Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-06-27
PLAYERS SUMMERING.
Tho Sequestored shades Of COhssset-P1geOn
Cove ana Manchester-b by -tho-Sea-
Something About Mrs. Bi
Baker and Sarah JeWett.

fhe sequestered shades Of Cohasset-P'geon
Cove ana Enthusiastically -the-sea-
somsthing About Mrs. Bi
Baker and Sarsh Jewett.
Boston Letter.
This il a great place for the people of
The stage To summer in and about. Within
a radius of thirty miles from the Hub of
the Universe are now to be found players
of such repute as John Gilbert, Agnes
Booth, Charles r. Thorne, jr., Lawrence
Barrett, Stuart Robson, w. II. Crane and
sara Jewett, not to speak of those who
are residents of Boston the year round,
notably William Warren, the veteran COM
edian, who will celebrate in October next
ths fiftieth anniversary of his debut before
the garish lamps, and his esteemed associ-
ate, the well.known old woman of the
Boston Mus ,um, Mrs. Vincent. By-the-w way,
l met Mrs. Vincent the other afternoon
at the Park theatre, where Clara Morris
was giving a matinee of "Camille.' The
good old lady came behind the scenes at
the close of the performance, and was intro
duoed to the gifted Clara, in the dressing
room, which, for her convenience as an in.
valid, had been improvised out of one of
the proscenium boxes. Mrs. Vincent is
an indcfatigable Lady BOuntiful, and one
of her neighbors in the theatre had handed
her IS for the relief of poor family in
which she is interested. To this contribu-
ton Miss Morris added a little roll of bills,
amounting to Sc, and with this impromptu
subscription the good "Old woman" " of
the museum made glad the home of her
objects of charity that very evening. Mrs.
Vincent is not without superstition, /
find. She shares with BrignOli and
other artists firm belief that
rubbing hunchback's hump will
bring good luck and has pur-
sued this theory for years, to such an ex-
tent, indeed, that she declared all the
hunchbacks in Boston know her, and, as
a rule. manage to get out of her way
when they see her threatening them with
a cOnciliatOry rub. One day in a street
car she saw quaint little man and 'made
for him." before, however. she could say
" my dear, can You tel me-" ETC., and
managed to rub the magic hump, he
had perceived her intention and dropped
off the rear platform having transacted
her business at the theatre, however, she
met him face to face IN the street. He
scOwled, turned hump and ran and she
after him, but, alas the bossee went faster
than Not,c Dame of the museum and
QuasimOdo came victorious.
The other day at tho station Of Man
chester by. .the-Sea, where Landlord Jun
ius Brutus Booth has his MascOnOmo
house and John Gilbert, of Wallack' S
nurses his ripencd years in a quaint home
stead with an orchard and "old oaken
bucket " attached, encountered an affa
bic hunchback whom mentally christened
the Mascot of the MascOnomO. Despite,
however, tile fact that he called me "my
friend" aud cOnfided to mo the interest
ing intelligence that, whereas the hotcl
"barge" taxes guests Sd cents for each
trunk or package, he only charges 20 cents
to convey them up or down the hill,
could not summon up courage enough to
rub the hillOck of his back. In his glazed
cap and blue checked blouse the Mascot
of tho MascOnOmo, Or rather of Manches-
ter, was study of rather rugged pictur.
esquenoss, but for a that, [ canEot say
blessed the day met the hunchback.' y
Looking across the blue waters from
''the singing beach" which, combined will
the cool and fragrant Essex woods, make:
Manchester SO delightful a resort, one Cal
60, the long low limo Of the COhosset coas
where SO many prime favOrites of the stag
aro ''resting." Ten years ago Cohasse
was invaded in more modest way by ;
little band from Days Fifth Avenue
theatre, Now York, including james
Lewis and his wife and Clara Morris. The!
were lodged and boarded at the cottage .
a fisherman named Biiah Baker. who hat
a remote connection with ''thc profession
in having once been attached to circus
the standing introduction to all his anec
dotes was: "Wintcr of 40, spring of 80
when 1 travelled with Juno & Anzeyine'!
circus!'' The landlady, "Mrs. Bi Baker,
was also character; when Clara MOrri:
asked her how she was going Il
find the residence of sailor
a friend of htrs, who used to live il
New York, but whose number she hat
forgotten, "Mrs. Bi Baker" made an
swer '' Ye derned fule, yew yew dom
suppose I'm going to New York withou
my compass, do ycw % Tho holida,
makers used to peep over hillock ant
see Edwin Forrest jogging moodily alonI
in buggy behind a lazy horse over
dusty road now COhasset is changed,
is more modern, and yachts and phrtOn
are no strangers to tho place. Still, tn
residents are not required to 60 into ful
dress and a flannel suit and straw hat
haye been known to suffice for many
day. COhasset is reached by one of tn
branches of the old Colony railroad.
Beyond Manchcster-by the Sea, indec
beyond Rockport, which is tue dumping
off" place. is lovely sea-swcpt nook
known as Pigeon Cove, because, tradition
has it, . vast and countless flock q
pigeons perished there, en- masse, during
a storm many years ago; their delicat
plumage and tender bones fairly whitene'
the banks of the little inlet. 1t is here tha
Miss Sara Jewett has her summer home
felicitously christened Windycot, and it i
here that tho favorite actress is now SO
journing with her mother and marrie'
sister, fair young matrOu with three littl
sons. Miss Jewett will remain ut Windy
cot until about month from now. whel
she accompanies the Union Square theatr
to California and thence hOmeward on
tour which will last until nearly Xmas time
Pigeon Cove is a capital place to rest in; tn
healing and aromatic Odors from pine tire
groves mingle with fresh, saline breeze
from the Atlantic, which spreads unbrokel
in front of this, the furtherest extremit,
of Cape Ann. The settlement of villas
cottages and single hotel, is bright an,
picturesque in its coats of lavender, pal
coffee color, or, perhaps, dark green paint
relieved with dark red the coast is net ;
sandy beach, but rocky, and the sea. OF
stormy days. washes almost the base o
the marine dwellings. 1t was bright,
. blue and glistening in the sunshine tn
49, l saw it directly in front of Windy
cot appears a distant range of Main
mountains and the low line Of tho Isle O
Shoals, where Celia Thaxter was born an,
bred, and which her romantic history an,