Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-17
PERSONAL FACTS AND FANCIES.

Mr. JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL Is about to
part with his Cambridge home, "Elmwood."
i'Emin," which ought to be pronounced
''Emeen," or "El-Emeen." means faithful or
trustworthy in Arabic.
AT the meeting in New York yesterday Max
]. Becker, chief engineer of the Panhandle
system, was elected President of the American
Society of Civil Engineers.
SIX members of the Harvard class Of 1899 had
a reunion in Boston last week, Oliver Wendell
Holmes, Samuel May. Charles S. Storrow, and
the Rev. Drs. Stickney, Devens and s. F.
Smith.
'HERBERT is the only Bismarck who works
decently,'' said the Chancellor the other day to
Dr. Chrysander. "If had worked as much in
my younger days. some good might have come
of me, too, at last"
BLoNDIN, of tight-rope renown, has become
the purchaser of residential estate at Little
Ealing ENGLAND. The estate, which is known as
Coldhall, comprises residence, with spacious
gardens and grounds.
TALKING with him about his Macbeth" in
advance of its production, a friend said to Mr..
Irving: "Surely Macbeth should be a stall
wart broad-shouldered manT' "Yes," replied
the great actor, $50 thought, until reading the
text found the words-Throw physique to
the dogsr"
In appearance NJ. du Maurier, the artist of
London Punch, bears striking resemblance
to Mr. Alma Tadema This likeness has given
rise to many amusing complications. Some
time ago, at dinner party, he happened to sit
next to a daughter of his host. II cannot
understand" remarked the young lady, "how
people can be so absurd as to mistake yon for
Mr. Tadema. To me the likeness is very slight"
A little later she said: "Oh, bought your
photograph the other day. Would you mind
er-putting your autograph to it." Mr.. du
Maurier expressed his willingness, and later on
in the evening the young lady conducted him
to writing table and handed him the photo
graph for his signature Mr.. du Maurier looked
at it sighed, and then laid it very gently on the
table. THAT he said, "is Mr. Alma Tadema's
portrait
DIR. JOSEPH PARKER, the London sensa-
tionalist preacher, recently went to see Dopu-
lar piece at a London theater, and at its con-
clusion exclaimed: "God bless the man who
wrote SO useful and admirable playp' THAT
piece" he continued, in conversation, was
simply dramatic sermon of the most powerful
kind as to doctrine, eloquence and spiritual
effect. 1 can safely defy any man to bring
word of reproach upon the theater presided
over by MIR. Henry Irving who is doing all in
his power to elevate the educational and moral
tone of the stage, and therefore he deserves
the heartiest support of all Christian workers.
have distinct personal authority that some
managers and actors have been among the best
Christian men that ever lived. The Memoirs
of Macready' might have been the record OF
the life of Methodist preacher. All who know
Mr. and Mrs. Bancroft Mr.. Irving Mr.. Toole
Miss Terry and others of that class, will testify
that they are continually doing good on very
liberal scale. No good will ever come of in
Justice, even to actors. Understand that there
are some actors as bad as some preachers; and,
on the other hand, understand that there are
some preachers who are not a whit better than
some actors. Let us be lust and fear not"