Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-23
H. PRICE WEBER.
The Story of the Past Season
on the Road.
How the Popular Augusta Actor Tri-
umphed Over All Difficulties.
Ana Was Able 10 Make a Good Showioo In
Spite Of Them.

among all those who claim August,
as Il home. there is no one that come.
among US more interesting in charac-
Ter, ana fuller of anecdotes ana rcnin
!A'chces, tain that genial comedian
MI. III. Plice Wtbber. who is al horn,.
ON his annual vacation after n seacn,,
| OF remarkable successes ana .ou,i,y
remarkable discouragemcnts on the
road with his company.
'lr Weber is 4 living examine 70 n,
those vino know him Of the value of a
kindly heart. naturally OF a genial dis
position, his conversation is alIvay.:
pleasant. and he never says ANYTHING
but kindly words of other pcopie: and
his presence lightens up rs with sun
SHINE WhateVea' company he may fall
into.
K CHANGED that Il few days ago 4
Journal man was casually talking w.th
him. aud the story he told of The past
winter will prove interesting to his
many friends in Augusta. and will
show how easily Il man may face dis
couraSinS situations and be victorious
over them.
Just Word that may not DC known
by many of on: people: this las season
ends the - years that Mr.. Webber has
Appeared as comedian: he was born
at Brishan. Dtvonshire. England, and
early came to the Provinces. whore he
was engaged rs a printer. and did
newspaper work. In working about in
different offices III the Provinces. nc
became acquainted. ana lived With ana
worked for a numbe: of people. who
have become very prominent in the
political affairs of the Dominion. y
great many of the politicians on that
side. 81 the line owned personal organs,
and through this means he became ac-
quainted while young with these PEG
pie. who have since risen to high posi-
tions in Canada: and. who have been
of material assistance to him III his
professional work. \ little instance of
his wide acquaintance in Canada IS
shown from the fact that ne knew
some 70 or - Of the visiting knights
Ta,nplar that We're here a week ago.
Mr.. Weber never pretended To be an
actor: but while in Boston his eyes
failed him. and through newspaper
connections ne became sort of am as
| sstant manager OF the BOSTON come
| dian Company, which was under inc
| control Of T.. NJ. Leslie: it was theh
the custom to send out company L"
| play Saturday nights. the regular inca
| ire being closed. While i'll one OF TN"
! massachusetts cities. Mr. Leslie dlcd,
! ond the work devolved on Mr.. Wed
| her. This was the beginning. ana from
that time he has been managing com
| NAMES. a work which he is enthuSias-
| tfcany fond Of
Eut TO get to the peculiar line OF AiS-
: couropements. which he met with Ilst
/ winter.
The company began playing about
The middle of August last year ana
while they We're playing soon after NJ
Narysville. n. b.. the leading man Was
token sick during the middle OF the
performance. and 10 days after uicd'
| Tho day he was buried. his "iie' inc
leading lady. Mrs. Weber. received 4
telegram from Augusta that her la'Hci
vac dead. and she Immediately 81 "ui
fo, the funeral: on the afternoon o. ''c
| ,.a,,,o day that she went TO Augusta
w. MAYOR of Chatham. n. f.. n"ti'.ea
tha manager. that under the Domhloi
, 49,, nc there was smallpox. ne WAS
oh,ieed to prohibit by proclamation an
| ,1;o oSsen,hlages Of any character.
rnrcenucntly. the company was tah-
n Campbell;own. y. H.. Tor thi'e
.;rhts' stand On the next DAY ms
.ohostra leader was upset in sie'S'''
"a hroke his arm. The company went
D,,ho1sie from there. ana we're
,o,,;rp that stirring drama. en-
r-.htc in n Barroom." when the h''o'
1.-Two the part of Joe Morgan WIS
leu violently i'll during the mi"''e ~
IVA nlay. and. for the first tii'i'' wv
,s, ended without moral or tue "f-
pi". ,.,,,ce of the reformed drunkafd.
4 faw nights after. being in Bath"rs,'
u word was received OF the "ea'. :.
econ Victoria. which cahceiieu ~, u,
.r. made in the Provinces TOT ~
"a. and. of course. spoilea tne
',e 80 all theatrical managers III we
,,irion. The company came ny
..'a and the next night ms sou,
,a.,o was taken with the grippe anu
,,'as. IL, for whole week.
,Ioantime Mrs. Weber hao fe,u'i'
company: but while playing u,
~ ~ uarbor. a telegram was rsce', Gu
.,. her mother was ill., ana she III
ma returned to 'Augus'a' an
narts were taken by the lea .,ns
:...n;le lady for seven WOKE ue...nT
l"N." ;,,,o The Provinces short tiih'
s.ar the company were WAYNE o..
$ Maoog. when the theatre e'us"' ~