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THE GOURIBR.
Died on July -J, at llurlington, Vt., Mr.
Charles W. ProntlBS. Mr. Prentiss whh
juroeidont of Lincoln for a number of
yoart), in tlio utnploy of I'hiiiunur A
Perry. Ilo leavca thrco children, ono
Hon in tlio railway postal sorvico in Vor
mont, anil two daughters in Lincoln
Tho body will arrivo in Lincoln Satur
day afternoon, for intoriuont. Siiort
Horvict-H will bo hold at (:!!) p. in. at tho
residence of Mrs. Surah M. Loonard.
1015 Washington Htroot, to which tho
frii'iulfl and acquaintances of Mr. Pron
tiBB aro invited.
MA Hill HI) STARS.
Tho announcement that hencoforth
W. II. Sothorn'fl loading lady would bo
hit) wife, theatrically known aa Virginia
Ilurned, signs a wolconin change in ono
of tho niOHt Btubborn prejudices of
American managers and of tho public.
Ono of tho ancient and particularly
inane superstitions of tho thoatro of
this country hiiB hold by what proceBB
of reasoning heavon only knows -that
tho presenco of man and wife on tho
Btngo, in clopoly related roles, was hurt
ful to illueion and oven to artistic cuect.
It wiib also assorted, with somo in
otanccB apparently in point, that tho
married actor or actrcsB lost poriloubly
much in charm upon a cortain claa of
thoatro-goorB, and tho sudden docrcaso
in favor of this or that player waB
promptly attributed to somo matri
monial vonturo. In no othor country
docs this notion obtain as it did horo
until lately. In England, Franco, Uer
many, Italy, tho domestic nlTuirs of a
worthy actor cut no tiguro in tho scenic
estimate Tho Kendula roso to omi
nonco partly on tho basis of thoir hearth
stone. Rojann might bring a boxful of
offspring to viow her impersonation of
Sapho or Ma Cousine, without in tho
loast jarring tho ii'sthntic BUEcoptibili
tics of a Fronch audionco. A Schu-mann-IIoinck
stirs tho levo chords of
an assomblago of sentimental Germans,
for all her untlinching personal dovotion
to tho noblest mission of Hymon. Hut
horo tho mero niontion of marriago, in
connection with a player, has boon
doomed hurtful to popularity, and, what
is loss important, lo art. And from this
preposterous delusion, ono might add in
paronthesifl, has como much of tho dis
order commonly associated with tho
theatre. Mr. and Mis. Sothorn havo
hitherto boon distinguished sacrifices to
tho absurd superstition. Tho former,
long a matinoo idol, waB porsuadod for a
timo that tho presonco in his company
of Mrs. Sothorn waB evincing itself in a
docrouso in box otlico recoipte, and ham
poring his artistic ondoavora as woll.
Tho announcement of tho scenic ro
union of tho couplo would indicato that
sonEo, or fcontimont, had evidently pro
vailod to show him tho fallacy of tho
argument. James K. Iluckott and hi&
wifo, known on tho Btago as Mary Man
nering, aro anothor couple whom tho
ridiculouB suporsition has hitherto
driven to Boparato adventures in tho
thoatro. liut, liko tho SothornB, thoy
havoroeolved todofy tho bugaboo and
tho public, too, it nootl be and will
honcoforth act togothor. Thoir journey
to Buropo is for tho purpose of socuring
a play in which thoy may exhibit thoir
talents in company a wholesomo resolu
tion and ono that should bo enthusi
astically encouraged by tho public.
Somo players nood such tokons of popu
lar ondoreomont to withstand tho argu
ments of managers and the porsuasivo
inlluonco of tho anciont suporBtition.
Curiously onough, tho lato AugUBtin
Daly, gonorally looked upon as tho moet
splendidly ambitioue and tho most
rigorouely puritanical of managorB, hold
out to tho ond against matrimony
among his players. Ilo mado it a rule
not to employ a man and wifo in tho
Batno company, and ho lot it bo formally
proclaimed, in liis school of actors, that
marriage might bo considered tanta
mount to immediato resignation. And
when tho resignation of the delinquents
was not forthcoming, summary dismis
sal took its placo. Mr. Daly, for all his
beautiful zoal in the cause of culture
and of religion, was evidently unul.lo to
freo himself from the ancient belief that
matrimony was taboo in tho theatre
Truly, tho miporBtition has found many
and loyal adhorontH in its conturius of
ooBtonco. An interesting pair that wo
may oxpoct to boo reunited, now that
tho taboo hiiB beon iifted by confident
oxomplars, aro Julia Marlowo and hor
hueband, known in tho thoatro us
Robert Tabor. Thcso playors bogan
thoir stago companionship under tho
most promising conditions. Both woro
young, admired and export. Their am
bitions made thorn congenial; tho
character of tho plays in which thoy
appoarod gavo good parts to both, so
that tho element of professional
joalously was practically eliminated.
But whon, for somo reason, probably
wholly diiroront from tho ono assigned,
Miss Marlowo'a audience foil oil in
nnmbors, tho blamo waB put upon tho
husband, Mr. Tabor. Indeod, lawsuits
grow out of tho marriago in somo cities,
whoro tho managers refused to grant
Miss Marlowo tho porcontugo of receipts
agreed upon, thoy contending that thoir
contracts called for Julia Marlowo and
not for ;ho sumo namo pluB Tabor. In
tho oud, tho actress yielded to auch
hurassmcntB and sought professional
poaco at tho cost of her private huppi
noss. Mr. Tabor wont to London, whore
ciitics and tho public at onco acclaimed
him one of tho best actors in Henry
Irving'a company. Miss Marlowo drop
pod tho matrimonial hyphen and went
hor starring way, alono and lonoly.
It is a foregono conclusion that thoy
will not bo slow to follow in tho path
blazed by tho Sothorna and Hackotts,
Mr. and Mrs. MacLoan. tho latter
known to thoatro-goers as Odotto Tyler,
needed no Biich pioneers to show them
tho way. Thoy stoppod atraight from
joyous domesticity, hand in hand, into
tho arena and baoe tbo public como to
boo whother Cupid had spoiled them
for TheBpis. The managor who wished
to ongago Miss Tyler for noxt season's
tourney in "Phroso" hud to tuko Mr.
MacLean into the bargaiu upon which
ovont tho manager, Mr. MacLoan, Mies
Tylor, and tbo public, too, may bo
folicitated. Evory instance that points
to tho passing of tho stupid suporBtition
that companion playors tnuy not marry,
without hurt to thoir favor and skill, is
a, mutter of general congratulation
and this for moro reasons than need bo
distinctly pointed out. Town Topics.
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