The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-12
NE PLAYED WITH FORREST,
For Ihtrfy-shree Tears W. L. Gi~a-
son- Advance Manager for Nance
DWELL. Has Been Actively En-
gasea In theatrical Business.

~ AoSG The guests q. tsa C4,~s
~ dental aote4 saSt w~~g uas
A " L. Bisiy''a Gleason, ere o.
the 1est kno~n neu n TIE urs-
- mate profession ia sfse l-usse~a
states. At PRESENT he "a ad-
vance manager for Name OfSea. sha
youag American traxee{isurs. For rn.-rx-
three years G.easan mas sen harss go,
a. actor. manager and advance courier
He has enjoyed the srsers3sain OF ss,-,@ ~
tne mos nos~i stars IN rae sszrSav,ss,
ornament. many Of who hare long since
QUIT the stage ~ l.te for the great s..,
Anog~s. xaeu ast engaged in exaloss.n.
the greatness q Name o'Neii snss w.
cram q the sock and basGin L ever ready
10 sIAH yarn OF fe-i al experience gained
n rs years Of stage lfe.
Settling himself In an easy chair az his
hotel oae day last week Gleason began:
Il; VAS In TIE year iss7 that Vas In TIE
stock company al the National sheaier An
Cincinnati. oaso- The late ;rage.tau.
Thomas kesFae. WAS THE heavy man and
aIa;t iAaghaEn, ore OF sae etss Shakes
psarean actors CT has day. WAS PLAYING
leads James O'Net. wna has been
starring 50 many years in Ao8sa Cr<sI0'
eas playing respuf1sz bie business and a.Ao
combining the position os captain OF the
sEEp@rs- In those days the captain or the
supers made mere money than the lead
Ing man aud heavy man together. for
most al the stars IN those days t:.ea a
Great many slpernumeraries, for xhorn
the aforesaid captain o. tbs supers re-
ceZgs3 from = esrss 10 ~ cents a man FOR
each AMI every performance. The supsrs
never got penny o. this money but
every Saturday night they had Two Kegs
OF beer. from which tasy drank thelr al
and called things square. Nov. was
Jssa's lieutenant. and took charge OF the
Hen + anything went wrong. / WAS the
one who gol-weii. YOU can imagine what
i got from such stars as Edwin Forrest.
Who could les oat string ~ oashs J.
block long and never stop fer breath.
Ny experiences with supegs alone would
make Puck or Judge sesm as ganereas as
the London Punch.
:: 1: {.
However you want me IN tell you about
my first appearance with the great Fer
rest Besides handing the supers, I was
supposed 70 pay the carriage awa.ts nay
lord fellow In the engagement of which
/ speak Forrest opened IN MaIamoga,
The escond night he gave King Lear
and the Third Damon and Pythiss. There
s where / came in John NcJ,uiloaGa
MAS then travelling with and supporting
Forrest. He always directed The reAears-
ais. Forrest would occasionally wander
into the theater look arouGd for a sew
minutes and then 80 out again. He was
troubled with the govt a grea. tlsal q, the
time. ard IL used 10 make him sofnewf hat
cross, but be was a very just man for
all that. Well, ! Was Unexpectedly cast
for the par. OF Lucuilsss III Damon and
pythias. II IS a very important part az
every one knows who has seen the piece
The best scene i'm the play for Forrest IS
where hi, fiFsss that L,Icsfgli4s has slain his
horse The business 81 the scene is where
Damon dfags Ltscu.lus off the stage 20
throw him over the cISfs, and Il Is very
effective when Seil done When | was
tod by the sage manager that / was Sc
ectej TO play the Part You could have
knocked me down with feather. He
asked me 4 thought I could get through
with IL. replied. Yes SIR sure" Way
I would have said anything 10 get *. for
! WIS very ambitious ard lsssaa 10 study
hard. and this sus the chance Of ny Efe
Now This occ&rred two days before me
piece Yeat or. and | don't believe / slept
two hours IE.atii after the performance. /
found OH afterwards thar / VAS cast FOR
The part on account of my SIZE. At re-