The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-25

act a stage manager for Booth and Bar.
raIt
1T was practically a life contract. and
1 remember my delight at being asso-
ciated with two such men, said Mr..
Eherle MIR Booth had a delightful
nature and was considerable Of every
body remember well when Nine
Modjeska joined him for a season. She
spoke English. but with a strong foreign
accent. and Mr. Booth was afraid she
would find IL hard 10 adjust herself 20
things here A. the first rehearsal he
turned TO her and said with much gal
lantry Madame. | have been playing
these parts for many years. so that II
there's any stage business that you would
prefer just let me know and I will &C.
commodat- myself TO YOU. BY that. 81
course. he meant that she could take
whatever positions she was used 70 on
the stage and he would change his 20
suit They got along nicely and IL was
most delightful season.
MIR. Barrett had much more business
capacity than Booth. He was a martinez
AZ rchearsal~ hut while very exactIng
he was very just. He did a whole lot
Of good for the stage. for he was a pro-
ducer like Mansfield. and like him wss
always after somethIng new. You know
the last thing he had in preparation was
SIR Hen ~ irvings Thomas a Becket
Barrett death made great impression
upon me. for | was directing things at
tn" Broadway Theatre the night he was
stricken
MIR Booth came along and saw him n
ms dressing room Just before the per
Torrance began ! on don't look well.
Larry he said Barrett said that he
seemed Ia have a slight chill. but although
Nlr. Booth and ! both protested at his
gong Ola h" insisted upon II and went
through two acts when he had 10 quit
The play was RiChelIeu | don't know
whether h. would have given up then.
but MIR. Booth. who had been watching
hIm anNiOu-iy went up to him and made
hIm go To his hotel He waved HE hands
so IL a. he left the theatre. and that was
twenty-foEr hours Of pneumonia.
Never shall forget the effect Il had
on Mr. Booth He never was the SAME
man again We closed III. theatre for
couple al weeks while he tried TO pull
himself together One day he came round
and said that he thought ne would try 70
Resume. and he did finish out a couple OF
weeks IN New York. and then went over
To Brooklyn. where he ended his theatrical
career
While much has been said of Booth a.
drawing card. It IL real fact thai hl4
Sh akcrperIan productions IN New lurN
IN the last few years Of his career Were nor
profitable New York had grown 'r.d
then of Shakespeare. but on the road n"
did wonderfully well until the end aging
frequently To 50 600 houses Though not
much has been said at out II. he va 4
man who was always giving away rn0neF
IN charity | anew him to send 'h''A
for as much a. 81 GO TO some actor IN
trouble
Mr. Eberle was stage manage for
kathrin" CIcmmons and also for uiEA
N"rher~ole wh on the latter first CAN" :"
tins country Then he joined Henry
McDow"lls theatre OF arts and ie''"r-
IT wsr the forerlinner Of ~" N'N
Thea re-. said M Eberle Mr.. VI Dow
ell WAS lIt,le ahead OF his time, h. sever
he wanted to give American au'h'7r
chance - have their productions = tt";m
IA most wonderful manner on a -'!h- mp
ton basis A five dollar subEcTIri % on
titled you "a a seal at the fit per- IN
anc- II began we'll hut It quickly proF-l
Ia h.. "a financial failure To-day ~" nave
many wealthy men ready to back art'suo
performance even at "a lors sofn"I me-
but fifteen years ago this was nn'
During the Last fifteen years Mr Fp"I.-
has been Mr. Gilcits's business 'nt0@KrI
and has ceased Ia direct things h"E ~
fOoilIghi- Nevertheless he max" u
rule generally Ia attend rehedT. - N''
give advice
There's hardly an old time act 7r OF
actress whom ! haven met -"''" III
IN INV life Forrest. CharDt'" Cu-h"ih -.
all u them. hut IT, a long lIst "a r"r"'iny.a
and sometimes get tired trying '' -"
the old faces" ----.------------~@