Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-26

and there has been no attempt
made TO hand him poisoned
flowers over the footlights. Take It all
in all. he is an actor. and legitimate
one.
He is occasionally to be seen on Broad
way accompanied by his wife. who was
once Katherine Coscoyan. and he Is ex-
tremely accessible TO anybody. Herne
does not believe in affected aloofness-
n I may use such an expression. While
he IS not exactly zone of the bOys"-and
what a hateful thing boyishness Is. as
understood by that phrase-he is kind and
considerate TO his friends. Mr.. and Mrs.
Herne have a splendid house on Convent
avenue. Boston and this house was built
with the profits OF Hearts OF OAK
Herne's first successful play. II contains
q study" that is gem I'm It's way, and
Il Is fun Of aesthetic haunts. IL Is there
that Herne keeps his children. and 1t Is
there that he revels in domesticity Of the
most fragrant order.
This actor, who has attracted so much
attention of late. knows what hard times
mean. In his younger days he lVed III
California and IL was there that he trleu
70 secure n foothold on the stage. lie
offered his services as stage manager 10
n werl-known Californian theatre pro
pretor He begged for the position. but
IL was denied him I'm the rudest terms
VERY well. my friend" said Herne'
Indignantly 10 the manager my turn
will come ! shall live to bury you.
And he did The manager died IN
poverty. and Herne ras around ana Sc
cured subscriptions with a view TO CIV
ing him a decent interment. There ~
ouch a thing as poetic justice outside or
the realms OF fiction. and the I-told-you-
so ism OF events frequently uses. ViVloly
picturesque. Herne has fought his way
10 the front slowly and methodicaily. ana
has at last arrived at a pont-glorlous
luminous point, when he can say What
he likes. do what he likes. and snap MS
fingers AT cold-blooded criticism.
4 sHREWD WOMAN.
"If 7 were PATHS husband" said good
old sisnor de- Vivo. the other day, his
arrahle vet misunderstanding face all
overclouded. "rd thrash those fellows
who have been libelling the PATTI IN
cr,el and unnecessary manner. Inc oiu
Si~nor however is merely Patu iIle"u;
"a there will he no duels or anything Oh
,he sort. for Nlcolini is one OF those VINO
deen discretion the better part OF Vaior'
Soms Of the comments on Patus post
rorad concerts have been very harsh. Sne
rs hsen compared 10 the dessicateu olu
woman I'm Dickens's Great Expectations
and her vocal equipment has been TORN
into smithereens. ..no., l.,
Now. I'll tell you exactly the methou IN
PATHS madness. The diva is a shre"u
,,oDoan she knows the value OF her
notes' she is also aware OF the fact that
the musical critics who don't ike her De
canse she is not an advocate OF wagner
,anism are now waiting impaueh,y IoI
~ nrst break One false note. ana uo"h
,rouI1 90 the Patti structure. frlehus
would dance cloggily upon the collapse,
sod there would be Patti obituaries Dy
the score. go, oo,,la avoid
Did YOU think that Patu could aDoiu
a., Nafore sho brings down the avalanche
NOV her dainty shoulders. Can you
, LIAM her? OF course she is rich, ana all
that TI,' sort Of thing, but when you nave ,,o',
once rubbed up against the scenes sSr, ,. gUr
,aDnot get the odor of paint from your
o -",t'C patti cliu,. TO her old triumphs
and D YOU and would probably DO eXaGt'y
the same thing. AHN-'