Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-26

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The party settl I'd back in their seats, and
thereafter paid strict attention to the play
before them.
Edward ]. Morgan is an Englshman by
birth, and his family intended that he
should be minister of the Church of Eng
land. He was sent to Balliol College, Ok
ford to prepare himself for orders, and
despite frequent protests he remained there
until his divinity course was near it's end.
But restless temperament convinced him
that he was not meant for the ecclesiasti-
cal life, and when during holiday tramp
he formed the chance acquaintance of Hen
~ Labouchere he was quick to accept the
famous editors offer to help him to enter
journalism. Mr.. Labouchere procured for
him a post as reporter on the London Tele-
graph, and with that paper he remained for
a year. Then, like many another young
| Englishman, he set out for the states to
make fortune. His first American expert
ence was on a ranch in Arizona Having
saved a little money, he went to Chicago.
J He had nearly attained masters degree
in physics and in astronomy at Oxford, so
he thought that the Chicago University
might have something to offer him in the
way of an instructorship. He failed In ms
hope, partly, he believes, because he had
come out of the west looking so unkempt
that his appearance seemed to belle MS
claims of scholarship His little fund soon
gave out, ana MS ambitious uGSCeIuSu "
the pursuit of any work which would yield
him three meals day. He found a 1op
in the workshop of one of the big railroads
and for nearly a year he carried the tin
dinner pail of a day laborer. He was too
proud to let his family know of his straits
1t was at this period that his thoughts
turned toward the stage. He made repeat
ed efforts to gain employment about the
theaters, but with no success. just at this
time chance did him great service. Walk
ing one day in Madison street he met
newspaper acquaintance of his London
days. With his friend was James ONelll,
to whom he was introduced. To the actor
a few days later Mr.. Morgan made re-
quest for employment and was told that
he might become a super. He carried
a spear until the end of the year This
was in 1880. In the summer he secured a
small and silent part in Shenandoah" and
in the following season he had triffing roles
in Joseph Haworth's company. Toward the
seasons close he was given a more attrac-
tive part in Across the Potomac" and in
it he received some attention from the pub
lie.
was offered a role in Harrison Gray Fiske's
play, The District Attorney" and thus
was enabled to appear in New York. David
BelaSco was so pleased with his work that
he asked him to create the heavy part
of Colonel Thorpe in THE Heart of Mary
land After that Daniel Frohman gave
him place in the Lyceum Stock Company.
He was loaned to Mrs. Carter when The
Heart of Maryland was taken to England,
and in London also he appeared with Annie
Russell in Bret Harte's play, Sue" He
played Tom Wrench in ''Treiawney of
the Wells he was the first impersonator
of John Storm when Miss Viola Allen was
introduced as a star in THE Christian"
and he played the title part in .Ben-Hur''
when that spectacular play first came upon
the stage.
Lulu Chaser is a prime favorite with
young folks, and her "reminiscences include
number of pretty incidents which Illus
trate her love for children. Just the other
day." Miss CHASER recently said to a friend,
while rummaging through some old let
tiers, 1 ran across one that value great
deal This is how L came to get it. l was
playing in The Lion Tanner with Francis
Wilson in San Francisco a number of years
ago. A little sweet-faced, crippled newsboy
had been coming to see my performances
nightly. and of course sat away up in the
peanut gallery. 1 could distinctly see the
little pale face in the front row, and after
each of my solo numbers he applauded as
hard as he could. Finally my little admirer
mustered up courage and wrote me n note,
accompanied by two roses (which probably
cost him ten cents, as roses are very cheap
in California;, and asked me to please wear
them, as it would make him so happy
Well, that night l wore them and 1 sang up
to the peanut gallery as | never did before,
Tor L wanted TO SHOW the little neWSboy
how much l appreciated his attention
The next day, after a long and tiresome
search through the streets of San Francis
CO. found my little friend, and invited him
to dine with my mother and myself at our
! hotel. He accepted rather reluctantly, and
We attracted a good deal of attention we
came into the dining room. You know the
poor little fellow had to use a crutch and
was very shabbily dressed. Wen, he en-
joyed his dinner immensely, and was so
grateful. 1t was probably one of the best
meals he had ever had in his whole life,
and 1t gave us pleasure to see him enjoy it.
Il have kept his note and pressed the
flowers, for l appreciated so much the sin
cerity of the little chap
In the second act of Richard Mansfelds
new play, ''Beaucaire," after he has been
expelled from the fashionable pump room
at Bath by "the master of ceremonies"
Beau Nash, he is disclosed to the audience
in his own chambers, playing al cards with
the young blades of the famous watering
place. They come clandestinely, for Beau
caire is in social disgrace, and the stakes
are high. Here Wintersett comes and is
caught cheating, which furnishes Beau
caire with the leverage he wants to make
the powerful duke introduce him again into
the social holy of holes To the twentieth
century mind it appears as if 1.-The barber of
Bath had so far forgotten his real state
dS ~ hStp a pubic gaming mouse. But
fashions change. In the midst of the idyi-
ism and romance of the pretty comedy this
would appear to be only a touch of realism.
In the eighteenth century gambling was
not considered the vice of the dissolute, bat
the accomplishment of gallant. Beau
CARES visitors come to him cloaked only
because their host is socially non grata. In
the period of the play cards were the con-
Stunning game of the highest circles. Cards
are the only books worth reading" old
ladies used TO say, and they went to Bath,
EPSON and Tunbridge Wells-where more
fortunes were lost than constitutions re-
paired-and studied the devils books till
their hour had come Beatrix, Countess
Bernstein, in The Virginians' is such a
devotee, and the Duchess of Greensbury
in "Beaucaire'' is another 81 hope l may
die playing" she says to Lady Mary. But
if do. mark you, stop the fiddles and the
bassoon." Cards were taught at the board
ing schools, and the Times of November 2,
1871. says: AT a boarding school at Moor
fields the mistress complains that she is
unable TO teach her scholars either whist
or casino The Spectator records how
dear old Sir Roger de Coverley, the kndest
and best of landlords. sent all his tenants
of hos and