The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-24

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were times when he was glad to sleep late In
tho morning and forget that there was no
breakfast to be had. In 1885 no made a mild
SUCCESS ut tho Fourteenth Street Theatre in q
farce called. Are You Insured? p 1t was
! enough OF n success to attract attention from
the Broadway theatres. and resulted In his en-
gagement by the Casino. In tho early spring
of 1896" Erminie" was rehenrsed. Ddboll re-
ceivinR the part OF the staggering thief. Ra-
venues. and Francis Wilson the part OF Cadea,u.
Ono player said yesterday: 1T was sup
posed'that Wilson had 1.-the fat that Daboll
had only a utility part. a character to make q
background for Wilson"
After weeks Of rehearsal Daboll. On the very
afternoon ofthe opening night. declared that he
could do nothing with the part. and positively
refused to appear. 1t Utmost required force
to get him to the theatre. Those who were at
the Casino on that May night in 1886 saw
what some theatrical people now assert to
t h%Hs 'a asd tr rem T Successes ssW l IN the
record OF comic opera in the city.
! T IN f /, + Of the e. f HSSsi was the perform;
given to enthusiasm, but it rose at" DaIoil
c%ringing Cadiv, latter him. Daboii could
sinE; to- a = End End; after their arSt' nDYwny jail
men out. Daboll did not then comprehend his
hit, He honesty thought the applause was
lls t" s} EssttSSr ter stSr ,an ns t inw paI3 u 1%SRfIs sstn'adIy
meant. and ger generonsIy told i%I oRt that i Was
a se Th Gor hSa t .Si{avS't t. tho but h tHnn c,m paF ySa
praise of the papers. the scores Of invitations
to snnpers that a successful comedian falls
the nishtiy renewal Of the 1 applause. and aP he
knew his professional reputation was made.
tial rewards. He had boon engaged at $50 q
week Eflm, INT the he. Gs s.o, ran nY thu up /, e AZ SEQ before
Mr.. Barton said. |,Dabol!! was old ,fashione;d.
more Hpr & having ssHnu'u a GOOD time than Of hav sihHaf his
that respect. II he would bear Of Hopper or
might come and ask for oneitoo. but it was not
the b one NE, thing constantly On his MUD as is the
lie seemingly enjoyed his social popularity
office yIsw point The Ihe ]r,a,osity q ,hsatre-
tain is rung down have no notion Of the
sprightly minority who's days pleasure only
tyDahol! soon became n great f%avorite. and
as total abstinence il un r""ogniZcd us n virtue
by this nlght-ha clement, the popular come
dian had soon cultivated a lively appreciation
Of the delights of
large. cold bottle and a small hot bird,
as sung by Eugene Field. Drinking-hard and
Daboll. but it was not until the second year OF
the run OF " Irminie' that it began to interfere
""He was very popular with, cvory ono con-
nected with the, theatre said one OF the en-
ployees OF tho Casino Yesterday. and when
jags' on every one on the stage would help
to conceal the Tact from the management"
sort Sft to a fsmi / alm .far !! , ,fisNE 70 "S SSnssaI' h ia re.
ness condition from the audience, for he ap-
peared more frequent nnn more noticeabllv
d dStrassa from Ano the r WIZ Success %@S "a ~ baEo IT,
Francis Wilson, from tEs first peHormancet to
part Of liadsanl. and 'llnI9 ,by,,lit!is, IhIeS snin an1
TOR himself applause which had at first eli
Daeoll played out the wonderful run o, two
While Inn Ma Mark ! Smith PlayGSa o h 9vn' M.v at The ths ca !:
perfect n pewEind OF, railroad switch, Which
the h. s SsS Alton Of s9" ss @ss 10 rs}u T"sa to- %Di; h nSt ts at
sine; and accented ~ cnnGagnment to play the
ie s'msSf p Rr. II "T snma h' aTont cnr, The man pan
weeks be ore the date Of tho Gpening. and
Ed Stevens was engaged Tor the abandoned
For a year paboll droprei almost entirely
ssfnttrisitia,s. and then 10 went 10 Chicago and
management Of David henderson. Last win
tor Daboll reappeared in this city and sought
AT AZ enGagement bHt conii not obtain one.
one OF the most brilliant successes Of q decade
tramped from theatre TO theatre and every
where met with the same responses: No
opening"
.,1hen he sought his old companions OF the
| Of the company OF a man whose ordinary
street garb had become a painful reminder Of
tho shathy-genteel costume In which the sue
! IllhnIl n mazda "a n Z l.IIanrgQ
Responses 70 requests for small loans grew
less frequently favorable.
There was one source from which he had
frequently drawn. the pocket Of his old play
ing companion. Francis Wilson. One night
last winter DHboll went to the box office Of tho