The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-03-19
Mr.. Lunt's Valuable Collection OF Auto
graphic Offerings From the Stage.

n. Y. Herald.
A valuable and unique collection OF
signatures and autographic sentiments
by distinguished actors and actresses OF
the past and present is contained in a
large scrap book owned by J. Osborne
Lunt. assistant treasurer OF the Star
theater. Mr. Lunt has been twenty
years making his collection, and has re-
fused $500 offered for it by a Boston So
ciety.
Here are some OF its contributions.
which are OF sentimental interest. at
least TO those who admire eminent per-
sonages OF the drama:
John T. Raymond writes has famous
line, There's millions in it."
Bearing the cross. Time Is short.
and. II your cross be heavy. remember
you have not far TO carry it," is from
the beautiful emotional actress, Matilda
Heron, who has since laid down her
burden.
'Ye seek in vain who having. cannot
hold" Is the opinion OF Clara Morris.
The line Of Bob Briefly in THE Ticket
of-Leave Man" Poor broken heart
hunted down." is in the strong hand OF
W. ]. Florence.
We are arrant knaves all; believe
none Of u.s." quotes ]. W. Carroll, the
old comedian OF the Wallack stock COM
pany
Harry Montague, New York's most
popular matinee actor, quoted the IA
nous lines from Tennyson, True hearts
are more than coronets and simple faith
than Norman blood"
Charley Thorne, another leading man.
who was feminine idol. now also dead
wrote with a touch Of world weariness:
al rrI i'll To-. -
some use to you; 1t is OF very little to
me"
Ever thou" scrlbbled the late ]. X.
Emmett
IAN the worlds stage" writes Mrs
G. II. Gilbert
TO hold the mirror up to nature" g
the sentiment OF Mmc. Ponisi.
Quoting from las You Like It," Mrs.
John Wood says Of her name, "A poor
thing, but mine own"
You shall know all tomorrow" is the
comforting assurance Of M.F. Leffingwell
once the great burlesque comedian Of
Nibo's, who has since learned the great
secret for himself
BE sure you're right. then go ahead"
is by Frank Mayo.
Steele Mackaye, for whom thousand
friends and admirers still mourn. wrote.
Il regret that you will permit me cnly
to return so worthless thing as the
name Of ]. Steele Mackaye"
Nine Jahauschek quotes Brunhilde:
Where thought appears there ignorance
tarries not"
John Mccullough proclaimed: There
is a world elsewhere"
Genevieve Ward, now retired in Eng
land, but once a great Queen Katherine
at Booths theater, remarks cynically:
IAN hoods make not monks"
This reflective bit Of verse in prose Is
by the late George Nandenhoff, jr., once
Of the Wallack stock
What is there in the actors art
Should close the fount Of love?
He who on earth plays well his part
May hope a seat above
The face he has wreathed with smiles.
The hsarts his mirth made lighter,
Shall plead like angels tongues above
And make his record brighter.
Those are only few Of the expressions,
sage and witty, that fill Mr.. Lunt's vol
ume. In addition are hundreds Of auto
graphs, among them the signatures Of
Edwin Booth, Joseph Jefferson, Char
lotte Cushman, F.. A. Sothern. Mark
Smith, II. S. Murdoch, Edwin Forrest,
Lester Wallack, Henry Irving, Ellen
Terry, Mr.. and Mrs W. H. Kendall,
Maurice Barrymore Lotta, Maggie Nit
chell Osmond Tearle, Dion Boucicault,
Ristori salyini, Duse, Bernhardt, Co
quein, Lydia Thompson, Nelson, Mary
Anderson. Langtry, John Brougham, Dan
Bryant, Parepa Rosa, Patti and Jenny
Lind