Putnam patriot., 1926-09-03

Harry M Henry) Morse. who re. Sired from the stage eight years ago IS now conducting a hotel catering especially O the theatrical profes. sion in Lowell Mass. Mr. Morse was born in Woodstock and preaous to his retirement from the stage called Put nam home. Mr. Morse. during nis az. ave stage career, carried a little poe set autograph album and whenever occasion permitted secured the auto graphs ut men and women in the pro fession.
 Ar Morse was perhaps best known to Putnam audiences of years ago in his character impersonation of "Zeb Hardy, teamster, in Old Jed Prouty. with Richard Golden in the title role. He had portrayed many other charac- ters in shows too large to make as small a city as Putnam. He was the giant in Jack and the Bean Stalk. a light opera that had long run. He was interlocutor with Cohen X Har- rls mlnstrels. The last part of his stage career was on the major vaudez vile circuits of the country. Being extremely tall and possessed of a rich bass voice with remarkable range. Mr. Morse was in demand for sing ing parts. A glimpse of seme of his character impcrsonatioR and the not. ed actors and actresses he met in Che old days may be seen from a recent write up in the Lowell Sun" Il wi.l be of interest to his many friends and acquaintanees in this section anu is as follows.
 Unique Pocket Album
 "Penned snatches of original and sparkling wit by some of the greatest theatrical stars of two-seore or more years ago, their autographs and inc innate, perhaps carefree smiles of life in the faded brown of what was once a hourishing black are contained in most unusual and unique pocket al- bum in the possession of Harry NJ Morse, proprietor of the Alberto House in Bridge street, who retired from the stage himself eight years ago after forty-one years with troupes and companies still lingering in the memories of old-timers. the country over.
 There is the tceod-humored wall of William $ Hart. Yours Salaryless, " and the Me Too" of Minnie Dupree on the same page disclosing the three weeks in which Mir. Morse played with that pair 1f motion-p picture stars Of tne present day m the stage offer iaE. The Great Northwest. about t..ga.. years ago In New York with out stipend. They moved the com pany q few miles over the road and met geod fortune The play was a success for several months.
 John Philip Sousa
 Beneath the vari-eolnred cloth GOV CT of the album. which Mir Morse holds priceless. there could be found stage lore aplenty if the pages could but speak. John Philip Sousa append ed his coguomen al the Buffalo cen tennial Tn 1901. On another page appears the sincere greetings of gIori ous Nance 0'Neil and the graceful curved penmanship of famed Lizzie Burton of the Boston Ideals cont pany, countrywide success just forty-four years ago. who wished Mir. Morse of that company then, Merry Christmas in St Louis. Mo, on De- cember 23 of 1882.
 Though Mr Morse is not d Lowell native, he is quite well known to many local people, particularly those employees of all theatres, whether they are the motion picture houses or the and legitimate stage amuse ment places Through his connection at the Alberto house in Bridge street, the fan months of the year return him many of his old friends of the stage who arrive on schedule visit to the B. F. Keith theatre. He made his debut before the footlights in the fall of 1877 as a bass soloist and play ed an important role in "Evange- line" at the old Boston Museum. Vau- deville claimed him from the attrac