Show ONCE AN AMATEUR AMATEUR ACTOR ACTOR ACTORI T has been discovered says a recent Y J lall bell I I number of ot tho Mirror that the lato lalo President McKinley In his hil younger days took t k part In amateur dramatic performances given by the Lit Literary err society so ty of o Poland O 0 of or which ho he was w s an anu enthusiastic mem member ber berHo er Ho Hc was an n amateur actor after afler his re return turn lum from tho Civil CIvi war und and before he ho was as admitted to tu the bur bl One lO perform performance ance anco In which he took part was given In the Chap l of tho Poland Union eln Inary and cons of It rd pro program gram of songs recitations etc fol tol followed lowed by Jh th play A Widow Wl ow Hunt Mr fr Mai de i Roots no li and d a asp spectator who vho saw him himIn In this character recently wrote Since then thel I 1 have had the opportunity ty I of ot seeing the part of Maj laj do d Boots performed by many man eminent actors In hi Inthis this country und In London und and I 1 al nl always ways measured even tho excellence ot of John Clarke In 11 this part purt by my youthful Impressions of o Icy ley He was a u great success with Ith his rural audience au and played the part with a I dash and ease that mado him hm moro admirable In their e 1 than tho uniform and the promotion he had won In the army 11 No doubt n a good actor was 18 lost to tho stage aluse when Mr It took up the law Ind politics poll les for it Is n a fact that good Jawer politicians and men high highly ly successful In other fields of ot effort Jort necessarily must bo skillful actors In order to 10 win success They hey all al really lell belong to 10 tho guild although they dis display play pIny their talents in various fields |