The sun., 1901-10-13
HAvERLps HAPPY DAYS.
when He Laughed. whitfield and Cried. -
o Habitue of Bohemia

managerial life when he didn't shake the
bones with Destiny But he had fun
more than he ever had In any venture to
which his name was linked IL was ~heh
he followed Len Grover Old fel after
the latter In his meteoric career as manager
had failed to make the Adelphi Theatre
Of Chicago n 40. The Adelphi was the
first big variety house IN Chicago ai'er
the Are. II was the only Amusement house
In the town where patrons could have
their beer and cigars served during the
Performance.
One night in the week was ladies night
and the attendance on that night was
singular composite of the town. Prsine
avenue and Wabash a~enue-the latter
was a r.~idenoe thoroughfare at that time
oocupied boxes or seats along with the
Questionable characters Of the -lsvee.
and .Biler avenue and Canal street "
was the only night in the week when the
usher- were required TO make that appear
snoe which indicated that they were AZ
peace with the Chinese lAundrymen. On thAt
night the Board Of Trade speculator touch"n
elbows with ths drover up from the -'ocA
yards. But Len Grover failed Ia M nun
self Not from lack Of patronage ho'
because no did not always have GO"
show. but because we'll hecause MiAe
McDonald's place, where fortunes "ef'
won or lost on the turn of card was 700
convenient TO the Adelphi
The Adelphi was the reconstructed ruins
Of the Chicago Post ONCE. The big hre
had tackled II and left only gray S,oh"
walls After Len Grover, cam" Col Jazz
Haverly Not Immediately. however u"
house had been CLOSED when John hhth'
long angular reckless, veTraii" Johh
Allen, tragedian. dialectician. organizer
manager. he who had followed Nhetti'ah al,
army with a lot of Strolling PLAYERS lhto
IA. south until sherman turned him hack
came IN A. manager of the Ad"lphi' ne
hadn't "A dollar Peace To his ashes ana
his hig heart. he never had cent 'id 'y
He lived and went beyond every ann" u"
ever made. There was another aSH'tla.f.
with him-Frank tlyner lou can se'
into a fight ON anV corner In Chicago TO-DAY
by intimating To- any uf the old crowd tha'
frank Clyn..- was not created 70 snow 70
the world that be- vas the beet fellow on
! the footstool Always hard up ne cpu'u
command whatever money he wanted ior
a sch.me And his whole career. from the
tim. b, turned uut from the public rci'ooi
10 tha day IN. hears. called for him az tlir
/ couutv hospital. when b" was buried pE
| cont tribution was marked by wTccs oi
schemes -
a ay.r Of John Alien People laughed Al
! ~. combination. while they gave freely 70
} help the new management. and doubled
/ and trehl.d when grand testlinohmi
h-n.fit wa announced THIS announce
/ m.nt got 90 be 50 frequent that the printers
| kept the line standing
| fbe Ad,lphi had a tar IL was under
I tho sidsvalk. and reached by easy steps
I from the lobby Frank Clynes was IN IN"
box offic,a To take In cash and wnte out
a. f.EN ha r.
chestra Then he shut the window ana
went helow to the Adelphi har. where h"
entertainsd and held the crowd while NJ
dlsp.u-ad drinks Herr the Chicago Press
CiIb was started Jack Hsverly was present
nj its birth under the Adelphi side walk
stan Hun;ley. later ~ Spoopendyke fame.
was the chairman Ii was Saturday night
or SUNDAY morning Huntey called upon
Jack Haverly To max. a speech Haveriy had
never made a speech at a gathering IN his
life This IL what he said, however. when
thew got him up out Of a corner where he
had been whiting an inveterate habit
Il was lust thinking that n was In Penn
.ylvania tonight with my little Dutch
wife ! wouldn't care what you boys DO
or what happened In tho world
He .at down and resumed his whiting
when. how or where. Il cannot he recalled.
but Jack Haverly became an associate
with John Allen and Frank Clynes IN the
Adelphi The name was changed TO HaN-
ery's Adelphi He was manager John
Allen was stage manager. Frank Clynes was
under the Sidewalk viii J Davis. since one
Of ChicAgo's successful managers, was In
the box He came from the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific Railroad offices
Soon after all nights we're ladies nights.
Haverly'- Adelphi was real theatre
To It, and under Jack Haverly's manage
ment came old Col. Maple~on's Grand
Opera The splandnr OF Chicago mixed
In with the other elements which packed
the house Rice's -Evangeline- and jules
Verne's Round 'he World In Eighty Dave
and similar productions followed. But
IL was lust before IN" splurge toward the
legitimate that Jack HAverly, associated
, With John Allen and Frank Clynee, had
fun John Allen was an cpicure. He
lived ia an apartment near The theatre
with his wife mother and -tepfather. The
latter was colporteur Around the table
Of John Allen gathered. informally. several
times a week the dramatic and musical
critics, others % the press and frequently
soIne singer OF not"
To thes. dinner~ often went Jack Hav-
eriv He didn't smoke. his glass was al
ways iurned down, he Was never a gourmet.
| But these Bohemian dinners at John Aliens
took him, a. he said. away from the world :
/ Afterward he told a friend In confidence
/ that the only time he forgot about gam
/ bling was when he was with his little Dutch
wife a. b" always called MIR. Haverly
| or AT John Aliens dinners Few men
ever sAw Jack Haverly laugh but Al the
! dinners of his stag manager he g,Iifawed
! This WAS more not iCeabls when John Allen
and HE siepfather engaged In theological
| di-cussIons
Frank Clynes had luxurious apartments
| He corrupted them because he was the
best fellow In town There Jack Haverly
| used to 90 to rss-t. Clynes would Smuggle
! him away A. a woman does baby, and
| tell him To- go to sleep Later. usually
| when the DAY was breaking, Clynes re
turned. entered quietly - a. not To dis
! turb the Colonel. To find him either pac-
ing the hoor or sitting on the beiside
| whiting
The time came Tor a parting Of the ways
and the combination Of Haverly. Alien
and Clynes ended collapsed The Chi
Cago Church choir Pinafore Company
and other ventures daZzled the iheat real
! horizon ~ Haverly lie invited Alien
and Clynes and few of the gang Ia a
| dinner You gct " up Said Haverly
| to John Allen Some years after, when
p John Allen and Frank Clynes were under
I the sod. Havery said IN speaking Of that
Z dinner, I never knew what u cost For a
4 year afterward got bills of thlngs orier~i
| by John Allen Tor Jack Havcrly's dinner
| Only two Who were NJ that dinner sre
| alive Talking II over the other day, one
| of them said 1t was the only time