The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-07-10
WARD Cassidy
TALKS OF FARGO
LEADING MAN OF PAST SEASON
AT GRAND THEATRE so WELL
PLEASED WITH THIS CITY AND
HER PEOPLE THAT HE WILL
COME HERE NEXT SEASON.

COME HERE NEXT SEASON..
& Ward Cassidy, the genial leading
man of the Grand Stock Co. of the
past season, is so well pleased with
his treatment here by Manager Fowler
and the people in general that he has
decided to accept the offer that was
made to him to return here for the
season of 1914, so he will be seen
In the leading roles during the coming
season which begins about Sept. 1, as
soon as the house has been remodeled
and placed in the fine condition that
Manager Fowler expects to have it.
Il have been simply delighted with
Fargo and her people," said Mr.. Cas-
sadly to The Forum, and you can say
for me that l have played in all the
large cities of the country and l never
saw a iner lot of theatre patrons in
all my life than 1 found. right here in
Fargo.
They appeared to appreciate ALI
that the actor people tried to do for
them in giving a finished production
and they were in sympathy with the
play and the people on the stage every
time. This is one feature that helps
every actor in the country, no matter
where he may be- If you get an audi
ence that stands in with you as the
saying is, it makes it easy work for
the actors and they try and do work
the harder all the time. A Fargo audi
ence is all right. 1t is an audience
that is easy to appear before and l
think it helped every member Of the
company of the past season. Another
thing: We had a fine manager in the
person of Mr.. Fowler. He was on the
job all tho time and he helped us all
fho 4i,o1 Iy 49, 49, - 1~o
got us all that we needed to get up Il
good show. He is one of the best and
most liberal managers that l know and
it is a pleasure to work for him. [
might say, too that George Halliday,
the director of the company, did all he
could to lessen the labors of the actors
and at the same time O in any way
spoil the performance. There's many,
a director who would give the actors
tho worst of it, but not MI. Halliday.
He did all that he could to help every
n of the performances along. Yes, I
think the lines of the actors here fell
in pleasant places. OF course, let me
tell you that producing two plays
each week isn't the easiest thing in the
world, but it went just the same and
we finally got used to it and the con-
slant rehearsals that were ours all the
time. l think all of the people here
were we'll pleased with the Derths they
fell into and each one has said in my
hearing that he was treated well by
Manager Fowler. l hope we will have
a big strong company e. season with
some Of the late plays and I am salts
fed that there will be a good attend
ance."
MI. Cassidy expects to leave in a
few. days for ~Shoreham, down on
Lakes Sally n Melissa and will
spend some little time there and will
then likely visit his old home out at
Salt Lake City for a few days and be
here in time for the rehearsals to be-
I'm. He is taking things quiet just
now and likes the city and her people.
Pe%culiarities.
Not many people guard their health
SO carefully as did Sir Tatton Sykes,
who in winter wore five or six coats
when out riding and shed. some of
them as he became warmer. Prince
P~outiakine, however, took even strong
er precautions against illness. If there
was a touch Of cold in the air he had
fires lit in his grounds before ventur-
ing to stroll in them. His w~aistcoats
Joined at the sides by buttons, so that
he could take them off or put addition
al buttons on without removing his
coat. If caught in shower ha protect
ed himself with an umbrella nearly
two feet wide, which came down below
his waist and vas pierced with little
windows. In very hot weather the
prince wore boots coated with tin. as
protection against mad dogs, and ar
ried sponges soaked with vinegar in
his shirt front to ward off unpleasant
smells.
James Hogg, poet, known as the
"Ettrick shepherd, was never quite
happy away from the fields. Sir Wal
ter Scott made a friend of him, but he
was not a social success. I'm a shep-
herds dress writes a historian, "and
with hands fresh from sheep shearing,
he came to dine for the first time with
Scott in Castle street. and finding Mrs,
Scott lying on the sofa, Immediately
stretched himself at full length on an
other sofa: for, as he afterward exA
planned, II though could do no better
than initiate the lady of the house All
| dinner, as the wine passed, he advanc-
ed from .Mr. Scott to sShirra' (sheriff)
EScott,, Walter. and finally Waite,
till at supper he c%onvulsed everyone
by addressing Mrs. Scott Familiarity as
I'Charlotte,a"
King Charles of England dressed
shabbily and Louis XIV. OF France
Idisnked to wash, a little cold cream
applied with a handkerchief being ths
chief attribute he paid to cleanliness
lin ST. Sirnon's detailed account OF the
kings day, from the passing Of hiG