The times., 1898-05-08

labor.
Albany only held my changing fortunes
for the space Of a year. and at the close
of that time I accepted an offer which
took me to Montgomery, Ala, as leading
man and stage manager. While there
war broke ouI between the States. and,
after a season in the city. ! left Mont
-omery the day after Sumter's surren-
der and came North. Feeling was run
ninE high, individual rights were little
thought Of and travelling was more or
less dangerous. ] was detained three
DAYS i'm Savannah. and left on the last
boat permitted TO weigh anchor from that
place bound for New York The advent
of the season of lS6l-62 found me in De-
trot. Mich. from which town / visited
indianapolis, Boston and Washington, in
turn. Under Mrs John DrCws manage
ment ] opened al the Arch Street The
ater Philadelphia. on Thanksgiving Day
of the latter year. in "A play called The
Sailor of France. Then came a long en-
gagement in Louisville with George
Wood where my interest remained. with
few intervals in Cincinnati and Nash
Vile. until June 1865.
''Eariy in next September an eight
months season was played at the Broad
way Theater. New York. where / ap-
peared as Henry VIII with Charles
keau. Mrs. Wood secured my services
To play John Rokesmith at the Olympic
Theator. al the end OF that engagement.
in dramatization of Charles Dickens
novel, cur Mutual Friend. Shortly af-
ter the termination of the run Of this
piece / was married To Mary Mitchell
the ceremony taking place on July -.
1S66 For a season we Travelled as joint
stars and. parting after the tour. ! ac-
cepted a position as Leading man at Ban
wards Theater. New York. That place
OF amusement Is now known as Days.
In the years lN6I-'6S became a partner
in the firm of Bidweu & Spaulding. of
the Olympia in ST. Louis. acting as man
ageT and actor and only leaving the COM
bination To begin another tour wich my
wife. This was short-Iived and was fol-
lowed by my opening the TrimDIe Opera
House, in Albany. and, after year spent
there as stage manager and leading man.
an engagement in the same capacity at
the St. Charles Theater in New Orleans.
During 1Su. 1872 and a portion of 1913 l
took TO the road again ana met with the
/ greatest success. At the end of that
( time 1 secured a lease of the Trimble,
afterward the Leland. opera house, and,
/ having arranged matters 50 that more
/ fiXedness was possible. remained there
/ for the space Of eight years.
My local career as a manager practi-
! cally began when. after considerable con
| sideration and careful thought on the
/ subject. ! took the Holiday Street Thea
! ter. in Baltimore. early in 1875, and the
/ National TheateE here in 1879. IL is not
+ generally known that ! ever had any
thing TO do with the latter house, but It
! IS nevertheless true that my hand di-
rected 1t during two years of its history
/ The Rap!eys owned il al the time. The
I three houses were in my charge until
. 1851. and on November & 1851. / took
I lease Of the Grand Opera House, Of this
/ city. made out for ten years. During
this time ! also built the Lyceum. in Bal
timOre, now operated by my son, and
opened il with the Booth and Barrett
combination in 1890 The Lafayette
I Square Opera House was constructed dur
/. ing the Summer of 1895, and opened Sep
/ temper 3d. Of the same year. This. togeth-
or with four Summers spent in charge of
the Theater Royal, Montreal Canada,
and a few smaller enterprises embOdies
. the experience and worry and work of
over forty years-a fearfully long period
/ when YOU think Of all the time has con-
1 veyed.
MY career has included intimate ac-
/ quaintance with a number OF our most
/ noted men. In fact. ! have acted with
1 every really great player we have had on
/ the American stage since 1870. This
/ means that / have done opposite roles 10
I Edwin Booth. James and Les-2- Wallack
Frank Murdock Edgar Davenport. Ad-
ans. Lawrence Barrett Mccullough
Mrs. Lander, Julia Deane, Matilda
/ Heron. Eliza Logan. Modjeska, Mrs. D..
p. Bowers. Charles FechteT and Miss
Anderson. I have also been seen with
I Edwin Forest and Charlotte Cushman.
/ My last appearance was made about five
/ years ago - Macbeth with Modjeska dur
ing her engagement a the Grand.
'Of course this scattered autobiography
Is merely a chronological summary of
dates and events. Over sixty years of life
can hardly be crowded into half an hour
( by the best OF US. and IL would take
volume 10 give an accurate or in any way
1 detailed account of my experiences for
+ which YOU have not the space nor l the
( time. This year. though, / may closet
I myself with my library and my memories
( Of people and things. and write series
I of memoirs on these people as I knew
them. Retire for good? Yes. I expect so.
( It's been very long time since / have
had vacation free from worries and la
Dor. a good rest will do me no end Of
good, and / shall be very glad to take it.
( though sorTy TO lose my friends here even
/ temporarily. 1t will be full week be-
fore we close. so / shall not say good-by
yet By a great deal, but good night-good
night and-you are entirely welcome"
BY the detection Of Mr.. AlbauRh from
the ranks OF its managers Washington
loses one of her most respected and ad-
nired public citizens; theatrical circles
are Unquestioned. whose bOldness in hold
ing 10 his ideas and quckness in giving
them uD when discovered TO be wrong:
whose ability and generosity has estab-
lished him in the admiration of all who
1 know him Long service mas only in
creased the number Of his respecters. and
every day that has passed has brought
him a friend.
There are few men In the theatrical
1 business with the determination and fig
l ETY. Of purpose POSSESSED by Mr.. AL
+ baugh; fewer still whose high sense of
honor and OF justice have kept them
above the petty methods often resorted
10 In managerial work. The enemies
Mr. Albaugh has made-and every man
Of stability must have a fcw-have as
high an opinion OF him as his friends.
and both regard him as a most remark
able man. In retiring from active par
ticipauon in theatrical circles here Mr..
. Alhaugh leaves only good Impressions
and kindly remembrances Of himself
from his employees, actors who have play
4 ed In his house. newspaper men. other
managers and. in fact, every one whom
business or social requirements has
brought into close contact with him. He
has the best wishes Of all these and their
confidence that wherever he goes or
whatever he does his success is assured
and his sterling personal worth will win
him the esteem years Of upright and hon
orable service have acquired for him in
this city.
There is no more charming or womanly
woman on the stage than Isabel Irving
She was sitting in the wings at the Ma
. tional, waiting for her cue to go on and
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