Show NOTES ABOUT NOTABLES BI E. E Poetical Tributes a volume pub published pub pub- In iii memol memory of itt tho the late Sir Hel Henry Irving and auth edited b by Charles F. F Forshaw contains tho Iho following story Illustrative of tho time famous actors actor's generosity There was at the Lyceum theater In itt London an nn old fellow who iho for or twenty years ears had been limelight man maui One evening at tut rehearsal he happened happen cd to drop one of or his slides which tell fell fel at al Sir Henrys Henry's feet narrowly missing his head as ho hue stood In the wings Sir Henry heard the crash of or the falling glass but hut could not seo see from where it f came caine and soon forgot a all about it I. I The he stage manager however high high- hh- hh ly b indignant nant dismissed the culprit forthwith Tho poor old limelight man remained out of oC employment for fOJ or about three weeks and amid then Sir Henry called tho the stage stase manager to him and amid said Mr 11 Loveday where la is that old oid man maui with wih the white beard who used to work that lime The Thc story stor was told him He shook his head anti and said sid Oh accidents will wi happen Love Love- lay day I want him back hack I 1 like te my old people round me Please o send for Cor or him And turning to lo his personal personal per per- attendant ho lie added Walter Waler bring bring the Iho man oman to lo me The poor old od fellow was found and quaking with wilh wih fear was Introduced Into into In In- In to Irvings Irving's presence He blurted out I r J could not help It f. f sir it was an anace ace accident I d e mm t. t Yes replied Sir len Henry I know happen to us nil all never ni fear And turning turning to his stage man man- ager Mr Ir Lo please reinstate this man in his old place and pa pay him all al arrears reals as If I he lie had been at al work And putting pulling his hand Into his pocket he gave the man a so erel sovereign n. n There there timer old friend you OU and I are not going to part just yet et It I was a tearful anti and grateful limelight lime lime- light artist artst that left ef Sir Henrys Henry's room toom that night J I |