The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-30

body upside down. He is always kicking
, up caper and playing jokes on every
, body, sometimes to the detriment of the
e piece he is performing. He is an inveter-
3 ate 'gagger." He neither drinks, smokes
r nor chews, but has passion for Pc
culiar species of gambling. He has a
mania for matching pennies" He will
Q "match" anybody for anything and for
4 any amount, and is generally very lucky,
7 although he has frequently lost big sums.
As Colonel Sellers" he has made great
deal of money, but spends it as fast as he
, gets it. He paid Mark Twain royalties
on the "Gilded Age" amounting to over
+ $150,000 the largest sum ever paid to an
author for single play. He has just ap-
! peared in New York in a new piece,
, "Wolfert's Roost," in which he has made
hit. 1t will be produced here this sea-
son. His wife is very beautiful and
charming woman, Marie Gordon, and she
is very devoted to her husband and he to
her. ...
|, EDWIN BOOTH
is gentleman in all his instincts He
does not drink, but is total abstainer.
He is an inveterate pipe smoker; smokes
constantly even in his dressing room. Be
hind the scenes he will occasionally.
drink tea, which his wife pr~pares for
him. She attends him regularly and is
always with him behind the footlights
She waits on him, fills his pipe for him,
makes tea for him. He has been mar
ried twice and his present wife is the
daughter of J. H. McVieker, of Chicago.
She was brilliant actress before he mar,
ried her, but since the we.,ulng has not
appeared on the stage. He conducts his
rehearsals himself. Every one In the
profession respects and esteems him. He
is generous-hearte d and frequently gives
way large sums IN charity. But it is all
done in secret and not paraded as an ad-
vertisement like Sothern's donations
At rehearsAls he is very strict, but is
very easy to rehearse with. Like Nc
CulIougl, he takes great pains with
the les ser actors, and always has some en-
courAgement for them. He never loses
his temper. Everybody feels easy when
acting with him. He never makes any
body nervous or worried. In disposition
he is very quiet, solemn and always re-
tiring He rarely goes into any society,
but is thoroughly domestic in his tastes,
and spends all his time in his wife's com
pany. His wife is very clever and at
tends to all his business, which he thor
oughly ahhors. He entirely abandons
that to her. He is wrapt up in his pro-
fession and lives for his art OF Shak-
speare he is most ardent admirer, aud
he contributed great deal of money to
! the Shakespeare fund for erecting a mem
orial at Stratford-on-Avon. The erection
: of the monument to Shakespeare in Cen
tral Park was stimulated by him proba-
bly, more than by any other person. He
was tireless in his efforts until it was COM
pleted. At the unveiling he delivered an
ode.
JOSEPH JEFFERSON.
Joseph Jefferson, Or Joe Jefferson, as
everybody calls him, drinks whisky He
has had a lung disease and drinks ''Bour-
: bon" as medicine to strengthen him.
-, He lives well, and is probably the richest
: actor in the profession. Grip Van Win
+ kle" has brought him an immense for
: tune. In Louisiana he owns a magniti,
S cent plantation, where he spends the
winter months. He acts very seldom,
only accepting a few engagements every
season. At Hohocus, New jersey he
also has very fine residence, where he
has everything that money can buy
He has two sons. Charles and Tom, and
q one daughter who has married Fareon
i the English novelist. He is very at
e tentive at rehearsals, to which he de-
: mands strict attention from his company
S Contrary to the general opinion, before
e Jefferson played Rip Van Winkle he wal
e considered the finest comedian on the
n American stage in all legitimate comedy
e works. He has been married twice. JET
e ferson is also very distinguished painter
t and one of his pictures is now on exhibi
n ton at Art Hall out at the Fair Grounds
It He is highly cultivated man and pos
S sessed of great refinement and taste il
! art matters.
IL LAWRENCE BARRETT
c is a cultured gentleman and fine scholar
T In his habits he is very domestic. He i
d very disagreeable in disposition, and ha
few friends in the profession. In fact, h
is generally disliked by his professions
r. associates. At rehearsals he is overbeal
l. ing, sometimes verging on the insulting
: His infrmities of temper are probably tn
l. cause of this He neither drinks no
e smokes. His wife always accompanie
rs him and attends him behind the scenes
$. He has splendid family of three daugl
l. ters and has made great deal of money
T. Cohasset, Mass, is his home, where h
4 owns splendid residence. He was a
it one time connected with John McCu
s. lough in the management of the Califo
ID mia Theater. He afterwards became MAJ
ager of the Varieties Theater, New O
leans first-class house, where he lo'
of large sums of money. He is ambition
is of assuming the mantle of Edwin Boot
lg when it falls from the great tragedian
RS shoulders. He is striving hard for tt
is foremost place in the profession. Oft til
he stage he is always acting When he go
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