The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-19
ON THE STAGE % YEARS.
c. ". COULDOCK'S "REMINISCENCES
or HIS LONG CAREER.
Tho Who Helped Him 20 BE-
come an Acior-Hsrdships OF INC
Early Days-His Bsst Character.

Fiftv-eisht years on the stage is the
ro,ord Of Charles v. Couldock, and, with
ope exception. he is the Oldest actor IN
the Enelis,+spcaking theatrical world.
.rhoro f. a number Of Henry Irving Com
many. Henry Howe. who was born M
1919 and is three years older than MI
couldock. but here 80 the United states
there IS no player who can equal the
long active service OF Mr.. Couldock' or
the eighty years be reached on MaIcn
9etb last A talk with him seems to link
one with every period that has been not
able in the dramatic annals OF ms couh-
trv and recalls events which seem 700
remote 10 have been participated in ny
-, b..rfv a ucrs0n as Sir Douiioch -
today fits assoc 'afes in tHhIaLn M'''
rt.,i.a kcau Nine. Ncstrls, NdAdth-
90 and Mime. Celeste. but before h-
.,roa into the sphere OF people so Ia
NOUS he had acted in barns ana wan,
L.fynap the small towns in Whlch Hr
rlaved. His career in this country n. sn"
iu 1919. when Doc acted with Nai iv''-
c,.efr,au I'm "The stranger Ihal was
iorif-alA years "-"' ' ......i,. ON tho
conidock mas n.'u ,-l., Iorl- lasf In
stage. h' "li,"' 49, at palmcr.s
lc''u''' J"
Earring slight deafness which has
deprived him of the pleasure OF GOING TO
rho theatre. the old actor ls sun VIZ
orous and his memory is remai kanie loi
its power Of recalling details. lhcl't ..'.,
'i a. tis mind as though be- were
as ii'7N J." ''' H. ....o fff. instead
'ls ,t... n fe a rlcag-
oil 'i WINS s.,.te ~ the stage
ui'' '0o' ,,,oro,,e erfirnistic
To-Day I'D n,'I .''0 ~, ts ,'o.r,' M fbat
views ne 'hpl 'aS'a' lr,... ,.,.,,os
ctpupu7 Ia'i, l''i''''7 IT, al che stare
from me oi"-'iii'' r Do dad to
generally lnpi"F''' '''' ,,,i,i1 ,,hat
acknowledge l.' lH ''.
10 hlm seem 'l' ..,,.t.,, ~ tho
Most OF inc s''.'-'' 1'...,.', 80 Mr.
so.I' ila'' '". o.. - ,i.. 9th
'ouido'h "hth i'' "'' 7r-t.,,.. D., az
cr bunsiau hliN' ~ ie.e r,nt
the Madison square ln,a' a.. and of
that was the n'tini'"s ~, ,,.,
his career ne a''.' ,e,- H. ,.,s
acre t',.4"n' IN ,.-h.n lac was
educated 10y ms aDn'' ".'. ,t.,,,i 20,
thirteen years on "' .'... % I'm
warehouse anu s,'i ......,ti,. to
n'Itla care ~, ,,,,I ro had
lhe lutt"'' "'' 49,. ..t,-.r,,.rt
seen MaoI'aNf ii H0i ~ .'..or
ihat ne lel'iIlli'l l." .tt. a.,
himself we @4N'""' -.
tenilon hoiilhed hla AUNT anu it.
ed al business h"l spent o.. '"'''
time and money at inc ln'''l' 80
could spare. ne salN ho 'lo'
aunt about going on lh' s'"1'' "'' '''''-
rI f|H AIfIfNAHHIN IIINIIIANi
he students us'n 10 I''l'' ..', ..
earn olh'i Two OF '"i'' '''. ,
said Ni. '""iNo'N' am l''-'
exercise ll was i,i ''' t a.
fe'afS WHO "'ni' H.. ,,.t.o ,,.,rs
oid'i ana ann, ".'' '-. ~, 40
q" i.'l'' az '""' H. t.1
"heI ""Ni' '"' .e
hhi7"'l I'll ,ts. d., choir
,.t,.. ,l.ei, onf,io, of lis rer-
"' No. 49,, Chs. about
,. f. ,,t,5. and n,c ,veraisa
.,...-,,"tt,.. c,.r,, A. tho cri.i-
2 ii,,.t,. , littfn o,,t.nol,1
..'..t.. .o,J deal and hsd made quite
..,,',,.li',, ,r,,n,, ,te members of the
i,.ti,nts ,.bo wore mainly Young ware
housoren like mvseif
CON INV tWcntv-nrst birthday my aunt
5iod. and 1 decided that as there was
,.holv laft who objected t0 mv becOm-
,,,. ., sot,r would oo on fho stage.
e,i,,5 ,.bo worked in tho sam. ware
49,. ,,.i,f, ,,. tne,. p. man Who in tnrn
i,,,oc. an actor named burton Who used
~. ,.is,. eol,oI l,iI maj, f,arfs an tho Sad
l..t Ir,us ,rh.otr. This actor was
.i,,,. -, No. ,,b,t Wa tban called a
80. rf.t, ..tf.b ,,c,r+ chat ho cot
i,,if .i,, 49,. ,,l.o, il, for ti.kets VOL
i"..', ~ i,,roll,,.ti,n ~ nurton
III -, 1 ,..,,.4 a., taxi. $40 worth -
,ill,t. Co.. ris benefit ha allowed mo 10
,..r,.e,r,te .othauot lie told mo 10 see
I'D ,.h,t.,..r roio wanted and as I
5,.1 lao,, irvine. othelfo an Tine bo,s AZ
H.. i,stff,,. lb,ee th,t rolo II must
l..,.. f.., , dr.,df,i nerformanre bnf
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