The San Francisco call., 1905-03-26

Most people are born young. ani
some die younger. II is quite inpos-
sible. for example. that Hall McAuis-
ter should have been born the incor-
rigble. notorious, fagrant youth that
be nov IS True. the welcome home he
had received the night before I saw
him was such as 70 wipe years on the
score stiu. Il could not account for
the radical. essential youthfulness Of
the gay stripping I talked with this
week Even Mr.. McAnister himself
seemed 70 be little conscious Of and
puzzled BY IL He said-apropos OF the
heathful strenuousness OF an actors
Ife:;
An actors life Is not al easy
o1e@
Easy o1e." 7 retrzined-
But. you know" he went On. blithe-
y acknowledging the interruption,
I've net men friends OF mine since
cane home. men of my own age, that
60 regularly down Market street 70
work every morning. and regularly up
Market street home every evening. and.
BY George. they look old enough 70 be
III. father"-this IN sotto voce. Now,
Xhy2 Isn't II because Il Is not work
Itself but doing the work you don't
care for that ages you2"
But this was sftervard. Naturally,
with the big, round table-give II the
center OF sunny room at the Palace
10 stand in-stacked with the morn
ing papers. banked around a great vase
fun CT pink carnations, the talk fell
first On the Iewyer-sctor' welcome
home of the night before. He was still
brezthIessly full Of Il, but IL was dis
tincrly Ward McAIlister's nephew that
saw 70 ny being comfortably seated
En6 devoIved & mastery apology for his
few moments Iaueness-
The czIciuiue Of the night before
had disappeared from the actors side
locks; 50 had the rudy cheeks OF
Kirry's elderly godfsther-as such IN
The Marriage Of Kitty Mr.. McAliis-
ter made his home debut: so. too, had
the dry. stsid manner NoT-this
would break gently 70 Mr.. AIcAllister-
anything looking less the actor than he
OF The stage you viii not dEld- IL was
e rrin- keen. nervous profile. distinctly
legal u its suggestIon-a Sherlock
Homes par excelIence-that 1 got as
be nodded AZ the papers on the table
The large. Wel-opened blue eyes, 1ull
If laughter and Illusion. again COM
uIerely. contradicted the sleuth sugges-
r5on. But % the slim, tsut, gravely
Esrbed figure you would give q law
ver-s brief on sight However. il was
Al manner quite unlegsl. IN fact, al
most ILLEGAL. that Mr. McAuister con-
fessed that the reception Of the night
before had ~knocked him galley west
Was nervous. Whew." he ex-
claimed. and made a reminiscent wipe
Al ne brow thai he believes 70 De less
extended than when he went away
three years ago Il should say / was
r=-vol-s When I went on hrst my
knees knocked together ike castanets-
I did expect q little welcome home, but
nothing Ike last night, you know I'm
in q sort OF z dsze yet You know !
never thought OF having 10 make
sDeech- That finished ne And pool
Frsnk-Nr. WOrthing and I are here
together Che's II there trying 70 ge'
dressed. been trying all morning;
think he's probably reached MS sus-
rer6ers by uowl, but Frank was So
nervous for ne thought he'd drop his
bar. But wasn't Il charming OF Miss
AngIin 50 % share her welcome with
ne
she's always charming, / SAID.
He went OF. We we're all excited
LAST night Everything cOnspired Z
upset one. laughs coming in unexpect-
ed pIaces-you're prepared, you know
for laughs II certain places You wai
for them II they don't come your tins
Is AL wrong. Il they come where thel
shouldn't it's all wrong again Thai
supper scene, nov, is aW1uIly difficult
to handle"
.Not bad 70 eat" I INTERCEPTED
had seen the repzst behind the scenes
freshly steaming from the Poodle Dog
No, everything is real, real cham
pague and SO on, he added gayly- Blu
10 know when 70 get those plates down
End imagine eating canvasback TO Z
conductors beat"
I had heard il all before Henr,
Miller had said IL. perhaps Sothern
perhaps al the comedians that hav'
posed here But as Mr. McAIlister rev
eIed in them, with the glamour OF Z
xirIis first love, with the passion o.
the surgeon for q -beau autifuI+ case o.
cancer. with the deep gustO OF tn.
gourmand for his favorite dish. anc
with that taking, brimming, enthusias
tic youthfulness. these hackneyed de
tails OF the profession" seemed q new
thing. L was "McAlIIster in Wonder
land" and By George.-as he ssys-h'
takes you there,
Franks" face appeared At the dooi
here.