Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-07-26

II my editor would he kind enough to
give me todays paper 70 spread myself
on might begin to do faint justice
to the wealth OF rich Renaissance with
which Mr. Charles Walcot. the grand
old man OF the Miller company favor
ed me the other day. A player who
speaks paternally of John Drew as
johnny who has played with his
mother Mrs. Drew the first, with Char
lotte Cushman, Edwin Booth, Forrest,
Barrett Barry Sullivan, Edwin Adams.
Louis Fletcher and every great Amer.
lean actor OF the latter half Of thv nine
tenth century naturally has that To-
say which IA worth listening TO- aud
Mr.. Malcot is all this and more. But
! must cen DO the best ! /aY with
what space J have az command and
with reverence remember the rest.
TAN and stalWart and with gentle
thatch Of white hair and the rosy and
acccntuated cleanliness Of the tUdi-
tional Englishman Mr.. WalSot reminds
wildly Of an English country squire,
the pink and spurs Of the huntlng field
suggesting themselves as much more
appropriate properties In his CON
nection than the sock and buskin. son
Of father himself famous actor and
playwright, a graduate Of St. Johns
college, Mr. Walcot began his long
dramatic career forty-four years ago
I'm the utility" ranks. from which all
actors In those days graduated. But
three years incessant study brought
him TO the fore, and 1861 found him
leading man Of the Winter Garden
theatre New York From that time
on Mn Walcots career has been one
Of continual distinction until today,
within six years OF his artistic jubilee,
he Is one and the youngest Of that dis
tnguished trinity of old men-Joe JEFF
ferson, j. IL. Stoddard and Charles
Walcot
Possibly the actors pleasantest mem
Dries center round his fourteen years
connection with the famous Walnut
street theatre of philadelphia, 20 which
he came shortly after his New York
start though he was at the New York
Lyceum theatre for Is years afterward
"You knew Charlotte Cushman OF
course?' ! asked.
charlotte Cushman?' said Mr., Wal
cot. as one Of n later generation would
have said rather" Most remark
able woman that ever Graced the
American stage Yes indeed | knew
her / have seen Miss Cushman play
Queen katherine on one night In Hem
~ VIII playing the king TO her
and the next night Cardinal Wosey
and, by the gods, ! HE'D her Wolsey
best, she used 10 play a wonderful
Romeo TO her sister Susans Juliet, alb
solutely convincing You know, as has
happened not seldom Eng and discov-
cred the greatness Of this actress "
ours. she supported Macready and
when she came back America adored
where England pointed the way Miss
Cushman did everything well. Her
Meg Merriles-- that she used 10 call her
charcoal sketch was an inspired Inn
Then Nancy Sykes but
she wouldn't play that. / saw a chance
10 make a lot Of money there-and had
I taken all the chances / really have
had by the way. WE'LL might also
have been a millionaire. too, Ike 9TH
ers. But I offered Miss Cushman
81 900 a night If she would play Nancy
sykes az the Academy of Music for a
season-and 81 900 a night was not lit
tie in those days. Not for $1,000 a
night Miss Cushman said. She didn't
like the part"
Wonderful woman" l said; " and