The sun., 1892-01-31

holttan establishlient, putbe hna tue Malnu
was then ~ years of age ] was 4 faIl yea
Sasa ss ss q II y
yesterday; H. received IN. me nnyn VERY eonr sh,
tsSssy oSisst o. mg ng Visit ss% sle e spowns
would Would dc dsyclop ti into a, laugh. That annoyee
He talked Technically. that is. theasrlGnlly
sopps WHGn was c w to ana e 81 Tss tafSd TSa
@ ment wa was the fact that tie Florenees wore
!? snsr s %sm Sho vi na
at tho house. and Marshall believed that il
,sss tGs ySss mr. NsH H. kG5iHss
a .SI ,o ,S s oSss wsd leam 0Ss
Say saw !Ss Sarcasm ,saa Isi. !, libs H.. re: e:
Hose esmpany had Nbesa seen and II oceuFre
to me that i wouldn't be q bad idea TO take m y
cpipion ION eiu q Ss man td Who didn't look at things
and believed that the day might arTiye nos.
yssrs ago NJ: MARSHALL was ths back SE,P aoSr-
dephia. that had at one time been in his cir;
cult. His salary was very small. He was aged
and m Se M was
Florence took prominent parts.
Alter leaving the managers office returned
forts. but lie didn't share In. my Indignation
Twas always SO with him. His ways were tho
d to enSST
be nagged In q manner that would put mo into
frenzy, but he smiled and gave the soft
-" Look here. Billy" exclaimed, this man
Marshall isn't ths, only manSser 10 A%sri,;a; M;;
You mind playing. IN Chatham street - The
suGkes, ion met with eager nnrr?yal., calle,
the ha the snd hsa dv brs
was n fnt little fellow. very consequential. and
!he most pr9lninsn. feature of his dress was
and ths % insraiitSie % @ O, Mr. and nd Mrs. Barney
Williams, BETRAYED by their heir ambition to play
+ saHss Sna,Nf H%e s'sss ntss Sss
e nS Sign nor np@ y hs asSed bluniy SS Hs
drew up tho contract Icared little for its de.
tails eSccpt that M 1t gave Billy and hs wife their
tIencoiorth. or for more than thirty i've years,
Ss oda hs s"s few NaGns pnees ~sf
II dTrna NsM afTs ohsr
time. Florence and were in 1850 co-essees
q Wallack's first theatre. at Broadway near
The first piece Of this the first engagement
% M hH Fdrsnss SSs. @ TIas Is vns " sow
asr;% ia.e Miss MalyiInaY,", after which cams
.inn Meh,tab,Iss H,go'nAuter. with songs and
rhs was cadS % Paro 1 81 Ss
Mountain, with G. L.. Fox, who became
famous s as M,%;pty Dsnp,y n in the low comedy
as il gave him the desired opportunity to get
even With barney Williams FOR deserving ihs
hand. Barney chat ed until he work ed himself
into fever Of jealousy. The triumph of tho
Florences. and it cnmo on the very nrst night
formidable rival in n field that he had fancied
Mas his Own %I and he made the mistake Gf sx
Which was the Sidewalk OF Rabineau ai saioon; iS;
and Burton's Theatre in Chambers street, to
fessionals. Barney was there. entertaining Il
few friends with his grievances. .when, he, es
tan tan reservoir. near Centre street. and md opposite
the general Post Oftice or rotunda. He was a
man OF ungovernable temper and quick i'm,
no mean order He Instantly declared his in
tsntion to thrash his rival. and 3s soon as
and .true him a singing blow in tho face. ..
drawing blood. He would have repeated it had
net not hystandsrs interisrsd Fqrense lore merely
his life The latter walked away. confessinE
TO @as Harry wSsss Msns o. puar Ss assss sstfr tSs &
j, Eissense M 5jsht; L he lad .'M5a%Psa r. Iisa @
day and when Fl Fiorense arreared that evening
srs "uf barney ni and Ey ssa%me H.
OF Mr. Williams's death he cancelled u very
profitao oie eniagemep1tm IN N the bost3n Theatre.
funeral. which was n great popular denonstra. n .
tion OF sorrow. Both sleep in Greenwood now.
y, During the .1 purdy ep1Gagemssnt Fl9rence
c%HssIs'A an sH whIsh Mhih he
anfee soss nr Mr. crenee aso
titled ".Booons Around" when she sang in
"Ths Yhnkse a MTs Williams
came Barncvs wife she was popular Mt the
National--perhaps it was called the Chntham
the part o. Hdserac in the buresuue Of The
Was Was TIL: sharsly. and graceful. She was then
The Fiorences brought luck to tho National.
Alter their e@nGagem,ent @ !, zen. Purdy produced
ment. It ran nearly two years. and Purdy
deemed Zee M i wise to spend good measure OF
that It might make u good impression on the
church people. who came in droves to see the
81 great moral M drama and weep over the untime-
=, Florences mother lived for many years at 10
Norfolk street; the house in which / was born.
J. i. Dhiuuu llNeu lneT6 WIFI IIk blSteE. MTS.
zimmerman. when was lad. They occupied
at M one m time lived at 25. almost oposite and ut
band. and daughter. Cordea. lived Mrs.
Howard was the original l0psv. Mr.. Howard
the origina 81, CidT. and Cordelin the original
L,n'e Ecn ut the National. Florence and his
mother lived in Grand street once. but subse-
Guently they bought n house in East Broad
way the house Of Volunteer Fire Engine Com
pany. Big SX." being in the rear in
luainted with Boss Tweed. It's foreman
Tweed liked Florence. and one day he snid
that he would buy u theatre for him II he could
find one purchasedbls Tweed owned the Bow
cry Theatre. hut Florence thought that q
place in Broadway would be good enough for
him. WAS deputized to see Theodore Moss
at Wallack's Theatre, now the Star. and asctr-
tain il It's lease was in e. the market and il IT
sHgEestion ~ that that ~ fair price would he paid"
ssena ss Tsa sss stnggsr ne him to
WallacIS las n ten ' years lease. eight IL; to
run. Tor which he will want at. least
SlOO0U bonus year. or SSO.OOO." Mr..
Tweed drew n check for tho amount.
payable to the order Of James Wnlacs, had it
certified and Dale me- showit to Mr.. Moss II
was TheodoreS turn to be staggered then.
" :" he's your man. ell" he exclaimed. He
hastened around the corner to Mr.. Wsinrks
home to confer with him. When he returned
he reported that they would accept an offer OF
So0,0O0. remark ed that Tweed WAS o man OF
caprice and impulse in slch matters as this
and M ght refuse further negotiations. Moss