Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-12-21

the villain as Gilchrist in "Bootles' Baby"
but threw Off this character like coat he
had tired Of. and WAS graduated TO gen
erallship-a fatherly manner, gray hair
and secret sorrow-in Shenandoah"
After that he joined Augustin Daly's
forces, and tried to like his stringent green
room etiquette, but couldn't. While with
him he played the deceived husband in
Roger La Honte" with William Terriss,
who was under Daly's management. Can
any one who saw him in this ever forget
his pathetic portrayal of the crippled sol
dier, suffering death in life.
Next he was wild and witty Irishman
in 1.-The Great Unknown" The Celtic
choler natural TO the character may have
really touched his blood like quicksilver,
and had something to do with forcing the
rupture between himself and his manager.
II wonder what he will do next" que
ried theatre goers as they read of his as
founding independence in the morning
papers.
He did not leave them wondering very
long. Money Mad" needed counter
feiter in loud checks with most unusual
conscience for hero, and l.ackaye bios
somed out ia this new character.
Lately we have had him in the malo-
dorous "Cemenceau Cr>e." a. the artist
husband, then as DR., Bill going through
the convolutions of u kangaroo dance
during Office hour., aad lastly IA Nero.
From French mrlplrama Ia English farce.
and from thai ~ q -iant spectacle requir.
ing herOics might he trying L. most men,
but il is mere nothing 10 lHckayc. and
simply helps to keep his blood in active
circulation
our histories tell Us that Nero was n
pleasant gentleman, VINO sat 10y and smiled
while long lines of Christians sizzled ia
bonilreS erected at his command, who
threw young mailcns into the arena for
lions to daily with, AMI set Rome ablaze
through pure "CiIsseineSs' But this is
not Lackaye's Nero. The brutality has
been wiped ont, and instead we have "A
young warrior, opulent, pampercd, fcted,
weary Of cNCesses, but withal tender and
steadiast. and capable Of loving one of the
meanest of his subjects with an ideal, soul
entrancing arlOr.
But the part means hard work and Is
telling on his voice Ii is getting husky.
Nero has 10 make long speeches to the 800
subjects who cluster around his chariot cry
ing, Ave Cesar He has to swear and
plead great deal before Acte will believe
that she is really the woman he loves, and
not one Of the fancies he has been in the
habit OF. following with butterfly voluptu-
business, he has to swear vengeance on his
enemies, denounce his empress mother in
scorching terms, rally his soldiers, chant
to the music Of his Tyre above the cracking
Of the flames, and die, a dethroned king,
shouting defiance To his pursuers just as
the curtain falls Besides this he has seven
or eight changes Of costume and is ION"
from first to last. Truly playing Nero is
no jest.
During my visit behind the scenes
watched him when there was no time for
talk. He looked striking, but very warm
and tired. n he came of in one scene in "A
toga of white crepe cloth, a golden iillet
about his head and golden sandals on his
feet. He gently insinuated his way
through the crowd Of staring supers To
his poky dressing room, and if read his
expression Alright II said:
This is a bore!'
But II is Of course impossible To predict
what his next tangential flight will he.
EVELYN MALCOLM.