Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-09-01

plOn puglESt. " hCncVcr EOu make up
your mind to abandon pugilism, success
awaits YOU on the stage. IhOpe you won't
feel offended if ask to feel your muscles
OF course was willing, although had
nothing but a drCssing robe on at the time.
We adjourned to my dressing room, where
stripped and stood before the duke.
How the mischief did you ever manage
TO knock out such Il giant as John l.. Sui
livan:" exclaimed the nOblcman when he
saw me thus. HcthCn volunteered to bring
his friends to sec me and predicted n great
success for me in London. The Duke of
Teck l shall ever remember as the kindest
of any of the royalty 1 met.
That same evening Lord Lonsdale and
William Redmund and 7. p. O'COnnOr,
Irish members Of parliament, called upon
me These two latter are dear friends of
my fathers brother, James COrbctt, who
is a priest at Ballinrohc, in Ireland. Both
cOmpliIncntcd me on my acting.
During my stay in London 1 met very
many people had read about and known
by r,!,utation for years. The Prince of
WalCS WIS not in town then Aftcrward
he sent me Il note by courier expressing
= dCsir,. to see me. but it was not possible
for me to arrange this, rs we were playing
| up north at the time. His son, the Duke
| of York. 1 met while stopping at the Hotel
Savoy. He asked me all about my health
fit. Unfortunately this could never be con-
vcnicntIy arranged, and so 1 missed that
chance.
He Net the Premier Also.
| OTHERS whom l met were the Duke of
Wc>; minister, Duke Of Bedford, Sir George
| Chiffon, Lord Norris, Lord Roscbcry, the
| present premier and successor to Glad
stone, Sir Arthur Sullivan and w. :.
| Giib.rt &c upCTatic fame, and many others
| vi. I hpr n tho
theatrical world / was presented to Henry
| Irving. Wilson Barrett, J. l. TO0lc George
| Alexander. William Tcrriss and Osborne
| TC;.r.c-
| was banquctCd at the Savage club, the
| Reform club thc Bond club and some 9th
| ers. My experience was that over there
one often meets royal persons who are
avcrSc to letting it I've known or display
ing who they arr, and this I found to be
the custom among the better class of poo
pie in England. They are very quiet, and
| you are surprised when you learn you have
been sh king hands with a lord, duke or
marquis
II was my privilege to be allowed to
stop at the p!inccly estate Of William Wal
| dOrf Astor, OH ;ht. banks of the Thames,
whittier was taken by young Clarence
Mackay. SON Of John ". Mackay, the
American bonanza king" The latter is
also a friend Of mine. Astor's grounds are
the most superb l have ever seen. He
lives in style. The number of dollars he
has spent there would vcx arithmetic e
count and credulity to believe.
BRADY Was Hand.
The guardian of Windsor castle invited
me TO go through that much worShipcL
precinct while the queen was away. but
circumstances prevented. Brady, however
who seldom misses trick, went to Wind
! nS al a lchR of Sir AnunStIlS Harris
Royal italian Opera company and wa:
within 20 feet of her royal highness dur
ing the entire evenings performance
About this time the king of Belgium wrotT
me personal letter, or rather he dictated
it to one OF his attaches, asking me Il
spar at the Antwerp exhibition. Being
billed elsewhere, had no alternative bu
to decline.
The fogs of London are great institu
: tions. We in America can thank GU
lucky stars that we are exempt from them
; Ny impression of England generally i
that the people are poor. The country i
too thickly populated For a manufactur
ing country the depression is very great
My belief is that free trade hurts the vari
Gus industries Why, you can engage al
ablcbodied man for 90 shillings ($5)
week. There appears to be no middle
class. They arc either very rich or else pre-
A ciscly the reverse. Never before anywhere
t have 1 seen SO many beggars as in Eng
land. If I stepped out of my hotel anC
into carriage, they would surround m'
and expect me to shower them with pen
MES. The condition of the workman Their
is infinitely worse than in Uncle Sam
e. domain.
Throughout the provinces the prices 70
seats in thcaters are extremely low.
quarter of a dollar will secure q GOO
seat, and the price runs down as low a
a sixpenoe. Hardly any one sits in the
shilling seats at any time. This Is becaus
the commons look upon the theater as
luxury. They do not usually go NOR
than twice n year, and this at pantomim
time which is between December an
March. Asa sort of offset to this the price
in London are higher than in any othe
city in the world. The English arc yer
enthusiastic I received more applaus
and kinder receptions there than have eve
been my lot before, but they have n
money. For instance, n 96O0 week thel
is considered q good one, whereas here
). is called poor.
Result of Cheap Labor.
, Tho managers employ cheap labor, an
no pains arc taken in productions exceI
in the great English metropolis, LondoI
where plays are put on with an extrayi
gance which would do credit to the quee
of Sheba. But outside of the chief city
am forced to say England is the deades
place ever struck. Take Birmingham {