Putnam patriot., 1926-09-03
STAGE OF OLD DAYS
 RECALLED BY ALBUM
HENRY NJ MORSE, RETIRED ACTOR HAS AUTOGRAPHS oF MANY STAGE CELEBRITIES OF TWO SCORE
 AND MORE YEARS AGO
William Hart John Philip Sousa oNe Otis Skinner
 and Others Contribute.

ton of light opera. however. and he traveied for some years wifh the fam GUS eoeeH and harris aImstrels. later eo-starr1Ag with "Honeyboy" Evans. oi the equally famous Hayefly Min- stre.s. Forsg-foar years of foot hEht starring ss older actors style playing he said, was as pleasant and hne as one could wish Co live giving the opinion that stage people are the finest people to work with and the finest people Co work for.
 An Old Idol
 He waxed reminiscent of difficult ties and success in an interview pointing Go the inscription of the old idol. John J. Jack which read cradle Is the same" reminding the writer that faith In the maxim had helped many hidden stars Go their eventual illumination.
 George Primrose. originator of the eSwanee River sfaecata steps of Che Waltz-elog Is not omitted. Mir. Morse has been personal friend of all 1f0 them, stressine the fact that only the names of his friends are inscribed in Che book which he has kept to rel fresh has memories as well as a per nianent record of his experiences. Local vaudeville fans will remember Thomas ]. Ryan. who appeared Wlth his own company here last season. Mr. Ryan contributed his signature while with Tony Pastors in 1873. as did May Irwin. also of Ryan's com pauy in the late summer of lS94
 X few comic notes and bars. bor- der the name Of Andrew Mack. idol ized Irish tenor. while De Wolfe Hop per fiippautly dourishes all over his page. as does William Collier. motion picture star of later day.
 '.Ain't No Sense"
 "The original Sis Hopkins" none other than Rose Melville pens the philosophy. "Ain't no sense in doiu' nothin' fer nobody what never done nothin' fer you. Gan never make no- thin doin' nothin' for nobody fer no- thin.
 From this sheet the interested re- porter turns few pages and notes with the slightest surprise, the name of Leo Tolstoy. which Mir. Morse se- cured in a St. Louis hotel many years ago. Julian Tltinge, female imperso- nator scrubbed "kindest regards. m an apparent hurry. The autograph was requested while the renowned Ju- liam was changing dress costume. MT. Morse explained.
 The Christmas spirit again comes 10 light when Lew Doekstader yeri- tably bulletins Hello Everybody Merry Everything - Tomorrow g Christmas" on Christmas Eve, lyos at Che height of his success in New York City. Incidentally, Mr. Morse was iuterloeutor of poekstaderss Min streI troupe during it's complete and lengthy run in the Theatre Town.
 Dear Friend
 The one and only "kismet' of stage and screen triumph. Otis skIn- ner adds a neat and characteristic signature. referring to the owner Of the album as My Dear Friend" The odd lettering is crowned with sweep ing flourish from the pen of Frank Mordaunt, who al one time made the words "Heaye Ahead Steady. Hard to Starboard," famous in the theat- rical orbit.
 The good old days" truly return in fantasy of memories created hur- riedly but delightedly as the face of every new page brings to light one character equally if not more famous than another of far away day. The filled book of autographs is the re- suit of forty-four years of patient waiting and association ann since it contains many more remarks, poems and prose of artists of the early stage other than those already mentioned, it furnishes a delightful entertain ment. It is not d curiosity to the local owner but rather a link with the life and profession which he al ways considers his own.