The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-04-18
5elut HisrrIlunq.
John Howard Payne,

In the record OF events rs they have
been waited in on The tide. and carried
out on the fl wv when the waters re-
cedrd, we have read in the moving
sands incidents here and there which,
tied together, make he story of life,
Il city. nation
In Oak Hill Cemetery, ACROSS Rock
Greek, in Georgetown, lie the remains
OF Francis Scott Key, the author of
the Star Spangled Banner and the
same foliage covers the monument TO
anolh her man loved 10y the American
people because he, too, was the author
of soEg which in the hearts Of Amer
leans rivals the Star Spangled Ban
ner' Home, Sweet Home" Glory
enough it is for either of these men to
have left these songs to poslerity.
John Howard Payne, author of
Home, Sweet Hone,' was born in
New York City, June 9, 1892. At a
very early age he manifested a taste
for literature and the drama. He was
student at Union College until his
sixteenth year, when he appeared as
Young Norval'' at the old Park
Street Theatre. His remarkable talent
soon brought scores of admirers, and
with bound he became a favorite.
For his benefit in 1909 he appeared
as Romeo" The receipts were boun-
tiful. He then appeared in Boston,
Philadelphia and Baltimore. 1t is said
the prices of seats in Baltimore ranged
from S. to $25. He was greeted
throughout the States as the Ameri-
can juvenile wonder. He played for
the last time in New York in 1911,
and in Boston in 1912, in Hamlet" :"
to Mrs. Duff's "Ophelia."
He was persuaded by George Fred
eric Cooke to 90 to London in 1918.
There he was manager, actor, play
! wright, with varying success for twen-
ty years. He wrote, translated and
adapted over sixty plays, among them
"Brutus," "Mahomet," Married and
Single" "The Spanish Husband
'Paole," ""Clari, or the Maid of Milan.
His "Brutus" was produced in
Drurv Lane Theatre, with Edmund
Keane in the title role. 1t ran for
fifty nights in London, and in America
1T b; came il favorite character of Coop
er, Forrest ana the elder Booth When
Charles kemble became the manager
of Covcnt Garden Theatre he applied
to Payne for aid. Mr.. Payne offered
manuscripts for $3.50, $50 being the
price offered for ''Clari, or the Maid ol
Milan" Mr.. kemble made the pur
chase. and at his request Payne turned
"Clari' into an opera.
An older sister of Ellen Tree took
the principal part, and sang Tor the
first time Home, Sweet Home,
which was written for the opera. II
need not be said that the opera was
most successful. The part of "Clari
Miss Tree made great success
through this song.
1t seems that every ybody realized &
fortune out of it except the author
Charles Kemble was the father o
Fanny kemble and Adelaide Kemble
who became famous opera singers ant
and made brilliant debut at Coven1
Garden.
In 1913 Fanny kembIc married Mr.
Edward Sartoris Her son, Algernor
Charles Sartoris, in 1874, married
Nellie Grant, the wedding taking place
in the White House during the admin
istraton of President Grant. If il
really materializes that daughter o
Mrs. Sartoris, whom rumor says ha:
an Unsuitable desire for the stage, should
be found before the footlights, she Ger