The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-31

r6dtantly-it might nave DSeh NUM- SNS
from his look: ''Dearier he said, III pay
this back to the penny. You can i'll spare
it'll see that, crummie girl-but, oh, my
lass. it's worse to see another hungry
than it is to hunger yoursef-Tn pay Il
backv' Hi seyes dlled-he paused long,
then he said, pathetically: Some time,
crummie girl-some time!
My landlady granted me grace. Months
passed away-many OF them-waves went
over me sometimes, but they receded be-
fore my breath was quite something's
we're lettering little. and then, one day.
when came home from work-a man had
called in my a-bsence-an old man, who
had left this little packet-and, oh! he
had been 50 anxious for its safety!
l opened it, to find twenty-five dollars,
all In bills OF ones and two's-such
pathetic story these small bills told-they
were for the 'crummie girl, with the
thanks of the obliged. Charles w. Coul-
dock"
He had kept his wor1-he was the only
man in this profession who ever repaid
me one dollar of borrowed money Mr..
Couldock was like some late ripening fruit
that requires touch of frost for its
sweetening. In his Old age he mellowed-
he became chaste of speech-his acting OF
strong. lovable old men was admirable.
de was honored by his profession in life.
and honestly mourned in death-he would
not have asked more.
Occasionally, one person united two
lines of business" as in case OF Mrs.
Bradshaw, who played "old women" and
heavy business" both, and when any
thing happens TO disqualify such a per-
son for work the inconvenience is, of
course, very great. Mrs. Bradshaw. as
have said before, was very stout, but her
frame was delicate in the extreme, and
her slender ankles were unable to bear
the great weight, and one of them broke.
OF course, that meant long lying up
in drydock for her, and any amount of
worry for ever so many other people
Right in the middle of her imprisonment
came the engagement of the German ac-
tor, Herr Daniel Bandmanp. He was to
open with Hamlet" and gracious heav-
EN- I was cast for the queen mother. 1t
took a good deal in the way OF being
asked to do strange parts 10 startle me,
but the queen mother-did it. 1 was just
nicely past 10, but even 1 dared not yet
lay claim to II. and 1 was to go on the
stage for the serious Shakespearen moth
er of star.
"Oh, / couIdnTw cant be helped
no one else" growled Mr.. Ellsler. Just
study your lines-right away-and do the
best you cam
l had been brought up to obey-and
l obeyed. We had heard much of Mr..
Bandmsnn-of his originality-his impetu-
osity, and 1 had been very anxious to
see him. After that cast, however, l
would gladly have deferred the pleasure.
The dreaded morning came. Mr.. Band
mann, a very big man, to my frightened
eyes looked gigantic. He was dark skin
ned. he had krlnkly, flowing hair, his eyes
were of the curious red-brown color, OF
a ripe chestnut. He was large of voice.
large Of gesture. There was a greeting,
a few introductons, and then rehearsal
was on, and soon, oh! so soon, there came
the call for the Queen" / came for
ward. He glanced down at me-half
smiled-waved his arm, and said: Not
you-not the player-queen, but Gertrude
l family answered: I'm sorry, sir, but
l have to play Gertrude"
"Oh, no, you won'tw he cried, mot
with met He was furious-he stamped
his feet-he truned to the manager:
What's all this Internal nonsense?
want woman for this partl What kind
of a witch's broth are you serving me,
with an old woman for my Ophelia, and
an app,e-cheeked girl for my mother! She
can't speak these lines! She-dumpling
facer
Mr. Ellsler said quietly: There is sick
ness in my company. The heavy woman
AOCAe
the part, of course, but you need have nc
| fear about the lines, she never loses q
word"
Curse the wordsl 1t is that that little
| girl shall not read with the sense, one
| line-no not one line of Shakespeare!
his English was fast going in his rage
Mr.. Ensler answered: "She will read
the part as well as you ever heard it in
your life, Mr.. Bandmann," and Mr.
| Bandmann gave jerring laugh, anc
| snapped his fingers loudly.
1t was most insulting, and felt over
whelmed with humiliation. Mr.. Ellslel
said, angrily: Every well, as 1 have nt
| one else to offer you, we viii close th'
theater for the night
But Mr.. Bandmann did not want T.
close-not he. So, after swearing in Ger
man, for a time, resumed rehearsal an
when my time came 10 speak 1 coult
scarcely lift my dropping head, or conque
the lump in my throat but, somehow,
got out the entreating words:
Good Hamlet, cast thy nighted colo
off,
And let thine eye look like a friend Of
Denmark"
He lifted his head suddenly-I wen
DO not, forever. with thy vailed lids
Seek for thy noble father in the dust"
He exclaimed supposedly: 80! So!' a
I continued my speech. Now, in thi
country, "so-sor' is a term applied t
restless cows at milking time, and tn
devil OF ridicule, never long at rest in m,
mind, suddenly Weakened, so that when
had to say
Let not thy mother lose her prayers
Hamlet;
I pray, thee, stay with us; go not &
Wittenberg"
and Mr.. Bandmann smilingly cried again
"Soi Sop' and l swiftly added the wore
"Bossy,' and every soul on the stag,
broke into laughter. He saw he wa
laughed at and it took a whole week
time, and an elaborate explanation to en-