The sun., 1901-03-31
TALES OF THREE ACTORS.
CLARA NOR aIss REnINIsCENtES or
COUIDOCk, BANDMANN. BOOTH
lmpetuou, wayt OF Couldock Trials befofe
III, Final ''u' 'ce-, -'sndmanns p''m"y
a, III. First VI ,eting with Miss Morris a
r.inn,nh NTH Edwin Booth.

-career begAnl ever season Win INC ietH-
inrity and the cert Einty or the euulhoO'a'
storm. and when d ky arrived together as
they frequently did. We all felt the tohJuhc-
lion 10 he peculiarly appropriate lie was
neither Young nor 60 ud looking YET no one
could truthfully assert thlt his ehEaEeheh'N
ware lacking in mteres J. indeed, some a''o'N
found them lively In the extreme
Charles " CouldOck was an th%l'nlhih
nv birth and had come To This country WIN th'
great Cushman lie was man ot uhlue'-
tionnble integrity. honor able truthful warm
hearted. but being of naturally QUICK ana
irritable temper, instead OF trying 10 cohu"I
IL. he Welded himself up no every impulse oi
VACATION or annoyance, whHe WIN 'Ne'
growing violence he made mountains OUT oi
molehills and when he hsd Just cause io'
anger he burst into paroxy SINS OF raGe. even
of fe-ocity that had they aot been nan "n-
conscious acting. must have ianueu MN ~
mad house out OF consideration Tor th" SaieF
- o,hors. while. worst OF all. like too many
of his great nation, he was prolahf aIihoe'
beyond belief. and profanity aiways pam
fully repellant and shocking. Is donoly 80
whom il comes from the lips od one win sNNer
ing bair. And yet when Mr.. touldo X ceased
70 use plain everyday oatls, ana oro"kh'
forth some home made ones, they Were oa'hS
of such intricate construction, s'ich gro
tesoue termination. that they wruns s'arteu
laugh from the most unwilling hp'
In personal appearance he was the p"au
tdeal OF the wealthy farmer He was sduarep'
solidly built. Of medium height never ih'.
nj. .o,are deeply lined, even FUR owed face.
was clean shaven His head, ntI' p"lu o'i
ION had n thin covering of curly gray hair,
.xtA Ian kVh1 h u
black cloth-always size or two too large
sor bim-and his never changing big hat Of
black felt were excuse enough for any mans
asking him about the state OF tae crops
which thev often did. and were generally
urgently invited TO go n hottest hades ior
their pains ~
Generaily. if ANYTHING went wrong, Mt
Couldock'l rage broke forth on the instant
but he had been known 70 keep roo ~ p,,e pickle
for day or more, a. in the case Ql iTlpnu :"
mine-at least IL was the husband oi my
friend Molh" He had PLAYED 'sa,Sa'9 h,a ., IN IN
The McrGh9Tts s o. , sShGb Who "T rwr.sd m him sotto
woe nc the moment of the offence, ana th"n
seemed to forget all about the matter Nekt
morning AT rehearsal nothing was ,Nu ,HI IT,
close when Mr Coudock Oulte GuleIly
asked my friend 10 look IN at ms dreSt hg
room that evening before n" play ne.alt
Poor John was uneasy AL the aL,e'm,sIn. ,h I,I
ness OF Mr. Couldock's manner hvemng
came, John was before the bar Tn" star
seemed particularly. gentle-he removed ms
coat eisurely and said: .,..
You played hdidn'O last hlshl'
And your name is.er'.
Ogden, air, tarli"d John ~ ho.o
All, yes ogden Neil, how long nave
you been at 1t, ogden A.. .,.
about three wears" answered the pow
confident and composed prisoner az lhe t|f
Three years? Hum Well, VIII You l"t
me give you q bit of advice Ogden
why. yes, ,r shall be glad % listen -
anv advice from you," earnestly protested
well" snapped the star. rather sharply,
u want ,ou 10 follow IT, as well as I" listen
have some mono saved, Inppo'e'
Well then" he turned his Queer eve on
him he took ful breath, well then, Won
Just get some Of that money ami you g e. a
har twarn store" his rag" was rlS'nG vi'hlN'
"RYi vou buy a good. sharp hatohet nnd then
Iwint vnu - take it home and chop your
damn fool head on" and ripping of hlS vest,
he made a furious charge upon m" almost
par"lyTGSdi ogden; .oS,ing r2G'nfI @ Iu m 'F'" the
He had played one S"t 81 PLAYS 50 long
he had lost the power Ia study uulrkl'' ana
he wna 50 III advised ono" as 20 att'w'.' .
new part on rather short notice lh" 'lnv
was A misrrabl' iumbl" of impo~~iHi" -itu1-
tiops and strained; hiEh,nIw4 l,ps AZ, .
tempted 10 play Young irish hero, WIN 4
love scene in fact, he wus supposed 10 rep
resent tho vOunV Emmet
Dear heaven what slght h" wne IN those
buckskin riding hreech - his leg were
not beyond suspicion ~ 10 their straigh'-
mass that CutHway green coat. and ~,
dinky little CoWiCGl hat, looking 80 mlhnph.l'
ar,y perChed over hi 'prC'Sf ave We
forgot all his linos but hc never forgot h.'
profanity, ard that night = took %n q WIG
,ne scene he had 10 promise 10 sdNc his h"'
loved Ireland. He quite forEot the ~pcc'h
md being reminded % II hv ~" T"mpl"r
Il don't care! Whrt tho dcyil's lrnlaN,
to M, Damn Ireland | w,h u and th'
man that wrote thf llav were both ~ 'h
We were always pleased Nhen Mr. Couldcoci
vas ,accomranlcd ht m oLISn'rr ..l t.,z'
blance to her father The thin, curly hair
the fixed fr0Wn, u" deep line, "l nos" am
mSuth The 2n.rG Tal s%Tr rsp, a" Of 3na" n
gentleman. Her teeth wer" pretty, though
and her hazel eyes w"rc very brilliant Sh
was we'll read clever and witty, and h"
syectionstn devotion 10 her father kn,,
no bounds. yet, nS she had keen sens" a
the ridiculous, no eccentricl'y no Gr"''-
auerie OF his. escaped her laughing hawk
keen eve, and sometmeS. when ,alknE T.
old friendS like Mr. and Mr. Fll~"r, III
would toll tales Of poor Pa thai were "N
They went to California \ great under
taking then. as the Pacific R1.roud wa- no
completed and thev Wer" most un-ucc"e-
one day OF how certain ,-ohool rrinclnl
In san Francisco had met her father Mt"
performance 10 a miserable house, and Vlt
frightful bad taste had asked Mr. Coz | toC
how he accounted for tho failure Of hi ~
RnQement and that gentleman ~narlrd ont
II don't trv 10 account for II - 'll' lear
that work for the reorl" who ask fool nro-
tions If | only have one damn cont In m
pocFet | don't tr" To account for not havin
another damn cent To rub against ~ ant
added Eliza in ralned tones.
hat yrtppipul bul n n III
10 come and speak 10 the dear little no.
IN his school, but after that lac didn'G wash
II odd'"
As Mr. Corldock was henrI nnnroa'hir
TINT morning h!s dnug ghtcr uuiCN' whlspcrr
20 Mrs Eslcr Ask IA how he liked Cal
forniB2"
And after good mornings were exchange
the question wa put and n'ld"uipilr IN
red rag brought the mad hrll into action
u wouldn't give q d.'nn for tho Whol
damned StAte'" ro1red Mr tOTldo't, Will
his daughter pushed hl~ hdT behind hlS ear
and mildly said
Pas nIwavs 50 omrhatrc 1holt California
One morning We girls wore hOnstiug HNpu
ourselvr~ Of orr abilities ~ pHcN"r- Hatt'
nv roommate, Thought N" could tack
trunk the Quickest. while said Ould rrr
Miss Colldo"k hearing U.s. exclaimed, ln' gi
inTl"'
"Oh. girls roor p % Id ,l"o Won %
point, NJ that work, Will" ni- manner ot r
paCk!uG il 20 orlgiu1l, - -VI'f and so ~"
OuPh think should rNI I.Iu % 10 Won I--
7 mrst tel yoI that 'fpr -lurh' now 10 F1
LEGS * ~ onno"Hn,c 10 him ~ "v"rv ooc9s,
~ liz. save that Oi unU1rFins his trunh
thou II s Of gr"It ,urvrnI' go
You se" the trunPS lr" brought up an
loose h"causo poor Pl 1l"svs LOSING n
kpvs hng 10 Elpi, tho lO. t- NN n .r'ug the ~