The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-04
RECENT ItONoRs.
a supper Given the Actor in New York
Saturday Night

From he New York Times.
The table set in the great hall at Del
monico's on Saturday night for the supper
party given by Augustin DAILY and Albert
NJ Palmer in honor Of Edwin Booth was
in the form Of a star. At each OF the Eve
arms were seats for fifteen gentlemen. Al
the apex Of the northern arm sat Mr..
Booth. between Mr.. DAILY aud Mr.. Palmer.
Near them were Gen. sherman. Lawrence
Barrett, Gen. Horace Porter, w. J. Flor
encc, Constant Coquelin, Thomas Bailey
Al1rich. Horace Howard Furness, wisesi
and most amiablc Of shakospcarcan sehol-
ars; George II. Boxer. the Philadelphia
poet; l.. Clark Davis, ex-Judgc Cha ries Z.
DAILY, Parke Goodwin and 5. l.. Clemens.
Among the actors present, besides those
already named, we're John Gilbert, John
A. Lane, Ben G.. Rogers. George Clarke,
John Drew, Louis Masson, James Lewis,
Herbert Kelccy, T.. NJ. Holland, Alexan-
der Salyini, Jean Coquelin, Edward Har-
rigan. Walden Ramsey and Harry Ed
wards. Chauncoy NJ. Dcpew, Edmund
Clarence Stedman. Frank Millott, j.
;. Hartley, Augustus Saint Gandens,
Laurence Hutton, George Parsons Lath-
rop, Brander Matthews, John Foorl,
DR.. A. iuppanor, Stephen II. Olin, Rich
ard Watson Glider Daniel Frohman, Ed.
gnr fawcctt, Edmund Z. Stanton, Arthur
=. Bowers, Judge Joseph 4. DAILY, Mar.
shall Wilder, Z. T. Barlow. and A. Dur
aud were also numbered la the seventy
1--WE.
The arms Of the star radiaicd from cir.
cular mass Of roses and flowers In rich pro-
fusion were banked In the middle OF each
Of the FIVE branches Of the table. A band
was stationed In the balcony. Tho supper
began ut midnight
Mr.. DAILY, after reading a letter from
George William Curtis, expressing his 10.
greet at his inability 10 attend the supper
party, and his admiration for the guest OF
the evening, proposed the health Of Mr..
Booth, TO which that gentleman replied in
half a dozen words. Mr.. Palmer then as
sumcd command and called upon Stephen
II. Ohm, who made quite the ablcst and
most eloquent speech Of the evening, his
subject being Mr. Booths noble gift to his
brother actors, the homo and library oil
The Players.
Mr.. Dcpcw said he was surprised 10 find
himself in the presence OF 10 many fore.
most men. Ills own efforts 10 become a
foremost man had scarcely been success
iul. When his friends had proposed to
make him at different times United states
Senator, President and Minister to Eng
land. lac had tncd 10 prepare himself Tor a
statcsmans duties by going TO SEQ Booth
~ Richelieu, but tho Changers did not
seem to be impressed. Speaking rs a law
yer, be felt compelled 20 admit that the
theatrical profession provided more amuse-
mont for the world than his own proics.
sion. Speaking rs a railroad man, no
could say Just the reverse.
Mark Twain said he could not make n
speech because he had with him n guest
who demanded all his attention. Tho long
clam was the abost fish that swan In the
sea. Clad In It's ulster Il looked Ikea wcav-
er's shuttle, but there the resemblance
ceased. A wcaycr's shuttle moved from
place 10 place, while the long clan abided.
You might digest a weaycrs shuttle with
patience and prayer, but a long clam,
never. When long clam once got pos
session OF a man Il owned him. lie was
perfectly willing 10 make y good speech on
his own account, but no was not going TO
make u speech for any long clam In the
world
Gen. Sherman said hc could not UNDER
stand why he had become 10 closely asso-
c.atcd with the theatrical profession. Billy
Florence said II was probably because ia