Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1889-02-07

has not been settled. So C0x's memo.
~ may have boen ali right /.
Chauncey NJ. Depew has retentive
mind. Bourke Cochran surprised
even thu etAid Judge .of the court Of
appeals hy tho alibness ith which he'
ratified of former decisions and argu-
nents whom arguing in the Jacob
Sharp case, and almost without notes
and ~ comparatively short notice Jo-
scph II. Choate. ex-Attorney.Gdneral
Russell. Elihu Root, John Il. Parsons
are other lawyers who possess wonder
ful memories that have been improved
by constant training.
Henry George can quote political
economy OF tho past aud present by
the yard without reference TO their
books, and his one-time friend. DR..
McGlynn, has an almost equally good
memory. DR.. Talmage goes around
continually with few sermons,
lecture or two, and probably a mag
ozine article In his head; but his MEM
ory Is such that he stores each away
In some subdivision, and they come out
all right
These men frankly admit that good
memory Is invaluable.
Among actors a retentive memory
is necessary or a "good study" ms
the veteran assistant secretary OF the
Actors Fund, Ben Baker. has It. But
IL Is not 80 necessary now in the time
OF combination, when the Same COM
pany plays tho samo piece for sea-
son. In the old days OF stock COM
panies when IL was common to pre-
sent farce, comedy and tragedy
all in one night aud to change the
bill nightly. good memory was an
absolute necessity. No actor can sue
coed without It, for il is no uncommon
thing for a play TO be put on at few
hours notice. .|
Lester Wallack, In bis recollections
OF the stage, attributes much OF his
success to the fact that he possessed a
remarkable memory.
f. l. Davenport had a marvellous
degree of retentiveness and Fanny
Davenport has inherited the gift
John X Swift. who, after Forrest, was
the greatest Rolla who ever trod tho
boards, possessed the same faculty.
50 did John Henderson, one OF the
favorite tragedians OF the Old Bowery,
so did William l.. Burton. the great
comedian; and so did John Mccullough
before his memory gave way. ard go
did Frank Barry, who is still above,
but who has fallen out OF sight of
theater goers. or the actors still on
the boards, nearly all those who we're
trained in the old school have care
fully trained memoriescapable OF obey
ing any reasonable call upon them.
Edwin Booth was known as great
study" but as he now plays the same
parts continuously he has no need TO
exercise his ability in this direction.
His partner, Lawrence Barrett, enjoys
tlle same reputation. SO does tina.
old-time tragedienne, Mrs ID. r.
Bowers; so does that veteran. j. B.
Studley, who has played every thing
from Rolla 10 melodrama; so has
Mary Anderson. SO have John Gill
bert, Miles Levick, Mrs. John Hoey.
j. ii. Stoddart, Mrs John Drew,
whose Mrs. Malaprop is even now de-
lighting our public. Joe Jefferson
was in his day called a great study"
by his fellow actors. and Dion Bouci-
cault had a similar reputation. There
are any number OF younger actors who
possess the same faculty that was so
useful TO the older members OF their
profession. but they are not called
upon 10 exercise. II, owing TO the long
runs Of plays, which give them ample
opportunities 10 prepare for a new
play before they are through with the
old.
In almost every walk in life good
memory is valuable. There is head
waiter in an uptown hotel who can
carry score OF complicated orders in
his head at one time, and he has never
been known 10 make a mistake in car
rying them into execution. There is a
laundrynau in Brooklyn, a Scotch
man. who does a large business, and
who has never adopted the check sys-
tenn In vogue with Chinese laundry
men. He relies entirely uron his
memory, and yet makes no mistakes.
He claims TO have no private mark.
and never gives his customers any
mark. How he does 1t no one knows
He says he doesn't know himself
Instances Of the possession OF this
gift might be multiplied. Those cited.
however5s are enough to show that a
good memory is a good thing TO pos
sess.-N. Y. Mail and Express.