The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-18
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

Young Mile. Germaine Rejane, who has
accompanied her mother to this country,
says she will never. no, never, be an actress.
1t il an interesting fact that she made her
only stage appearance in this country.
She was about L. years old when Nine.
ReJane came here first, and her facility in
speaking English was the particular pride
OF her mothers heart.
Nine. Re Jane insisted on exhibiting her
daughter accomplishment on all occa :
sions when A Dolls House" was produced
here. She cast her daughter for one of
the children. To the astonishment of the
lines in English Nine. Re Jane confessed
afterward that she was SO proud Of her
daughters prowess in the language that
she wanted to hear how her English would
sound In the theatre.
But since that night Mile, Germaine
Relane has never been on the stage.
Since the transfer Of Sergt. Graham,
who had long been the tallest man on the
Broadway squad, the honors as a skyscraper
have gone TO Patromsn Ryan. known as
Big" Ryan, TO disting uish him from dwarf
Of o feet or more further up the street.
He Ia the grim guardian OF the crossing at
Twenty first str Get and performs his duties
in protecting the lives of women shoppers
with the unfailing regularity OF an autom n,
his demeanOr as he moves from one side OF
the crossing to the other, beckoning to
coveys OF timid women or stopping the
trolley cars with look. .
He comes from the northern part OF
the State, and when he reached the city in
scar Oh of employment found that he was too
tall for any thing but the police force, He
meant to become a lawyer
Time was when actors made speeches,
in response to the Irresistible demand OF
an audience TO have some revelation OF
the actors personality before he was allow
I'd to disappear from view. Now there are
a dozen comedians who make speeches
with as much regularity as il they were
part of the play, Formerly AUDIENCES ,ia,
would gather at a stage door to- see the
celebrity In real life. Nowadays the crowd
al the stage door after every matinee u
as much matter Of course az the ACTOR
speech
The matinee girls, in numbers large
enough 10 make a considerable group,
rush around to the stage door of the theatre
every Saturday and stand there until
the person they are waiting for appears
1t may I've matine, idol or a leading lady.
But it's pretty poor sort OF actor' III any
case who cannot attract a group 10 me
sidewalk after a Saturday matirtH.
One OF THE SUNS correspondents is
anxious to know whether the murder con-
nected with the old frame house at the cor
ner of Franklin and Greenwich streets
didn't form the plot of play produced
later under the title, Norman Leslie.
II ia difficult at this day to find man
who can recall the plot OF the ol eal meio,
at the American Bowery Theatre on Jan. H.
1896 Thomas Hamblin was the manager,
and the play revived his fortunes, FOR out
of It he made $1,000. 1t came out again AZ
the National Theatre on Jan. u, issn, win Win
PLAYED at the Chatham Theatre. with John
r. Scott az the hero and at the New Bowery
Theatre in October, 1885,, with EDWARD
Eddy In the title role,
On its first production the play was thus
advertised:
First night of the new play founded on
facts which occurred in this city many
years ago" The play ran Tor twenty-tour
nights.
Ore OF two cld-.ime truckmcn IN New
York ia believed by many Of his friends
n have a genuine claim to a Scottish earl
dom. The Earl az he is langhinslr
o.I,., takes life seriously: the Duke, as
the other brother calls himself, is OF gers
ba hit and en- lows life to the utmost, treating
himself winter and summer TO two iishing
trips a week Both brothers are well 10 40
and thoroughly respected. The DUKE Is
,resident emeritus of well known fshing
rinb' and is famous among his friends for
the beauty Of lis singing voice the
Earl does not hsh or sing
There il a tradition regarding the south
west corner Of Greenwich and West leh'h
streets A century ago the man 'hor-
ouehfare was known as Amos street oh
the corner in question Farmer amos; III, ~
OF golden coin, which was removed with