New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-20
TRIBUTES TO BOUClCAULI.
ESTIMATES OF THE DEAD PLAY"Ei'hi' ="
WORTH
~ p,,MrR HAS CHARGE OF THE FUNERAL
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF THE

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF HE
pAIL,BEARERS.
MA, porc,cau,t hi, death and the place nc oceu'
-. ,.h .,,ton to the stage and dramatic ~ri'h's'
no,uro,lv formed the leading subjects OF co"''''a
omonr Theatrical, people yesterday Iherc Is "o
OF the high estimation as writer anu al ~ 80 tnose
p,ays for the STAGE In which nc was "' " 40
who knew hin best. The best OF Ills WIZ ,,cbt
dorht done some years ago. and Whatever he u.s.,
he expected to accomplish In the fiture' N"' W ,n.
,onc., could he expected TO add little TO MS ia; ~
his death IS mono the less married as ',o 49, Aoro
noyal from the scene Of action OF o"e WI" - o,,o
much that would live long after MN anu .os Eli
his name memorable. IIis work, SUCH a. W ~ noa
ohio "a do continued almost to the last a." Nv a AZ
vet more planned for the lu'u''' -
wrote only q few days ago, says ,., os
nv hcal,h ba, been rc-establshed ana ieeA GO
full OF active WORK as before .uou,
nss,n.s ,bc new play on which he was N'"ais
.n,ord With Bret nartc. "Thc LICK .. ".s
ca,np he hn> promised 70 write on" 1or e. H. -
TO DO played by him 81 the Lyceum i"eI''o A..
hcncc cbe plan of tho story had ALREADY oe'u "
cdcn m, and accepted by Mr.. Sotheri ana Nr' eioA
., and Mr. porcica,t was TO meet them Ees'eiu"'
- arrange further paricrlers. He said tue otoer as
| . n will please me very much TO "I11e p1' ''
| son OF nv old friend and cpmpauioh
A NJ Pnlner said OF Mr. BoucicaHit !cso'"S
t,nh h, wa. tie most remarkable man IN the ud'',"
prominent position. both as writer ana ID 'n a.
Ar yomor has bc4l int iliatcl asSoSl:t'1 WIN '''
pouc,cault through tho school Of acting az Tue .4io'
| sn,arc Theatre which he Was led 10 eS'a' ii'' -,
says only By the prospect Of having MI nou' LOU,
| at the head Of II. The report rirch!a'eo " ~"
,eo tina. II was intended TO discontinue tie 'e"" w
account Of Mr. BUccault's lll'heath IS den'eu' oa.
no,, ~ 4 ,npo-.blc 10 say with certainty whether IL
viii so on Or MOI. .e
| Mr. Loaovci writer Of plays. ana H'.e VINO mas d
vide knowledge II recent dramatic rtcra'u'r' s'.
| yestrdly think Ronc!cault was an ih"hee'u'i
| giant believe his powers have Deeh se'.1a,
u,der,scmatfd rather than ovcrcoulia;ed ana th''
IN, ,d fourtccn fines the amount Of wor! that Ms
| c,nompor,rics gave him credit for. To adapt ply
! from a foreign Language requires a Large amount Vi
creative genius. more almost. than 70 "I,o' al I"
tirey new play. believe that many o' 'ac eAd's
That Eoucicanu copied from Other writer's were III
founded There are bound to DC Incidents Oh similar
cha-1 Ser IN different plays. and when theT occur
IS by no means certain that TIE On" was TAKEN iFVin
| tho other All old actor once cam" 70 me ana said
! that lie had ;hc Look from which Bmc'cault noh
certain scene ~ ono Of rs plays b. ahPN"o IL 10 iic
and tho rcs~rblanrc between the TWO ec"hcs was ~
extremely slis, that there was rot the shs'r>t ti
to suppose ,nat t.c later was copy. Cf'en "NA
such charge. ISads there Is ~ nor' occasion of
| ,,or than II the two plays slmply had alurccra IN
! them
eol smith Russell. for whom Mr. EDn'.'ahi' "ro'c
Tho raln Of a Coat was one OF the latest Of his
associates fIr said last hight that h" beloved II"
bad seen chiefly IN" pllSlit'S' side -! II" pa "r'3h
character ns Mr. Bru,o0af had taken faNry 10 nm
| and felt Interested "a his career a. an actor ara
| .Dxi,s,s N write play IN which he rouf FaNc
MARRIED srIrTas. 81. E"u'ioanl' b" AID E'i '"f
him many Interesting iUrcnt, If hi carly NE among
them one about his reception when he hah on"roh
farce which was his gers earliest r'odu' n %
N.thrw. the manager Il the C.,|ut Garcu lh'si'rc.
He went 10 TIE dor II the th\'rc aud a'sed Tor
! Sir Mathews. lie had been wiring unhcr the f'n,c
| of Leo Morton and vixen the nr"udan, an9ou'd
him Mr.. Mathews supposed that he was John Mad
di.ou Norton popular writer Of flrccs at that ;imc.
MD ordered that he be ,!.oUn in AT once As II.
hin, and VI, c.iias TIC very that young ouci'
| cault had submitted 60 him.
| An, Morton he sad. like It's farce OF yours,
| hut II doesn't sound ut all Ek- you"
Just then he turned aIid saw tho young man and
asked: Is your name sforton,' 81 am Leo Morton .
bourlcauIt replied And did sou write hi farce =
| YES" va, t!c reply aSia. Mr. Mathews dlh not
accept the farce once but the conversation mat
| followed led to the writing Of L"nioh As,Man.G;'
| Tn" arrangements for Mr.. Epiclcnu's luh'Ihi are
In t,.' hands Of A. NJ famcr Many irien ,h u !,
LAcly To We large att ndaie at me sr.Vee ~nnI
| VII b. held the Little Church Around me S?r:!c'
on Morday mJrai,.g al 10 O'Clock VIII oe 'o
ducisl by fh" kcv. pr IonGhton. . ,
! I,auis tIuin.... 1. Hcn;y french. kd;nhnd Z: Ian
tor. lir,ry F. Abby. Frank anger, SMART Robson
john Drcs. ". J. FLORENCE. sal smith Russell "; ~
M " "''r J.,n h0 IIosy ;hi Justice &tAdam es
Judge Noah DAVIS ard John r. Caddington.