with vlo.n ti'sy produced new ndap'aa::
tiou of llowa'r Old trntsedy u ''Jana 3hore."
This actreaa' engagement from u! accounts.
proved ilnaueial failure ~ New York anil IN
"unrlc Tu'n'a Ca.ln'' narty. with gunulna
negroes and All American company. THIS tllvy
,natle moncy witt, and took to Enrlanl an!
ticraav. an Il VA fep9rted ,ss tt organization
tlIrre Ia every ssa.on tu bellows That upon the
wholu thu business was nruiitable. although
tlscy could nut ta1c made much money fu Lon.
0ou.
1t maY he we'll to stnte thatJarrett 4 Palmer.
some Limo after llr CLOSE of r1Ie i,ae, Crook"
s'arted in tho Tan!maur inl''lng. on Four
teonth street, New York, ths lar5cst variety
tI,e liz style IN vogue il, tie London, OSfor,i, Cam.
bridge, and oitlcr nus!chalIs. They Introduced
drinking, Tho affair wa', 20 Tar ~ talent w.s
across the wafer. It was. under tho fuannGe-
! tncut OF Leu Grover, and Il fatfcl to pay.
| Palmer was also II largo original stockholdcr
in tue Westminster H1tc, "heh fta,Nls @ on tue
Ncw York. Ills theatrical losses. however,
MON forced him to Gcl hia stock, a''d the hotel.
| though MI exceedingly handsome nnc, has
m sts %,: nte1 pays to sey .ys sss
rival IL arlstocrat'c oxe!uslveness to the Drc-
xoort. ~ now' however, largely occupied ny
theatrical peoplc.
Harry Palmer was fhort., stout, broa'l,faccd.
biuc.cycsl, lght.laIrcd. norid man. ,l1u VIA of
what il called !" tho stock hAd." liz affected
| low, open coIurs, wiilct, d1soaycd stroug.
round, blll:ntsk rather an unp'eassas 9Is..s
In hts apparel, hay!nR his clot!,ts
especially ma1u for hlm IN pnris, as ,se!l as bis
boot4, aud during tie titne ho travelled With
Vestya't and Matilda Neron le was nIways q
noticeable ,,eure III our Wo.tcrn. cities. It Is
but inst to stntc that Matilda Heron found In
hin, licr beBt friend IN her dnYa Vt need, until
she wurc his patte,lcc out, ~ ef'o bad worn TINT
Of everybody else. Alter ll!e of nanY rle!esi-
lie wis generous with Ills money, but was never
q spcndthrift. ilc was married, anu with his
family lived IN Brooklyn when not In Europe Or
travelling. lie spent Ercat srtllfY summers In
shattered sysIett,; indeed It has tccn freaueut-
II matter Ut astonishu1cnt to those who knew
him best that be lived as long as he tias. md he
never iofs on one Ct t.ess exvar'ons without ,s,a
nean. Between hin, as'd Jarrett there
existed a foadncss akin to That Of brothers.
Tile bank account OF tie one WIS subject to
Il single dispute. Palmer In his temperament
was lcss snngu!nc thun Jarrctf. Jarrett was al
why's the protector Of their larger enterprises,
quirca a tnsto and ability in the MAXIM:
of spectacular tableau, in thn drilling Of
large numbers OF supcrpusnerartes In
n.arehcs, PROFESSIONS, c,c., .ul,d llud as
| good a11 estimate OF tie nl0netnry
vntue Of regular stock actors ahl actresses rs
uny r,iall 1t, the prolessu It Is to hin Tint VIC
uwc Fcciter's wilt to t!lis country. aAl It was
ut Ills suggestion that Ulinlan natle that cot.
tract with KIstort which Jacob tisuu happened
to he tic fortunate inan orarry nut. Few men
deserve bcttor Of the profession tlinn Harry
Palmer, for his efforts were generally toward
tl1e elevation Of its nrt. untl sumo Ut tle ttncst
theatrical work New York hns yet seen has bect,
presented owing to bis taste, tact aud tnatsage.
incut ~ much az to the p!uck mud energy ol
| Henry tatrutt. ----