The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-12
ACTOR SANGER
.REc0VE RS
HE WILL SOON Be SEEN AGAIN on THE s1Ief,
His PrOtracted Illness Which, it was Feared, Would
End in Death, is now Thing Of the PaSt-He
Speaks to a Reporter About it, and is
About to make His Reappearance
Behind the FOOtightS.
From the Globe, Boston, Masa

George A. Mccarthy, Of eol Broadway,
South Boston, who is known to the theatre.
going public Of New England q George A..
Sanger, the actor and theatrical manager,
but who has not been seen ON the stage for
nearly two years on account of serious i'll.
ness, 10 about to make his appearance again
behind the footlights. He Is . son Of VIM.
Mccarthy, the well.known dealer in antique
furniture and novelties, at 267 and S2l Ire.
mont Street. But there is very interesting
story connected with Mr.. McCarthy's reap
pearance. He told q reporter the story Of his
experience as follows:
at is now nearly two years since had to
give up the stage, but am glad to say that
1t was . year ago last summer that ! gave
up the business. had been playing through
Maine, and my last appearance was at Bar
HarbOr. l was taking two parts, and one
included song and dance turn.
For some weeks before had felt myself
failing in stscngth, until at Bar Harbor 7
had TO give up on account Of shortness OF
make 30 easily could do only with the
greatest difficulty, and toward the last I
landed on my feet completely dazed, and for
some moments would be unable to collect
my senses. 1t was no use trying to hold out
any longer, SO I gave it up and became
manager Of a company which was also max.
ing the Maine circuit. !! carried this along
I couldn't run up stairs, nor run for car,
and If I walked rapidly could afterward
speak only two or three words at time.
al could hardly sleep at night, and never
in the morning did awake the least bit re.
freshed. 1 was tired all the time, and was
languid, pale and weak. I knew was fail.
ing yet wouldn't give up, and kept hoping
khat 7 ~un,,1l ho ah1a IN tkeoxv off thA Tao1sr ~
of lethargy which was on me. One day in
Rockland fell fainting, and then was
forced to give up business altogether and
come home. After two weeks at home and
under q doctors treatment, l was no bet
ter In fact seemed to be getting worse.
would have fearful sharp pains in my back,
near the kidneys. Later these pains ex.
top would be cut of, the pains were SO sharp
and strong.
81 was getting discouraged. had hardly
any strength left. Any slight effort ex.
hausted me, and I talked with difficulty. !
put myself in the hands of my doctor, with
the instructions for him to do anything he
would with me to make me we'll. For a
whole month I dosed and drugged myself
with prescriptions. The month passed and
! was in worse condition. Then friend
told me of O remedy, n homemade remedy,
which was largely made of ederberry wine,
and which had cured another young fellow
who had been in condition similar to my
own. My friend was sure that 1t would cure
me. tried it faithfully, used it regularly
for the following month, but it failed to have
any beneficial effect upon me.
az consulted two separate doctors here In
South Boston. One said had consumption
Of the blood and could live but two years at
the longest. Both treated me, however. but
the result was failure on their part. Then
I went back to my own doctor, and stayed un
der his treatment for four months. All thi.
time had been growing worse, and my trou
bic had assumed new form. II was sort o.
paralysis. had four separate attacks Of this
One night I awoke to find myself unable t.
move hand or foot. ! was perfectly conscious
yet for the time being had lost control o
myself, and could move neither hand Of