The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-12

efsi. For long time the loss OF diamonds
reported In the newspapers means fame 10
actors. male and female, bat that gag IL well
worn and pretty well played ont. Runaway
honss, fsintipg spells, severe illness, mirao
ulous Escapes, heroic savings OF life, haveau
done their little part la bootting itohers for
notsriety upon the plane OF public scratch
dom.
Referring for a moment 70 the marriage Of
this little Thumb woman, natnfa ly recall
the pslmy days OF BsrnuIn's Museum when
II stood ~ the corner OF Ann street aud
Broad gay, the polnt nov occupied by the
superb marble building OF the New York
Herald. have la my sorapbook picture
OF that part OF the town NJ II Was In tho,s
days The City Hall Park extended do VII 90
the end OF the curb, now oooupied by the
Federal building, or the post otiioe ~ II 10
generally called, and was surrounded from
end 10 end by high Iron fence, and the
piokeH Ot which we're very sharp ~ the
gates Of this fence stood sharpers, now aud
then, Who obtained from Innocent ruitios
various sums, from tweatyhye cents 70 a
dollar. Tor admission 10 the PARK ITO look nj
the public buidines There was IA enor-
nous elem tfso there, ff0m the limbs OF
which, ia the long. long Ego wers danglei
NO pelr0 mufdsrsfs oapghi Ia the act OF
r dshAf Il AasaaninAtion.
- Barnum'a Mufeum was IA enormous inpli'
tuition. utilizing n number OF old stores aud
kouses running from the hrst door along che
entire front on Broadway from Ann 10 Ful.
ton ltfe,t. IT, root Haunted haga OF all ma.
onn, while banaerettea depended from
every one OF its multitudinoua windows.
Behind an or ofmoua canvass Transparency,
on which were painted pictures OF the
Thumbs, q gorilla, the what's 10, the mer'
maid and other ourioaities, sat n German
hand, which played 81 intervals during the
day. Barnum must have made millions In
that place, for II was crowded night and day.
d.. To- sfls "A
ing the day, In what was called the lecture
room" where u very excellent company
gave very ofetiiabla performances, That 10
where first saw "Unole Toms Cabin" par'
formed I went with Mrs Stowe, tho author
OF the book, nearly cried my eyes out over
| the trials and tnbulato na OF the venerable
Oakley and he sweet anRellsms OF the pretty
IVA. lheis were no bloodhoands no dou'
keys no dual Torays TO make the scenes
| ridiculous, bat q eloan'eut, welldrilled, al
miiably put representation OF the story, a.
| given la the graphic woods ot the wo nan
| who felt "A when she wrote II. Bsrnum him
| self was ~ good curiosity a. any IN TITS
building and he occupied little oliios with
glass doO'a on the first floor, above the en.
| trance, where probably 10, 900 900 OF people
have looked In nj his curly head and beam
ing face. thought the other evening, when
saw Mrs George q. Howard going through
the antics OF Topay Ia the Third Avenue
! Iheater precisely % sho did la the ante
beilum Gays, OF the amount OF nervous en-
erey and muscular activity she had put into
her Interpretation OF that amusing character,
and oontFpsted her comparatively obscure
aud lmpeeunlous condition with that OF 9th.
ers without uthe OF her physical exeellenee
or her mental attributes but with an inor'
dlnAte development OF check and advertising
knack sufficient 90 place them upon the pin.
nnole OF fame and In the very vault OF
CIWaus like wealth.
THY LACKED ruFPfNo
There were two Clarkes IN the cast: ". II.
! Clarke tho was at one time known through.
out the length and breadth OF the Union ~
the hero OF TEN Nights In Barroom," and
young George Clarke, now, think, travel
Ing with one OF the Madison Square oompa'
MES, for long time with Daly,and generally
known In the profession as an Intelligent,
hard working, industrious actor. forget
who III Gle Tom was. but beliey Mr. q. q.
Howard played ST. Clair and little Cordelia
Howard vas tho bright and beautiful Eva,
Naturally these details are OF no special In
tefest 90 you, 30 | pass them with the simple
remark that when Tom Thumb and MIsu
Warren made their appearance In the long
exhibition room and held leveea at one end
ofthe platform, exchanging smiles for quar-.
ters and pictures for dollars, II was a reyeia
ton 10 the company, who SAW at q single
bound, these little mites fall far beyond
them INTO the arena OF public favoritism and
money getting, simply because they were
freaks OF nature. Tom Thu NIB bad oonsid.
cradle native dignity, az most little people
have, but rs years rolled on aud ne developed
somewhat In stature he became very fond oil
himfslt end rather gave the idea that II a
hadn't been for him Brother Bsrnum
wouldn't have been the factor In affairs hs
certainly became. He had q certain degree
very uncertain degree OF iondnssI for olheI
ladies', who catered TO him, and toadied "a
him and battered him until he became q
wretched little spendthrft II he had been
as careful OF hts money as he was devoted 10
his individual telhsh qualification, Mrs
or, and not be compelled, In her
comparative cid age. 10 seek the no
toritty which second marriage grants In
the hope OF exciting again the public. its els
tiers ard iIs aunts. | wonder what became
OF the ola frealsg-she original Clroasslau
girl; the poor, dementsd darkey who served
the purpose OF What.is-l.; the famous
blower OF Class into fancy shapes the vener
able Albiuo, with bis snow white hair. the
reddish eyelids the most restless eyes will
his fat, smiling. greedy wife and his handy
legged children. With great anazsment
and equal hartinees l returned salution IL
Chicago few weeks since, given me by aI
eig1 tfoot giant. Who, with his eght.foo
wife, CO ntlnued FOR months a chlst attraction
on Barr ums platform. He is q substantial
farmer in Minnesota, and she is a we'll be
haeed dairy mistress living on the fat o
their farm comfortable In their old age AND
with arvelous recollection OF names and
faces
THE CHANGED DWARF.
Mrs. Thumb is no longer the pretty ans
petite, dol-iaced child she was qnarter o.
a century ago Care aud age have faro veC
her brow, the crows have planted their fee
by her eyelids, the bright red blood OF you'll
has foTsaktD her veins. Nothing pleases be
so much IS to be followed by gaping crowds
nothing recalls so vividly the visions OF 9th
er and happier days as the obs aad abs of
paying multitude, and when, turning he
bsck upon the ice-b bound rocks OF sterile
New EDglsr d. she sought the limited sheck
els OF metropolitan dime museums. she took
| 80 Ire mendnna q nrnlessinnal iumhla II