The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-29

ing inume rose 70 the dignity
d demon. when Robert Butler. as clown.
psyed In the Field of Fire. Then. what
% me vas long step forward. made me
lansaloon, in Philadelphia, where Tony
hernandez was winning plaudits as
Gown In "Mazalm." In 1862 had reached
be height Of ambition that then fired me
vtes IN Carncross and Dixey's famous
raarel hall played the clown in THE
Hlr Pearl. which, strange as IL may
NN. was also written by me, and all its
NARY painted by my own hands.
~ his brings me back TO George l..
Fd Tor II was in this production that |
~ brought to his attention. Witnessing
% performance, he was battered to see
nj i followed strictly in the school of
saka be was master; the school that
ffnstied not an utterance from the lips,
ndshat called upon the face and hands
sdnsey the actors meaning as well rs
ecush be had employed words.
. Mlnvited me to dinner at his hotel, and
- began our lifelong friendship. At
slime his brother Charles was his chief
amt in all his work. He played
msaloon tn the famous Fox's clown,
uas the pantommes which were pre-
Msd and superintendent the productions.
sas are pantomimes written Just AS
oa plays are. The story is written with
eSnh words and then condensed into
9nmimc seton.
0afles Fox died and shortly afterwards
l. har .y, sss.. L..
" assistant. travelled with him in n
rntomime which had written, called
aampiy Dumpty in Every Cline" II
20 great success. In the Boston theater
MAD run OF nine weeks and in Booths
ssre IN New York an uninterrupted sue
Of three months under the manage
snia Jarrett and Palmer. Every night
&sonderful master of the art of psnto-
saes made the walls of Booths Inflated
1afsn'e almost crack with the laughter of
Rdlsnees, and so famed did Fox be
~ NAT be was offered really enormous
s' 30 10 England and permit the
R public 10 enjoy the antics of the
's funny fellow who once sat upon a
- NC had fall from which all the
.ssa orses and all the kings men could
- hoover him.
as The night was at hand for this
sA nan. The first evidence of the aber~
~ his mind was displayed in New
~ s'a'u, Mass. In the bedroom scene OF
a-ap'y Dumpty" we were about going
Mwhen suddenly Fox fell upon his
= sleFe the audience and began TO
~, NV first impulSive thought was
sas lad been drinking. but as quickly
- sas'ed TO me that he was almost
sas'aner. The only stimulant he
s,aaiged in, and that rarely, was
'9 OF Sin in a lemonade with =
soaked in ia queer decoc-
sure enough. This first freak
without comment The next
however, he requested me 20
ny dress suit in the morning
ia.ssfs had weakness for appearing
49, a'ad Of garb-as he wished me 90
a. IN entertainment with him. |
a. " him, but when | came down
~. "''a my bedroom next day and
a. ei' In the street saw him standing
- faring rain, aitired in full evening
- and without coat and hat. the
~ saiieta0ed pantomime clown the
&Arf saw. ran out and begged him
80 'e'o The hotel. lie haughtily re
IAas dragged me into a drug store
~ saere he purchased SO worth OF
~ 4s'es and tooth powder, although
es-, oa'y three teeth in his mouth. |
-, : mahded the order. but Fox insisted
Ia saving the goods and left with the
|e,.ss esldenSes OF mental cioadiness oc-
10, = oais time At rare intervals. but
IL. CAME IL New York they became
Ia,<siaeut. After we had heeun Che
eA'saa engagement he went into