The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-19

There the first play. The Honeymoon
was presented on July ;. 1881. and associated
with LudloF in the production was
Solomon f. Smith. better known as Sol
Smith. the father Of Mark Smith. and the
man for whom Sol Smith Russell was
named
Born in New York in 1901. he began life
as a clerk. became an apprentice in a pub
fishing house In Louisville. Ky. and gave
up the printing business TO become - mem
Der Of Samuel brakes company. after the
latter had dissolved partnership with Lud-
low. Smith soon followed the Ludlow forces.
meantime having quit the stage for a year.
during which time he edited the Indepeni-
eEt. a Democratic newspaper. at CinCin-
natl.
Ludlow and Smith rapidly became pros
porous. owning theaters in 81. Louis, New
Orleans and Mobile. Smith was an accom-
plished actor for such parts as Nav worm
in The Hypocrite." Sheepface in The
Village Lawyer" and Billy Lackaday in
'Sweethearts and Wives" characters OF
the low-cOmedy order. which are said to
have suited the audiences OF those days
even better than the genteel. high-class
parts interpreted by his distinguished part
ner. Ludlow.
Professional jealousy IS said to have
caused Sol Smith to leave Ludlow in 1S52
He practiced law in 81. Louis until his
death in 1853.
LUDLOW AND SMITH
AND JULIA DEAN RECALLED.
Ludlow remained on the stage fog several
seasons. and made his greatest success as
Doctor Pangloss. ILL., d. and A. s. 8, IN
The Heir at Law"
His last public appearance was IN this
character at an entertainment given for the
benefit Of the Ludlow Dramatic Society IN
Csrondelet, April IL. 1873.
Quiet and reserved In manner. with a
strong. aristocratic and kindly face. the
old gentleman was almost unknown to the
younger generation OF twenty years ago.
when he was frequently seen on the Iron
Mountain accommodation trains going TO
and from his home at Carondelet. He was
81 years old when he died in 1885.
OF all the celebrities recalled b. Messrs.
Gleason and Krone in discussing the days
Of Ludlow and Smith and their associates,
one OF the most interesting Is Julia Dean,
said TO have been among the p~.ettiest and
cleverest women in the annals OF the
American stage. She was Il granddaughter
of Samuel Drake. LudlOw's first partner.
From New York to st. Louis and from
st. Louis to New Orleans. then the boun-
dairy marks OF the theatrical map in this
country. critics and public almost raved
over Julia Dean. who combined great beau
ty, a manner that entirely lacked Affects
ton. irresistible magnetism, and the charms
OF a wonderful voice.
She married a son o. Senator Hayne OF
South Carolina, the man whom Webster
crushed in the Senate. but the wealth OF
affection she lavished upon him-such af-
lection as one Of her impulsive. intense na-
ture would bestow-is said to have been
wasted.
1t was then turned into the channels Of
an art to which she had been born.
She won the sympathy OF persons known
TO be prudish and prejudiced against the
women OF the stage more completely than
any other actress had done up to 1850
Julia Deans fayoTite characters were
Julia in The Haunchback." Margaret e.
more In Loves Sacrifice" the Countess in
Knowles Love- Mariana in The Wife"
Blanca in "Fazio" and Juliet in Romeo
and Juliet"
To these roles abe lent a distinction that
has not been forgotten. and TIE feeling.
the intensity she gave the parts. according
TO writers of the period, was largely a
personal expression. born of the tragedy IN
her own h~eart-history. She gradually broke
down under the strain. and died in New
York in 1861 when she was IS years OLD.
The passing of the first. the Ludlow and
Smith regime. was marked by the demoli-
ton of the old ST. Louis Theater. at Third
and Olive streets. and the erection OF the
Pine Street Theater afterwards De Bars
Grand Opera-house, in 1S2.
This famous playhouse. between Third and
Fourth streets, opposite the site Of the