Arizona republican., 1898-11-30
STUART ROBSON STORIES
Experiences Of inc Comedian With
 Celebrated People.

Stuart Robson, the comedian, is an accomplished talker, and he seasons his talk with so many interesting remi- niscences, and can, on occasions, dis cuss matters literary as well as d-a- natic, with so much good sense and cleverness, that he is one of the pleas anjest companions the American stage affords. Speaking of the advance in popular taste, which renders the pro- duction of the play in so careful a manner an absolute necessity, Mf. Rob- son gave credit to Henry Irving as the foremost educator of the public in that direction.
 There is no man for whom 1 have a higher admiration" said he. T re member some years ago being ail the principal hotel in New Orleans. The corridor was crowded with people, when suddenly there entered 6 mar well advanced in years who wore a long, old fashioned cloak. Suddenly every one present ranged along the walls of the passage and as the old gentleman passed up every hat was dOned and every head bowed I knew at once that it was Jefferson Davis Only once since have l seen any paral- Tel to that. It was in London, when I saw gall, thin, figure walking along the Strand with Q peculiarly springy stride. I saw old men raise their hats and draw aside to let him pass, and felt proud myself. for this deference was paid to Henry Irving as an actor and 1 am an actor, tOo''
 About Ellen Terry MT. Robson quot cd curious remark of Joseph Jeffer- sons, 70 the effect that she possessed the genius of insanity. He also re- peated a story of the same actor anent w. s. Gilbert, the dramatic author. Talking to Gilbert one day, Jefferson said: T have been reading your ex- Quisite Wicked World Mir Gilbert, and felt that you could wri,e 3he most beautiful comedy Of our generation, il you would only portray heroine with q heart. Why don't you?" Because never met woman with a heart from whom 1 could draw such d heroine" was the cynical reply.
 The recent OutDOuring Of Grant an- ecdotes,' said Mr. Robson, has re- minded me Cf one, which, however, is not told for the first time. 1 was play ing some years ago in a well known managers theater out Of New York. The first act was over and we were chatting in the wings with out man. ager, when one of the boys rushed in on the stage to tell us that General Grapt and his family were in one Of the boxes. 4 flush of gratifed pride mounted to the managerial face, fol- lowed by a look of agonized doubt, as he evidently reflected that perhaps the general had dead headed into the box. Did you send him a box, RObs0n? he asked me, and on my replying in the negative, he pulled out a card from his pocket, and scribbling a line on it, cCld the boy 10 take it to the box office, and bring back an answer. The boy rush ed off, his head full of the general, and returning in a few minutes with the same card, which he handed to Mir. Manager. A ghastly look crossed his face as he read it, and without a word handed i. to me. The first line read, in the rather shaky managerial cali graphy, Did General Grant pay for his box?' while underneath appeared, No, but my son, Fred Grant, did. '. g. Grant
 The boy had taken il to the box, but not to the box office.
 Of Bcucicault Robson has many stO- rias Re referred to the time when the old Pavk the3tec vas building, and the entire force Of wCrklnen were doing nothing on full pay, waiting fer Bou- cicauit to give them directions. At length the capitalist rushed in to say that Boucicault- must come rcrnd and