The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-16


rob the hybia bees and leave them honey
less and MIR Hanford as Antony re-
Piled: Not stingless. too"
Here is a story about Clay Clement, who
used 10 be leading man in Cordray's stock
company in this city: His father is a
rich stock raiser OF Wisconsin. His Per-
oherons and clydesdaies are known wher-
ever horse market holds forth and his
acres absorb a generous portion of the
Badger state. His name Is Geiger. and he
is a quiet plain farmer of kindly manner
and absolute innocence of the world, the
flesh, and heatrical rates. Clay went
upon the stage a. safe distance from his
progenitors estates and wrote glowing
tribute to himself addressed to his father
explaining to that unsuspieious Judge Of
equines that his son had gone where glory
accompanied by the iordly stipend of S. q
week awaited him. The Old man was m
fgriated. He disinherited Clay and for
babe his homecoming and wrote a brief
bat vitriollc page of wrath. winding up
with the cheerful reflection: Acting 10
no profession; 1t is vagabondage. There
never was but one man in this county who
did such a thing as you have done. Jim
Niekerson Joined circus and came home
dead with his blamed neck broke"
Recently reconciliation was accom-
plished, and in Joliet fortnight ago there
was the Percher0n raiser sitting In the
front row of the opera house gazing upon
his son fixed out in soldier clothes and De-
slowing considerable Intelligent applause
upon the acting OF the company in "a
southern Gentleman"
r f. I
condensed biography OF Richard Mans
field says he went on the stage because he
WAS poor as he himself has often said
but his first venture was not theatrical.
He began in a provincial city as plct-
ure painter. For awhile he sold every pre-
auct!on o. his brush but for some reason
his market suddenly contracted and soon
h rad Z number % canvases on hand for
which there we're no purchasers. Then ne
went u London. There he failed a-a;n IS
an artist and secured some sort Of place
in a business house. He couldn't make
that go and returned 70 his easel. with no
ergater success than before He got so
POOR that be- actually took TO singing songs
III the streets for casual pennies ard
rarely was able TO get square meal save
when invited 70 feed AZ the famous Saw
age Club Of. which he was one OF the
original members. Sometimes" he has
said, II dlued on smells" At last he wen;
10 see w 5. Gilbert. the composer. and
sang for him That was Just before PIN
atorC'' Vas brought out. Gilbert used his
Influence w.ih D'0yiy Carte then man
ager for the famous partnership Of Gilbert
& Sullivan. and Mansfield toured the Brit
ism pro@}nces 90 "Pjrafore" TOY three
years. singing the rarr 81 SIR Joeeph por-
ter K c h end receiving the mag
riacen, Compensation % SIS week Then
he a ppaared in London and has never been
hard up since but his carly experiences
seem 10 have permanently soured his
temper
Tho Jefferson greet .hcetor IS closed
and ii Is doubtf1; II {, Will
ever be rcopened as ;heaser
again she rlaCe has GROWN anav
from the p;sy-going element and TIA, -
ement has he-r taught 70 sock diversion
elsewhere. L Is said that Manager Friend
has |oss san in .t!re venture sci that that
sum WAS deemed sufficient fcr ;he expert
went H3s 'ast attempt % round out the
t3esTtu'es ~ fle ouc-'Inar play house was
- bring an creva company 10 Seattle from
San FrArcisco FER mcrsh these noouie
looked acrasa the fp0tliEAts q. fhs rows %
vacant chej~s sr1 probably wondered rhy
more neopie 3iA rot c0r1e - sec them.
Thr fact was tHat the houSe was not run
properly ard RE company was not suea
= ore as woald build Gp business II
Manager FriauG could have secured
liasio~ iicevsse ard run comic spera to 4
beer ecconpau irnent ~ caufH p~opahf~
have done some business but with Only
InAs @erent comic enera. n = place FAR -
moved fran residence or trade cents-S-
&, Is rot 70 ~ wo~}7erefi ~ that the hoglSa
rar or ? nnn-navirg basis fran the r-et.
hear that fhe jefferson sheate~ e 10 he
rec&avte9 }rtc a lodging horse 20 meet
thr demands - accommodate ns hv he
incoming crowd ~ ealf seekers There
are elgfres ~ ira TzvaH opers cn-ruarv
against the house. which have Keen .u~~es