Evening star., 1932-10-02

sets avenue" which was the home Of his father
from 1865 on, and it is PROBABLE he died here,
Tor his name ceases 10 appear IN the directory
after 1884 at which date he and his son. James
M were conducting the Potomac Steam Coffee
Mills at 462 street southwest.
\h/ILTON LACKAYE was born actor, for.
w according to the junior Mr.. Maoney-
that is, the who was recently retired-even
as a small boy, living Massachusetts ave-
nue.. he would hold theatrical performances in
his fathers cellar and charge the boys in the
neighborhood big copper penny or SO many
pins or buttons TO come in and see the show
and especially hear him deciaim The Boy
Stood on the Burning Deck" The Woman
Was Old and Ragged and Gray" Curfew
Shall Not Ring Tonight" and such thrilling
poems quite popular SIS or so years ago.
But as is the habit with all boys. little Willie
Lackaye finally grew up, and shortly after the
Lawrence Barrett Dramatic Club was formed,
March Is, 1881. We find Mr.. Lackaye taking
an active part in the performances Of the club
Mr.. Talbot o. PulIzzi. of its first members,
says that the club really the outgTowth
OF the efforts of a number of ladies and gentle
men who met in this city in the Fall OF 1880
for the study Of the legitimate drama under
the elocutionary direction OF Miss Mary K
Schreiner
lie INeItiOIl Ol MI lalIlt -s'ILioo
the writer that wherever one may 60 he
is quite sure to meet some one with whom he
is acquainted. Indeed. it only few
months ago that the writer met this old Wash
ingtonan and his sister at Interlachen, SWitZ-
erland. Talbot Immediately became solicitouS
over terrific tenacious and alarming cold
which the writer had picked up somewhere
in Italy, as was also Prof Henry w. Draper,
whom he met at the place. Prof. Draper
hunted up some cough drops which he gen.
erously offered, but Talbot insisted upon get
ting a reddish medicine to be taken with hot
water on retifing at night and which proved
to be very effective. From that time on the
trip was quite enjoyable. and cebt of gratitude
is due Mr.. PuliZzi.
TO return to the Lawrence Barrett Dramatic
] Club The first performance was given
on May II. 1881 at the National Theater, the
play being Julius Caesar" There is
ord that Mr.. Lackaye took part in this per-
formance, but in the subsequent plays of Julius
Caesar and The Merchant of Venice" given
at the National Theater March 2. 3 and 4,
1882, his name appears in both casts, the for
mer Of which included:
Clarence B. Rheem as Marcus Brutus Charles
B. Hanford as Caius Cassius, David c. Bangs
as Marcus Antonius, James A. Mahoney as
Julius Caesar Harry c. Robinson as Publius
CaSca. SIMON X flynn as Irebonlus, John 7.
Hawkins as Decius Brutus, H c. Robinson as
Octavius Caesar. w. A. Lackaye as Metellus
Climber Otto G. Eckstein as CHINA and also as
First Citizen, Samuel B. Milton as Lucillius, also
Second Citizen and Roman soldier; Charles
G. Pearce soothsayer. Miss Belle Cavs
Lucius Miss Anne Cavs Portia, and Miss
Jennie Thompson Caphurnia.
In THE Merchant of Venice" Mr.. Hanford
was Shylock, Mr.. Rheem, Bassanio: Mr.. Rob-
inson. Antonio; Simon r. Flynn Gratiano; Mr..
Hawkins. Lorenzo; Mr.. Mahoney had the dual
role of the Duke and Tubal, Frank B. NoyeS as
1auncelot Gobbo. Montague Tigg as Old Gobbo.
Mr.. Milton as Salarino, Mr.. Lackaye as Solanlo,
Mr.. Eckstein as Leonardo and as Balthazar,