The morning times., 1896-09-13
eaunt became musical director for Nc

l Gaunt became musical director for Nc
Kee & Hoyt.
The song 1.-The Bowcry" was one OF these
joint productions. 1t was published by
alone exceeded 100000 copies. Henry j.
Wehnan, the Park Row song publisher.
| purchased the exclusive right to print the
| words OF the song, and Gaunt received big
royalties from the publishers. Then in
| conjunction with Charley Hoyt Gaunt wrote
4 Reuben and Cynthia" and The Widow" :"
"Out for Racket" was one OF the songs
that Gaunt wrote, both words and music.
Though 1t had a Lig sale it never became
popular. His greatest successes were his
minstrel songs. or these probably the
| most popular was Push Dem Clouds
Away" which was whistled and sung in
every hamlet and town in this country md
I in England.
There is no way OF knowing Just how
many copies OF this song have tcen sold
Tor the publishers, ne fer kept track OF 1t.
But when it first appeared, four years ago.
the public picked u up and kept il going at
| a rate that sweled the publishers bank
account so tha5 an agreement WIS entered
into by whicn GaUnt agreed to sell all OF
his compositions to the one Publishing firm.
The following ye;ir. In 1893, Gaunt wrote
song entitled .'Love he Little, Love Me
Long" 1t was of the minstrel stripe ans,
the music was very catchy.
From these three songs, THE Powery."
"Push Dem Clouds Away" and Love Me
Little" GauDt was Supposed to have re-
ceived $4,000 Aside from This GauDt
was dra wing big salary as musical di
rector for iIoyt N Mckee. together with
large sums from the come dies ON which h {
lad labored. -ottu.
But two seasons ago, when lioyt's COM
paDy was in Boston FOR some reason kno WI
only to himself, Gaunt deserted the show.
A ccSrt.iuS 10 the story ur the theatrical
managers, Gaunt left them in the lurCh
without giving them an hours notice.
But lie was so valuable TO them That they
made all sorts OF overtures TO lin to get
him to return. Gaunt was stubborn.
Finally. after considerable cOdxinS anu
an offer of d very big salary, Gaunt agreed
10 ejoin the cid managers. lie was TO
open with them llas season at Hoyt's
Theatcr, but when the time came for the
theatcr to open Gaunt was physical wreck.
He had been suffering for several weeks
from Il com plication or diseases and finally
had been taken down with consumption
" jHO win solve the Nat Coed win
lh| Maxime Elliott divorce problem?
~ Attention. please. for the threads
are tangled. Nat is married to
WOMAN who was divorced from her
husband Ia order tina | she might marry Nat,
and Nat now seeks divorce from his
espouscd divOrcee IN order that he may
marry Maxine Elliott, who is married.
but is not a divorcec. though she is suing
her husband FOR divorce, TO become d
divorcee, so that she may marry Nat. when
lie gets his divorce from his divorce, who
is now his wife.
Seriously this linking OF Miss Elliott's
Name 10 Nat Gocdwin's with natrimoni.il
intent seems Il mere advertising device of
the doughty comcdiaD's agent. Miss FL
lott, to be sure. l. i'll A ust ralia with Good
win, but So il Blanche Walsh. and 10th are
there on professional business as leading
ladies' in lis Conpany. Miss Elliott rs ac-
Conpanied by her sister, Miss Gertrude
las not heard the fliFpant gossip which
links her name with Mats.
iiSs EllIutt has rot gwen evidence that
lie pussessss t!c disposition which woIli
ind congcnial assimilation with per
sOuality of Mats notorious CaIiber. She
has never lee linked 10 fame by any other
l.. than her beauty and her talcut. and her
persona! goings aud cOmings have bcru as
quiet ana proper as any womau's in tie
world. That she should seek release from
a III an who apparently has not fulfilled the
obligation OF husband TO her is not beyond
The right order OF things, and. that her cu-
gaCement as Goodwin's leading lady anG
her suit for separation should ha We been cun-
temporary is n mere coincidence, which Cos
sip has been prompt 10 take up. Doubtless
Mss Elliott. when she returns aud hears The
stories. will silence them with a firm and
diruifip6 denial