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A beautifully rendered subject, full of pathos. The leading figure in this series is an aged actor, upon whom Dame Fortune forgot to smile. In an attic, barely furnished with the necessary appurtenances for even the most humble ex...

The Old Actor

A beautifully rendered subject, full of pathos. The leading figure in this series is an aged actor, upon whom Dame Fortune forgot to smile. In an attic, barely furnished with the necessary appurtenances for even the most humble existence, the actor, his wife and two children make their home. The cupboard is bare and the little ones are sorely in need of food and clothing. The wife is ill and in need of medical attention and proper nourishment. The landlady appears for her rent, and as it is not forthcoming she gives notice to move. The grocer calls, but as there is no money with which to pay he takes the provisions back with him. The old actor is in great mental and physical distress, and bidding all farewell, he departs with a heavy heart in quest of work. He meets a friend who promises to secure him a position, but his immediate needs are not satisfied by promises, and, discouraged, he seeks the river, in which he wishes to end his existence. On the bank he kneels to make supplication for those so near and dear to him, and as he does so he has a vision in which appear his family. He sees himself, viewing his wife and children, and the thought of what life would be to them without him gives him such strong convictions of his responsibility that he promptly abandons his plan and continues his quest for work. At a Summer garden he delivers a speech and elicits the approval and sympathy of several theatrical men. He concludes arrangements with them, signs a contract and secures a bonus of sufficient amount to enable him to provide liberally for all his immediate wants.

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The Old Actor

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