New-York tribune., 1908-08-27

Who dieu yesterday
photograph by lockwood,
by the relatives and the physicians that the end
could not long delayed. Everything possible
done and had been done for the dying man.
but toward evening it evident that all human
aid in proonging life to be unavailing. He
went to sleep at o'clock and never awakened
wife. cousin. Mrs James Stack of Bos-
ton Mrs. Stacks Hugh, and DR. G. D. Far
well and II. S. Sanderson, who was Mr.. Pastors
manager for thirty-seven years were present
Mr.. Pastor In bad health nearly all sum-
mer and was taken seriously i'll August IA.
when it looked though he might not live day.
He rallied. however, about noon and after an
other twenty-four hours grew rapidly better. He
was very weak. however. and during the latter
he had gained.
During Mr. Pastors illness letters. kilograms and
cards poured in at Kerry Cottage. his Elmhurst
aone from all parts of the country and recently
Messages arrived from Europe. The arrangements
the funeral have not been made.
Mr Sanderson denied that MIR. Pastors Illness
due in any way 10 financial worry.
Those who knew Tony Pastor will not readily be-
lieve the current that his death was
brought about by worrment financial affairs.
He was known be worth at least $4,000 He
was always thrifty and in recent years kept a firm
hold his savings
1t is true he refused to make improvements
the old 18th street pla yhouse although his friends
ventured 10 point out the necessity OF doing So
Several months when mis- lease on that theatre
was near the end. his friends got around him
again and advised him take advantage of the
onnortunitv TO get a longer lease and make the
needed improvements. but he stuck 10 the old ar
gInent that the public liked his house in Its pres
ent form. He would take long lease on the
property and another firm stepped in.
Mr. Pastors has been frequently alluded
To in The Tribune" and the occasion OF his
forty-third anniversary as manager. which nap
pened on March II. last. William Winter compiled
the following of his long service TO the stage
and the public
The career Of Tony Pastor has been long active
and strangely diversified When only six years old
he was singing duets with Christian B. Woodruh'
In after life State Senator, at meetings Of the
Hand 10 Hand Temperance Society. His father.
musician disapproved of his apparent inclination
TO become a public performer. and therefore sent
him into the country. to dwell with friehd OF ms
who was a farmer. There the lao turheo tiie
havstack into a stage and allured the farrn Ia
borers from their Work, so that IL po"ai''e "'NN'
sary to send him home.
His inclination the stage proved rrepress'oie'
He was permitted make his professional ap-
pearance as IAN infant prodigy, and as such he
came out at Barnum's Museum. where his gooo
vocalsm made distinctly favorable impression
In April 1s44 when eight years old ohe was horn
In 1886. he Joined Raymond & Warnings Menaserie'
appearing with a black face and playing the tam
BOURNE In a minstrel band. little later he served
Is
trained -or the circus. In the autumn of 1s41 he
appeared at Welch's National Amphitheatre Phila-
delphia playing Juvenile parts, tumblers ETC. In
the afterpieces that were then used in the circus
In the summer of he joined the travelling cir
CHS of Welsh, Delavan & Nathan. and. as no per
,ormances were given by night. he composed
a concert company and performed in schoolhouses
till his enterprise was suppressed by his dis
pleased managers
He went then to the old Federal Street Theatre,
uybar he
death of Ring Master opened the for him
to be installed in that office. in 1851 He also had
TO sing and he played the countryman in Peter
Jenkins" and he danced in Lucy Long" In the
autumn of 1852 he Ring Master at the Bowery
Amphitheatre. New York, and he also acted there.
In plays the spring OF 1853 he Joined Franconi's
Travelling Hlppodrome, but in the winter of that
wear he appeared in New York Bones, in a
minstrel company. 1854 he Joined Mabie's Circus
as singing clown, and little later he appeared
as clown in the pantounime at the Old Bowery
Theatre where, later, George l.. Fox began his
career in which ultimately he became widely
and highly distinguished clown: ii not
till Fox came the theatre which had been La
Keene's that he made his mark in "Humpty
DUMMY the name selected by Clifton W Tay-
leure for the Pantomime. In 1855 Tony Pastor was
associated. Ring Master and general performer.
with Levi Norths Circus. and he went with North
to Chicago and appeared there in North's Amphi-
theatre Later he appeared at the Broadway
Music Hall, New York and from 1861 TO 1865 he
established No. 444 Broadway-a resort that be-
exceedingly popular. On one occasion there,
the time being war time he aroused tremendous
enthusiasm by appearing his stage with the
Flag OF the Republic In his hand and asking the
audience to join in singing The Star-Spangied
Banner That repeated many nights.
At about that time. lsf1, Mr.. Pastor determined
TO devote himself to the vaudeville stage and TO inn
prove it. Smoking and the sale of liquors had al
ways been allowed in the variety music halls. lie
determined abolish these customs. and in asso-
citation with Sam Sharpley he leased the Vokes
Garden, No. POI Bowery. and turned ii into neat
handsome little theatre. He had already tried the
experiment of clean vaudeville at Paterson. n. j.,
and he felt confident of success in attracting the
better elements of the community His plan sue
ceeded he has since persisted In the policy
and method then adopted
In October. 1875 he opened his theatre at No. 5S5
Broadway where. from time to time, he introduced
performers some from abroad other of native ORR
GIN who have since become distinguished. Nat
Goodwin appeared there February s. 1876 Lillian
Russell appeared there IN the prime of her beauty
Among others who appeared there May Ir-
win and her sister Flo the performer calling her
self Sapho the Hansel troupe Tyrolese warblers.
Florence Bindey, Gus Williams. Richard Car
roll Francis Wilson 0hen song and dance per-
former now a leading coined in comic operal:
Denman Thompson November T. 1876 Joshua
Whitcomb: "Old Hoss'' Hoey and Charles Evans.
Billy Barry. William j. Seaman, the Irish COM
dian: Jennie Yeamans Harry and John Kernel and
Pat" Rooney
There Mr.. Pastor introduced comic opera in con-
densed form, presenting 'Pinafore'' and set
ting IN example which has hsen sxtenHvely FOL,