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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 27, 1907)
T,'1m6&W$g& " ' r THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHF1ELD, OREGON, SUNDAY OCTOBE 6 27, 1907. 8 -- "s. ..Mil II1IU I I -! I IM MMII I in WHAT ACTORS DID IN THEIR YOUTH When Robert Edeson was selling tickets In a theater In Brooklyn or Raymond Hitchcock was selling hats In Auburn, N. Y., none of the friends of either of them thought that he would become an actor. But when Richard Carle, under his real truly name of Carleton, was going to school in Somerville, Mass., every body who knew him thought that at some time ho would go on the stage. For ho was always getting up shows and giving them in barns, to which temples of Thespls the admission fees consisted of pins. In the caso of many actors and ac ttessc; the Inclination to the stage is evidenced at an early age, while in other cases the actor3 or actresses show no disposition of becoming players until shortly before they go upon the stage. William Charles Macready, James K. Hackott. Hall McAllister, and many other actors of high and low degree have been intended for the law, but have forsaken Blackstono for prompt books. Many others have been intended for the priesthood or the ministry. Wilton Lackaye did not decide to be an actor until he had left his home In Baltimore to go to Rome, there to enter the American college that he might fit himself for the Catholic priesthood. Otis Skin ner's father, who was a clergyman, thought that his son would follow him Into the church. Kyrle Bellew's father, who also was a clergyman, thought that hfs son would become an officer in tho English navy, and young Bellew did spend several years on board one of the English training ships. Edmund Day was In the newspaper business in Detroit, Mich., before he began to write vaudeville sketches, from which occupation he transfer red his activities to the stage Itself, where he first acted in vaudeville and then in "The Round Up," which be wrote himself. Eleanor Robson never thought of the stage until after she had spent several years in a convent. Her mother, who is the actress, Madge Carr Cook, and who at the time was playing in a stock company In San Francisco, had her daughter cross the continent to see her son. Then there occurred a small vacancy In tho company and Miss Robson went on to fill in. Sho has been an actress over since. Good old Mrs. Gilbert was a dan cer long before she spoko a word as an actress. Vestris also was a dan cer,, and so was Annie Russell, who In "A Midsummer Night's Dream," In which she appeared last season, found an opportunity for the eer ciso of a few of tho steps she used years ago before she docicksd to be come nn actress. Hattio Williams, Frances Belmont, BIHIo Burke, and plenty of other ac tresses became such by gradual changes from the chorus, which body of hard working and much misun derstood young women also gave the acting stage Mario Cahlll, Marie Tempest, Lulu Glaser, and mnny oth ers. Anna Hold trimmed hats In a shop In Paris until sho becamo a singer ii a cafo chantanf, and sho might havo been singing there yet had not F. Ziogfeld, of Viicago, happened along and mnde an actress of her. Maxlno Elliott got her first engage ment because sho was so tremend ously good looking. At tho time that Nat Goodwin first met her sho was acting In Frawloy's stock company In San Francibco. It was under Good win's tuition that sho learned the rudiments of acting. To drop a way in tho scale, Wobor and Flolds used to make clgarets bo foro they becamo smitten with tho Idea of uplifting tho stage. Thero Is a current story to tho effect thnt one of tho most prominent nctressos In comedy, a young woman who be gan her careor In musical comedy, used to mnko clgnrets In a shop win dow In Boston. Tho story had It thnt it was whllo tho young woman was engaged In this Inteicsting occu pation that sho first was soon by tho manager that nfterwnrd mado her theatrical fortunes for her. Kvorybody knows that Edna May Is the daughter of a letter carrier in Syracuse, N. Y and that it was not until sho was 20 years old that sho wont to Now York and got a Job In tho chorus of tho musical comedy "Santa Mnria." Many other players havo started much Iator In llfo than this, nlthough Bomo of thorn, liko Josoph Jofforson, Ellon Terry, and othors first sot their feet In tho trontrlcal path when they were young. M183 terry "wem on the stapre" at tho ago of 5 years. William A. Brady first saw tho stago from tho vantago ground of a call boy's position and Willio Collier almost was discharged by Augustln Daly because tho youthful Collier mimicked the austero Daly, when the latter was lord of all he surveyed, and then some at Daly's theatre in New York. All kinds ' of sewing needles at Mllner's. machine Something good! A Sunday dinner at the Palace Restaurant. COLLEGE PEOPLE WHO FOLLOW STAGE Everybody who has seen Robert Edeson either In "Strongheart" or "Classmates" must remember tho portly young actor who has contrib uted so much to the success of each of these plays. The portly young man is Frank Mclntyre, who left his classes in the University of Michigan to go upon tho stage. Norman Hackott, who is James O'Neill's Iclllus In the O'Neill produc tion of "Virglnlus," attended school at th0 university of tho City of New York. Frank McVicar, who was the best of the dozen or more actors who played Horrigan, -the boss, In "Tho Man of the Hour," was a graduate of Trinity college. Henry Woodruff was educated nt Harvard, but he had been an actor for several years before he was sent to Cambridge. Robert Dempster, who was last seen In Chicago as tho hero in "Tho Road to Yesterday," is a Cornell man. He was prominent in tho dramatic club at the college at Ithaca. Alice Fischer, who Is a leading act ress of considerable power, used to be a school teacher In Indianapolis. Olga Nethersole was a governsess In England before she turned to the stage. So was Adelaide Neilson, and the latter asknowledged with cheer fulness that during her earlier years she had been a maid servant also. Isabel Crothers, who wrote "The Three of Us," was a school teacher In Bloomlngton, 111., before she went to New York to become a teacher in a dramatic school. Mllner's pocket knives will hold an edge. WRITING INSURANCE ON DANCERS' FEET Evprybody remembers how Kub- ellk had his right hand insured for ?50,000 and kept it with the other one In a nice little fur muff. It cost him $1,500 to do it, but it was worth it, for one-handed fiddlers do not draw down largo salaries except In dime museums. If Jan misses an engagement owing to an accident crlnpllng the hand he Is entitled to $10,000 Insurance. The cppital prize 13 for the loss of his hand. Padorewski. the pianist, has his money digits Insured for $45,000, while Carolus Duran, the famous French painter, has a nollcy for $30, 000 In case ho loses his eyesight and cin no longer see to assemhlo his wonderful color combinations. La Belle Otero, tho fiery Spanish fandangoist, has Insured her twinkl ing feet, the same pair which has kicked thousands of dollars Into her bank account. And these trilbies are valued higher than the greatest pian ist's fingers, tho greatest violinist's hand, tho sum to be paid her in case of the loss of her feet being $150,000. And each too Is Insured separately, too, so If "this little pig goes to mar get" and gets run over by a butcher cart tho danseuso gets $15,000 for it. Just to show how much more Im portant !i pair of high priced feet are compared with a beautiful voice It may bo mentioned that Mmo. Llna Cavallorl, tho handsomest grand opera prima donna, insures her throat for $50,000, placing on it only a third of tho value that Otero places on hor feet. And just to Indlcato that feet are valuablo possessions worth Insuring recall tho fact that an accident to Mmo. Zambelll, who sprained her foot whllo dancing in "La Rondo des Sal- sons" stopped tho porformnnco. Fresh loaded duck shells at Mll-nor's. REFUSE TO WORK WITHOUT GRAFT I'gyptinu Officials Insist Upon Tips for Perforating Regular Duties. Alexandria Oct. 20. Grafting on a largo scalo has been discovered In tho Egyptian government, and So crates Boy Splro, tho directors of service, togothor with tho chief of tho staff, tho Inspector of Alexandria harbor, tho captain of tho Port of Rosotta and numerous othor officials havo boon banished from Egypt. Tho officials Involved havo been found guilty of accepting bribes for ovory kind of sorvlco It has boon In their powor to rondor. They would not perform any of their duties without being bribed. Thoy had a regular scalo In operation, ranging from a box of figs to $250. Foreign shipping masters are held responsible for the spread of the grafting system, they being anxious to evade harbor regulations. In vestigations are continuing and are expected to involve at least 100 officials. WEDS IMPETUOUS MEXICAN RANCHER Tens Girl Marries Wealthy Cattle man After n Short Courtship. Los Angeles, Oct. 26. Miss Willio Ben Peck of Gonzales, Tex., whoso extensive purchases of fine clothing have astonished local merchants for tho past week, became the bride last night of Charles L. -Nelson, a mil lionaire young ranch owner and cat tleman of Muzqulz, Coahulla, Mex ico. Dr. Robert J. Burdette pur formed the ceremony, after which one of tho niort elaborate wedding feasts ever spread In Los Angeles was served. Nelson and Mis3 Peck met but a few weeks ago. He proved an impetuous suitor and followed her to Santa Barbara, where" 8ho had traveled with her aunt, Mrs. T. C. Karnes, and several days ago tho party came here. Miss Peck seemed disappointed because her wedding gown cost only $1200, and said if sho were married at home she certainly would have had one cosWng three times as much. Sho regarded her trousseau as In adequate, and expressed regret that sho had not had time to do better. Her father Is a wealthy Texas mer chant. The couplo will go to San Francisco tomorrow, and afterwards will visit eastern cities before going to tho Mexican stock ranch. Get Mllner's price on any make of shotgun you wish. The Prophetess, Clarivoyant and Palmist is now In your city. Do not fall to see her. Sho will tell you what tho future has In store for you. Sho brought happiness to thousands, why not to you? 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