The Benton weekly record., 1880-02-13

deal from i'll health. She loves the stag
and is one Of the hardest-Worhing Wome
e in the profession. Although her clara
ters seem perfectly commonplace, the
are very exhausting and tiresome. II
singing and dancing wear her out. Bl
she is so in love with the parts and IL
10 profession that if she didn'ttct she conl
= scarcely live. Her mother ~ a very am
q able, sweet-dispositioned old lady an
d fairly. Worships her daughter. She alWay
# accompanies Lolita behind THE stage, a1
4 tends her in her dressing ROOM assists he
,s in attiring herself, and looks after he
e generally. Lotta is a general favolit
e with her company and very lenient a
+ rehearsals
!. MAGGIE MITCHELL.
p Maggie Mitchell, or Mrs. Henry Paddock
: is the mother Of two children. In busi
e ness matters she is very strict, and in stag
j. matters a perfect disciplinarian. In every
thing that pertains to her plays she is very
exact, wants everything as she desires
= and is consequently sometimes a little I'M
9 pleasant to the people behind HE curtains
t from this fact. Off the stage she is {
+ good-humored, kind, generous woman
/ She is big-hearted and supports an i'm
E mense family, consisting Of nearly thous-
S and "sisters and cousins and iatlnts," all
. OF whom she takes care Of. She has been
and is yet, very wealthy, although she
has met with financial ressfses owing to
the shrlnkage in real estate. She has sunk
$4,000 in this manner. Mr. Paddock,
: her husband, always accompanies her on
her tours and acts as her business manager.
He and Maggie live at Long Branch in an
elegant residence, which was formerly the
property of j. II. McVicker, Of Chicago
JOHN NJ M'cULLoUGH 80.
is the prince of good fellows. He is q
large-hearted, whole-soulea man, and
hasn't an enemy in the profession. lie
spends his money rapidly, and is probably
not worth much financially. He is gener-
Gus to fault, and assists every one who
applies to him, He is a geod judge of
wIiskey, and can stand more Eft than any
man on the stage. It is his fayorite bever-
age. He is also a ladies' MN. He is
never nervous at 4 performance, but al
ways cool-headed lie is wrap up in his
profession. When any brotller artist is in
distress he is the foremost to put his hand
in his pocket. He conducts bis rehearsals
carefully and is never severe on the actors.
He lets the 'big boys" take care of them
selves, but with the lesser llIninaries he
is very painstaking, and always gives
them encouragement.
sOTHERN
is jolly fellow. He is very popular. He
always attends rehearsaIs. Champagne is |
his favorite drink. He is a regular bon
vivant; a high liver III the broadcast sense
Of the word. He lives in the most e1abor-
ate style. He never plays any practical
jokes behind the scenes. When he was Il
member of a stock company he was noted
for his joking propensities on the boards,
but he rarely INDUCES now that he is a
star, because it would interfere with his |
performances. He is very wealthy and is
a high-toned gentleman.
BOUCICAULT
is fine, social gentleman. He is fond Of
good living, is addicted to wine, and is
fond Of ladies' society, particularly young
ladies' He is noted for giving dinners
and suppers to his companions. He is
considered the best stage director il the
profession and is the most e1acting. His
stage direction is simply marvellous. Bcu-
cicault is also & generous man-almost
prodigal in his habits He is rot liked by
his subordinates on account Of his strict
ness and his oVerbearing masaenner at re
ee Out y tie tlle5EtgT, fsts as
pleasant, cordial companion. Although q
thigh liver he is very careful HI his
diet, which accounts for his being SO well
at his age.
BILLY FLORESC SCE,
as he is familiarly dubbed, is an easy,
good-natured fellow, very fond Of his
stomach. He drinks everything and any
thing. He has a great weakness for fish
ing, and Sothern and he regularly go is
Northern Canada, during the summer
months, on piscatol,ial expedition. With
the profession he is very popular. He
tells funny yarns inimitably and is an I'M
equaled. racontelr. Ee is in comfortable
All bis money was made
in the Almighty Dollar
JOHN T. RAYMOND,
whose real name is O'Brien, is another
good fellow. He is Q teetotelcr, and
Doesn't drink at all. In the theater he is
4 perfect '.demoralizer," and has every
body upside down. Ie is always kicking
Up caper and playing jokes on everybody,
to the detrirnent Of the piece
ae is performing. He is an inyeterate
sgagger.'2 He neither drinks. smokes nor
,heWs; but has a passion for a peculiar
species of gambling. He mas q mania for
matching pennies" He will match
anybody for anything and forsany amount,
ind is generally very lucky, although he
1as frequently lost large sums. AS s'Col-
mel Sellers he has made great deal Of
money but spends tas fast as he gets it..
He paid Mark Twain royalties on the
tGilded Age" amounting TO over $l50,000,
he largest sum ever paid to an author for
, single play. He has just appeared IN
New York in q net: piece, 'tFolfert's \