New-York tribune., 1909-12-25

pulsivs. Had f. not been for his art s ir.
Marshall could not possibly have established
any sympathy with his audience
When asked how h vas able 70 act ths
part IN such consumnste fashion he re-
Piled
Well a man can't b associated with the
theatre for thirty Years snd not learn some
thing about acting
When asked 70 give 2 shorr sketch - his
career NJ Marshall said
I was horn IN California IN 1874 Nv first
appearance was az I've years OF age. 7 went
% school but 7 used n hang around the
theatres whenever I gor a chance During
the vacation months I vas call boy a.
the Old California Theatre. fu san Fran
cisco After I left school my father lost
his money. 50 7 went down 20 the old
Darforr.a Theatre and Robert VI. Eberlv.
oIdrine stage manager. now manager for
Gillette and also an actor. gave ne bits 20
plav-
7 worked with the old California stock
company which included Ros- Wood and
n ? Powers. Then 7 went 20 the Baldwin
Theatre vith Jim O'NeiI and Lewis Morri-
son. \ made what consider my first pro
fessional appearance with the old Winter
Garden Company. al san Francisco IN 1SS7.
IN lS1i was IN rhe stock company A. the
Fourteenth street Theatre. Oakland cal
Later 7 went 70 stock company IN Sacrs-
mento- Then vent with Old Dion Bouci-
csuit. st the California Theatre. in san
Francis-o. That was the year hs brought
our his son and daughter. LITTLE Dot and
Dion became stage manager for Dion
BOucicauir went through California
wirh Old J NJ Orr following the fairs m
1sS4 and iss5 Lirtls MaudA Adams was one
or the COMPANY. and So We had M orchss-
trs she used 20 plav her banjo and sing
between the acts Then TONED the al
star stock company headed ~ Mckee Ran
kin. Ar rhe California Theatre. contain
ing such players as Mckee Rankin. Mrs
Mckee Rankin. j. 7. Wallace Joe Holland
and about forty members. all now stars
d h~oams stage manager st nineteen
years oT age nisved with that company
about one year 7 Joined Madame Nodes
ks in lSss and lss7. playing IN Twelfth
sight etc . PLAYED m the revival of
Held by the Enemy Then T Joined
s0rhern ~ PLAY character parts. Ike
Tommy Tucker Smith-rs etc. was
stage MANAGER for nine years.
Then Joined Charles Frohmsu a. stage
manage dropping acting for some time
7 managed some or the biggest productions.
Hearts are Trumps.' Gay Partisan
Because she Loved Him So, etc. 7 went
% London 20 produce LADY Ursula" and
brought hack The Great Ruby and sew
eral other plays from Europe Then 7 eft
Frohman 20 go with Henry ". Savage as
stage manager. 7 also acted in The stolen
story.' Then 7 was Vith the Shuherts for
"a time
Later 7 organized = company n my
own and leased the Duquesne Theatre in
-rr.
Puuders II vas a hit IN Pittshurg. and 7
brought the company n the AstOr Theatre
here. Then wagenhals & Kemper engaged
me for the part ~ Joe Brooks In Paid IN
F1I' which played for more than year.
After that ! Joined the cleveland stock
company AZ the Colonial Theatre o. play
leads Then CLYDE Fitch sent for me and
read this part 70 me and wanted me t0
stage the play. lie said he was going
abroad and that he would leave 10 In nv
hands and then brUsn I'D the FINAL points
on his return / could not accept this offer.
as 7 was going % play part in my wtfes
play. which had been accepted for produC-
tion Then ] went West and organized
stock company FOR Harry Davis al the Du-
Quesne Theatre. Pittsburg The Shuberts
sent for me 70 play the part % Hammock.
lut 7 did not want ~ take the two things
n
and they engaged John Emerson 70 stage Il.
The part impressed me greatly. Every
actor knows good part when he sees 1t.
7 did not want H. because had 1ust PLAYED
= f-ightful villain IN Paid In Full and.
besides. comedy rs my forte. I did not
want 10 play such a doglike character
again. az least not 50 soon. However 7
took n. 7 am only sorry that Fitch did not
live 20 give me some points As II was. 7
worked up the part myself
NO matter what has been said 10 the
contrary. the play was absolutely COM
pleted when Fitch died II vas the most
complete manuscript ever written bv Fitch
The city in it's hrst stages was written 10
he a comedy called The snobs.' bur after
ward Fitch made q into a drama. He was
working on two or three other plays a. the
same time. but he dropped them all and
devoted his tine 10 The city"
When asked how he was able M work
up the part Of a dope" hend 80 success
fully Mr Marshall said
Z never saw a dope heud I Just mag
ined the part-my lines suggested r. 7
have seen many men under G-.b influence
of uquor and cocaine IN ny lifetime %
forty wears : have often visited lunatic
asylums. I have known drunkards. But I
never saw q man take an injection Ny
brother n a physician. and he explained
how a man would feel after such an in
lection The wrist after an injection -
naturally itchy. I play the part as the
lines suggest and a. I imagine Fitch con
oeived H. I just worked I'D 10 what
thought we're the rawlings Of a maniac"
Mr Marshall did not seem 20 be made
up" in the play. Yet his testimony vas
contrary % appearances. for he said
Ordinarily can make up IN a few min
utes IL takes ne an hour % make up for
this part for the shading must be most
delicate. ! have 10 allow fer the aeeentaa-