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Show fP N ' ANDREW BOBSON. 1 . With "Tho Wolf." . i J The coming appearance of Andrew Hobfjon at tho. head the c. one of tho most remarkable feats of inanagerical maneuvering in the history his-tory of tho stage tho tour of ouo star under the name of another who la3' ill in a hospital, unablo to fill hi6 engagements. engage-ments. It was somo oight years ago. when tho late Charles fioghlan started his last season in "A Royal Box." Ho was taken sick in tho middlo of the season, and was forced lo rctiro from the stage, lo which In.' nevor returned, for he died a few mouths lator in Galveston, Gal-veston, tho city where he was stricken. 1 1 is, management had a nunibor of important im-portant contracts that must be filled or involve great financial loss, and the onl' alternative was to secure auother actor of similar appearance, physique, personality and BI3MG of acting. Young Andrew Robson, who was just then rising ris-ing to prominence was secured, bj a happy chance, for ho was the vor3' counterpart of tho older actor in every W1y so much so that uobod would recognize the difference between tho two on tho stnge, and none but those personal' acquainted with Mr. Coghlan would de'toct the deception. Nobod3r but tho members of the com-panj', com-panj', all sworn to socrec3 know of tho arrangement, and even tho advance agent was kent in ignorance of it. Mr. Robson assumed not. only Mr. Coghlan 's role in "A Royal Box," but his namo us well, and "was known everywhere as "Mr. Coghlan." in order to keep tho Hocrot from tho public. To avoid detection, a enrriago was always waiting wait-ing for him nt tho depot in each town to drive him quickly to the hotel, where ho kept to his room most of tho time, especially avoiding any meeting with other theatrical people or newspaper men ulong the line. |