Show an actors start I 1 mr sothern was going down broadway Dro broads adway y ono one day in fn a dejected and discouraged spirit when be he met A friend who as cited to come and hearn n man inan read a play the ill fact that mr sothern did go to beir bear this play read show shows a low bow desperate his hi condi tion was the play was very led bad nod and u on being byln asked ked ills his op opinion hilon said po so to the A year 1 later itar tho the succeeded in retting getting the tile play placed upon I 1 the stage and telegraphed widely over the tile united states for mr Sot heru M who ho wt wa then tra travelling velling to drop bis his present engage ment to return to nw new york and play the 11 I 1 villain in fit the piece this th Is mr sothern did a not ile ho thought LQ could play 14 it I 1 1 Z I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 t 7 J 1 I 1 I 1 ml fa I 1 la I 1 I 1 villain but because he Vs had bail aist any salary for twelve weeks chy on oil his olt v return sothern asked tho tile author why of f all I 1 people ho lie had chosen him to leave one corn cum gany pany and come east to play the villain in his is tho the author replied that on the after afternoon noo n of the day when lie had llast met othern and bad had read mm him ills hn play lie had noticed a wicked look in fit his eye and anti had said to himself in to consequence that Is tho the man to play iny my villain in lit luy iny play accordingly a it year later when lie was about to catt the play he had made it a point to discover the tile where whereabouts abou ts of the young stranger with the wicked eyes and had offered him that part it would maki a much better story it if I 1 could noy noir add that mr sothern made the hit lift of his its life and the sensation of the day this I 1 regret to say I 1 cannot do for though I 1 novel saw him in the part be assures me ho lie wa very bad in it so 30 bad indeed that miss helen a manager after seeing him play the villain promptly engaged him to play lo 10 0 comedy in her company Ilar harpers pers weekly |