The San Francisco call., 1908-08-02

frocked priests in one piece we gave:
and there were good conduct soldiers.
fruit porters and just plain 'rabble.t One
night an escaped murderer played
citizen He was later retaken and
subsequently hanged
This was a production of Romeo and
Juliet OF course we had 10 have mob
or Montagues and Capulets- William
Terris, who afterward was murdered.
was Romeo. Terris was always schem-
ing something not down on the pro
grams. He went among the men OF
the mob and told them II they beat the
soldiers he would provide the drinks
for the crowd. Get some realism IN
your work he urged. Well, when
that gang OF roughs got out on the
stage and attacked the troops there oc-
CURED as fine a fight as ever man
saw. The scene is supposed to last
about three minutes. II went strong
for 20. There were cracked scalps
and bruised bones. black eyes and fat-
tened noses when the mob finally
reached the wings battering away at
the soldiers. That promise OF booze
was too alluring not to be properly
/ fought for. They picked three MANNED
troopers out OF the orchestra It was
a grand fight, and Terris said II was
well worth the money.
"One night when we were playing in
Glasgow-that was while I was with
Mary Anderson noticed super who
] wore gold trimmed spectacles. I thought
that was funny and asked him II he
hadn't forgotten TO take them on.
You don't know me7 he asked I
certainly do not I said He was VIII
liam Black, the novelist. who had
Joined the forces for froIic and BE-
cause he, too. was a great admirer OF
Mary Anderson"
Lewis has been an actor for 81
years He says he has travelled
100000 miles in America and he has
been across the Atlantic ocean g
times Much OF his activity has been
spent in managing the British tours OF
great French actors and actresses
81 was the first manager to bring
Antoine TO England" he said IT have
managed the great Rejane for six con-
secutive years
1t was on the occasion OF Resan's
first visit TO England when President
Ioubet made his first oficial trip there
/ that Lewis management OF Madame
Rejane and thus his services TO French
/ art won him the cross OF the legion OF
( honor which the president OF the Euro
pean republic presented to HIM That
was after Madame Rejane had played
| Hamlet at Stratford-on-Avon-
There is wonderful memory.
Great Retane. In all those six
years she only PLAYED Il weeks alto
gether. yet she took 10000 sovereigns
out OF Vfctoria's realm Rejane was a
splendid manager. Nothing escaped
her. She was almost as clever at
managing her financial affairs as she
/ was artistics
And so regal was Rejane. She was
wont TO entertain her guests at dinner
sitting on a raised dais, like q queen
At her feet were costly rugs and furs-
From her little throne she would con-
verse with her friends. ] remember
the most impressive talk I ever
heard in my life was one that she gave
at a dinner. when she discussed the
marriage relation Her discussion was
aimed straight at her daughter. and IL
lasted for quite. two hours. Such
French. such diction. such lively
fancy and fine Imagination have
never seen exhibited in any man or
woman since II seems she had been
invited TO dinner by an American act
reSs whose private life was not above
reproach. The woman had also invited
Rejanes daughter. ReJane was ex-
planning to her guests why she had
not accepted the invitation. her re-
fusal TO do so having caused her some
distressing publicity II any man
thinks that the institution OF marriage
is lightly held in the esteem OF great
| artists he should have heard Rejane's
defense OF il and her plea for social
purity. She held her listeners as IL In
q trance. No one but she spoke a
word 1t was masterfuI EFFORT and
have often thought that had some ste
monologue. word for word there would
be another classic in Frances htera-
ture."
1t shoxSd be explained that Lewis
speaks French as duentIy as he does
English He and his wfe-Essex Dane
on the stage-have written two one
act plays in French which they declare
they will produce In the country.
Arthur's wife Is accompanying him
IN his present tour. though she came
from London in order TO stage with
him some OF their original pieces
Sickness intervened-one could almost
say luckily, now that she has recov-
ered-because her inability 60 go on
with their work led to Arthurs en-
gagement IN The Servant In the
House" and thus to his characterize
tion OF the role Of the bishop OF Ian
cashire.
~I want to tell you" he said TO me
in his dressing room atrfhe Van Ness
theater few evenings ago: let me-
tell you OF what ] call a strange CO.
Incidence On q certain April the 1sth
which you remember. no doubt. was
in Philadelphia with Frank Worthtng.
We were strolling about leisurely and
Htakine things easy. Passing by a
sky scrapsr Worthing looked at me.
thinking OF San Francisco. presume.
and said: What would happen X
Philadelphia should be visited by an
earthquake? wonder II these high
buildings would stand a wrench He
had scarcely uttered the words when a
newsboy rounded the corner shouting,
All about the san Francisco disaster-'
There had been nothing in our con-
versation suggesting the west even.
and, OF course. up to chat instant. when
Worthing made the remark. we Meth
er of US thought OF San Francisco. We
devoured the papers account OF the
disaster, and then Worthing looked az
me- There were tears IN his eyes. and
I suppose my own we're not exactly
dry. With q common impulse We
shook hands and said: One weeks
salary. It's CO.
Coming back TO Rejane- have.
the distinction OF being the only Eng
lish manager who in a ceDtury has paid
royalty for the privilege OF playing
Shakespeare IN his native land Re-
Jane had desire-it was more like an
ambition-to play Shakespeare AZ
Stratford- She wanted to appear in one