The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-25

titled ''The Daring Leap ot Texas Hili." Later in the evening he rave .sTha Gevtn Ages of Man. with all the Wou1orfuI art of the old school. For half . century MT. Langdon acted as leading man with all the great lights of the stage, includ- ing Booth, Mccullough and Margaret Mather. and in later years played old man tation of Sir Peter Teazle and Sir An- thony Absolute Is still remembered by many theatergoers. and his success in TO- mantle drama was very notable.
 Fernando Fleury sang an amusing lay about the celebrated Peter Piper. who picked . peck of pici<ied peppers." and was applauded to the echo. He was in the business" for forty-nine years ss . female impersonator, operatic singer and character changes. As he has been in Europe fifteen times he is very well known there, and 1t is his proud boast that during his entire professional career he never missed a single night from tho stage. His father was an historical painter and Frenchman. Mfr. Fleury Is extremely polite, and the manner in which he thanked the young girl who played his Peter Piper accompaniment was an object lesson in grace.
 Once Famous Clown.
 
 a monologue containing a bushel of fun. but even when the laughter wa ioudest the gravity of his expression never al- tered. He insisted that his name was not Foster: 1t was Hudson. and he owned the Hudson river. In bygone days he was a circus clown with Barnum and the other big shows; and shone. alao. as a comedian in well known companies.
 While these veteran actors were renew fnR the 0faRA nf thAlR triumphs of former years. their follow guests mingled in the drawing room with the fortunate ones who had received cards of invitation. Prominent among the rest. dent guests were Joseph P. Keefe. who played for thirty years with all the shin ing stars, such as Forest. Robson and Massie Mitchell; Loon J. Vincent, the old stage manager of Niblo's Garden, who produced the ''Black Crock:" his wife, Mrs. D. B. Holmes; Mrs. John Foster. MT. and Mrs. J. R. Marshall. Mrs. Nick Forester Miss Sidney Cowell, an English woman, daughter of the late Sam Cowell, who took the town by storm with his song. ''The Rat-catcher's Daughter" some fifty years ago; Burnell Runnells. Eugene Eberle. Frank Cleaves, Tom Bur gess, Owen Teree and half a dozen oth- CTS.
 A Touch of Pathos.
 The entertainment concluded with the singing of "Auld Lang Syne." There was infinitely touching about the appearance of these men and women, all In the sere and yellow leaf of life, stand Ing there with clasped hands, while their voices rose sweet and clear in the fa- mtliar song: somehow. 1t brought a lump Into ones throat, and into one's heart B feeling of gratitude toward those who are contributing to the support of this home which is veritable haven of rest to the aged actors.
 As soon as the last strains of the dear old air had died away, the "guests' scat tered, the men adjourning to the smoking room downstairs, where they swapped stories of the days when they held the center of the stage; and the women sat in groups in the entrance hall, talking over the events of the evening, and laugh ing like children fin the exuberance of their spirits.
 There Is not one inmate of the Actors Fund Home who does not love every stone in the building, and every tree in the grounds. The oldest of their number expressed the general sentiment when he said: Tt Is beautiful here in the spring. time; it is shade more beautiful in the in the fall it Is a dream. and In the winter, when show is on the ground and icicles decorate every bush, it is-it soh. I can't express how lovely 1t Is then but it always reminds me of the superb scene In the Black Crook And with this characteristic speech, I showing how closely an appreciation of how Nature and Art is blended in an actors mind, he made hiA exit-to bed 1