Omaha daily bee., 1905-05-21

wore wig Dead and gone Is Barney,
these many years, but little warm cur
rent stirs round the heart as his memory Is
recalled. Another who has Joined the
silent majority" but who is recalled for
his never failing geniality. and who comes
next in the seasons list after McAuley, is
W. J. Florence, who was playing The
Mighty Dollar" and was supported by his
wife. ]. T. Little was out with his me-
chanical scenic play, "The World" which
was then one OF the triumphs Of stage
mechanism and which would be. a Joke
among the stage hands today. Fanny
Davenport was playing Fedora" and Mel
bourne Mcdowell was her De serieux.
Henry Lee was her Ipanoff. Tempus mu-
tantur. Frederick warde was spreading
the light of his wonderful intellect through
the west in a repertory Of classics. includ-
ing Richard ILL.," "Richelieu," 'virginius'
and others, but the cast doesn't disclose
any names then or since listed among the
great Louis Sylvester was setting them
afire" IN Little Ferrett Ferret and
Freaks" Denman Thompson, then as
now was playing Uncle Josh in The Old
Homestead" Ignacio HfRrtinetti, who was
here during the winter with Babes in Toy
land" was playing the bootblack and
Florence Roberts, who closed her seasons
tour I'm Denver last week, was 'one Of the
neighbors' girls" Robert Mcwade, al
most forgotten, was presenting singularly
fine production OF rip Van winkle." Dion
Boucicault was touring in The shaugh-
raun" and Louis Aldrich was out with My
Partner" Luke Martin having the Chinese
part made famous by Charles Parsloe.
'aThe Romany Rye" was then in the zenith
OF it's popularity and was presented by a
company under the direction Of Brooks &
Dickson. whose long list Of names has
faded from all but the printed slip. Fay
Templeton was singing the champa gne song
In "Girofe-Glrofla" as no one but Fay ever
sang Il. See how It sparkles," and all
that sort, you know. The Hanlons were
doing their wonderful acrobatic stunts in
lie Voyage en- Suisse" and Nat Goodwin
was playing ITO Oblige Benson" just to
make his latest comedy success Con
fusion" last long enough to hll out the
evening. Imagine Goodwin doing a farce
before comedy nowl Maggie Mitchell
was playing LITTLE Barefoot" and The
Pearl of Savoy" and Harry Lacy was still
in circulation with THE Planters Wife,
It's been long time since Harry had his
name on the bills In letters eight feet high.
Sidney Drew was with his company that
year. Burr Oaks" was another of the old
time thrillers that was doing the long
jumps that season.
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Margaret Mather was playing Julia IN
Sheridan Knowles The Hunchback," and
Frederick PauldinE was supporting he-
along with a cast that is remembered for
its excellence. Dan Sully was doirg Daddy
Nolan in ',The Corner Grocery" and Mat
tie Vickers was making people laugh at
her delicious dialect and wooden shoe
dances as Jacquine in the play Of that
name. Jacques Kruger was playing Binks
in Dreams" and Fanny Rice was Mrs.
Binks. Nate Salisbury was leading "Sals-
bury's Troubadours" from town to town.
and Nellie McHenry was the leading
b. woman of the company. You didn't think
Nellie was that old when you saw her
last at the Krug, but she is Then Billy
Mestayer was out with We Us and Co.. -
and Theresa Vaughn, Ezra Kendall and
Joe OFT were in the company. Milton and
Dollle Mobiles were offering the familiar
reportory that made their names household
words. Mrs. d. p. Bowers-who recall: