New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-30
TIE UNDERSTUDIEh-
THEATRICAL SKETCH.

lie iueW seN,', l'.ois They we're clad IN purple
tive famous car"iilAls. ,,,,,,tn,ll,ly every day
ard lime linen. and hveq sunni ~, ~ boz n0uets
or rather every night ihry ,15 Somewhat d6rcus
.n't ta.te Tnev drank cCld zen ~. t~r,.d n,osi
called their servants Narie1S' "nersonal bravery,
Jaring ,tions sometimes oi per 1i,rior vos -
s"s,nT ally of minnie rascaiu'lI - Io-s =
,,,tter thar happened amouEs' - - tn.v
49, Tbev drank poison 10 SOW must IL. lily
N'SN. III otber fC tine heart with loud ia
e. - Tbev >mo,hered their wives Win inv Co'.pu
Ia 10 I'D vent OH with the wives OF other
-, A roy>tering. bulstcrous, CRAFTY. NeaithNr
!''n, ,n,,ns murder0us. Iniquitons, Nirtuous crew
LIS, life wa, short ana not ai"aNs Il m-Ilf
one 4 community with Whom tue great mora. ~
on, or nbv~Ical Influences which control the
-,'t,arr hnnan race worked with surprising rapid
lty and unerring certainty a., tr.L.l o,d ~
Ionadab pbbius lived al the DHEhIeu cru w
y,',terioo Bridge Road lean and careWorn man
aTrvinr a predictions height ot forehead WIN
t-nriaI development like bay-wlnd0W, geheraily
1rJerstood III the DIbbns household 10 Ror,ehu
emo,,noUs hut restrained ahlUy IN, DIp"Ih-
bon>ehold was numerous. aud select 10 the eNIen.
r., the great majority of its members were OF
tor,ier wears Anyone straylng into the niue apart
r,nt which served a. breakfasts Dom; an
and drl vii q room. might reasonably nave lnoueu5
that ne had happened upon Greene anu II nc L.
renamed throughout the day must nave "qhueLe"
when the children were 10 De cal-e" l"I. Au' ~
bodv ever called for them OF ldle' nuO Nvu
ro5 ~ ,,o-e attentive upon households where there
j. more to eat aud a more liberal Cs'Ii'u1,ou o
clothing All told, there were h,'e. Il a., I I',i
lived inere would have been eiA'en Two ma
d,J one CONSEQUENT upon tccthf<. another IN the
Tnhlc streets sacrificed to the MolocA Oh Or "erS
Gray. . ,,
Inc and 1t had led TO their MOVING 10 the
Waterloo Bridge Road. II vas necessary lor Pro
t.io,al reasons that Nj. DlDhlhs >.' uu HdNt lii'
Io,i,c.i. somewhere near the strand court he
Nod to lee unhealthy. Nj Dlonlhs' WIN tIle lac
~ .ecou,l. horn fresh before her eyes WouId not
Sl Hol ',n,,rritai.: ST. they arrived al the com
r,,,..,. OF residing ia atetlOo BId~e load one
nf the main GTtetlcs of London W HO" -. HoC
recovered hom the oI-Al'Ns 'HHu'N'' u ''' wa
bridge t,
Al first Mrs Dbhgs suffered unnumDtied
anxieties IN consequence of the ''elI"o 'u''
iii. uuhlc convenience WAS. IN "a. L. NlTctiiN re-
spousi lie for the appearance OF seventh 4'"o.'S
~ la.t fem DAYS be ore ne cue. In The Garner
weeks OF the tenancy the nei-uhors were con
.t,urIv diverted bv -ccInG pale, anxious HiUe
woman wit Il her sleeves turned up duu an apron 'u'
divI.r into the uldClr OF the ROAD ana rrstuihR
from imminent peril nom 0uS nv, w., ~ s ..t
vlole hludsful of children who seemed 30 near me
s,,re aye that u was l.possiule 20 suppose lhel
We all her own. Bat they were; anu thoUsA
house-room was c,Tcun,gI .5 ,.tivr ,or MORSE.
Of humanity that To tie cold eye OF the stranger
were uot attractive.
loDadab was ID bis th.rty-hith year ana n'-tl
have been ANYTHING al all over thdi l-r. lir was
In. sort of man that never crow ou-ooNlh- illri
the fashion oil ordinary Inortdl~. lie had joel .htI
wuI,Aers nor muustacue to turn gray ana a, i'I
his hair his forehead was so stupcnio"'N HI-u
and so ag-resslvcly prominent thHi haI was 4"i'r
"a secondary consideration. Now urn 4"N mana
upun the subject. remember ne hao ~oir' pau
What color 10 WAS or L0N "oID nave DO Ioe'lIeo-
tIoL.
There docs net appear Mt first sight much in COM
mon between - gu0r hhni. the associate of kings
the friend OF empcrors the Witness OF many secret
GRIMES and poor Jouddau Dlnons with his noble
f,teir..l and his uine children And Vet there was
file closest possible relation t'r they were one ad
to same person. SiguOr DlWui was Jola-a" =
professional name lie was .atmDer OF 'nr OH
uanv of she Theatre ROYAL. Wellington ST. thouth
tou rgI,ht Look IN vain through the l.9t OF pt--
f.rt.-r- tor his name. Sl-u0r bioluL lh ldtt ot-
cup.ed position IN the COMPANY III, ,Lo ,tI
WhcI H. perhaps. even unknown 10 lue I.71I'-
hearted hqfltue OF the theatre who takes his place
Ia the stalls and expects everything T." 10 OH ''-I'
on the -taCe before nm. ~l4hoI bI"IH = Pl"I'7-
s,,,- evl-teuce WIS % striking proof OF the Prov
o, necessary Tor the carrying on Of great theatre
-. Va. an uudeT~f udicr that - 20 say. 10 vas hi-
Iu~uess 10 under~tudy some of the prime pal parts
g. tt h. n case of sudden Illness or accident the
actor 20 vs. hom part vas assigned wa Io' ave 10
nut i'd au appearance, jouadah tooN j. pace 'ilH
h., Ind learned three parts ia the same piece
l,4rulu, every work. making himself iiiiilldi Win
cuc- and read, 10 step ON the -ta-e ~ AN h"ui
notice Every night hr was down al the theatre an
saw safely Oh the stage tie men whose parts lie
had uuderstUdIed
Jonadao wa- an ambitions man. He felt that
wIth.u hlm which told h.m that. give h,m The
chance. there ~l,ud step forth on the stage such
Hamlet a- the world h4I uot vet ~cen. The same
remark applies. with only less degree OF cmruI-S,
L. Louis Al. RIchrleu and score OF the prncipai
characters on the stage. Bur for Hamlet JonAdaD
thought that iu addition To many sTdce9 OF ulhd,
nature had peculiarly gifted hin III JAe matter o.
presence.
twill easily be understood when bis manner of
lie = made KNOWN that quite apart irCm the nine
ever-opru mouths at home JOnadab had good
dea. TO make HIM look carcworn. When MAJ has
the certainty that. given hin a chance he VII
blaze before the world ID the meteorlc niglt OF
genus. when that chance ever seems WITHIN mis-
gTaSp and as constantly eudes 10, we nave uc con
d.tous of life that write WiIhAIrs on 'He PROV
lend "A stoOp to the shoulder dnd du the bri-h'hcs-
OF the eve.
Jonadab was OF an immensely sangune tempera-
r,ert mr. M. ne or would have lived for the great
Occa> on 90 which at the time TIN, chronicle opens.
h. Wa. swiftly tending He bad al his tongues
end ~ of what may be called the stock parts,
glance over The prompter- books hroaght ha * 10
h.s wlud all the dark sayings Gl hamlet ana tLe
rotund utteranres of the rest " here the ~anyuine
disposition came especially INT" pay was Wh"h no
had new part 10 learn. mrs d.d not happen very
often ~ the Theatre kOvIl m NclinEtou->t. was
prosperous and when new piece was placed ON
the stage 10 remained there Tor one or two hundred
nights. Bot new pieces came and Jonad1L threw
himself into the undrrstuuy with undated NigOr
lie felt his time would come AT iast,and II brho"Ved
HIM be ready Tor H. false step ~ the street,
sue Ten colo "a carriage accident, and great people
might be lard low and modest merit might step
forth on the stage To retire amidst the pauults OF
amazed audience.
Fortune u Is written. comes to those who know
how 10 wait. JOnaddb bad waited he kuc" not
bow long. Certainly Tor thirteen long year. ne had
been ready ami even sc trllLg. Bur fortune mad
passed bin lv touching with capncl0us hand
others whom J0nadab thought had not waited 50
long. and whom be- wa- sure had not HOPED so pa--
souateiy. lie knew men who had been suler- IN
country theatres. who were now stars ana even
managers OF prosperous theatres. for hun; alas
came no sunshine aud bad 10 not been for the CON
slant IS week winch his post brought him DO.
,-''N nave gwen mp me long stern cud~c Lul
cnriJ un, "a .a'N' an aoIitohtl reason My ne
C"uIu not AFFORD TO dispense with 2Is. % week. 50
i''.'l IN learned his parts. aud struggled with
ItuI"s Us thoughts as he saw Hamlet come trip
ping down the dark staircase - his dress, room
am thought how changed might he the world sun
Pos,nE III Tete some time 10 leave 6y
Hamlet tripping might sprain hi. mil and H.
anxious manager would rush about the rec.,,4s of
lie stage caLiLE the name OF Dlbbns
H.
one night in January, Jonadab crossed Water,oo
Bridge at an unusually raj Id pace Us heaS