Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-20

ended the first stage In the process OF sep
arating DeWolf Hopper from his money.
The sSntle operation was continued In a
production known as zone Hundred Wives '
which exploited Ada Gilman as a star. Mr..
Hopper relates the story OF this enterprise
in the following Characteristic style:
with a heart fred with ambition and
the dazzling prospects Of rich rewards.
both pecunlary and professional. left New
York as manager Of The One Hundred
Wives company. The gaudy visions Of
wealth and fame which lured me far from
the metropolis failed to materialize, but II
was season rich in experiences, and one
that I shall never forget. After many
vicissitudes we at length reached a certain
one-night stand on Saturday about IL a. m.
1t was the day before Christmas. We
were determined not to be barred out Of
giving an extra Christmas matinee even IL
we had to give 1t the day before So we
sent man through the town with big
bell and a sandwich poster over his shout
ders announcing that the colossal aggre-
cation of talent from New York would
give a matinee promptly at ~ o'clock.
Twelve o'clock came, and not a penny
In the house. l had often heard this ex-
preston used hguratively but its cold lit
eral significance never dawned on me till
then. The advertising man was called in
after consultation and supplied with a new
announcement which informed the public
that the matinee would positively be given
at ! O'Clock. But when the hands pointed
to l, to use the language Of the advance
agent we couldn't get them in. This is
to be taken in a literal sense.
AFTER further conference our advertising
agent was again withdrawn from the pub
lie gaze and we printed a new poster which
set forth that the curtain would posi-
lively be rung up at o'clock We also
kindly advised the public to come early to
avoid the rush. Two o'clock came, and we
abandoned all idea Of giving a matinee
When the audience assembled that night
l figured its size through a peephole IN
the curtain. There was not a woman In
the house, nothing but men, and I dis
covered before the performance was half
over that they were in various stages OF
That was enough for me- We closed the
company that night, and I've never been
a manager since"
Among E. g. WIZARDS most treasured
possessions are four charming pastels by
the late Appleton Brown of Boston. The
artist, as his friends we'll know. was a man
of excessive modesty, amounting, indeed, to
diftidence insofar as his work was con-
cerned. Mr.. Willard was privileged friend
and used to rally him a good deal on a re-
serve that was so prejudicial to his artistic
fame. but did not succeed in increasing the
delightful artists self appreciation. On one
occasion, soon after he became the owner
OF the four really beautiful pastels. Mr. VIII
lard half humorously wrote to propose that
he hang them in some Bond street studio
as "a one man exhibit" one picture to a
wall, the wall to be covered by a canvas
specially designed by the artist I'VE will
announce them" Mr.. willard wrote. AS
four pastels by the late Appleton Brown and
each picture shall be tagged not for sale
Then don't you see, there will be created a
great demand for your pictures, and a
search for other works by the late Apple