Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 27, Number 39, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 3 April 1897 — Page 8

BEHIND THE FOOTLIGHTS.

Personal Recollections of Laura Keene and Sothern.

THE RISE OF A FAMOUS ACTRESS.

from Barmaid to Leading Lady—Ml** Keene's Hacty Trt»|»«r and Other Peculiarities— Soth»rti"» JokM—JtAtnoo,

Cooldock and BoncioaalU

[Special Correspondence.]

NEW YORK, March 99.—Considered from every standpoint, Laura Keene was probably the greatest woman ever connected with the American stage. To thoae who are familiar with her rise from obscurity* and her struggle for fame not only as an actress, but as a manager, her caicer is all the more remarkable. I knew her intimately for years as friend and stage manager, and I must confess that the woman's peculiarities were, as much as anything else, responsible for the interest with which I used to regard her.

I think it is not genei ally known that Laura was as a girl a barmaid at the Scotch Stores in Oxford street, London. She was also famous in a small way as "the lass of Richmond Hill," in Surrey, where she used to serve ice cream to the gallants of the Royal lancers and the other crack regiments which were stationed there from time to time. I do not know exactly how she drifted toward the stage—she was always reticent on that point—but she got there eventually and made quite an impression in England. She was married to a man named Taylor, who was a pretty bad egg, and I was told by her that he was transported to Van Dieman's Land for his absentmindedness in signing the name of another man instead of his own to apiece of negotiable paper.

Beginning of a Great Career.

Laura Keene, toward the close of her career, was called the Mme. Vestris of America, but when she first came over here it was not

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LAURA KEKNE.

boomed out of all reason, like so many of her predecessors. She was then under engagement to J. W. Wallack, the father of Lester, and her debut ooourred in 1864 at Wallaek's theater, at Broadway and Broome street. The famous Hall Wilton looked after her interests here. Tho oomody of "The Will" was at first decided upon for the opening bill. But Wallack finally put it to one side in favor of "The Lady of Lyons.

During her career in this city Miss Keono was the marager at different times of tho Metropolitan, afterward the Winter Gardon, and Laura Keene's theater, afterward the Olympic. She was successful at both places, although hor artist io temperament was so strong and her sense of economy in the matter of stage productions so weak that she seldom found hor bank account uncomfortably large. Hor companies contained the best actors of the day. She was a woman of indomitable energy and was at tho theater from morning until night attending to tho details of tho productions, and the roRultof her aiethoda were

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manifest that ere long the

famous Wallack company was obliged to look to its laurels. Not a single detail escaped her. I remember well how one day, when a new and very green woman had been hired as a cleaner, Laura tucked up her $100 satin dress and was soon on her knees showing the slavey how to scrub the stage. This was foolish and unnecessary, but it serves to illustrate the actress' watchfulures and contempt

for

work when she

thought some good purpose might be served. Sothern*a Joke*.

What a number of suocesses Laura Keone scored with her company, of whom she was the leading woman! In fact, she never had, so far as I can remember, a single emphatic failure. Her taste In costuming and stage effects was intuitive, and she never went wrong. I am inclined to think that an artistic inheritance was common to her fjunilyl for the famous Keene of London Pwhch was Laura's brother. Speaking of this brother, I remember that when we presented Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" he sent bis sister a mechanical contrivance designed to practically illustrate Puck's feat in putting a girdle around the world in less than 40 minutes. It was a most ingenious affair, and a man who understood its workings had oome over from London especially to manipulate it He was a Frenchman and understood very little English. Ned Sothern —the elder, of oourso—had a part in the piece. He was an irresistible joker, and he determined to have some fun with that machine. In some manner he contrived to "fix" the Frenchman, and with Mary Wells' connivance got in the way of the mechanical Puck. Instead of

grossing the stage from the right and disappearing, as it should have done, the figure went flying from the wings to the footlights, where it acted in the most unaccountable manner, falling over and carrying terror to the Puck in the flesh. The Frenchman and his clockwork dummy disappeared from the cast after that one performance, much to the relief of everybody except Sothern.

A Hasty Temper.

What An awful temper the usually iweet and mild mannered Laura had when anything particularly exasperated her! We were, while I was with her, about to put on a piece entitled "All That

Glitters Is Not Gold." Everything had run along swimmingly, and I was congratulatng myself that there had been no hitches, when the day of the property and scene rehearsal arrived. Laura walked on to the stage and observed that the furniture was upholster ed in a pale green tint instead of pink, as she had desired. She became enraged and began to storm like a crazy woman. Chairs and tables were slammed about the stage and damaged to the extent of many dollars. Her bonnet, cloak and other outer garments were torn to bits. Her wavy, golden hair was disheveled, and the company promptly "sloped" until the clouds rolled by.

The "American Cousin."

The wonderful success of the 'American Cousin" which Laura Keene produced has often been commented upon. Sothern attained real greatness almost solely through the medium of this play, for which no one expected more than the most ordinary success. His famous hop, skip and jump entrance and the accidental manner in which he literally stumbled into it are too familiar to require recapitulation here. The part of Lord Dundreary was one of the shortest in the piece, and Sothern was very much disgusted with it at the start. It was orignally about three lengths (40 lines to the length), but he built this trifle up into about 40 lengths.

In the cast of the 'American Cousin" at the time Sothern made his big hit were some of the best actors in the country, including Joseph Jefferson, Laura Keene and C. W. Couldock. Jefferson gave a magnificent impersonation of Asa Trenchard, and Couldock's work was all that could be desired—in fact, it was exceptionally good, as was also that of Laura—but the Dundreary role gained such a firm hold upon the public that the other players and characters were,comparatively speaking, forgotten, and it soon became almost a one part piece, with Sothern the practical though not the nominal star.

The inception of this famous play was always shrouded in mystery. Laura Keene received the manuscript from Tom Taylor, whose part in the transaction has never been cleared up. From the best data at hand, however, it would appear that the play was inspired by Silsbee, the Yankee comedian, and that the part of Asa was intended to be the principal one. At any rate, the piece was not regarded as original, for in 1866, when Miss Keene sought to ob: tain an injunction to restrain John Sleeper Clarke from producing it, the courts decided against her.

The Lincoln Tragedy.

Laura Keene's recognition of John Wilkes Booth on tho fateful night of April 15, 1865, has often been commented upon. It was not in the least remarkable to those who knew her, for it was at one time currently reported that they were engaged to be married. Everybody is familiar with the faot that Miss Keene's dress, which was by a remarkable coincidence embellished with embossed passion flowers, was stained with the blood of the dying President Lincoln, whose head she supported after the dreadful catastrophe which threw a nation into mourning. This episode was recalled a short tims ago by the doings of the notorious Pawson twins in New Jersey. Laura had two daughters, who passed as her nieces. They were Clara, an expert harpist, who married Rawson, and another, who became an indifferent actress. Clara is the mother of the twins.

I have related some of Sothern's pranks, but another may be worth recalling. Jeffersou had been offered the part of Bottom, but declined, and it was given to that grand old actor, Rufus Blake, who weighed 860 pounds. On the opening night Blake stumbled and fell full length on the stage. Mis Keene and myself, who were standing in the wings, asked Sothern sotto voce to assist the fallen actor to his feet The irrepressible wag looked straight at me and replied loud enough to be heard all over the house: "It can't be done. Get a derrick." Everybody was shrieking with laughter except Laura, who was furious. To make matters worse, a large bulldog which was used in the scene and which had been led on by my brother Felix brvke loose and made a dash for the prostrate Blake, upsetting Tom Baker on the way. Tho actors scattered, and Sothern, without cff.eking a smile, observed nonchalant* ly: "No go. He's too fat He needs a rest"

Blake was finally got into an upright position, and the play proceeded after some delay. Sara Stevens was fined $10 for having been particularly uproarious in her cachinnations, and she promptly put the blame where it belonged—on Sothern. She told her husband, who happened to be John C. Heenan, the pugilist, and he threatened to punch Sothern's h*ad on sight For a week or 90 thereafter Lord Dundreary was busily employed dodging imaginary uppecputs.

Laura Keene died of consumption. She knew the end was coming relentlessly and was so averse to having her friends see her emaciated features that •he always sat with her head averted from the light She was not rich, but •till refused a guarantee offer of $5,000 for a benefit She was as good a stage manager as moat men, and as a purveyor to the tastes of the theater going public her superior has never existed, mm %x wODMD( in this country.

L. JOHN VIXCKST.

FANCIES FOR SPRING.

SOME NEW HATS, CAPES AND GOWNS.

The Judicious Use of Colon—Handsome Gotrns For Ire» Occasions—Reralto of an Inspection of the New York Wholesale and Retail Stocks. 1-"' [Special Correspondence.]

NEW YORK, March 29.—Gray and pink have always been pretty when brought together, no matter what the material, and it seems that the dressmakers have come to that conclusion all at once this season, for I notice pink on many of the gray gowns, hats and short capes. The capes show the pink only as lining and rufflings around the neck. The new parasols now shown for next summer's wear are of gray surah or taffeta, with pink lining and a great fluff of pink crepe lisse or chiffon as ruffles. The capes are not-so full and fluted as they were before. They are more likely to fit like military capes. Hats of gray satin straw are shown

with enormously full ruches of pink silk mull or other light material, and the ruffles around the necks are suddenly blushing pink, instead of remaining white, as they were a week ago.

Not all gowns have hats to match, but the most of them do. There was a very elegant Louis Somebody-or-other suit of havana broadcloth, the skirt plain, but the coat in the orthodox form, with a little gold embroidery on the collar and revers. The stock was of ivory silk mull, and the full cravat was of ivory lace. The hat in this instance was a plateau of black chip, -frith a whole lot of double dark violets both on top and under the back brim, which was turned up sharply. Mingled with the violets on top was a full high plaiting of point d'esprit lace.

In one bouse I saw a lovely gown just finished. It is now packed away, to be opened only when the days that melt men's brains to the right consistency for falling in love with the wearer shall have arrived. This is a creamy white silk mull, made up over water green taffeta. The skirt is gathered very full and is untrimmed. There is an olive green velvet draped belt. Above this is a French gathered waist, which shows under a slashed heliotrope bolero. This bolero is of velvet and is prettily worked in silks of a darker shade. The stock is of the olive velvet, with a flaring collar of the heliotrope velvet, with a ruffle of green taii'eta. The sleeve caps are of velvet, with narrow ruffles, one of the taffeta and one of the silk mull. The tight sleeves are of taffeta, with the silk mull gathered in valois style over it

There are so many new ways of making up the grods I have described fully in the last few weeks that one scarcely knows where to begin.

One more lovely dress I will mention. This was for reception or any other occasion requiring a very dressy costume. The riress itself was of mottled green and brown taffeta, with the upper portion of the bodice made of ivory silk muslin laid in accoxtlion plaits. The sleeves, caps and cascades down the front of the skirt were all of ivory oriental lace. The half girdle was of deep heliotrope velvet, and so were the tight collar, the puffs and the sleeves, and four large bows set at the bottom of the skirt, two on each side. The wrists were finished with very full ruffles of lace. That above the collar was not very full. There were little clusters of black plumes on top of the shoulders. These I noticed were removable. So I suppose they are added only when the most dressy effect is required. The arrangement of the revers reaching in points to the waist line and lapping back over the velvet half belt is par-

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In the Vigo Circuit court. March term. 1897. Notice is hereby given that Frank Payne, as administrator of the estate of Joseph PayDe, deceased, has presonted and filed his account and vouchers in final settlement of said estate, and that the same will come up for the examination and action ot said Circuit court, on the 3d day of May, 1897, at which time all heirs, creditors or legatees of said estate are required to appear in said court and show cause. If any there ^e, why said account and vouchers should not be approved. ..

Witness, the clerk and seal of said vlgo Circuit court, at Terre Haute, Indiana, this 30th day of March, 1897. [SKAL.] DAVID L. WATSON, Clerk.

M. HOLLINOKB, Attorney for Plaintiff. OTICE TO NON-RESIDENTS. State of Indiana, County of Vlgo, in the Vigo Circuit court. May term, 1897.

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No. 3158. John W. Gerdink. administrator of the estate of Daniel McAdams. deceased, vs. Thomas Kilroy, who is Impleaded \?lth John McAdams et al., to sell real estate.

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Said defendant is therefore hereby notified of the pendency of said action against him. and that the same will stand for trial May 3d, 1897, the same being at the May term of said court in the year 1897. [SEAL.! DAV ID L. WATSON. Clerk.

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Be it known that on the 26th day of March. 1897. said plaintiff filed an affidavit lu due form showing that said Robert Manwarring and Manwarring, his wife, and If they or either be dead their unknown heirs, John E. Hubbs and Hubbs. his wife, and If they or either be dead their unknown heirs, William H. Mand and Mand, his wife, and If tl ey or either be dead their unknown heirs. Miller Parker and Parker, his wife, and If they or either be dead their unknown heirs. Ellas Parker and Parker, his wife. and If they or either be dead their unknown heirs, Lydla Parker and her husbacd, and if they or either be dead their unknown heirs. Thomas Parker and Parker, his wife, and if they or either be dead their unknown heirs. John Parker and Parker. his wife, and if they or either be dead their no he a an an a her husband, and if they or either be dead their unknown heirs. William I.uUVs and Lutes, his wife, and If they or either be dead their unknown heirs, Jonas Frakes and Frakes. his wife, and if they or either bo dead their unknown heirs, John Lutes and

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DAVID L. WATSON,

[SEAL] Clerk.

OTICE TO GARBAGE CONTRACTORS.

Notice is hereby given that bids will be received by the common council of the city of Terre Haute, Indiana, at tho regular meetlug thereof to be held on Tuesday evenlngr April 6th, 1897, for the gathering and removal of the city garbage.

Said garbage to be removed in tho Studebaker dump garbage wagons adopted by tho common council at Its meeting February 2dr

The city to be divided into four districts, as follows: DISTRICT No. 1.—That portion of tho city north of Wabash avenue and west of Soventh street. DISTRICT NO. 2.—That portion of tho city north of W abash avenue and east of Seventh street. DISTRICT No. 3.—That portion of the city south of Wabash avenue and west of Seventh street. DISTRICT NO. 4.—That portion of tho city south of Wabash avenue and ^ast of Seventh street.

And bids shall be made on each district separately, and no contractor interested in ono district shall have an interest in any other. Bidders may bid on all four districts but only one district will be awarded to a bidder.

Said garbage shall be removed evory other, or second day. after April 1st to November 1st. and twice a week during the remainder of the year.

Contractors will make two bids on remova a 1st. For removing all the garbage In tho respective districts. except that from commission houses, poultry houses, wholesalo groceries, provision storos. meat slums and manufactories ono bid for a period of throe years and one bid for a period of Hvo years, the city to furnish tho garbage wagon. 2d. A bid for the same number of years, contractor to purchase wagon from city ana pay for it In installments, if he so desires.

Each proposal must be accompanied by a bond with good freehold sureties or equivalent security In the sum of $300 liquidated damages, cordltloned that tho bidner shall enter into contract and give bond within five days after the acceptance of tho bid for th® performance of the work.

The price of the garbage wagon can be ascertained at the office of the city clerk. All Mds shall bo filed with the city clerk not later than five o'clock p. m. on Tuesday, April 0th, 1897t the city reserving the right to re,

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