Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-08

which " w the hest sense cultivated and
rrhued. has gone 10 the stage. Itdfcrt
Livingston Cutting. who recently made
his debut ua u professional actor " the
first example Of this kind. Several wom-
cii have gone from fashionable drawing
rooms and homes of LUXURY IN the prof,,-
ronul stage, Mrs. James Brown Potter
being the most conspicuous one. Mrs
loticrs friends say that she was not
stage struck hut that she became pro-
icssionnl nclrcsa in order tO retrieve the
fortunes which hpr lnther's nmily hnd
lost Miss Elsie DE Wolfe vas potted
Guild of fashion when she lopucd FROM
the mnnteur 90 The professional stngc.
aud whilu Mary Anderson fnmily did
not possess Wenlth Whom She became ana
actress, u had sufficient social stand
lug
Or Cutting comes of that inner cir
Gle, that blue hlO0ded AristnGncy of New
York which scarcely knows the 400, re-
gnrding Itself better, as iu many respects
~ h, than that peculiar society created
mud tosierpd largely hy Ward McAllis-
ter Cuttings family is of Dutch de-
Eccnt That quality OF inheritance of
Dutch blood from % long line reaching
ns far bnck as the days ef Peter Stny-
yesnnt is esteemed as better than the
possession uf great wealth The Smy.
Nesants, the l.ivingstOnes, the Van Rpns-
salears, the fishos, are prominent mem-
bers Of this exclusive circle. and in the
atmosphere Of such families Livingstone
cutting WAS reared. He was favorite
IN Murray liill drawing rooms and a
petted member OF some of those eNclu.
siye clubs where blood rnther than mon.
~ counts. His family 81 very rich. ana
while he has had nothing excepting such
allowance as his father bestowed npon
hlm' yct ne was rich In the promise of
q fat Inheritance
Ia his college days Cutting took 10
amateur theutHcals, and one of his pro.
lessons once made the rcmnrk that he
feared Cutting had more brains I'm His
feet than M his hcnd, since he hocamc "A
very graceful dancer aud quite cyuprt
In Initiating some of tho ballet dnucers
ana groiogquc skirt performers who were
popular Ills college mates know that
cutting had an inclination for tho PRO.
fessional stage, ana no have somc of the
other Youths who shoue In college the.
Nobody ever dreamed. however. that
Cutting would fling tradition 10 Tho
winds ana take this stop Edward Falos
coward, who iu tho dnvs WHOM Mrs
Potter was the leading amateur actress
supported her With gronf ability. Ina had
many temptations Go hrcOme n pfofns.
monal' hn! NO salary has boon sufficient
70 plind nm % the iact TINT ho who he
comes a professional actor must mike
certain sacrifices which monev cen
scarcely repay Booth nnd Jefferson nre
probably The only American nctora who
are not compelled TO mnkc such anerlRee
10 n very likely that y0nW Cutting
would have remained n llnr4 ihming
Eood-nntnrcd, do-nolhing youn rgn IN
the world, spending his fathtr lnorni
aupwanee with charming generosity, Ind
he not fallen head over heels in love with
very beautiful womnn who Is also a
very good actress Introduction. court.
hhip anu marriage an occurred within
inc snare of a month, aud then Cutting
ieit what 1t ls 10 have the indignation ~
AN nrsiocratic family eentered upot, n
yohug mans head His Mther n patron
81 actors and actresses lover al M
nlenter an admirer OF some OF tho most
iSmlus actresses OF the time. cut the hov
~ VIZ only From his inheritance az Young
cutting believes hft AK N. snys from his
allowance. ami this made Il easy fo lisien
70 thF suggestions of ha vito thnt be
should tnrl bis back npon his neNt az
hFplI. anl Join the rnnks III as nrofee-
hionAls playing with her. Nhtinr u.
succeeds on NOT rernnius 10 h,0sysions5
lie mas 2 curious lisp which might be
SueeuFe "a some parts. but wODld never
ao TOT Nlhelo on Mark Amhopy.
lie hns, however, n splendd physleai
appearance, SO that he win look in,,oeias
npog the stage even Il he says nos q
One Of Cuttings aeqnaintances a.
tnougl not very intimato ffiend n
Veorsc y Gould who las a great fond-
ness ior tlse theator and II ~ believed
some lnclinau9p Cor The actual inaaaec.
ine0l oi Qlr' iir ccnirols a lsrs, fseaier
lh AeW aqia, hal BAY hlihclso raufcatea