The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-03-16
SUCCESS
REWARDS
mr.. SMITH

Fridays Sharon, Pa, Telegraph
speaks of Dabney Smith, son Of NJ
N. Swith, of this city, in the follow
ing very pleasing manner:
With William A. Brady's musical
comedy, Girls Will be Girls" at
the Morgan Grand opera house last
might, playing the leading role in
the male 'quartettc which rendered
.eore very fine singing, was bright
young college man whose appearance
on the stage with the company
anarks a chapter in "a rather remark
. =ab3e adventure.
The young man referred to is
Dabney Smith, the son of a prom-
anent and wealthy resident of
eClarksburg, Harrison county, West
Virginia. Three years ago Dabney,
who is quite wealthy in his own right
decided that he was cut out for .
public career on the stage. Ieav-
ing a home of luxury and refine
ment, relinquishing temporarily his
righfs to use any of his money or
proceeds of his estate, he went out
dnto the world to demonstrate that a
young man could win his way up the
lIadder of fame far better with his
FpHuck, grit and determination clone
than with wealth at his command to
assist or rctard him.
Tie story of Dabney's first year
frGn home is one characteristic Of
ttfos young American lads who have
,sclimoed up the long and wearisome
6Iadaer to fame and renown. He of
s-course met with difficulties and ex-
spe1ienced all kinds of i'll fortune.
With a spirit of never say die till
You aare to-" he kept a stiff upper
Tip, refused in his pride to send back
No his home for money to assist him
and fought his way on.
gihan he first went to New York
Mr.. Smith had just enough money
70 land him there and pay for his
board for a week. He arranged
,dhis purposely, for he could have had
enough TO keep him in fine style az
long as he wanted to, but his mind
, vas ,made up. Pretty soon his
money ran out and he couldn't get
an engagement. He said he would
/: 90 to work but work wasn't so easy
10 find in New York City as great
many people believe. Then follow
1a6 q period of disappointment and
aEtudl poverty. He secured job in
a newspaper Office finally, having
had some experience in a newspaper
venture in his home town, and start
ad,eo work with such vim that 10
won no less than four promotions in
five months. meanwhile he had been
irving to get an engagement with
.onc of the operas or a musical con-
cert company. He has fine rich,
powerful. melodious baritone voice
which he had trained and cultivated
and as soon as he demonstrated his
ability to the proper people he got
"a minor engagement. He did 50
wei and worked so earnestly that
promotion soon came. On return
trips 10 New York he was sought for
engagements with the big church
choirs Of the city. These engage
men I,e had now filed in number
OF The large city churches and last
summer he was choirmaster of the
Protestant Episcopal church at Far
Rockaway. Long Island, church
which has one Of the wealthicst con-
sregaiions for its size in the country.
Mr.. Smiths present engagement
with Girls Will Be Girls" calls for
a large salary and his success is nov
assured.
Al tic close of the present season,
before going to take up the choirma$-
tership Of large church in New
York. Mr. Smith will make the first
visit 10 his old home which he left