Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-03-19
A NEW SUPERSTITION.
Proposed by Fife Ellsler's Agent There Appears to Ba Some
 thing in It.

lie has invented new superstition, which, if unreasonable, is at least an interesting study. He argues that alliteration in names is lucky and offers examples in stage life to bear ont his theory. He says:
 Quite number of years ago noticed the large percentage of the atrical names, the initials of which corresponded. It occurred to me that most of the names were assumed ones, and adopted in the interest of euphony, but I found that this was not so; then 1 discovered beyond doubt that alliteration was a lucky quantity.
 Fife Ellsler who plays Juliet and in the balcony scene voices one of Shakespeare's most famous axioms. Miss Gapulet is awfully gone on young Montague and be- moaning the fact that his name is objectionable to her family, says that "a rose by any other name would smell us sweet. The young lady may be correct, but she has no more proof to back up her assertion than l have to the contrary. 1 hold that if the rose had been named cactus it would not have been the ideal flower we know. There is much in names, or why do poets and novelists ehristen their virtuous maidens Martha, Gladys or Madeline while they invariably call their ad- Qenturesses Cora, Lima, Mana, Lena or some such name with four letters and ending with 'a.' But, l am only discussing one example in the value of names, which, as before stated, is alliteration.
 Couple two or more names com mencing with the same letter and as sure as you do so, it will influence good fortune. l would need column of this newspaper to give the exam ples of which 1 know I will start with q few and give the readers a chance to continue the list.
 sSome lucky women Of the stage: Fife Ellsler, Charlotte Crabtree, Charlotte Cushman, Charlotte Gramp- ton, Maggie Mitchell, Maggie Moore, Amy Ames. Flora Finlason, Lillian Lamson, Grace Golden, Daisy Dixon, Billie Barlow, Minnie Maddern, Marion Manola Mason, Katherine Kidder, Millie Miska, Bessie Bonehill, LTllie Langtry, Emma Flames, Mar garet Mather.
 "What excuse has Lillian Lewis got for acting? Nothing, but themas- cot name, and she can write her check for $50.000 any day.
 "Some lucky men are Collie Cibber, Joseph Jefferson, Walker Whiteside, Dore Davidson, Frank Frayne, Harry Harris, Harry Hawk, Ed ward Eddie, Charles Goote, and hun dreds of others. 1 met Marcus Mayer on Broadway one day and he said: Pm in that and Albert Aronson added me too Only last week I was seated at dinner table with three ladies of q certain melo- dramatic company and remarked the fact of alliteration in their names. 1t had never occurred to them and yet they were companions. Fancy, Clara Coleman, Alice Ainscoe, and Florence Porter Flemming-and all assured me their names were not assumed ones and each admitted that Dame Fortune was more than kind.
 Some lucky partnerships:-Ha rigan X. Hart, Henderson x Hanley. Harrigan & Hanley, Barnum X Baily, Hallen x Hare, Murray X Murphy, Murphy x Mack, Booth X Barrett, who, though great actors, were signally unfortunate until associated, when they made the most colossal fortune known to the profession. Russell X Rosenquest, during their partnership made $100,- GOO and lost the same after they separated. HalVln, Hagan x Hut ton, managers of theaters in St. Louis and Chicago, may date the 7 commencement of their collective fortunes to the day they became as sociated in management.
 It may occur to the reader that ], being theatrical man I am taking ! all the value of this charm to my i own profession. Not at all. It may 2 be traced in the history of the world e Was it fate or design that Mahomet ] was born in Mecca and buried ir ; Medina; or that Wellesley, Lord r Wellington won W aterloo; that ' famous battle was fought on Fri
 day, the unlueky day for all fatal
 ists. Had Butcher been arrayed ol