The Washington times., 1894-03-25
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An old Utah stageman tells me a story
about Crosbie, the man who went insane In
Chicago Friday, a low comedian of excellent
abilities, although his fame has not pene-
trated the East.
.Crosbie's lie has been picturesque and |
romantic one, but full OF tragedy that must, I
know the last time saw him, ultimately re-
suit in what has happened. 1t was this wo- |
man, the daughter OF Brigham Young, that |
the newspapers spoke OF. En- Young they |
called her a long time ago in Salt Lake City, |
and EN- Young meant u good deal that was |
questionable. She first married a man named |
Macintosh. She had such expensive tastes |
that his small salary as a clerk couldn't |
paw their bills There was divorce on one side, |
/ don't remember which, and soon after |
Crosbie married her. Before this Brigham |
Young had died, and En- had received sew |
eral thousand dollBrs of his property; but she |
was not satisfied. as others OF his heirs were |
not Most of his S4.000000 went to the |
church. There was at that time man named |
Shaughnessy in Salt Lake, who had come |
west without n penny and was making |
million in three years. He had 1t nearly |
made then. He was in addition to other |
things, the United States marshal at salt
Lake He took up the suit OF En-. |
Young and the others against the church, but |
He finally got several thousand dollars |
lars in fees for himself and Il few thousand |
for the heirs. Meanwhile he had run away |
with EN- Young now En- Crosbie. He spent !
her money and Crosbie's. and then tired of |
her. Afterward Crosbie took her back. They |
acted together in the Bella Union variety thea |
ter in Salt Lake. Crosbie then was though. to |
be the best man in his line in the West, and he
afterward had the same reputation IL some |
what higher field. But all through his life |
En- Young, the daughter of Brigham, dragged
him down"
In Philadelphia the papers have given the
warmest commentator TO Creston Clarke
that any player has received who has at
tempted '.Hamlet'' since his uncle, Edwin
Booth. This from the Enquirer on his
Hamlet:
II is always the same superb and intellectual
piece of work, to large extent original both in
conception and execution and bringing TO view
all the hidden springs which govern the mind
and conduct of the phil0sophic Prince of Dem
mark Mr.. Clarke is the only Hamlet living who
looks the character, and there Is a question
whether he is not the best exponent of the role
OH the English-speaking stage to-day. No fault
can be found with his hamlet let the critic look
at il from whatever point he may.
One more about Eddie Foy, the apprentice
boy. who becomes King of the Cannibals in
..Sinbad" He draws $500 week. His con-
tract calls for that sum, drunk or sober
which means that they like him so much that
even sin his gayer hours which some one
says are frequent, his salary goes on.
Speaking of robin Hood it is ten to one
that half OF those who have heard the opera
have no notion but that the ''Churning song'
in the first act is sung by Annabel As mat
ter OF fact it is Maid Marion who sings it,
having disguised herself as a milkmaid in
order TO spy upon the Sheriff. This mistake
on the part of large portion of the audience
is natural one and arises from the faulty
construction of the opera in not preparing |
sufficiently for the episode.
The few words OF preparation are so placed |
as not to excite attention. This is perhaps a |
small fault in a light opera, where the plot is |
decidedly a secondary consideration. In |
fortunately such constructive weaknesses are |
q noticeable feature of most of the plays of |
the day Nothing so betrays the hand of the |
tyro at play-writing. and nothing is more |
irritating to the auditor. Instead OF making |
the entrance the logical outcome, or rather |
income. of the previous action, resort is had |
to some hackneyed phrase:
''But here comes the villain.''
but hear approaching footsteps; it must |
be the walking Gentleman.'
The superstition of members Of the pro- |
fession is proverbial. Many a prominen. |
actor or actress is the careful treasurer of |
some knick-knack or other wig pin or |
coin, which is supposed to bring good for |
tune. Miss Reid, the charming prima donna |
of the Bostonians, is the possessor of tails |
man in the shape of diamond cross, from |
which she never parts and which may be seen |
cleaning in her hair in the third act of |
robin Hood" This bit of jewelry has some
thing OF 4 history. II was one Of quantity |
of diamond ornaments found among the |
effects OF John u. Grady. the greatest fence |
who ever strobe the Bowery Grady in his |
day was character wel-known to the New |
York police. and was said to have been the |
originator of the iamoue robbery OF the Man |
haitian Bank. This sensational crime is the |
one upon which is founded the central epi- |
sode of Julian Hawthorne's story-The Great |
Bank Robbery. Grady's death was shrouded |
in mystery. In the story he is said TO have |
been poisoned by woman. There are other /
accounts. and there is man who is often |
seen about New York at the present |
time who is believed by many to /
be Gradys murderer. At any rate. after his
death claim was made that certain jewelry, |
among it the diamond cross in question, |
which was found in his safe. was held by him |
simply as an accommodation for its real |
owners. Suit was begun. and year after |
year dragged through the courts, interrupt pied |
lawyer. spell seemed to rest upon the sub
ject matter of the contest which exercised a |
fatal influence over those engaged in it and one
attorney after another took up the case. only |
to be stricken with illness and death. After |
considerable period OF inaction young lawyer
became interested i'll the matter. and after
much searching through mouldy documents |
and records succeeded in bringing the suit to |
final issue. His success had like to have cost |
him dear. however, and il was only after hard |
struggle with the serious illnesswhich attacked |
him Immediately upon the termination of the |
suit that he escaped death. The diamond |
cross having been presented to him as n
souvenir of the case. he in turn gave ii TO its
present owner. OF whom he had for some
time been an admirer. This disposition seems
to have been fortunate one as. whatever /
may have been the malevolent influence of |
the cross in the past. for Miss Reid it has |
proved nothing but a mascot.
find in our London dramatic and musical |
letter several interesting stories about women |
playrights and players.
Two of the plays which are in rehearsal for |
immediate production at West End theatres |
are by ladies', both very distinguished 10 other |
branches of literature. Mr.. Hare is bringing |
out at the Garrick theater Il play by Mrs |
Fletcher. who is better known under ner |
pseudonym of George Fleming Mr. WIND |
ham is producing at the Criterion an adap- !
tation by Lady Violet Greviile of the 'Genure |
de Monsieur Poirier'' under the title of An
Aristocratic Alliance
NIch disappointment has been caused py
Miss Ada Rhean's refusal, on the score of i'll
health and continued rehearsing. TO be present
at a dinner which it was proposed to give in
her honor by q number OF women of literary
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