The Washington herald., 1914-07-19
HAPPY, though
OLD, SAYSD DEPEW
Never Had Any Longevity
Rules, Declares Former
u. S. Senator.
IS FETED In LONDON
n
William Crane, Septuagenarian Actor.
Joins in Age Views of Octo-
genarian Dinner Speaker.
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London, July ls.-For the past week
London has been entertaining two OF
Americas most notable public men,
octogenerian Chauncey N. Depew and
septuagensrian William II. Crane. re-
spectively. Although neither would con-
sent to lay down any specific rules cap
toned How TO be happy. though elder
ly,'' both OF them abundantly proved
during their stay here that they know
all about it
The former United States Senator, who
is here with his wife, believes implicitly
in the value OF living, and says so him
self
Surely, happy memories are as won
derful treasures as any man can accu-
mulate," he said today. and obviously.
the longer one lives the greater becomes
his store OF these treasures.
Did as He Pleased.
Seriously, for myself. I can't point out
any one attribute of mine, any innate
quality responsible for my present physi-
cal and mental health. I have always
done just about as I pleased. l never
have been an abstemious man. in the
sense Of being a teetotaler. and have
never taken any great amount of exer-
cise-physically. But, do you know.
sometimes / believe that If a man does
plenty of mental exercise, the physical
exercise isn't at all necessary.
The only thing ever gave up really
wanted to do was smoking; that was
twenty-five years or so ago. and cost me
quite an effort, but now I never think
about it. I expect to keep on making
these annual trips to Europe indefinitely,
and can assure any one who is interested
that my capacity for being pleased with
life was never greater nor more keenly
developed than today"
William S. Crane is looking forward to
the coming seasons road tour in the new
of star half his age. Asked the other
day to act as the special representative
of New York newspaper at the Smith
Carpenter fight. Crane declared he was
entirely too young and inexperienced"
to attempt to do such a thing. Despite
this, there were few more excited or en-
thusiastic spectators at the ringside on
Thursday than Billy Crane.
"BIIIy'' Crane Likewise.
With Depew, the veteran actor insists
that abstemption from the things one
likes is not a requisite for longevity. He
says he has always done as pleases him
and still does so.
25 on the Lusitania to prepare for the
coming seasons activities. From the
plans he outlined today for The Herald's S
benefit, it will be the busiest and most
important season the American Play
Producing Company (which is Selwyn
ever had.
OF the new plays to be produced in
New York in the fall. probably Charles
Klein's The MoneymAkers" will receive
the greatest attention beforehand. Roll
ing Stones" a comedy by Selwyn himself,
will be the second important production
Of the season. Selwyn says II is the best
thing he has ever written.
The Salamander." q dramatization by
Owen Johnson Of his book with the same
title. will also be a selwyn production
this year.
Edward Milton Royle, who wrote THE
squaw Man. is at work on a new play,
which Selwyn will produce in October.