The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-04-16
A Famous Actor Who, When He Was
Out of a Job, Was Not Too
Proud to Put on 0veralls
and Go to Work.

In the April American Magazine ap.
pears a very interesting article about
William Faversham, the famous actor,
The article is written by Walter Prich-
ard Eaton, the dramatic critic of the
American Magazine. Following is an ex-
tract, giving some idea of Mr.. Faver-
sham's romantic career and the kind OF
stuff he was made of:
"Mr Favershams stage career began
Economically. He ran away from home
/ when he was sixteen, which was in 1884,
and sought instruction of Carlotto lie
Clercq an honorable and then elderly
actress who kept a dramstic school in
London, where she taught her pupils
out OF her own ripe knowledge. The
young Faversham didn't tell her he had
run away from home. Instead he told
her he was going to boarding school,
The school he actually went to was a
forging mill where the frames for piano
wires were made. Here he began his
task at o'clock every morning, in the
forge room. in order to earn enough
for his lodging and dramatic instruc-
ton. But Madame lie Clercg found him
out before long, and took him into her
own house. Her method OF teaching was
to give complete performances OF classic
dramas, with her pupils in the various
roles, and so Faversham played under
her guidance a wide range OF parts. She
also put on from time to time musical
pieces, and in them Faversham again APP
peared, singing the baritone roles. After
time like most of her pupils he went
out touring the provinces in a small
company, and again played classic
role one night, and sang now before
an audience, for salary,--if such it
could be called.
After some months of this life, he
secured London engagement at last, IN
no less company than Henry Irving's.
He attended three rehearsalsand quit.
There was no quarrel, only a stock COM
pany manager offered him three guineas
a week salary, and it looked too good
to resist This stock company was down
at Ramsgate. and he remained with it
seven months, playing four times as
many parts. Finally he met his fam
lily there, one day on the street, and that |
ended for a time his theatrical career. |
Some American friends OF his parents |
induced him to accompany them to
America. Ultimately he intended to go |
out to Colorado, where an elder brother |
Of his had ranch, but in the meantime |
he was to serve as private secretary for |
one Of the friends.
"He reached New York late in the |
autumn of 1887. Colorado looked long
way off when he get here. The life of
1 private secretary evidently did not
appeal to him either. So he turned back
% the theatre and joined the company
If Helen Hastings, who was about to
mount new play at the old Union
Square theatre Daniel Frohman was
present at the opening, and at once Of
cred Mr. Fayersham a contract TO join
lis Lyceum Theatre Stock company, be-
,inning the next autumn, The actor
igned IT, But the new play he was then
appearing in lasted exactly two weeks.
( closed late in December, and Mr.. Fav
rsham found himself in strange city,
mt of work and nothing in sight for
light months!
1.-The next episode of his career is per-
APPS unknown to his former matinee ad
lirers. He went up on the Harlem
liver and got a job with one OF the
companies then at work
hrowing the Washington bridge across
he gorge, and there he toiled in over
lis till the Lyceum theatre rehearsals
fere called in the fall This, to our
linking, was rather better than sitting
round the Lambs club borrowing mon
Y, and bewailing the worlds failure to
,cognize real merit