The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-14

Famous Edmund Green.
From the Ladies' Home Journal
More famous people are known only
by names that We're not originally
theirs than most of us realize. How
many know that John Rowlands, for
instance, is one of the greatest eXplor-
ers of his generation? Yet that is the
real name of Sir Henry Stanley, the
indomitable hero of Darkest Africa"
How many are aware that jeremiah
Jones Goliath was one Of the Vice
Presidents of the United States? The
name is not to be found on the roll of
the presiding officers Of the Senate. But
it is nevertheless true that such was
the real name of Henry Wilson, vino
was Vice President in Grants second
administration.
How many know that Edmund
Green was one of the most eminent
of American thinkers and historians?
Still. that is the name that DR.. John
Fiske bore in his boyhood, before he
thought of writing such books as The
Destiny of Man" and THE Critical
Period of American History"
The Real MunI<aczy.
How many know that Mihali Lieb
was one of the most celebrated artists
of recent times? Yet that was the real
name of Michael Munkaczy, the painter
of Christ Before PLATE" and other
famous pictures.
How many are aware that Vincenzo
Giaacchino Pecci is revered by MIL
lions of people of different national
tiles in all parts of the world as the
mightiest and hottest of living men?
Yet that is the real name of the pres
ent Pope, Leo XIII, and the one he
was known by until he became the su-
preme pontiff in 1878.
How many would Immediately recog-
nize in a eulogy of Hiram U. Grant
as one of the great generals and fore
most rulers of the last century refer
ence to Ulysses Simpson Grant, COM
mander of the Union armies and eight
zenith President of the United States?
Yet it is fact that Hiram remained
the real given name of Gen. Grant, and
that Simpson. the name officially be-
slowed upon him by mistake, was never
legally his.
As Good AZ Aliases.
Even a reference to Stephen G.
Cleveland as one of the most promi-
nent party leaders and successful can
didates for Office in this country would
puzzle most people for while, until
they recalled that ex-President Cleve-
land was named for Rev. stephen
Grover, but dropped his first name,
Stephen, early in his public career.
Many other famous people are pop
ularly referred to by titles and names
that give hardly a hint as to what
their full names or real names are.
Suppose, for example. that some morn
ing there should appear in the news
papers such an item as this: Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert E. Victim, accompanied
by their nephew, Frederick w. V. A.
Hohenzollern, sailed yesterday from
Liverpool for New York" How many
people would give more than a pass
ing glance at this announcement? Yet
it would be piece of news of the most
astounding interest, calculated to
throw the people of New York and
thousands of others throughout the
country into a paroXysm Of excitement
and feverish expectation, as must be
admitted when the names of King
Edward VII. Queen Alexandra and the
Emperor William are respectively sub
stituted for the true family names
given in the supposititious item.
IN hOyaltES realm.
Then there is the youthful matron,
Mrs. Henry Schwerin, who Yields more
power than any other woman of TWEEN
ty-one now living. She is known to
the world as Wilhelmina of Holland
ana is the only queen regnant in the
world to-day-that is, the only female
sovereign ruling in her own right with
the same powers as a king.
Outside the ranks of royalty the
number of shining examples is still
greater. Probably a few people, even
among confirmed theater-goe would
take any partial interest in a poster
that read thus "Thespian Theater.
For one week only-Mr. Henry Brod-
ribb and Mrs. E. A. Wardell in The
Merchant of Venice and other Shakes
pearean productions. Next Week
Mrs H Chlapowska. But let the
names of Sir Henry Irving, Miss Ellen
Terry and Nine. Helena Modjeska be
respectively substituted for these real
names of theirs. and what rush for
tickets there would bel
The same thing might be said of sim
liar announcements about Miss A. Gre
han. who is known to the public as
Ada Rehan; Mrs. Antonio de Navarro,
who was Mary Anderson: Mrs. Freder-
lex c. Harriott, whose better known
On the stage.
From among the bright particular
stars of the operate stage may be
marshaled an even more striking ar
ray Should il be announced, for ex-
ample. that among the singers whose
services had been secured for the next
season of grand opera were the Baron
ess Cedarstrom. the Countess Miranda
Mrs Nellie Armstrong Mrs Iulian
Story and Mrs. Charles H. Raymond
it is improbable that there would be
so much as a ripple of excitement, even
among lovers Of the opera. Perhaps
some interest might be taken in the
titled ones, and that would probably
be all But let these real names give
place to the more famous ones of Adj
elina Patti Christine Nilsson. Nine.
Melba, Emma Eames and Annie Louise
Cary and the largest opera house in
the world would not be big enough to
hold the throngs that would seek ad-
mission.
Many authors would likewise go un-
recognized If mentioned by the names
that were originally given to them.
Most readers would hardly be likely %
distinguish in Francis 3. Harte. Thorn
IS II. H. Game. Anthony II. Hawkins.
Francis NJ. Crawford and Charles f.
Markham such popular writer's as
Bret Harte. Hall Game, Anthony Hope,
+. Marion Crawford and Edwin Mark
ham.
How and why the Changes.
In most instances the change has
been made by dropping one or more OF
the original names. But in some cases
the sole difference is that the first
name is given in full and the second