The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-18


Of the State Of New. York would TAKE the same
II the testator had died intestate''
odsr br~h.Ts Snd herself Her sbare Of se
s,StsS w Ssss ss At e the time of Mr.
blond curis and pink and white complexion.
and moreover he 10 an entertaining young
lar. In the Lambs Club. where he spends
much OF bis time every one cal calls him Harry"
' Hs was s born in Hartford In 1869. When he
was o years old he made his first appearance
on the stage in the Juvenile Pinatore Opera
company under Iiayerly., He played the part
OF q page in Bandmann,s company in Mar
sas III" 'h TctSfs at tie Tta Resnns
At HsSs NSs.s ps,ns il .r nGs r.
page. Afterward he became n metnber OF the
i!ostop, Theatre company, He succeeded
! h!tZa Mea,heTsby rs Ned ne cabin Bom in
n 1851 he ISiaSsd 4. n NJ palmsrs stock com.
Eart Of STqrlsg in , .IG,h n TAant at tic
"Surrender'' around Harry Woodruff7s curls.
and naturally engaged Woodruff to play the
w Wo oi s went into barber shop the day
csGrs tsS p1y wns to %ys
operatins., When the man whiskei the apron
on and said Next Woodruff looked in the
had been closely cropped. Surrender" was
not success. =,
R%Ss1sd SH S IL M %SSda shsr s.
Woodruff 4 Beach Iron Company Of connocti-
foTmeriy lived in Hartford, and was
Water, Commissioner. Fire Commissioner.
Chairman Of the Hartford Democratic CITY
Committee for thirteen years. and was Secre-
s IF h1 IN "s Mr.
the report that his son and Miss tiouid
ENGAGED al had k no ip at Of
acquaintance with the Gould family. and how
much he vas thought Of o but did not know
t"iny worths Of the love Of any sn Is ser so
re equal 81 any H H., mother was the
the State Of Connecticut during the war and a
member OF family in the front rank OF social
father am unduly prejudiced. but say that
nothing too good can be said about him.
H H ws ns; not sfs 70 m sf n s world 81
pren and s only to Ss
way. He was such !. Iovable boy. Just like a
girl. He had beautiful golden curls. and he
of That crochet och ana to
make ladies' clothes. and in his manner
was as gentle as any lady. On the death of his
hand by Mrs Churchill. his cousin. who train
cd him up to tho time he Joined the stage"
When Harry was years old his father took
him to see a juvenile performance Of Pima
fore" then conducted by Col Haverly. The
boy who had been destined to shine in the
Torrance. and told his father that he must be-
como an actor.
He was tax ell before Col Eaverly who gave
him n place in tho torus because he had a
pleasing voice. He had been in the company
only a short time before IA. WAS dressed
up in girls cle,, and took lead
ing paft, in the girls chorus. and it
girl Of the lot. After this he was much sought
after by lead ng actors to iii parts where q
sweet faced. vigorous boy was desired to All
parts largely out Of the line OF ordinary boys.
At one time during the dull season while
young Woodruff was 4 member Of Charles
Frohman's company. ana II years, old: no
filled the hotel during the season. and that he
made SD. 900 out OF this venture.
York" said Mr.. Woodruff. Harry used to walk
down the street with me. but | found couldn't
attend to my business In consequence. Ladies'
used to stop us on the street and throw their
arms around Harry and kiss him and smooth
dear little boy We saw at the theatre last night
About three years ago Henry Gillig. rich
banker OF Philadelphia attended u perform
ance at that city where Harry acted Next
day he told Harry that he must give up his en-
Cagement. Mrs. tiillig insisted that Harry
should accompany her ana her friends to Eu-
rope as escort. Harry went. and Mr.. Gillig
his own a nd is amply able to pay his own way
in Yale College,"