Telegram-herald., 1888-08-19
MUSIC AND DRAMA
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fcrnis E : tre 1-G s1a agaare Company
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isbed 1ifY years 1f service on ths stage,
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has saan-er nstgeLnent in Chicago win
~ 4..tlsaa Square Company aad there
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n4ss ever etpsf4nrei Aly inlnB hxo t.
hat a was ta4f fnt best % defer ne plHao
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- Aet4 tcrtr Alacafn l's associates Ia me
ecapatf t.J let Allow tlie occasion - pass
onloacfe'I -na msulz
There ,gls a qaiet oat elegant dinner, st
wtlh the veteran oceapIei ths post II
honor ana when q g bumper Wa called
1,r In recognition 20 me c3med tl aho rad
psyel many 9arts Tor hau century and
p.s4sd tneui al wel ,ae festive cup was
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VII For two years lony M D4vidzs
p|oftei along ame and weary, but sraVe
snd caeerfal antI the other 1aY. amid the
"a % l1untaf1 arl.<s. me nesseng ger cane
Vfita trnIs 20 release The engagement
vas ended and lhe WearY feet worn with
inhnlda 4alsisrinTs across toi2 migaty
earn found rest a. ,tst
t.tlod bless n.an q 4 tns old man. 4" ara
dying and tnea ths goal toward which be
bal n1raegea Tor scvsnty odd years was
reached aaf on u ta8 dud clay renamed be-
hind l rloeserv ~ me spirit that had fed
Aayeody can xsf ca the stage nova
davs. saii ere comedian. sadly, as hs
pfsssi she rsfrastorv lab upon a CUSHION
sIhere - no such thsnr "a a sporsntice-
abf, IL aranlars art any foazsr Tho younx
v4e.-lan with a-rosf io8ss.o oleatv of conndence
and .backrrf can buv = play ana start out
- a star before sh-s j. sanili2r with ths
rudiunents az sage work She nav have
haf a iltfis elesti5nai,ls exparienee M w
rie,v halis. or ysoa t.lanasrs sf applause "a
lasdiax laiy 81 "a amateur club in the back
d.striets. ost af dramatis schooling she has
hzd rone a. all r. Is tAs same way with
many ihe so-caii-d sealing men SO far
a. figure ard appearances 20 thsy arc al
rixht. 6us thsy simply walk through the
rarrs. axh ssitiax =. certain intervals a su--
saseios 81 r-ir-and dried emotions In = cut
ana-arsed way
q Isn't there llttis Imagination In this
6eserf0raslon OF actors since the good old
eave We rad 80 much ahoutf'
Z. Not a. az II il q sad reality and FOR
tho reason I have given. In those days an
sctor had ID study Wth the bills chang
tn4 eyarV Dlzhs =n1 with The Lady of
Iyons. Tho Hanchback.' Romeo and
Jnlst. 'Iron ChesS' French Spy and
sNacbsth - pay every week there was no
ttEns for yncatiaz svned it0ns By Thursday
fhs wors for the following wees Aaas given
eat. and under such = pressure a. his II
man bad anY tang IN ham it vas certain 70
eone ont But whzt use = shere in being
~ artist n any Lac when anybody oan rat
tic erouna the country and coin money in
sich horrible 9aFiesgua upon comedy a.
the Ein So.dier' and other rubbish of that
Sort
And then 'he conversation drifted into
biographical channols- Or. more properly
seesking. y was autobiography.
q was born said the comedian, near
6~af eorearad on me stage a. Notfin xaar,