The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-17


gaming The attention of the audience. ex-
HIaIhe9 tllat the ntlre scenery was paintrd in
New forN ard intended for use in The United
. ateS, and they could easily see no offense TO
ther nailonaf ride was intended. Gradually
tney cooled down, and the rlay proceeded; but
the gle remained-'E Piuribus Unum.'"
dow ne ,s hanucks were more patriotic in those
Gays than at present"
If they knew you were from the other side
you couldn't look crooked without som one
taking offrnse. Ii was God Save the Queen
on the programmes aud ia the orchestra; and
woe TO the ctors who didn't humor the pop
ular sentiment. Time has softened ZEN down
q good Zeal since then; but they'll have 10
soften good deal more before the old prejudice
against the States entirely melts away. We
mad success, though, In Canada aud. after
returning TO New York arranged for small
comrany with which to visit Bermuda.
The still vrX't BermoOthes ,"
Yes; and. like Ariel in the Tempest /
thought might be able 10 fetch some dew IN
financial sense. from that beautiful Island.
our carg was consigned to the Danish island
OF ST. Thomas, ana the captain promised TO
touch at Bermuda and land The company. but
when IN The lati ude of the Island his knowledge
OF navigation gave out. and he concluded he
could not find IL. and so bore away on
his course for ST. Thomas, about 700
miles to the southwark. l was not
sorry afierward for what at first an
peared TO be mischance for we played 10
good houses at Saint TOMS and there "a young
Dane was added 10 my family. We aflerward
WISHED the charming island OF ST. CIoiX, but
with all its beauty II proved fatal spot. for the
dreadful yellow fever broke out and four OF the
members OF my little company Succumbed. The
rest of us fed in dismay and came back to New
YORK once more, where myself and wife played
a short engagement at the Bowery Theater;
then 10 Philadelphia TO play the principal bust
ness at The Arch-srreet Theat-r SO
Ibid you ever hear of my row with Ned For
rest"' asked Mr.. ThOrDe.
NO Had you the temerity to beard the lion
OF tragedy in his den ?" 49,
81 bearded him. Had an exciting tussle with
him. In fac; but got the worst of il. 1t was
during the run of his play, 'Onaloosa.' He put
ON big style, as he usually did when things did
not GO 10 please him exactly, and be announced
his hostility In his best Forrestan manner:
We'll, will not act with that Young man,
Meaning you?"
Meaning your humble servant 1t so hap
pfned was advertised TO act Pyi HAS next
night. and Forrest had his brother William put
In for the part. But as my name was on The
bills, and as was or at tavorite-alihough /
now say il myself-When William appeared as
Pythias there was universal disappointment,
and the great tragedlan had 10 come befor, tn
foCtllghts and quiet the audience, but at the
same lime insisting hat his brother must play
Pythias. There was considerable kissing and
upl oar for some time, but he carried his point
and The play went on. l was not able to cope
with The Juriter TOnans OF the American stage,
and having incurred his i'll Will, had no further
business IN the heater The manager sent me
70 Albany. n. y, 10 play 'MaZeppa,' which l
did SUCCESSFULLY"
"w hen did YOU open the new Chatham The.
alter In New YOrL 2" 81.
III was after the Albany engagement. The
house was hni for me by Stock celebrated
theater-builder. and the architect was your late
eX- LieuIenanI- Governor, Samuel Purdy whose
funeral 1 attended few days ago. God rest
his soul! A better or more kind-hearied man
| never knew. The sun never shnue a
W rmer friend or a more thorough gen.
tteman. l was the manager of lie Chatham
Theater for about i've years. and had CON
tinuouS success in all nv pnterp,i p Rut
the desire to travel came back 10 m stronger
than ever. and when The opportunity offered, !
engaged Herr Cline. a famous rope dane r.
and perfo mer called lie Monstre Paul the
strong man, and with small company sailed
for Rio de JaneirO. You h We heard OF Cline?"
"Oh. yes; his name is familiar"
"He cam" 10 the Uni rG- States before the
Raves and was TIL most daring le former on
the elastic cord bad seen before or have seen
since. de had starring positions at yari"uS
theaiers in New York for more than twenty
wears, and the best man among he Ravels was
cess among The BraZilians; but the fear
OF the yellow fever. of which ] had had
such disastrous exI e'lence 10 tn West indies
aud Which | did not wish repeated in South
America, hung like pail over me, and l soon
returned 10 New York with my people.
II shortly after went 20 Boston on an engage
ment with Mr.. relby."
''Was he the father of Miss Julia Pelby who
was once on this cOast?"
The same man. TIE engagement was for
myself and wife in leading business. AT Pelby's
1heater sook place the famous Jack Sheppard
riots that you may have read about or heard Of
We STAYED but short time here. and
tn" fremont Temple proceeded to Gin
cinnati. where played season with
Manager John Bates From Cincinnati
went to New Orleans as manager OF the Ameri-
can Theater-th- old heater that stood on The
corner of Poydras street and The short street
leading to Lafayette square. II was famous
place IN lis time, and did fine busins SIS there
While | remained in he Crescent CITY.
when | left New Orleans went To Boston
and opened the Federai-street Thearrr. where
| played all The stars OF The time Edwin For
rest, who had long ago forgotten our little un-
pleas ntness; James Anderson. the silver
voiced James who could rivet you To the seat
>chIller's Robbers the Viennese children
who had wonderful popularity In the United
States; James Wallack- and every other SHIN
Ing attraction that came along.
This brought lie up To the time when made
the most important movement OF my life-mi-
grazing with my wife and family TO California
in 1850"
"How did you make the trip? By the Horn
or The Isthmus rOute?'
1--WE left New York on the steamship Ohio
for Aspinwall. crossed the istiimus and took
sailing ship at Panama for San Francisco. we
were seventy days doing this part of the iour-
ney. Think of 1.-TWO months and quarter
IN a buddl-d passenger ship on The broad Pa
cifc. had enough OF the blue, the broad, rhr
eve FREE on that trp 10 last me some time"
THE steamer Mckim was year coming
here from Panama. You had nothing to COM
plain Of"
perhaps not. l grumbled a good deal ut the
time, though However. we reached This CITY
IN goo0 DedUn, ana on landing were 1oylully
hailed by friends from every quarter of The
Union. Ii made my heart SVEN with pride and
satisfaction. / can tell you. such greeting
compensated fully for the length and dis
comforts OF the voyage. There was no
theater for us in San Francisco, and
we started on the steamer Senator
10 Sacramento. We opened al the Tehania
Theater IN 'PIZarro' and The Swiss C0uage' to
S2000l | was amazed. ] began 10 think had
Gene into possession OF Fortupalus' purse, and
need only put my hand in as often as pleased
and would be sure to find gold. The theater
was filled every night thereafter While we
played, by most Interested audience, until al
the ehd, with light hearts aud very heavy
purse, we returned 10 New York from a
country that had proved to US a vertabie FL
Dorado"
You have made good many trips to and
from California"
"Sir, i have made twenty-four trips 10 This
land OF promise. ] only stayed long enough in
New YORK. when j first went back from Cali
fornia, 10 organize a small company for the
T. hama Theater, where / had struck pay dlrt
at FIRST brought out the Chapman Family,
Charley King, Dave Anderson, Seymour, and
one OF TWO others whose names | have forgot
ten, and we started In with a vim on the legl-
Innate and melodl ANA We tIrove well
There was funny incident connected with
Seymoufs playing Nose In California during
my second season at the Tehama In SacR-
hento. He had TO get monkey and bear for
The business, but was puzzled where to look