New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-27

~. 70 that It was in London when saw snr,nry
siei W along the Strand with peculiar sprihsy
nsu.0 90 old men raise their hats ana ara" "s'uo "
ssrao and felt proud myself for this re'cronoe
was paid to henr' n's
too" A., p,,so, cuc,ed q curious re-
- of Jefersons to the effect that sno ., thu
-.r,us OF insanity. He also repea'cu a,,hor
-. actors anent w. s. Gilbert the uia'""'
- -, 90 Gilbert one day Jefferson said ,,,
hsv. bean reading your exquisite "lcAeu
- cunert and felt that you could wr'te 'no 80,
ra.u,iful comedy of our generation you w." o..
u.ortray a heroine with heart. why Jun ,oort
.Bccauss have never met wo" 'a ,ho own.
- shom could draw such q heroine, was 'ho ""
ical remark ,oodo,esp said Mr..
pohson. "has reminded Of one when 10 -" rara
has been printed. Crane ana "' ro,.
playing some years aeo Swyork
Snown managers theatre OUT Vi &c
s erst az, was over and chatting I'D tne "e
'hv u.s. ssors when one of the boys rushed up 10
W., .ha, General Grant and his family were IN ono VI
.he noxes A flush OF grathed pride moun'eu " ~,
nanag.ri Al face followed by look OF asonlEeo uoao'
az no evidently reflected that perhaps Tue oeno'"
.deadhesded into the box. Did you sehu n'.. 800
pob,on T. he asked mo. aud on my Replying ~ s,,
tive he pulled card out of his pocket a h1ne
limo O.. t. told the boy to takeit to the poA -, ,h
,,, a, onswer The boy rushed of, his head iui VI '
sN.A nrnA
cor.r,l and returned In o few minutes WIN inc e
cor, which he handed to Mr. Manager snas'' ~
.s.a his face as he road 1t and without T" WV"
ha.d n 70 me- The first line read In the rather ""'
-'anog.r,al calcraphy: Did General Grant pay io'
his box n while underneath appe"ie1
son Fred did. U. y. Grant.
.be boy had taken 1t the box Instead OF the poA VI
fee" . NJ pobson
At mis- cottage in Cohassot, this summer ir "o''on
a,vaa severa visits from Edwin Booth, OF whom anu
~ whose father he told many anecdotes ono VI '"'
was 10 this effect: ~. poo,, was
/. PLAYING in Boston long ago the elder bootn was
.ezed with sudden fancy for taking long niGns M,S
Sh.v started out after midnight and ior tnTes
waiked aboat docks aud quays Not sour - ~ drf
meet their return 70 tue 81 .saows of the
A. nre following them, skulking III tue va,her
hsaSanses Edwin was somewhat scared put DIS iaer
.,snned forward aud in @ loud voice sald Sooa oson
ing my friend The man aia n9t ,s !, Leaks at
LAST n thorough ruian. With curse nc chno We
,ben The cid man drew himself up ana askeu, ,,.
are Won my friend3 Who are you I'm tnic, 'u i
srba, ans said the fellow. And l.. SAID bOoth, III
nes Of wonderful sweetness, 'and am pirate anu
he sSoos the astonished runlan warmly by the hana
The effect was electrical. Edwin Booth sad ana 'ne ~
troubled them no turtncf. -. M ra,.rred To
the time when the old Park Theatre was i S anIi
the entire OF workmen were DOING a'i6ns Al
nav waiting for Bouoicaut TO give then "a,
nusf come round and set the men 10 Worh. ra y,
must wait. said DiOn have Important n"..et w
attend 70 with dignified wave OF the hand. No.n
ing is of more Importance imam 'nS. id the author
ecfor that thrtyseven millions OF the cuItfateu
lie Of the globe are dependent for their literary ~
on me- and shall dsappoint them III oIe I'd ne ront
few paltry scores Oh ienoi"n' VIVIAN
fha man