The San Francisco call., 1896-06-20
He Tells His Woes to His Friends
at the Baldwin ProfeS-
Sional Matinee.
BUT "JAY" IS UNGENTLEMANLY
Even a Series of Dress RehearSalS
Could Not Goad Him to Insult
the Public.

Nat c. Goodwin gave professional
matinee" yesterday afternoon at the Bald
win Theater, where, surrounded by his
brother and sister actors, he took the op-
portunity of denying in the most EN- phatic
manner that ne had ever been guilty Of
ANYTHING so ngentlemarly, unprofes-
sional and unkind" as to call San Fran
cisco a Jay town"
The professional matinee" could not
have been convened for the purpose of Civ
ing Mr.. Goodwin an opportunity Of max
ing the an,eade honorable to this City, as
it was announced a week ago, and the in
teryiew in which the comedian was repre-
sented as using the word Jay only ap-
peared in local paper on Thursday morn
ing.
Mr.. Goodwin was called on for q speech
at the end OF the second act, and in the
exuberance of his feelings and talking to
so many mem bers of the "profesh" he
began talking of his woes, and laying his
hand on his heart he assured his brethren
that the ungeHtlemanly word LAY" had
never escaped his lips.
Nearly every one who Is any one in
local theatrical circles was there-from
the stately Maxine Elliott to the willowy
1dDlUld. 1uo luSu nCAS uAO4C III lNCAlSC
than the women, as they strolled out be-
tween the acts, and people who did not
know their features again recognized them
by their stage strides.
Daniel Frawley occupied an advan-
tageous position before the entrance cur
tains, where no one could fail to behold
him. Kelcey hid his head in the darkest
recesses of a box, as modestly as if he had
been a debutante. Fred Butler OF the
Grand sat between two ladies in the par
quet, looking as meek and mild as if he
had never known what it was to be a
villain, and the dashing Lizzie B. Ray
mond of the Orpheum made record for
herself by removing her hat. Most OF the
millinery present was non-com initial.
Never have Goodwin aud his troupe, es-
pecially the troupe, acted as they did yes
terday afternoon in "a Gilded Fool" Their
Jokes were lau he'd at; their points were
appreciated, and thunders of applause
spurred them on to fresh efforts. At the
end of the second act there was call for
speech, and Goodwin remarked pleas
antly, that after what he had Just passed
through he really could not find words to
express his delight at the laughter and ap-
pause. at is so kind of you to have come
this afternoon, because we have all felt so
lonely. Since coming here we have had
nothing but a succession of dress rehear-
sails Call again and see US.
Il don't wish to De understood as saying
ANYTHING against San Francisco. There is
a certain word which reporters are very
fond of using-the word jay never said
it. To use such a word would be ungentle-
manly, unprofessional and unkInd to the
few people who have had the courage to
visit US. We want to keep their good
opinion, and it is not right to insult the
public"
Having dismissed the subject of the
o,.I - ~ 1r-iy,
late his former employe, Tim Frawley;
He also spoke affectionately of Kelcey,
Stockwell and Beach, and concluded with:
81 do not believe in any little antagon-
isms between them which is said 20 exist.
Shake hands, and may God bless you"
At the conclusion of the performance
many of the professional visitors went be-
hind the scenes and partooB of light re-
treshments. Among those present were: !:
Herbert Kelcey, Miss Efie Shannon, Miss
Winona Shannon, John T. Sullivan L. R.
stockwen, William Beach, N Long, Miss Olive
Oliver, Mr.. Harrison, Frank Wyman, Blanche
Bates, Maclyn Arbuckle, John Williams
Thomas c. Leary, Mr. Wizard, Harry Lewellen'
Miss Little, Brigham Royce, T. Phillips, E.
Danton, Julian Connol, Mr. Bishop, J. T. Nc
Donald, Lillian Elliot, William Heure, Madge
Carr Cook, the Misses Jewett, Mr.. Stewart
Emmett Sheridan, Margaret Marshall
Douglas Creighton, n. NJ. BOsworth, Gertrude
Elliott, Mr.. Lorrence, c. Swain, Miss Williams
-il. -NObLSSI Leu ANCu4llo II nam oLSntIB
Miss Belle Emmett, Mr.. Rafael, Beatrice Lieb
J. s. Halsted, Helene Courtney, Irene Cook
w. w. Allen Carl Smith, G. E. Eldridge, R.
Cotton, Mr. Simmons, W. S. Duffield Leslie
Morosco, A. Stockmeyer, Mrs. E. Stevens, Mrs
Johnston, Edwin Keeley, Louise Royce
Hope Ross, J. N. Ward, William Bur
Mss, Little Mildred. Little Helena, j.
Landers Stevens, ]. NJ Woodthrope
Louis Belmour, Maxine Elliott, Mr.. Worth :
ing, E. J. Holden, F. c. Thompson, Miss Leigh,
Theodore Kremer, T. D. Frawley, Harry Car
son Clarke, Sam Davis, Papinta, Mrs G. W.
Ryder, Henry sedley,, George Lask, Leonard
H. CasSaway, Walter Goldie, Mr.. Doane H. O.
Hayes, R. c. White, Mr.. Enos Darrell Vinton,
a Hoffman, Mr.. Wyngate, Will Gibson Jr.
Eugene Moore, F. Butler.