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T H E DAILY MIRROR Page 5

DEATH OP Mil.

famous Comedy Actor Who Was

"Inveator" of Newsboys.

OT0IUE8 O F HIS L I F E .

%t. Lionel BiOugh^ the weli-krKiwii. comedian,

K^ was boru in 11*36, two years before tli.e late

Sir Henry Irvi ng, died at 9.45 j:esLerd'ay morning,

Iji his a'eventy-fpuith year,

fie had been lying m a semi'Opnscious state since

E'ri4ay .at his residence, Percy Villa, S-outh Lam-

Ijeth-road, S.W.Mr. Brough's last pppearance on the stLige was in

jthe spring o! this year, when he played Moses int h e , revi 'aS of the "fichool for t>candal" at Hisfifejfisty's Theatre. •

The son of liarnabas Broiigh, a dramatic author,lie made his debut at the Lyceum at the age ofeighteen, under the management ,of Charles Mat-ihews and Mme. Vestris in a play called "FringePetty Fet ." • _ '

At the same time he wjis working with John Timb spn the commercial side of the lilnsh-aicd London^ ew s . and on the death of Mme-. Vestris he tc-V rteci to newspaper vvork.

H O Y A L • GliO.ST."

As assistant publisher of the Daily Teleg^a-ph,the'first issue of which he saw born, he conceivedjthe now familiar system of utilisuig stieet-bnys fort h e- sale of newspapers, and put it iMo practice.

Five years' connection with t)\f: Morning Siar,a light long quenched, ended his journalism,; andfee became.a performer in the illusion show knownas ''Pepper's Ghost," about which he used to tellpne of his innumerable good stojies.

On one occasion the show was commanded toperform at Windsor Castle, and the Crown Princeof Prussia, afterwards r"rederick the Noble, persuaded Brough to allow him to appear " for one

jiight only " in the part of the ghost.The Crown Princess, who witnessed the per-

lormance, fainted with terror under the impressi<.nthat Brough had run a swOrd ihrongh the body ofiier aiigusE husband.

" Lai " Brough—" Uncle Lai," as he^ latterlycanle to be cidled, had a long frpp^entireship in the

pro-viuc II' ij I i\M 1) , under the manage-meijt I \ \ 111 lor lU n 'f ^u made one of a stockC()mpiii.,Mi h ( hi k .1 .li. 1 g, VVyndham, Toole,Hare, and Bancroft.

The biggest salary in the troupe was ^SS a week—"•.and that wasn't mine," he used _to narrate,

When he came to London again, in 1867, he was,ready for his chance, which came ir; one of H. J.Byron's comedies, " Dearer Than Life."

That success was followed by his playing the-fjart of Tony r,jumpjdn in a run of 200 nights—and

4ia was made.

Thereafter he a|^eared in numberless parts ininnumerable plays—Tony Lumpkin again. BobAcres, Dogberry, Clown, Gravedigger, and soonJie became recognised as the perfect actor forShakespearean comedy parts.

~IIe was fond of a practica/ joke of the harmlesskind, and played many. One- of the quaintest waswhep he and Toole, having been photographed asthe two broken-down, ragged- paupers in " DearerThan Life," called at one of the grandest mansionsin the West End.

A F I SH SUPPI ' ^ K.

The door was opened by a gorgeous flunkey,vrbo was going to slam it in their faces, when

BrOugh interposed. " Look 'ere, we want to seejtjie guv'nor." " Be-off, or I'll give you in charge."*'VV?l!,. but can't we see him?" "N o. " " Out 0*Ipwii, 1 suppose. Well, you might tell him vvhen heeomes 'ome'as his two .cousins from the work-ijouse called."

A joke he played without help was the following ! Certain very select but tedious " mcn-about-,iown " were in the habit of worrying him greatlywhen he was at the theatre, and used to insist oniCpming behind the scenes to talk to him while heWJis 6a the stage, x _ . _

" i,ook here, boys," he said one night, " go awaynow, and come back in an hour, and we'll all havea fish supper together after the show."

VVhen they reappeared he led them out of thetheatre and took them to a whelk stall, buying thema plate of whelks each." Not to offend him, Iheyfile their "fish Bupper,',' standing on.the kerb indress clothes. They never worried.hjm again, j

Mr. Erouglvwaa the oldest original-liviing member 1or the Savage plsib. (Pihotogtaphs on page 11.) '

STEINHEIL C A S E : P H O T O & H A P H SENT BY TELEGRAPH.

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Dr . Coui^iois (A) an d D**. Achei-ay (B>, who sg'ave -svidorsco at tha Steinheil tfial yea-t e r d a y . The picture wa s wir^ed fi-om Paris to London last ni^ht in ei'^'ht minutes

tty tft© Thoi-rtc-Baker teieclt-ograph.

D i l . * ' BODIE'S VVKLCOME.

Glasgow Students Greet Himat Musio Hail

with Eggs and Peasemeal.

( F R O M OUR OWN C O R R E S P O N D E N T . )

G L A S G O W , Monday Night.—" Dr," Walford

Bodie appeared at the Coliseum here to-night, and

had a warni reception from an audience of 3,500, the

m.ajority of whom were students.

BclQie IJodie came on Mr. Cething, the manager,explained that the turn was booked many monthsa g o, and not in consequence of the" recent actio n."U r. " Bodie {shouts of "Mister!"^ was Scotch,and one of themselves.

At .former appearances there he had given satisfaction, LUid the manager hoped he would be givena fair heading.

Bodie then appeared, and was greeted by a stormof booing and hissing and catcalls. On coming tothe front of the stage a shower of bags of pease-meal and eggs fell upon him and two eggs struckhim.

A girl assistant then came on the stage amidshouts of " Take off the gir l!" and cries of"Swank!,"

The girl was placed in the chair and the "humanresistance coi l" performance given, amid a tumultof shoutiiig, occasional missiles, and a chorus, " Forhe's a merry devil! "

Bodie next entered the " Cage of Death,-" wheiimore peasemeal was hurled,^ which the girl and attendants warded off with 'heir hands,There were shouts of "Otf.l" from all parts of

the house, and renewed hubbub and pandemonium,

The stage by the time the turn was ended wasstrewn with paper, peasemeal, and eggs. Bodiefrequently scowled at the audience.

ASTOR DIVORCE,

Wife of American Millionaire Granted

Decree by Suprftne Court.

N E W Yoitk, Monday.—Mrs, John Jacob Astorhas been granted, in the Suprerne Court, an inter-iocutory decree of divorce. It is understood thatshe intends to reside in London.—Reuter.

M r s. John Jacob Astor was Miss Aria Willing,of Philadelphia, and was before her, marriage thereigning beauty of the city.

One of the wealthiest women in the world, sheis the acknowledged leader of New York society,and oir this side of tilie Atlantic, too, she is wellknown as a hostess.

Her chief hobby is the collection of jewels, andshe possesses many of great historic, interest,notably a scarfpin presented by Queen Elizabeth toSir Walter Raleigh.

Her husband, J. J. Astor, is a member of thewealthy Astor family, and a. millionaire many timesover. He is head of corporations with a total capital of ^40,000,000.

STATUS OF A NURSERY-GOVERNESS.

Judge's Opinion of Amount of Norice Neces

sary for H'T Dismissal.

Is a nursery-governess a domestic servant?The point was raised yesterday in &n action

before the Marylebone County Court when MissMuriel Matthews, who sought ,to tecover =612 10s,

in lieu of three months' notice and board wages,was awarded ^ 3 Os. lOd. against Mr., Walter Lloyd,a West Hampstead barris er. •

Miss Matthews, it appeared, liad been givennotice, not through any derehction of duty, butbeCn-Use Mrs. Lloj^d had decided to increase thenumber of her matds and not to keep a governess,The defence urged that Miss Matthews had agreedto ft month's notice.

Judge Bray said he_ was no t satisfied that amOntli's notice-—usual, in the case of a domesticservant—was a reasonable time for a nursery-governess,

G I F T T O T H E N A T I O N .

The committee of the National ^Art CollectionsFund 'annOHnced last night ihat Holbein' s" Duchess of Milan " will fce ofiiciaUy presentedto-'dfly to the trustees of the NatioiiaLUafrer/as a..gift tt> the nation.

Royal Shooting Party To Be Cinematographed

To-day far First T i me .

( F R O M OUR OWN C O R R E S P O N D E N T . )

DiiKSiNGJiAM (No^o lk ), Monday Night. —-The

Kmg celebrates his sixty-eighth birthday—as many

previous birthdays—at Sandringham to-morrow,

and already many special messengers have arrived

here with valuable presents. '

With his Majesty will be Queen Alexandra,Queen Maud of .Norway, the Prmce and Princessof vVales, Princes^ Victoria, and a number of hisMajesty's grandchildren, including Prince Olaf.

His Majesty will be accompanied by a shooting-party in the morning to Anmer, and indulge in,alew hours' pa-.tridge-shooiing. For the first tirheon record cinematograph pictures of .a royal shooting-party are to be taken.

Six expert Hungarian cinematograph operatorswill take a series of films. Herr Franzof, a Hungarian gentleman, wihois in charge o! the operators, obtained permission fiom King Edward atMarienbad last ^ August, "lo photograph a roya!English shoot, in. order to exhibit pictures at theInternational. Sports Exhibition at Vienna nextyear.

The party reached here to-.nigJit, and at the doorof the Feathers Inn disgorged their machines andboxes of films. It is calculated that they have overl.SOOlt. of films in stock.

The King and his guests will leave Anmer at10 a.m. Herr Franzof wi lh leave for Anmer at9.30. Th e operators will each be oh horseback inorder to follow the shoot as quickly as possible,

The actions of the King will be closely followed,and every time he raises his gun the macnines willbe focussed on him in order to get as many perfectfilms as possible and avoid any fadure.

An interesting incident took place at Sandring-ham to-day ..when the King presented a goldmediil to Frederick Sydney Shears, of Lynn, whocame out top in the list of boys from Kin g Edward VI L Grammar School; Ljnn , in the seniorCambridge local at Midsummer,

The King, accompanied by the Queen, this afternoon opened a new clubhouse in the village ofAnmer,

Since. the Sandrihgham domain was acquiredby his Majesty several parishes have been addedto it,' and one of the results has invariably beenthe disappearance of, the public-house and theopening of a village' club. Th e latest club.tobe provided by the King contains two roomy apartments set apart fgr reading and games.

KING MANUEL IN MADRID.

Portuguese Monarch to Visit Buckingham

Palace After htate Visit to Windsor.

M A D R I D , Monday.—King Manuel of Portugalarrived here at a quarter past eleyen this morning.His Majesty was rece ived by King Alfonso at thestation, and drove with him to the Royal Palace.—Renter.

King Manuel, it was learned officially yesterday,is to pass several days at Buckingham Palace onthe conclusion of his state visit to the King andQueen at Windsor.

CLAIM AGAINST SUFFRAGETTES.

£ 10 Paid Into Court In First Case Brought

for Personal Injury.

For the first time in the history of the suffragettemovement an action for personal injury has beenbrought against its adiherents.

A waiter named Fitzgerald had a hand injuredby falling glass at Manchester when missiles weretiT'own by women through the glass roof in theWhite City, wheTe Mr. Birrell was addressing ameeting, ,

At balford -.County Court yesterday the amountclaimed as damages by Fitzgerald—^10—was paidinto court on behalf of the three women concerned

Fann y HoUiwell, Helen Tolson, and EmilyDavison.

The Mautetania arrived at Queenstown yesterdayfrom New • York, making^ the-' jjassage in4d.'i4h. 45m. Her average speed was 25.30 knots.

BUDGET DODGING.

Business Contracts in Family Lifa

at lOs. 6d. Each. ,

HOME LIFK, LTD,

All sorts of ingenious schemes have already been

devised for the purpose of evading the Budget in

t!ie event of its becoming law, *

One of the most ingenious is the introduction of

business contracts into family life in order lo escape

payment of full income-tax and death-duties.

The method of establishing a firm of " Home

Life, Limited," is simplicity itself. A father of af

family, anxious lo preserve to his kith and kin liis

whole fortune unmolested by insatiable tax

gatherers, enters into business contracts with his

wife and his sons and daughters whereby each

agiees to perform l ittle domestic, duties for a con

sideration.This consideration is the transfer- by the father

to the members .of his family of certain stockowned by him.

In^ reality he makes a gift of this stock, and ifhe d^es within three years the money would, undertihe provisions of the Budget, be liable to pay deathduties to the Treasury,

I3XKAIPT KKOM Bi^ ATH DUTIES.

But the stock, being, in this case, a considerationfor contract service, is exempt from the deathduties, and thus a considerable amount of thefather's fortune would remain intact and in thefamily at hia death.

There is also a further loss to the Treasury involved by these bu:5iness contracts in family hfe,

If the amount of income derived from the stockdoes not exccerl in any case ..tllCO a year the wholeof it is exen>pt from income-tax, whereas if the totalamount of the stock remained in the father's handshe would have to pay income-tax on every pennyderiv ed from it,

The autiior of this novel scheme in a letter laa weekly paper states that his household affairs aremanaged by his niece.

MCfslNE.SH KK I. AT IONS.

" Obviously," he says, " her services are. goodconsideration for the contract (stamp 6d,) whereby,since the introductiori of the Finance Btll^ we haveplaced our relationship on a business footing.

" By this contract she has become owner of asum of stock, the transfer beating, as SomersetHouse required, a 10s. stamp.

"T he Revenue accordingly receives 10s. 6d., andwill not get death duties on this stock at my deathnor income-tax thereon meanwhile, as my niece'sincome escapes below the line. As a percentageon the amount involved, the saving to us and thediminution of the Treasury receipts will be notinconsiderable."

The point is raised whether the introduction ofbusiness contr acts into family life will conduce topeace.

One reply to this question is that "since affectioncannot be treated by money, neither can it be destroyed by it,"

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS.

sir Benjamin LouisCohen, B.irt., w!io (liedID London yesterday. Hefiat in tl ic House ofCommous as Unionist;member for Bast Islington from 1892 to 1906.• (RusseH and Sons.)

Captiiin Edward RoweFisher Roivo, late of the4th JJrdgoon Guards,who died jesterday. Hoserved in the Crimea,married a daughter oEthe fltBt B rl of Ravena-

worth —(Thorosoa.i

WORLDS FASTEST CRUISER.

Increased Speed and Fighting Power Features

of New British W a r s h i p s .

Interesting details of two new British warships—the Dreadnought battleship Orion and the cruiserLion—were announced yeste rday.

Both vessels, according to the Glasgow Tieyali^show an increase in size, speed and fighting power

over the present type of vessel in their respectiveclasses, . •

The Orion's ten 12in, guns will be placed in themiddle line of the ship—an entirely new featurein naval architecture. The Lion, with a speed oftwenty-eight knots, will be three knots faster thanany cruiser afloat, \

The Lion will, in fact, be"the most formidablevessel of her type in the world, and her armourplating is designed to enable her to take her placewith the front firing line of Dreadnoughts.

C O MMI S S I O N ON DR. C O O K .

W A S H I N G T O N , Monday.—The National Geographical Society has appointed a Commission to inquire whether the North Pole was reached prior to1909. The personnel has been made different fromthat which recently examined Commander P eary 'srecords, for the purpose oE tr?at,ing Dr.. Cflolc•fairly.—Reufer. ' ' ' " ' ' '