The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-03-01
POSSARTS LITTLE SPEECH.
HE DOESN'T GET A CHANCE TO DELIVER
IT TO THE President.
He 70 Surprised that tse Ruler srsixty MIL
lion People Finds Tise TO Joke with him
for Ten Minutes In Democratic Fnshisa.

lion People Finds Tine 10 Joke with him
for Ten Minutes In Democratic Fnshiea.
It was shortly after II o'clock on Tuesday
night last when Herr Possart rushed. hot from
playing King Lear. into an upper room OF the
Atlantic Garden and fell to eating n flet OF beef
with substantial trimmings. A glass Of draught
beer went along with the food. As he ate his
supper Herr Possart was regarded with unmis-
taxable interest by a semiclrcle OF eight or ten
ladies who were drinking champagne with Cor
oner Ferdinand Levy and Manager Amberg OF
the ThalIa Theatre. md tho Atlantic Garden
orchestra doomed with n headlong and extra
ordinary fervor In tho great auditorium below.
Horr Possart was shortly to start for WASH
ington on a visit to the President OF the United
States. Coroner Levy had conducted the noe
essary correspondence with Col. Lamont. An
appointment had been made for Wednesday
morning between the hours OF 10 and 1.
At 11:45 Herr Possnrt. in q superb fur
trimmed o~vercoat and do1ing a stove-pipe hat
to either side. passed down the front steps Of
tho Thnlia with Mrs. Possart on his arm. Tho
Thalia orchestra played in the vestibule, and
a considerable gathering In the street cheered
the dctor as no passed to q carriage. Two car
riagas conveyed n select party by way Of the
Pesbrosses street ferry to the ,Pennsylvania
Guided. beside 'ME. and. Mrs. Pessart. Coroner
particular Knot OF tho actors many admirers
Manager Gustav Amberg. who has the .reputa.
mo-, more % am sfoBlins Viz yqh" sySry Year %ore t %sr passes o Saq
nis re Lsy TRa hlesd rb merr h nnd shs s HtIa 1i ING Sa aTner
and Mrs. Levy and Miss EnGel...
with the State Of Now. Jersey, but it was evI.
ness than q a. real sHny; i,Hd g, N DO;
Jersey from q trip Into tho interior OF the Penn
s~ylvania railroad station at midnight. The en-
Calculated to depress a sunnyehesrted ioreignerr
about to, take his first, experience OF American
rgi!E LEADING cor The eL ,5a inv WAS sr made AIDE W up ,6 ent n,S1y
ms but 2 one-ioot Sisle walled lie, with depressing
Herr, Possart had a stateroom; He did not
ward shamefacedly confessed, tried to guess
Ct tho cSnsummmaWtiion Of the hours which lay
r ns1wsss h Whe nnd h Sa sose. sna the the T toss sl u his
spirits may have been still further lowered BY
the frozen and melancholy aspect 81 nature In
the final stage OF its passage into the capital
city. He was not cheered by tho early morning
s sniiedd family al ttlsn at The REMARK aE' Of a New sgSe Yorker er
at the hotel later. who declared that the famous
miles wide and without any houses on the
edges, to finish It of With. Seemingly the
i H%si' Sim. 0f For q man az " aecastom mef's 70 r break
wanted, only q glass OF apollinaris water and
surprise. consisting. as it did. Of all meats and
all fishes. besides corn cakes, griddle cakes,
0. Alter b:r e"i H esri fiossart. Coroner Levy.
and Manager Amte r put 9 on swalIoW tall;
h1t Seq e Sasiom H tnas' k K rs Snp pesi,iys1y p peiysed
10 SaS ,o aloths this AT Iast the % sfd WIZ House in h th. e three
looked very we'll even in their loneliness. There
was little waiting before the four gentlemen
left In the reception rooms below. Cor
not having NiHns ontempisted the ladies' aao The The. P r.
i idHfnt stS %}fb on tna the saI hsnsth NJ E1f id IN tse s lIs5a1y
time for the rec ressep aiid. q se eP a ps. and Repre-;
a6oat t ths room %sI va RIes Z ss sSe pl sa3lddss 't e1d
Ens e snstnsE; dhs and adamfio oPmal. Wa Me qnaf Posssrs
seemed to feel It. and another touch was added
morning. Out on the Potomac fats The u
ington monument reared itself againgt the sky
that seemed about tic to ddtschharge snow u.
sa'lsns; t hhSo e e wen Wo%lS Ts sloo $H into x i" ana asc that sst
den Eo Ssas ' n ths and .s sMo T TheH t Is F Fiss Sylt
r most on1sia G9roP Ha,r 1 Poss. and an FSG ihs rast hin N
the President shook hands with rather less for
mality than had been shown BY anybody who
had shaken hands with Herr Possart during
Tho dermsn actor was nonplussed. He had
Q formal little speech OF compliment all ready
TO deItveE; but there camo no opportunity for
It The President was not at all u person to
make q set speech to. He chatted and joked
and laughed for ten minutes. and when tho IN
teryiew was over Herr Possart was o stirred
and astonished man. he said that democracy
was, beautiful. and that he would. watch the
works Of the June conventions with excessive
interest.
After tho interview with Mr.. Cleveland. Herr
Possart was taken through tho Capitol. where
ne heard Senator yost and Gen; Weaver in the
lunch at Willards, and after that he was lost in
admiration OF the amenities OF n vestibule
train. But the memory which was strongest
With tho German. actor when he alighted In
Jersey City, was. the memory Of a ruler OF co.
100000 who had chuckled and passed easy
compliments with him. and who had given him
IN ten minutes time no opportunity Of getting
rid OF q speoch fiat could have been delivered
In Germany without the slightest trouble.