New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-19
CR5rrCIsIyG EDWIN FORREST.

From The Cleveland Herald
Colonel W. A. Taylor the venerable political core.
snondent of The Cincinnati Enquirer recently relaIed
tne III lYIO DeVer forget little experience had u
Pts9ne had S 3ee1 W %hen my y" work was noticed
by 'The Rttsburg POST and was oheiea Si'1A' =
uo a Vn my second day on The POST Colonel Barr
tho proprietO- came from his private once hoo S
editorial rooms 10 see me- ana one Vi oN N''' ''-"''
nc S SonnS fellow. Edwin Forrest is coming here next
week. in king Lear ana want nS you snytbSg dis.
ike il IS the continual laudng ana pus o. s,nes;
1t has become too common crtci S%i may demand
aThe next day he came 70 me assln a9u ,r Sgyed
of the matter and every day m me' Of INV assignment
and instructions. .,.o, g., ,,rontv years
had bee, beyond the criticism OF the leading Pp s
Of the country, but was young ana palu ~ no itv
ton to that AT last sorIest SprnsSed peSc. AID
entv Of paper and bearing In mind the lnstrucuoo
from rom my superior l went over to die theatre ~
see fe acting was perfect the most searching crus
could not have picked flaw But whst snI b xoau
/ had received my instructions, and 70 dso9eS ,,I IL
nrobably result in my dismissal. Al least ui'' "
the way argued with myself III, % tbe office
After the play over went back 10 tne 1 Ts,
removed my coat and sailed H. The result 81 ON ss
about two columns OF the most oteIi 81 fine worst
End fs Of Y abuse Ss'' called him cheap amateur one
horse actor and everything could MINK o. cot
,ni the Joke OF the thing was 70 come: 1 s's
down IN The Office next morning about O'Clock. !
SoS hee1 thcr INIT short time when the door opened
and Colonel Bars son stuck IN ms h Se asked.
al thought not said he. 'Dd you write this about
.Wby. YES, responded promptly, your father
told ne to eriiiclso HIM should say you had But b.
ware of father. Forrest is stopping with MN DO lid
guest ~. lilo ,,ichip, myself Colonel
Barr can's down TO the Office In the afternoon, Da,
never said word TO me- could see Una. soI9 MN x
was worrying him, and OF course h'su"eu
Later in the day learned from Colonel BarrS Se sS
ovarvthing The Colonel and Forrest had LOT So" -
been Intimate friends and whenever Forrest Ca"S rss
Pitfsburg he always made his home with DAFT i,oS
evening before Barr had witnessed The great
actor had gone with him home. -. .o..o,, ride.
In the morning the swS hal had iongy tod Forrest
that there was to be criticism oil MS S'''"S >"
Upon their return from the ride they process
to the breakfast table The servant a. TaI nste a. the
had placed copy OF H Se rOS be O rs ding naturally
was to look at the paper -, - os my tse
- The first thing that met their gaze was H'' "
They read down about stick full glanced -:
each other aud from the table ha'I ps't fen
OF the question. 1t evident that rOlrSSS e.t al
GROSSLY insulted and the fact Of his being te ssr
Barr made the matter worse. Barr attenpEeN ~ left
excuses but they were of no avail, ana fo'eS' "
we Forrest went to san Francisco from Pitsburg toni al
ensagemen ana P p0s NV article
Ned he san Francisco papers WERE Of course sag
nrised 10 sec such scathng article OF Anne noa .hnk
Pgraotest actor and il was The Examiner lns .g
ina published editorial paragraph aSAlng Shf ~ he
brand OF whskcy being manufactured Ia III
mountains around Pittsburg that should nave sue"
demorallzing effect upon the actor a., s,ou,
=" In a few weeks Barr got letter one Eg !. ia
Forrest. II was the clipping pasted and beo" ~
wIOte: ,.,.,
90 The colonel knew that his old friend was no p"eN
mad aud he felt much better -, ,,sv
some six months after this, one day WIEN SSI
at work | heard some come up the stairs ~,
along the hal and disappear into Colonel l5afs ~ a.
Pretty soon | heard loud bursts Of laughter, anu IN
once recognized that leonine' voice SO peeun' "
Forrest. -. -,...,.o said
"They were laughing that criticism. 1870
Forrest: Il want the man That wrOts o.
Tie colonel called me in and was Introduces ~ w
actor Then | related the Circumstance Ito No,
had been instructed by the colonel To criiese u.s.
and that had been used 10 working on paper ra
such instructions meant roasting thouknt fy 49,
would die never saw man roar 50 WIN hu
Well, sir the matter resulted In our ae9usln'a .i
and enjoyed the friendship OF he great ae'oF un'"
his DEATH .r.nao