Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-03
DRAMATIC GOSSIP.

ice Emmett stsrted outin life as sign
painter.
Lawrence Barrett was once 8 waiter in
restaurant.
Lolita used to dsnce and sing fer the
"ooys" in the Sierra mining camps.
Richard Mansfield was 9 reporter on
the Boston Daily NsWs.
Stuart Robson wss printer.
"Bilie" Fiorerce used to peddle papers
and est peanuts in the gallery like the
rest Of his kind.
BARLEY Csmpbell's first emf loyment
WAS in brickya.d.
Sarah Ber.hsrdt WAS dres maker.
Harry Miror WAS New York druggist.
Anguish Daily was newspaper re-
porter
1t has been discovered thst Laura
Scheimer,. the opera singer and one
TINA fsvoIits CT the Sultan Of Turkey,
WAS not bows!rung and driven into the
Bosphorus After ell. she is coming to
. this country soor to sing at largely in
creased salxry. The story is refreshing,
coming after the time-Eoln diamond rob,
berry fake, and WAS q very bright adver-
Using scheme.
w. S Gloeft's new comedy, to be pro-
duced st the St. James theRter, London,
shortly, is to be called Birmingham Hall.
Stephen R. Barry, young journalist OF
O;wego, N. Y has adopted the stage and
will sppear in Edward Hlrrigsn's COM
panY at the Park in the new Irish p.sy TO
be produced about the holidays.
The DUE Opera Company will shortly
produce the new operstta by Hurry Paul
ton and E lwsrd Jakobowski, entitled
Psols. The book Is attended to parody
the Corsicsn vendetta. Lillian RusssIl
will assume the ti.le-role.
Mrs. James Brown Potter began re-
hesrsals Of Antony and ,C!eopairk last
Thursday In Chicago.
Estelle Clsyton's acting in The Quick
or the Dead seems to be pleasing the pub
lie in the South.
MIR. Robert Downing, who has made
such reputation as the Gladiator, is to
be married to his leading lady, Miss
Blair. Mr.. Downing's marriage will take
place at the West End hotel, Minneapolis,
this week. 1t will be very quiet # sir,
only few friends being invited.
Chsrles HoYt next will be titled ga
Slnged Cat"
STORIES OF F-RREsr AND CHARLOTTE
CUsHMAN.
II conversation with the New ork Star
the other day James O'Neill Of "Monte
C.lsto" fame said:
CHOW times have changed for the young
actors. A stock sctor doesn't have the
work that he hal whsn 1 went into the
profession in Cincinnati. When I wss q
utility man we we're obliged to be az the
thester at O'Clock In the morning. We
had half an hours practice 1T fencing in
all its forms-f)il, broadsword and cut
las-apd then hslf an hour under the
dancing master. The regulGr rehearsal
Of the company began st 10 O'Clock and
continued IS long IS the stigs manager
thought proper"
"You don't call any rehearsal that
eariv now, do your" asked the Star man.
"Not much. Most Of the people con-
slider it hard times to be obliged to get
around to the thester ct noon. Aud then
now an actor has one part which he per-
heps plays the whole season. Why, when
went to McVicker's theater in Caicsgo,
last after the fire, we would get the roper
toire CT star, ssJ Booth or Forrest,
weeks In advance Of their engagement,
and cur parts would be given to US to
study. Probably there would be differs
ent play each night, and yet when the
star arrived we were expected TO appesr
at rehearsal withou. pGrts, that is, dead
letter perfect. Speaking Of F3rEgst,
remember when was playing 81 Cae-
land, under John EllslerEshts was 9bes
fore l went to Chictgo-F5rfess Nopsned
an engagement thete in sTRfr-
ginius" Ellie Ellsler, who washing
but bi: Of girl then, playedsRfrginis,.
and she was very nervous. sAtfef the cue
tain went down on the last net she said
to Mr.. Forrest, Did do well? 1 tried
very hard The old man took her face
between his two hands and kissed her
forehead as he said, my dear child, you
are Virginia Charlotte Cuehmsn played
an engagement at MCVicker's while 1 WAS
there, and, IS would have nothing to do
for the week following, she induced
McVicker to let me go with her to Buff
falo. Sac WAS very kind to me, and 1 got
the biggest salkry for that weeks work /
had ever received in my lie up to that
time. l know when I went to
ting in her loom before table
WllSu "SS uSSpCN WILL SLCCA-
backs, and she was separating the worn
sud solled bills from the fresh ones. Il
hate these old bills, she ssid. 'I'm go.
ing to send them to the treasury and get
bright, crisp ones' She told me onght
to go to France and study couple Of
years; but 1 was poor and couldn't do
anything Of that kind, so went back to
my work"
"When did you first pay in Wsshing~
toni"
"I came on with Jef5srsop, think in
1869, and we played in the old NstionsI
theater. 1 remember 1 played Dick
Dowlss in the II sir- at-Law' as my first
part in this city"
''There have been CREST changes here
since theL?'
ayes, indeed. This is now the most
beautiful city In the country. l have
been driving for four hours ell about the
city and am lost In admiration ct its
beauty. II haG my way would devote
9 large p ortion Ct the treasury surplus to
improving and besutiiyiDg Washington
until 1t should be the most beautiful city
in the world"
"Why don't you buy some ground here,
build you . house and settle down for en-
ioYment when you have made MONEY