The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-05-13
A LUCKY COKNETlST.
The Crippled Mexican Who
Played on the streets of
Sedalia InheritS q
Fortune.

Robert HOllingbrook, the Grip
pied cornet player who was playing
in Sedalia short time ago, has struck
rich lead and will probably not
have to pay his lonesome solo ON the
street corners for the miserable pit
tsnces he can pick up for his living
any more.
After leaving here he went to JEFF
erson City and thence to St. Louis,
where he attempted to make an en-
gagement with one of the many
theatres in that city. Not
being successful he enter
ed a saloon, and requested of the
bartender to be allowed TO play in the
building. A gentleman standing at
the bar looked,at him very steadily for
few moments aud finally requested
to know his name Hollingbrook
replied to the man, giving his name
and former home, The stranger, who
proved TO be an attorney, then told
Mr.. Hollingbrook that he need not
play in the saloon, as he (the lawyer)
was looking for him to present him
with the munifcent sum of $40, 900,
which a relative of Hollingbrook's
had left 10 him.
1t seems Robert HollingbroOk was
the result of romantic love story In
| years gone by. His mother was the
daughter of q wealthy Virginia
planter, while his father was a poor
New England youth who had gone To
that section Of Virginia to teach
school. He boarded at the house of
the young lady's parents and a love
match was the result. The irate
father would not contenance the I'M
ion on account of the sectional hatred
so strong in those days and an elopa-
ment followed.
Hollingbrook's father was killed In
the battle of the Wilderness campaign,
and his mother reduced to penury.
After long struggle with poverty
she finally applied to her father for
assist ,nce, but coldly turned away.
She began to gradually tale away.
Her s ruggle with the world was TOO
severe for her, and one beautiful day
in the springtime she was laid amid
the daisies, under the sunny skies OF
cd Virginia.
| Young Robert grew to manhOOd,
but in an accident, lost his left
arm. He was a fair musician
and since then has been a wandering
minstrel. TIE estate left him comes
from an only sister of his mothers,
who has long sought to find her sis
ter's child, and upon her death bed
requested the attorney to spare nc
money in discovering his whereabouts.
1t was only by accident the discovery
took place as it did. The two men
LETT the same evening for Roanoke
Va, where the estates lie.
The Ninth street-"Reuben Glue"
That "Reuben Glue" has made :
hit in Kansas City was demonstrated
, by the enthusiastic reception given t.
, Johnny Prindle and company at the
f Ninth street theatre last night. Th'
r audience was as usual very, large an'
, the play just of the type to catch the
( people. The scenes were laid IN Eng
E / land and Australia and the piec
/ abounds with thrilling and exciting
E climqxes, together with some of th
1 choicest wit and humor. MIR. Prindl
p | is simply inimitable in his characte
1 of Reuben using the broad Yankee
twsng. This assumption of the cool
| quaint, gawky and awkward Yanke
s elicted storms of applause throug hou
e the performance.
:. Mr.. Prindle is probably the best ez
/ ponent of this particular style of con
). edy. He may have numerous limits
d tors, but few if any equals.
4 Mr.. Frank 0. Irenson has fin
). voice and presence and made a stron
Z sympathetic character of both WILDE
|. Brento and Dick Somers. Blanch
n Hoyden was quite vivscious in th
y role of Jessie, and Camille Townsen
e as Lady Arlington and Mother Whit
o showed much sbility and versatility
Il Mr.. Wilcox was mean villain an
a the remaining members of the con
~ pany were competent. The same pls
v all the week with usual matinees-
r Kansas City Times, May 6.
d Woods Opera House, May IL ar
(. IL.