The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-27

passee. The lasting rewards of the. the
atrical life are only obtained by hard
| and long-continued labor on the part of
those who are especially fitted by nature
flor the art of acting. The difficulty is
for young man or woman to be con-
WINGED that he or she does not possess
this special fitness. Perhaps the actor
who came to such wretched end the
other day started his career with as
/ much hope, as much faith in himself.
and as much reason for it as half Of
those who start at all. Not all of these
die alone and unattended, but it is a
matter of record that startling num-
Der of them die in hospitals in the care
| of the Benevolent Actors Fund, and are
| buried in that institutions burying
ground. And hundreds of those who are
still living are knocking about the eoun-
try in cheap companies, homeless, rest
less and heartsick, earning barely
enough to keep them colthed and fed,
| thoroughly disillusioned, finding no en-
thusiasm in their work, and seeing no
prospect of betterment in the future.
The champagne end the fun" are most
ly mythical. Small salaries, short sea-
sons, and few engagements are hard
facts.
1t is an odd fact that, although the
Germans are a nation of writers, at
least two of their greatest geniuses have
had their lives best written by foreign
ers-Goethe by the English Lewes and
Beethoven by the American Thayer,
who died recently at Trieste and who
had devoted nearly half a century to
his four-volume life Of the great SYM
phonist During his lifetime consid-
cradle mystery prevailed regarding hi;
motives in not publishing his standard
work in the original, but only in the
German version made by Deiters. 1t is
now said that his object was to get the
benefit of German criticism before Is
suing the work in it's final shape. But
this hardly explains why the first three
volumes, which were issued in 1866,
1872 and 1873, have not hitherto APP
| peared in English, nor why eighteen
more years elapsed without the appear
| ance of the fourth volume. A few
years ago, under the belief that Thayer
was too poor to complete his laborS,
and unable to find a publisher an APP
peal was made for him. An enterpris-
ing New York publisher Immediately
/ took up the matter but reported that
| Thayer had plenty of money, and did
not seem to care for a publisher.
Robert Mantell will play the coast
under the direction of Friedlander,
Gottlob & Co. Mr.. Manten has not
appeared here since the summer Of
'93.
A Bachelors Honeymoon" company,
now playing the Northern Circuit, and
the Janet Waldorf company, which is
touring Southern California, are both
backed by ladies' ass
Mrs. Leslie, Carter closes her season
March 18th at the Harlem Opera-house,
and will then go to London, where she
will probably appear in David Belas-
cos new play in addition to The Heart
of Maryland" .
***- sA1erss
One of the brightest comedy successes
at Hoyt's and the Garrick in New York
York." the latest of the Senator's pro-
under Fsied,ander, Gottlob & Co.'s man.
agement. =. -
49,
An Eastern actress is getting some
gratuitous advertising in the shape Of
newspaper paragraphs commenting ON
her resemblance to Ellen Terry. Her
press agent makes no allusiop to her
/ talent
David Belasco says he has not Sc
lected the leading lady for the Heart
4 of Maryland" for next seasonqin spite
Of reports otherwise. 500 ~
Julia Arthur seems to be touring the:
country with a triumph everywhere.
She has been doing very large bust
ness.
| Seymour Hicks and Harry Nichols
have written a. new opera to follow
| the Circus Girl'' in London, with Ivan
Caryll supplying the music. Elaine
! ferris. Connie Ediss, Katie Seymour,
Harry Monkhouse and Louis Brad
field will take part in it.
| DeWolf Hopper says his entire COM
pany will sail for London to- be there
when Sousa,,s Band starts It's European
travels. Mr.. Hopper hopes for a date
so as to appear in London. -t.i'3
y
Second Childhood the title of
Charles Hoyt's new plays in which Har-
ry Gilfoil will have an opportunity. ex-
poets to show new idea of Mr. Hoyt's
which has not been attempted In any
play up to date.