Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-05

ter, with a sad smile. 81 don't have mol
days. No, it was the day when my lit
tie one was so sick. l was alone with
her Her older sister, who was an ap-
prentice. had not yet come back from
her work. Well, l stayed there, l sent
word that l had sprained my ankle.
The doctor a good fellow, helped me out,
and il was all right. Otherwise--
You think the real reason would not
have been accepted as an excuse for your
ABSENCE
daughter was better, otherwise | would
have had to choose between her and my
place And | need my place.
"HCW old is your daughjer|' | asked.
"She is Il. the second is u, and my
youngest is a boy OF 10. He is the head
Of his class. Pretty good for a little
Elbow of his age, Ell? And he recites
his pieces evry prettily.'
"Then his career is cut out for him.
You will make an actor Of him.
NO. no. never! Roseval replied,
with a shake of his head. Anything
but an actor
"Why. not. fine has natural ability?'
But l had natural ability myself,
sir"
could not repress smile.
"That astonishes you. eh?" the promp-
ter said. bitterly. 1T is rue, neverihe-
less. / took the second prize in tragedy
at the ConservaJoire, and everybody s2id
| deserved the first l. who am speak
ing TO you, sir, have played with Rach-
el."
with Rachel?'
"Not at the Theatre Francois, but in
g drawing-room before the highest So
ciety. Rachel needed some one to act
q scene with her and naturally she
thought of me. s can hear her still IN
| Horace here ROseyal hurried oil TO
a corner where stood a kind OF little
Ewo-wheeled chariot ling the pole,
! he pushed it vigorously before him TO
the other end Of the corridor and back.
II is Floriac's carriage he explained,
simply.
But" said I, "ho came on horse
back
yes. on account Of his whip. Did
Won notice how he carried his whip?
/ lie would not have played the role but
for that and had two of his phrases
changed to explain that carriage aWaI.S
! him at the park gates. The carriage Is
INDISPENSABLE for he has to carry OH
-be countess in ii. and it must break
down presently when they are surpris-
"a Inv the storm. But | was interrupt
ed. VIVA, was I saying?'
You were telling me OF your success IN
tragedy.
"Oh. yes. played tragedy in those
d7vs. But as could not get on at the
/ Theatre Francois and was offered fair
Nv good engagement at the Odeon, l de-
vo-ed myself 10 drama. 1t was success
mar killed me- After having played
Fon.e1ov in Les FOrcats' more IMAM
thirty times in Paris. l had TO play IL
everywhere in the provinces. II was
very unfortunate. When you are h"ue
loo much of in the provinces you stay
tbare and meanwhile someone taxes
vour Mace here. And then time passes
md Won marry. That is what l dld.
TI.re Roseyars voice changed. He con-
/ ,inued in lone that he tried 10 make
/ 1ehonair. "A love match, sr-Would
YOU believe iJ?' .-. 81.
"Why not?" said I. Actors make
MANY conquesjs.
'-e ..It was easy enough, in fact he re-
,liod sadlv "She was the daughter Oh
P 80 ~ INV old comrades, an orphan with
ON nannv. | almost brougn- ner up:
I fed her. | clothed her' '@usH1 NJ al
I knew-mOre h3n l knew Anu OIe
dav Iasked her to be my VIE
rs she dead?' ed
The old promp.er looked at me hXed-
~. NO. sir, she left me. As ne sald
,5is he seized a piece CT shee iron that
YES vas leaning against a scene and shook
:, vioIentlv. Il was the storm he nad
spoken of.
..,rbet storm comes in very pat said
no uniting the iron back in its place,
..i,,sf as 1 was telling you of my marital
fortunes. You can imagine the storm
1,,,rstine- on my head. Nine. Roseval dis
o,,,earod one fine evening. with one of our
net faithful patrons. and found myself
80 fo,, with thre children on my hands
10 wont over to a wooden stand sup
Dorting the axle of a cylinder over "ilcn
80 -, niece of silk. THE wind now.
said he. and turning a crank the friction
If the silk against the cylinder produced
"a sound like the rustling or lle VIM
81 fell ill.," he continued, and when !
left the hospital three months later ! h''u
LOST most of myhair." Hehad taken UP
can of shot This is 10 make the ram
cid H.. shaking it vigorously while a ma
cbinist burned fash lights in the wings.
..-rb,,nder rain. wind. lightning-you see
the storm is complete And so it was
he resumed. that came to personify the
elements in tho wings, after having per
sonated. Ike Floriac here. the Don Juans
of the stage. But one must live. sir when
~, has wasted many months in waiting
for engagements that do not come one is
content to make $50 francs a month at
his" and again shaking his shee iron;
.Just little more thunder to end with
# pleases the public-and my wife TOO.
This forced gaiety filed me with pity