The times., 1897-11-21

as arrant vuIgarity instead of real art L
is the twain OF Rowery cha' actef5 acteu
hy Paula Edwards and william Cameron.
They are yividly photographs IN their re
production of the tough Easi Siders. Miss
Edwards does not have the larger oppor
tunitles which the piece gives Nh Cameron
but she makes a strong impression by her
earnestness and effectiveness in portray iiaE
d role which appears only inter mitteEtly
IN the niece like d patch or lurld but laS-
cinating color in a picture.
one or her hest strokes was tn bnrlesque
ballet costume after Cleo d. Mer5de. II
syasthe Bowery girl 'SidcaOf the Pagisienne'
andit WAS glorious piece " eNtrava gancc-
is very hard TO convince an audience that
sucn interpretations OF character as Miss
Edwards ana Mr. Cameron gave are works
cf art They come down in the mindSoEthe
audience to the levelof the type portrayed
But the results achieved 10y these two are
as much the fruiton OF an idea apdartistc
intelligence as any other conception in this
or a great many other musical c1medieS.
Wherever there is an actor this
country over aud the news reaches
ID
of ..ghe Little Church Around the Cor
ner.'' there VIII be found a warm sym
pa,hy for the Christian friend Of stage
folk and sincere sympathy for his pass
ing. This Clergyman was broad minded
and catholic IN every one Of his principles
ana his acts, and the DlayrOik have, and
feel that they have, lost their best friend
in the ministry. a great many people
wonder how his church came to be called
the Little Church Around the Corner.
OF December 20, 1870, George Holland,
the actor. died. II He was the ratherof L. II.
anG Joseph Holland, and in his day V wls
well kuowr amonE the prominent stage
peopie. The arrangements for his funeral
wera intrESted To Joseph jefferson, and
wlte, h, nd several others called on the
Rev D.. Saline, then the pa stor OF fash
iouable congregation, they met with a
cold reception. .SaIinerefusedt toconduct
the service, and when asked who would he
likeI, to do II replied: There is Z little
Chur~li arolHdth ecurner where the y'io sIIch
things. Tits incident was widely pub
lishetl und commented upon, and the name,
The Little Church Around the Corner, has
stucl. 10 Dr. Houehton's church ever since.
After the funeral of Mr. Holland, many
actors and writer's We're buried from the
Church Of the TRANSPORTATION, dIhong
tham being Edwin Booth, Lester Wafiack,
Dion BuuCicault and II J. Montague.
The nane of DR.. Houghton thus always
recalls George Holland and Holland : name
is coupled L. Wallack's 5. 1t often requires
less logical sequence to suggest u reuinis
cencc. Taking OF the late pastor II The
Little Church Around the Corner, theater
gocr who uas carefully watced the pla yerS
of two generations, recalled another liz
cident in the life OF the eldest Holland,
which, perhaps, has rot before been III
print.
'ThecoEnInuy OF comedians which Lester
Wallack was able TO gather around him
| in 1861 or 1862" said he, was notable
as being one OF the best stock companies
! which ever played before an American
| audience. 1t included Mr.. Wallack, OF
| course; Charles Fisher George Holland
Mrs. john Hoey, wife of the eminent eN-
| press manager; Madeline Hcnriques. than
/ whom a nore charming and artistic SOU
Erette never appeared before American
footlights: Efne Cannon, and later, Fred
! eric Robertson.
ON one occasion, l think it was in
/ AcVos " AclA Ai'S pay Va hoSSuiic fFftS NC
| ing represented at W3liack 5 Theater, Jusi
| as Mr.. IIolla nc was going on in the scene Of
the county ban, in which he had tn do some
extremely humorous comedy business, 4
telegram reached him at the flies that his
son, q distinguished officer of volunteers
| had been killed in n engagement. We ma
! imagine TIE agony of the father, who
nevertheless, went onto the stage in tn,
| glare of the lights, and set his audience il
roars If laughter while his own heart was
| heavy and sad. Ii was a bit Of unrecog
nized hernisIn, scarcely less praisewurthy IS
because uene the less a cali to duty II
spite of Standardization, than the patriot
isrn which took his son to the 'front.'