Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-05-29
Aged Actors.

Actors are, as a general rule, a
long lived race. This Is owing, in
all proba biIity, to the fact that tue
profession they pursue Involves
that combination of mental with
bodily activity which the personal
experience or q good many Of US
has proved to be Que of the essen-
tial conditions Of health and hap
pipess. Charles Mscklin of whose
Shy lock Pope said that it was "the
Jew whom Shakespeare drew"
lived to be lO7, and he appeared on
the stage after he was 80. 1t is
true that, by this time, he had lost
most of his physical energy, but
tradition reports that when he was
about ~ rush upon the scene, prior
to bis vehement colIoquy with Tu.
oai, he used to call out to the
prompter, "Kick my shins, kick
my shins aud that the real pain
which this occasioned him inspired
fhomas Gray, the clown par ercet-
lence Of the days Of Green Aun-,
ned at the sge ot 100 rhe charm
'uy Mrs. Bracesirdie, whose intel
IIgence was equal to her beauty,
aud whose goodness exceeded bUth,
>pent ~ years ON the boards aud
died at IS. David GarrIck's wife,
who turned the heads of all the
young fellows about town by
her fascinating dancing in
her youog days, ana who
.ived To witness Tue performances
of E imund keaD, reached the age
Of 81. Dowton. of whom | once
heard Bucks say that "he had
q five act com-dy in each eye" re-
tAIUeh nis irOiic -pirit until he was
IS Fanny Abbipglon, whom Hty-
Iplds painted AS tne Comic Muse.
,aainlainei n high position on the
stage for 43 years aud lived to b. SO
Bettertuu d., d at 10, r ger Kemo e
,t 81. K"ty Give at "A, Mrs. Hnr-
low at 81, Jack Johusoue at 7S,
CnIley Cluber at 81. Paul B-dfonJ
At 78. John Harley ut u, r 'bnrt
KeeIey and William Farren at Is,
Ll>ton at ~, Jack Ban"lster al II.
Miss Fo,t,, James Quin, James
Hackett, John Colli"s, Sam,-I
Poe ps and and Mrs. Glover at 20,
the Two Placides at 70, Charles
Kemble alta, Charles Matthews a.
"a, Buck stoue IL IS, Thom As Klrg,
The original Sir Peter TAaz ., at "a
Bartle,, MS FaIstaff. at "a, William
Belts ut g., William CuIlenfn'd At
II, aud L. P. Cuoke ats Chip
peudaIe ami Be- ,min Webster are
both over 80, auu james X An,ler-
-ou, Mrs. STERLING, William Cfes-
wick and Barry Sullivan must be
close approaching thie.-score anu
ten. V-stris, tue f4Mou- ballet
i.ucer, lived to be SO, anu
Garvel, alter 50 years of service IN
the same capacity at the Opera
House in Paris, died at 81 Tag.
'ionI is still alive, \ charming old
..dy of II, and retaius the bright
expression Of countensnce aud eie-
,auce Of movement wuich made
ner the idol of the upper ten th"us
aud in every capital in Europe
nalf century ago. Upon III.
French stage, sctOrs and sctr -sse-
tr- as lOug-lIved AZ their Euglieh
brothers and sisters. Mdlle Mar,
PrevilIe aud Mole died at SO. De
vigny and Madam Belle Cour y,
SO, Brizard and Mleh.lot at ~
MilIe. Hus at II; Fleury at y,
Caumont, Lafon and Md L.. Du
pout at 70. De Grandval, Baptist.
the elder aud Ioauny win" was As
years upon the stage at "a; By
tiste the younger aud Firm,n al Is
Mdlle. Faniez vt IS; Mdlle D'Ohg
ny. Monvel, L+iouL and Lenaitr.
At n, Granger, Armand and MhlIes.
Devienne amt Dejazet at IS. Periei
at n and Delar,ve at 90. Mile
D4ngevile ut 50. ST. Wi ann
Mdlies. Clarion, Luzy De st. Val
At 80, Mdlle. De st. Val-the cid. r
sister of the last named lady--at So,
Mime. Talms ut SO, Nine. Thenaru
and Mdlle. Dune, nil at 81, and
Nine. Saporitt at 10I.