The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-13
JOSEPH JEFFERSON, SEVENTY-SlX YEARS
 OLD, TALKS OF OLDEN DAYS OF THE STAGE

l recall perfectly at this day the Mo- pile scenes of my boyhood. Seventy-hve years Of age" he said. collectively. r is a long time to look back over. Ana an the years were spent on the stage Wny was on the stage as an infant.
 remember too," he continued. my engagements at your Montgomery Thea- Ire. The members of the company? An, they are all dead. I am the only one left alive. remember well the streets and scenes of old Montgomery. I went over your city this morning. The last time that was in Montgomery we reached the city so late that l was un- able to see much of the town. My trip about the city today was a revelation to me. The improvements have been
 wonderful, wonderful. I missed a num-
 Der of the old landmarks that I had
 known in the years of the past They
 have been removed and new and hand somo structures have been reared in their place."
 'It is a beautiful city one of the cleanest and prettiest in the country. Your streets are magnificent"
 MT. Jefferson spoke of the pleasure of his winter stay in Florida.
 You know I rest in the winter and summer. making tour in the fall and Spih hCoc Adl anu SpIiuS tOuto oi . usually six weeks in length. We started two weeks ago and the tour will end four weeks from now in New England. Yes" he continued. in answer to a question, "I will probably join my !. friend. MT. Cleveland, at Buzzard's Bay. Fl. is my intention to go to Buzzard's Bay for the summer as soon as the tour ends. My stay at Palm Beach was altogether beneficial. My health is perfect. If were to call in a doctor I would not be | able to tell him if anything was the
 matter with me and he certainly would not be able to do anything for me. have no cares or worries" he continued | with deep breath of satisfaction. But l that Is not a good subject for a boast 1 Frankl.,n says that the man who has nothing to worry about worries about | nothing.
 T have been greatly impressed witf
 the evident prosperity of the South and | It's marked growth. Its progress in re | cent years has been astonishing. IT coming from Birmingham to Montgom cry this morning sat at my car window
 and watched the many evidences of thi.
 progress and prosperity fit by. I wa.
 interested in the many new and large
 orchards that we passed and was espe l claliy impressed with the large areas O.
 land which were being carefully culti vated."
 | Mir. Jefferson Is a rare conversation alist For those who deplore the decay
 Of conversation as an art and recall iti
 brilliance of fifty years ago, Mir. Jeffer
 son affords a most excellent exhibit. But the hour was growing late. Ther,
 was to be a performance at the Theatr' | and beyond doubt Mir Jefferson had t
 dine. make his way to the Theatre ant
 dress for the part of the unfortunate bu
 lovable Rip. The interviewer reluctant. tore himself away.
 The "Deadwood Dick" or the dail,
 paper, which would MT. Jefferson picl upo The interviewer to save his If,
 couldn't resist the impulse to steal {
 look through the glass door of the cal
 as he went down the steps to see whicl
 he picked up. It was the paper. | Will T. Sheehan.