The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-26
ACTOR BECOMES BROKER.
NATHANIEL HARTWIG rs NOW
. BROK Err

tho Field II OHared Too Limited, ana
ne Purchased n Seat on the New York
stock EHchnuge - IinrtwiE's ktnEs Career.
II the girls who used to loso themselves in
contemplative rapture rs they gazod Mt Nathan
III fol HartwiR, actor. whom ho played leading
II parts with Miss Mario Wainwright and Miss
n Olga Nethcrsole. want to look upon their hearts
delight in public any moro they will have to
] give up the theatre balconies for tho women's
II gallery OF the Stock Exchange. And II they nsk
II questions IL will do them no good to inquire for
Il Mr.. Hartwig. Nnthaiol Hartwig, in the progress
from the stage to Change has become HartwiR
Il Nathaniel Baruch. That is tho NAM his par
VI ents gave him. When no went upon the stage
few years ago Bob billiard suggested to him
that for his professional namo he reverse the
II order OF his FIRST" names and drop his sur.
name. He did so, and ever since has been known
as Nathaniel Hnrtwig. He has quit tho stage
now, bought a seat In the Stock Exchange, and
N gone back, for commercial and all other pur.
poses. to the family coRnomen.
Mr.. Baruch's career as an actor was brief, but
he achieved an unusual degree of prominence in
q few years. and he acted In Juvenile and lead
ing parts in almost every city in tho United
n States. He is not yet 80 years old. He admits
that, to use his own words. he had rather act
than cat But no had rather retain what he
considers tho proper dignity Of his manhood
A than act.
" Iiove my ar" no said yesterday, but the
/ time has come. apparently, when one must put
| put up with various indignities IL he Is to pur-
sue q career on the stage, and 1 had rather
preserve my manhood than stoop to q man.
ager. And there is little chance now for
1 great parts. The public taste does not de-
mand the sort of stage productions In which
there arc great parts, TO any extent. 1 am
ambitious: gave my whole life to my pro;
| that would be of benefit to me In my work, and
I wanted to advance ,constantlyi met with q
But I came to a point where / found, I couldn't
advance except under conditions which l could
downward. and l couldn't do It. l decided TO
give up tho work and devote myself TO n differ.
tunities. and to Which I shall stick. I have given given
UT, the stage for good and all.
v parents were opposed to it, studied diferentt
Vent vent once CT to Toni Mr.. I Daniel Fro6man and asked
him to help me; He told ! me to learn my
BoaSieauit's pupils in The Madison Square Tbs
sssS 1 IL ~ sfsS ose ago. H S@ny veil Plil01fei rs%emB RsSPil Il.
Like most young AN and " Mould,be actors, sHpi;
sthe s5 Ss OPRStdS DO. Then i / Pbo iSHa = I " was aSw xe ss
the gambling scene from Camille" He was
of whom he felt proud. as Camille, but the
I arose and said that | would play
1 aprosrionsly thi Boa aesaShSe asf esd1 Who f wa lss asa
whether / was a professional. said that | was
knot p ms. Sns :hat an I Waited shHt SSF9 to aei and ne d conid
4 play ArmGnd. He asked Il I knew the part, and
see him: The audience was as having ali
kinds of fun and tho hilarity increased
embnrrassment, took him at his word literally,
and tried to climb over the footlights. He told
talked to me- the :Gamilo' scene was "a put att on.
The audience laughed some more when I ap-
peared. but there was applause when the scene
Mr.. Boucicault asked me to take lessons
epp ! aG to my ni9 going / Seu on tic 's Stage my a lnths wo %Hi
not give me tho money. He finally said that he
s]t@dyins different Parts. met Mrs; F;sns
\ SS" orE' was sa to be I put ON mt the s sarge. and Or She S ssiS
1 That l looked something like a Corsican and
tn nIed ReoP, sa wq SoTn in k tho so %as' aed m 1aIk nsdff iD
| That way. you know-was what it was or an at
h iSi%pt A% 1T GSFs Pso.t as sSd i did, i might Thst ' mss s9 %y
went then to the Boston Museum to get the
| benefit OF further study, but my negro dialect
was getting worse and set about getting, rid Of
parts with him for a year, leaving him to do the
sane Kind Kind Of c work with e.! Miss ihs., Wainwright,
year I went with Miss Nethersole, playing lead
Ing parts with her; and the h whole season was
her was that Mr. Frohman kept his word. I
arrangements with Miss Nethersole he cabled
his man here to send for me. l went to see Mr..
Bunce and was engaged. When I went to tho
Lyceum Theatre the next day. on my way out
thought l would stop in at his Office and suggest
going out for some refreshment. There seemed
to be no one there and l stepped inside to make
sure about i, when l almost stumbled over Mr..
was found dead there. l was the one who
i have told you of the success of the season
with Miss Nethersole: It reached It's climax on
the final night in Philadelphia. 1t was tho day
and many Officials from washington We're in the
sS!s s{yber Ths it, theatre tb,DT was The crowded. SydSfsst. Miss tSs
most forcefui woman acting on The Eng,
l nstiaPp WitS sbt a4' To No D,s Sne wi fGuld her h0l p
IKE PLAYING beside an electric p.Hi battery att That
night we were both inspired and the calls be.
name and for a speech. First I was embars:
4 found myself obliged TO speak. / felt The
y compliment deeply. had worked hard to
years since 1 began With Mr.. Boue sGa and
the appreciation was welcome. l was proud OF
didn't know. That was tho end of the season.
Miss Nethersole offered me an engagement TO go
weeks and that would have left me at a Cad
time for other engagements either here or in
II wanted, too, to go on to a larger part. or at
lenst where there was opportunity for some
great part, and l felt, too, that l should get
salary Commensurate with the work ! had done
and was doing. had before accepted small sal
aries for the purpose OF getting opportunities in
! good parts. But there was nothing on. What is
there here now, for instance, that has any great
part to give to a leading mani II seemed TO mo
that ! had got TO a point where l couldn't, in the
conditions, advance, go on, and / wouldn't 20
\ back. couldn't bidc my time. My brother
BERNARD, who is a member of the firm of A. A.
Housman s. Co., commission brokers, saw me
moping one day and asked me what was the
4 matter. l told MIN how ] felt. and no asked il |
wouldn't like to give up The stage and go
\ into Wall Street. His suggestion took hold
A of me-. | looked. into tho matter.
applied for membership in the Exchange.
and fortunately was accepted and there's the
whole story. ] have given up the stage for good.
Ihayo some thousands of dollars invested in
Wall street now, and | shall stay there. | was
hazed most beautifully the day before yesterday
and InlI lnckN ln mi nnI INlLh nILILlnn .nEnIc