New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-04
THE RECORD OF THE UNION SQUARE.
ACTORS WHO WON REPUTATION THERE.

ACTORS WHO WON REPUTATION THERE.
An old actor, who stood looking at the ruins of tho
interior of the Union Square Theatre the morning
after tho lfc, said: "That house has had glorious
history. Think how many regulations wore chiefly
made within Its walls, and what brilliant succession
Of pieces were played thoro in way that has never
boon surpassed was a member of that company
for many years, and OF the cast of Prisoner
For Lfc, stood upon ~ stage at the end Ut The last
performance OF the old stock company. The auderce
stayed and called repeatedly, but though
speech was evidently wanted prepared to
make H. On both sides Of the curtain II seemed Ee
parting from old friends. When poor Charley Thorno
first came to thtt house he was g oi but a rough aud
noisy actor. Those who recall the = Geneva
Cross Will remember how he roarcd. Then camc
Bouccault with : Led Astray,' and taught him tho
value of rcprcssed and suppressed emotion. lie
pleely changed Thornes methods, and largely helped
TO make him no better actor no became. IL was his
quick impressvencss and dignity that mado his
'osp' in Tho DancbeFs,- aud his strcbclow' IN
the Bankers Daughter so sympathetic. Even
stoddart never struck succession of parts in which
hc was at his bcs till no there. At Walacks as
regular low comedian he had been often amusing, but
rarely broadly funny lilo Is far better character
actor than ho Is a low comedian Before he came to
the square he had made ono great hit as Money
penny In Tho Long Strike but his starring tour
with IL had not been very successful. 1t WAS his
Pierre Michel and his Martial In Tcrreol that
showed his marvellous Intensity at It's best.
Parselio, too, was not much Of success til no
came to that company. As old man In Philadelphia
he had moi been particularly we'll received But when
fairly started here what gallery OF portraits
Of fine old gentlemen he gave u.s. Katc Claxton
camo thcrc playing small parts, and left STAR
Clara Morris was celebrated before Palmer secured
her, but Miss Mutton and The Sphinx glyo her
talents greater scope than they had lad before sara
.lrNctt made nearly all her reputation that stage
" alden Ramsay and Maud Harrison learned all they
know there Mrs. T. J. Phillips mado hor FIRST APP
stage IN Pink DUmnCcS. dc hlAcNllle c2h0 there
fist after leaving san Francisco, Young Salviu!
mado his first appearance In English with Clara Morris
In Article A. Marie Wilkins her greatest faie
tn, Same boards ErOchasd ia Ihe TWO Or
phans and Mansfield jumped in.O celebrity a one
bound in the Partisan Romance There mas been
remarkably mortality among lh,t company. Tbprn',
Iarsclc, Mark smith, Wilder. Thorpe. Morse, PhiluS
Glover. Marie wilkins, Emily Mcsta5cr, Nina Nafan,
kaie Holland and Kate Grald are some OF those Who
have passed away
"Dn that stage many sayings hat have passed into
theatrical history Wcfo first uttered IhOtno aud
No,e Eiyiuge were always quar'liing Il was dur-
ing ono OF those sQa, that h. SAID O her wei, dou''
cat mo- and She replied, Ny Icil ton forblds me- %
eat hog Ihe.e. owen Favcctt and IhornN wore al
WAYS grying.' and In the Two orphan, Wucn TOO
'Chsvalicr' threatened 10 throw Pc.ri ont ~ fhc
window, the iaiter tnterjoctcd tho question Mhat5
the matter with the donr}' and broke UP Itorne
aud tha audience. There. too. the first night ot
that colossal failure. Lost (hi,dren.' Thorn" should
have said i'm a telling situation, am Cny do 'oury.
pray you. remember that bat not bcrg s9ro of bis
lines. he exclaimed. am Cuy DE- Convey. AID DONE
phrase added to tho rdiculc w;h which the play wa
greeted