The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-03
LONGEVITY on TIKI STAGE
THE GREAT AGE REACHED BY
MEN AND WOMEN
Famous In England and America In
Connection With the Stage
From Garrick to Gilbert.

"It is e'roneouEly supposed that the
coDt tant wear snd tear of an actors
calling make his stay upon the stege
of lif9 bi I compared with the rest Of
humanity in 6 NEAL"
These wor 4 were uttered to q New
York Mail aud Erprfs, reporter by an
actor who enj Jys a ripe old ege.
What have you to prove your as
sertion?"
rs atistics that cannot be success
fully cont oyS rtsd. will begin with
some of the most noted actors and
actIes es, and give their ages when
the final curtain WIS rung down.
Trere was Roger Ksmble, The IA her
OF Charles, who led hard fs In hi4
youth, and reached the iipe age Of 81
yea,s, Ch.rts Kemble, the father of
tie brilliant Fanny, was 70 when he
passed away. The greatest of this
& eat family If act re-, John PHI ip
Kemble, gave up the gsos' at e6. He
wo ked hard and accomplished a
great deal during his successful
career. Char ei Msckliu, the great
'Shylock,' went far over the time
allotted by the Bible, and died at l07
years of sge. David Carries, the
iragedian and comedian, woe out his
wonderful vitality a. 81. Ii s wife,
who YVES noed daneeuse, csme
within three years Of living 81 injury.
Thomss B ttsron, the Drury Line
trsgedi n, WIS carried to Westminster
Abbey at the pgs of 70, while his con.
tempo airy, Thcs. Gray, the Covent
Garden clown, reached can
fury. Mrs. Kendals mother,
who was Mrs. Robertson, was
81 when her summons came.
Dowtou, the iollv comedian, was one
year older than Mre. Robertson when
his humor was snuffed out forever.
At so Nscready ceased to write in his
journal and joined the choir invisible.
Ms. Abipgton's checkered career
spun out 10 SO ytars, and Sweet X t y
Olive" was jest "a when her bright
smiles faded forever. Mis- Fuote, who
became COUNTESS, wss considered
very charmi & at 20, when she d ed.
Samuel Pie ps was 20 and Blackstone
IS. The & eat rah Siddops, of whom
the post Campbell wroe a biogra pity,
attained the aye # 70 Mr.. Lester
Wal ack's grsnomother, in the pater-
nal line, lived to b. 90, his uncle Hem
ry to bs rs, aud bis brilliant ia her
reached 70, ia k Johns one, snoth, r
arc 8 or of Mr.. Lester Walleck on the
maternal sid, YVES q famous Irish
comedian, who die d at rs.
"Hhe come lars are long lived.
Henry and Thomas Placide were 49,;
Jack Banister, n; Paul J. Bsdf1id,
rs; Joe Cowel, 70; William Fa rem,
70; Henry S oman, so; James GUN,
the favoiite of George III. 20; the
dashing Listen, IA; Ttoma, Kirg the
origin, i Sir Peter Teaz e. "a; T. p.
Cook, 7S, and John Collns, an Irish
comedian, 20, when their deaths
occurred. James II. Hackett, the
'Fa staff which Shakespeare drew,
was over 20, and seemed 10 be in h s
prime, when he obeyed natures cli.
John Broughem, so famous srd be-
loved, left US at ~ 10 sleep in Green
wood.
"Operatic artists, dinseuses ard
composers often attain ripe old age,
Galley @ bier reached 81, Reynolds
II, 0'Ktefe SO, Mr4. l chbald 70,
Sheridan Knowles 70, Samuel Lovel
20, Cumberland 70, Murphy rs, Pierre
Egan ", Iharles Dance ~, Sir Henry
Bishop SO, Dr.. Arne 70, Ball 81, Mey-
,rbeer ~, Roesini 20, Haydn " end
Handel "a. AL these illu trlouI men
he'd something to do with
The tt-ge. The once IA
m Us p ina donna, Nine. Sapo'it,
added one year to a century, and the
noted I, nor De Roea was in bis Goth
year when he died. Tamburini's won
deriul voice was hushed a. 10, and
John Braham's at 70. Nine. Pasta
who could look like Norma, at 68; aud
Henry Phillips mo had rich, deep
bass voice, lived until 70. At 90 Cara
c ori-Allan sung in concerts. Nine.
Gaia AM died at 70, Dibdin at
20, Fl zbal at 81 and Horn
castle and Incledon at 20. Char.
10 ia Cushman waa near upon the sew
entities when she left the rec I'd of her
Mt bic life behind. Geyrge Holland
passed away at rs. Among the pro-
fession still alive hale and hearty but
np in years are John Gilbet, william
Warren, Mr.. John Drew, John +.
Owens, Joe j ffersou, st ddsrt, Q. w.
Charles Thorne, ST., and
Nine. Ponisi.