New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-28

past IN this way makes ne a little sad. Ny partners
aud my ELI made over ~ .oco.ooo while We were To
rcthc- and where Is my share oi IT now II seems
pretty hari to have TO trav" IN company ard work
ll,, beaver in order 20 keep the wolf from the DOOR
Iut after all, what The use ~ whipping oN,r mis-
Torture, am Just much love with t." minstrel
business n. | ever was. although II Is not hall 80
po,,il,r a form % amusement A. II used ~ ~"
I'm rrpIy To- the inquiry What made III" sIIr'c-N OF
tn" IAN Francisco Mn.'s:" Mr. iiirr' >aid For one
thing orr impronitu work We never inflicted 'chc>t
nuts, ON our audiences. We ~c"I"d Jokes that w"r"
old enough To have r'atefaid' hiIdr"h. we never
went I, an almanac for them. They cam" I" is
spontaneously and delivered To tn" crowd fresh
f,m the factory It woe. Consequently they were
nat and no, Nat. We didn't a'il" our brain t" get
of puii> We hit hard at ioc> ~ the DAY ana mad'
effective comments passing ' iGent>. That l. what
anln-., people. Whenever told funny aI"d"i"
WOULD .,r,pr m some all,ion We'll known person.
ne. or something Of thai sort which would pro"!rrc
laugh. Ea,hu, would d. The -am" thine. Every night
W., would inirodu." new Jokes and new hINnrs" |
would soig cverY wck. and sometimes TWO
\n idea wond 10 and would oct certain
lev >paI"r HAM, How dead. 10 write III" words Az
other feature Of entertainments "t' our ir''>'
aNcspiccc> and hugi"Iu">. Th" malorf' ~ th"u "'"
original that 10 10 they w"r" developer n'H
iuplo idea, M,., 81 them were not written ont III
THINK ~. ,nl;.in. iu:rin"e and another man some
,lnns .l.r. Nanv fares 'h,t now -'c IN variety
-r"w. ia - from oar old "i"r'"N. lh'F">
'.~l G'. 81 pi-lN rra' ti>c'l Ia 80" '"aul'H f''
f.-.ru. ! could tam. VA g"n- I" ~a'. "'hd'N|
%, pi-,.. c";.-,t that ar I" da' d"'hi N''""'
c.,I .nt"il an ii>tin'' q" apr u hhi"n Nv t' '''
ia. dflnm,i-t Gilbert r. = brl -'iur II I'n"i'r'
.r n We prod led th"r, dh NOT -''cIn e. - 'iN dp
rr.ri.ai. >I.. tl. part for Ii".su'. lirn' ~" I'H
r.c,i.,., ui the piece Et'.H> AID hhh V'!'' i
al over the ~ Of ,hc 'h,ra'''r~ II" WANT" I"
Isv the part wh:ch had a'>lci'"i 10 my-]t' lie !"
sisted h'.rs EalIh Ea'h,ir,". t"t |. '''hs I"
stag. u!amarrr finally persuaded Lin 10 TAX" th' part
o. Di,h p-adc,r. for whom there va, not Nins" ''o
T., ,rAi. La, k,i, intturtcd g. follow IIa's'ti'"
abn., the stage IN a amgnid. initiative sV" u"
part afforded him c""t chance Tor pAh'""''"'e '"'
hess. ~ ~hi'h EacLu, '>'"l!"d 'n the M .n.'
-. ne wA> pI,a.'"G harley Inrlus. ia the nI'""
les Of D"L Dcadc,c. iu.dr "n" oi t' hl'' -,
Ia III. Iur"s The IAN oi ia" ih',' b"W .,.m,y
a'i cil, III Witnessed II from - o"A. f'N'o'n.n
Gilbert pr'"d l.! IN" prr:"rn!"i''. i' n 'M a,' y.
la":. "hrr IaiII'r" wnN p''d""d ia" >'nr '"'r
%! i1nai"" W.T. p'at,i '" 'r "W 49, ''''''"
I who ap.' IT." fr''.i'p- Of IL" poet hnI,h'rh'. Ma,
I .irrr,anor. !:nhn,. though with "t peer W ~ .
M altar En- OF rr'"I d m' p, I' +" I' me
yin" i1r i"'ra,"r "H4 arr 'nr ur rIr lI me-
ont U. many a dil.rlrrh with Timely >iesr>i"'i'
Ia. Au, AID w"r aNhN> IN" tM" lr'' 'i', EN-
''tuid'N Lac hIr iihiHI'ii'hh NV ''''
good deal Of ,h and 'ish and In, 'ln'm,r
were i cuii.i,t -n,.,r IL in'!rnI"nt faiith ti'
t"> "cr i''n"". bn, lr''','r ,"v'f 'l; ;,5
iui:s. viii tell >''r iril" -io:' ami the" !
~. The ni.h 81 o "rcmin; IN -, I'o.'i"av 'Int'
years 40. noticed N III" 80 "nd re-" 81 tI,
or 'ir. tai: ''"i'a , ','ri LICK rSr a. llarn
IL. IN ,dy- /, ia|"t. lie Va f'id-"H'N dr. 80
bat firr, va. something VERY Lu-i;" ''ui NJ
t,:n-,Ianr. y cu,tnIa! >rowl added nrrc'cS to i'|
| a.r,, I. whuh ted attention. lie k'rl ms
t,in,.rr h,in,rN ~ IN" ra,t. Joke afr" Joke and
,tr alter !,t r,'lhd hr'. but hi iar' ~
stead Of rc!aAns >'"'. NOR, r'.i thm eve r, u,
liz uu,i-Ial ",p'".' ion h"s'h o. an"' M. re- Nv c1
l., naac tha nam nn+h II 1t wa ~" ~, tninE
ever did roc. advanced close 10 The lVhli:m-
ard ,alacd that man string Of norArn,, that ,.
would ha'r ul.dc i". BABY yrn .,!id"i. Ir .' a
no: rvinre the slightest sign that h" WAS am"'ed
DIV Lopp.uns ,1asht i, him. continued The l"rancue
pAny caught ON I" what wa, tr'ins IT, d" ihl'
m Vie I,v effort. All the lnnnri. i;t t'a gritcn Ill
remained untouched aud rc.d a. the sphA. Al i.ii
c,yr IL up despair. an, 'nhblr! ma" my 'lia1, h"atN
man was either insane else h. WAS too obstinate 70
manifest appreciation Of nv Effort. iui on me
.omc seat Hrnn tired nv br,t 70 maxi htn snilc
and 80 did HAckn'.'m' W. di.ma ~ failed Then m'in y,
a,Lny u. II We rmdnt move tia man III M ."c"hu
row and b., i,.imarhini that We w"r' mt'Ihi tia' man
mnd and weary. l:u nI:ht after night the man hep:
ON h, fac, bat the cd bored" halt v"hgr'" ioon
1.
night when too. p.scr> mt brl"y inc ,mria
was runr mp INDUCED III the r'rn">, nope ,iiA' ,'
Would not Lc there. Iut lac WAS nor dih ne ms, t,
mating, tie always cam" 10 them IL Wa mon"
than a year after he had become oar ron 'tant pnr
that ono night after the rrlornanrr u, Earan, van
hold and sell wcl" passing Oh, Oh , 'n u, h
man stepped up me 'rh ASKED rT.,E IL NJ ,"''"
Then l,r said Mr.. Erich. II. perhaps ,on arr
| aware / lave attended every performance Won nav.
given since you opened here J want to itIi yn Una,
thoroughly enjoy lo'r nInr am " ~, w., !" r, m,
ever amused % much -" y",' 90 IN n'' rAie ,
~ Ui. Mace And nov ,ln,r hangs heavily Oh M
| humds nnlc>s am listening to your mi; hn .
J vnu Much a. | am cOnvnl,rd INSIDE by yonr diul
| savings and hunor. can't for the ~" "f me
show it In my face. never 'o"T 30 ," ""r t h,u
~, q" f. I never carn"d II may seem odd I" '"n
Int snrh IS the thought ia cNplnl;i u I" No
=" thn, Won, would mnicr.ta that II IL not hrta
do NJ" hugely appreciate n a comedian that do
! mo-, IauCh ! feel II all inside
Il told him had h"arl Of men that could Inc h"'
sbcd tears no matter how great might be their grief
| Int tina, he the irst man ] had ever hn"Wh
| viz could not laugh when he felt that wsy: We ~
vcd over to the l"r m"ns" ana frow So and
good tory teller himself ~. name VA, il''nG nt
Wakefield. He had made n TO nena S or
show for several years In faci up TO within short
rr,h is pGrs. H H. t r1,Dd |s ssSS
is gray. He IL rather Inclined to cnfpncnre Wn 1e,
prove that Mr. bs rsn aIns rs m n hnmoT
his bright i,nr there is Ia what he says His
quiet and ara nj. nnmp OF o %"
cpi~,r. being ftnd II clans ana h-h Of ~ h'i,ns.
witch liz say. HI wife knows how 70 cook '",ter than
TO It's nnenoi depths he alNayS sends to hs hoirr
In West Fourth st. n box Of fresh CLAIMS. Ills family
| consists Of IL wife and his aged mother.