The citizen., 1911-09-15

actor replied wouldn't be working for six dol
lare a week
Forrest was bad sailor, and once when we
were making water trip between two coast
towns, the sea 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 stateroom.
How much is this old tub of yours worth!
he groaned as the skipper appeared.
I don't know exactly, Mr.. Forrest, was the
reply why do you ask?
Because | want to buy it and chain it up to
a rock where 1t can't move roared Forrest
"E L. Davenport of the greatest act
ors this country produced" continued Mr.
Langdon. For versatility he has never had an
equal he could do song and dance with as
much grace as any specialist in that line, and
turn round and play Hamlet and Brutus with al
most any of them. Davenport a great guy
er; 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 the play Brutus says to Cassius.
So Till 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. A Shiny substance oozed through
his fingers and dropped off the floor; it was
a ripe tomato, which Brutus had given Cassus
to chew UPON Barrett could not resist the ridc-
ulousness of the situation, and had to turn his
back to the audience to hide his laughter"
Efie Germon-dashing, laughing, laughter-mak-
ing Effe Germon, of the Wallack Stock Company,
and many other metropolitan companies-is re-
cent guest of the home.
"They say I'm too short for grandes dames,"
said Miss Germon; "and of course l 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; here | am, and it's a,
mighty fine place to be, under the circum-
stances. I'm only sixty (she doesn't look more
than forty-fve) and come of a long-lived fam
lily. My mother who died only a few weeks ago.
was eighty-seven. and my aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth
saunders, Is still living In San Francisco, at the
age of ninety-one. She is PROBABLY the Oldest
player, male female, alive.
One of the lively boys of the home is Charles
Gonzales. who is youngster of seventysix Mr..
Gonzales had Spanish father and an Irish moth
er, so he says he doesn't know whether he is an
Irish Spaniard or a Spanish Irishman. Mr. Con-
zales amuses himself with palette and brush ard
his room contains many water coors done by his
hand. Besides this he is manager of the Home
Quartette," and with Mesdames Norton Brennan
and Campbell contributes musical evenings for
the pleasure OF the other guests
Since the home opened there have been
admitted altogether eigh ty-one guests
OF this number thirty have died and twenty
have returned to their families or friends but
are still provided for by the fund The fund does
not demand that should go to the home In
order to receive assistance; 1t Is purely matter
of choice. and aid is given the needy outside the
home. we'll as within There are at present
over seventy persons outside the home who are
being cared for by the fund Strange to say. the
home has never been filled to its capacity. the
thirty-ene inmates now there being the largest
number 1t has ever contained There are accom-
modations for nineteen more, with further
applications