Telegram-herald., 1890-05-10
CROSS WALK TALKS.

Ia : quite al undertaking X
marker Dlroctor Morehead, ot The
Or&torios. yesterday, 80 bring Gilmore
here Ter tolr concerts, Ntth q large
guarantee. The fAcI ta2t ue consented
70 give - m&ny programs shows ti.Ai
Grand k@plds made 4usls az lapres-
son upon TIE great dlreoIoI ~nen he
MAS hers ln ] uue lasl AT. AoTehoad
" as roo modest 70 Stale t0at lae
OratOrlo ootlolg shared largely pa tls
good LpTcsslol u4a 1e upon tliv
lTIepress -tlI director. Gilmore ss.la -
Me after toe second concert ul&t tlc
OIaJ1ros Wefe really tle strongest ana
tost chorus he had mei sluce he lelt
bost0l- 4 luU1Ate4 that f4l Had
gwen Ine sanle bl4rnvy 10 tle DcIrot
society .he day before, but Ae insisted
tlAt nu vs. sincere and meant every
Nord Ls sad. The fact that ne referred
Iu nalterng terms 20 tac Grand Rapids
society some time attcr be- had LETT
here, confirms TIE honesty ~ hs cnnl-
pimeLts AT any rate There NJ ae
loom for every one VINO loves Gilmore
and lls incompatible hand, al tle
forthcoming festival. The railroads
are going - co tDe ialr thing m reg-Ed
t0 reduced rates, anG tbe managers
look for large attendance from tle
nelghbOung cities and villages.
When the sky Is dreary with dark
clouds and the atmosphefeg gloomy WITH
ram, most Of humanity is Inclined 10 be
ia sympathy with the elements. ana
submit 10 AZ attack Of the blues, -
which solitary quin.ne is an eaectaal
antdOte. Nomatteg hOa dark the day,
u does not seem 10 ciOnd the sunshine
n Harry ahbard'. nature. lie Was
lu sweets yesterday regalng "a crowd
with "reminiscences VI Grand Rapids.
which took us hack 10 tlt time when ID
VAS a town OF tree and easy concert
dives and TWO sleepy cOnstahles lt
was ia those daYs when the publ
peace was dlsregarded, that tuls same
/ Hubbard arrived here from N ddleNllle,
and was tolerated a. al actor lu
stock company at Squlers' cid Cp "a
! house on Canal-st. Harry was az actOr
/ for nearly TWO years, after which he
went on the road and Travelled as far q
/ Saginaw. where hls histrOnic career
/ came ~ an unexpected end.
Referring 10 his stage experience with
some considerable evidence Of pleasure,
deicately blended with some expres-
sion OF disappointment, and few un-
! complimentary remarks about an un-
appreciatlye public, he said: Il did not
torsake the theat entirely, for, since
! leaving the stage, have been identified
| almost continuously with opera houses
| III the humhle capacity OF clarinet
! player. II people would not give me
/ sufficient popularity behind the foot
| lights TO enable me 10 strike the man
ager for half the receipts per night,
/ concluded 10 try my luck on the other
side. The public IN those early days
did not appreciate music as they 90
now, and SO they allowed me 10 live.
Yes; | hvae played in Powers Grand
ever since il opened in 1874 Our first
director was Frank Sylvester, a musi-
clan of fine sympathy. He died shortly
after the house opened, of quick con
| sumption, but frankly ! have suspected
that my clarinet playing J. entitled 10
some responsibility for hIs early demise.
famous cornetist, was the next leader.
lie IL dead also. Then the orchestra
passed to the control of man named
| Barker, and mys If. The next director
WAS A. Anderson, who is now PLAYING
in one OF the leading New York thea
ters. After him, we had Peter Schick.
ell, Walter Miles, Wilbur Force, Ru-
| dolph Wellenstein and now Frank
Lawson. In all that time / have met
nearly all of the prominent actors in
the country. All of the old-umers
aud they are growing less every season
give me a nod of recognition a. they
come upon the stage. While, as a rule
actors have no glance or time for yel-
low clarinet players, ! think II Is tho
color of my hair and personal magnet
ism that impresses my appearance Oh
their memory"
Harry told another yarn about The