The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-10-17

actor replied, I wouldn't be working for six dol
lare n week.
Forrest was bad sailor. and once when we
were making water trip between two coast
towns the became choppy and the governor
had to go below. where he suffered all the misery
OF seasickness. Finally he sent for the captain
to come to his state-room.
How much is this old tub OF yours WORTH
he groaned as the skipper appeared
don't know exactly. Mr.. Forrest the
reply; why do you ask?
Because l want to buy II and chain It up to
rock where it can't move. roared Forrest
Il. L. Davenport of the greatest act
ors TINS country ever produced" continued Mr..
Langdon For versatility he has never had an
equal; he could do a song and dance with as
much grace any specialist in that line and
turn round and play Hamlet and Brutus with al.
most any OF them. Davenport was a great guy.
err; his nature sunny and he loved fun Law.
renee Barrett the antithesis of Davenport
dignity and austerity were his most marked
characteristics. Davenport was playing Brutus
TO Barretts Cassius occasion In the
first act of tho play Brutus says to Cassius
TIL then, my noble friend chew upon this
At this point Brutus and Cassius clasp hands
AS their hands met. Cassius felt something soft
and mushy being squeezed into his hand by the
noble Brutus. Shiny substance oozed through
his fingers and dropped of on the floor: It was
a ripe tomato. which Brutus had given Cassius
to chew upon. Barrett could not resist the ridic-
ulousness Of the situation and had to turn his
back to the audience to hide his laughter"
Fife Germon-dashng laughing laughter-mak.
ing Efie Germon. Of the Wallack Stock Company
and many other metropolitan companies-is a re-
cent guest OF the home
They say I'm too short for grandes danes"
said Miss Germon; and of course [ know my
time has passed for soubrettes although feel as
young as did at thirty. and would like TO work
but they won't let me; so here I am. and it's
mighty fine place TO be- under the circum.
stances. I'm only sixty (she coesnt look more
than forty-hve) and 7 come Of n long-liyed fam.
ily. My mother who died only few weeks ago
was eghty-seven. and my aunt Mrs Elizabeth
saunders is still living in San Francisco al the
age OF niEety-OnC. She is PROBABLY the Oldest
player male or female alive
One Of the lively boys OF the home is Charles
Gonzales. who Is youngster Of seventy-six Mr.
Gonzales had a Spanish father and an Irish moth.
er. so he says he doesn't know whether he Is an
Irish Spaniard or Spanish lrishman Mr. Con.
zales amuses himself with palette and brush ard
his room contains many water colors done By his
Quartette' and with Mesdames Morton Brennan
and Campbell contributes musical evenings for
the pleasure of the other guests
since the home was opened there have been
admitted altogether eigh ty-oue guests
Or this number thirty have died and twenty
have returned 10 their families or friends bu,
are still provided for By the fund The fund does
not demand that one should 20 10 the homo In
order 10 receive assistance 10 is purely matter
Of choice. and aid is given the needy outside the
home. az we'll as within There are al present
being cared for By the fund Strange 20 say the
home has never been flied o. lts capacity the
thrty-onN inmates now there being the largest
number Do has ever contained There are accom-
nodadons Tor nineteen more. with no further
applications