About Well-known People.

Woodville Examiner, Volume XXI, Issue 3570, 26 June 1903, Page 2 (Supplement)

About Well-known People.

Tin: KING OF PORTUGAL

Dom Carlos, who baa been playing no handsomely the part of host to King Edward, is in his fortieth year, tor he. war born on September 2s, ISAS.

Prior to his accession to the throne ii 188) he was known as the Duke of lira

ganza

The 'Royal house of JJragaaza is one ol the oldest in .Europe. The dynasty datesfrom the fourteenth century.

Dom Carlos has many gifts, lie is sab' by people competent to form an opinioi to be one of the. f.iu-st linguists alive. Hi is no mean painter and sculptor, and is besides, a fine spmtsman, riding, shooting and driving with skill and facility. He it said to be :m even more versatile man thin the German Kaiser, though he has not the trick of keeping himself so constantly ii the eye of the world. He is credited with being the hero of all sorts of escapades. It is oven alleged that in his hot youth ho frequently took part “incog.” in the national sport of hull-fight ing, and many wonderful Tales gre in .circulation concerning his prowess in this direction.

That Dam Carlos was, and is, a bravi man is a well-known fact.

lie is a great friend of our Kin", and has paid many visits to England. During the financial difficulties of 1801 the King and the Koval Family renounced 20 per tent, of the endowments paid then by the nation, a sacrifice of i‘23,000 a year

In 1880 Dom Carlos married Princes; Marie Amelie, a daughter of the late Duke of Orleans.

Queen Amelie was born in England, and has a very exhaustive acquaintance witl our country, its language and literature: but her chief pleasure lies in the .study of nursing.

AIR WILLIAM RIGXOI.D,

life actor’s fame, as 4l rule, docs not long survive bis disappearance from the stage. To many present-day playgoers we suppose the name of William Rignold-revives no memories.

But old lovers of the drama will recall with delight many impersonations of tlm excellent low comedian.

William Itignold was born at Leicester in 18:18. of theatrical parents, and wlien.r. (hiid of four lie was permitted to (laiiee'\ii

hornpipe at a performance given at Redditch. Later he became a chorister at. the chucrh of St. Andrew’s, Ncwcaatle-on-Tync, and studied for the musical profession. Hut • whenever the opportunity offered he would try his hand at acting, arid Ula penchant for that became so strong that he determined, when eighteen years old, to adopt the stage, as a profession. Commencing in utility parts in small companies, he and his brother Gcorgo.wcrq presently engaged for a season at the same, theatre at Swansea, the latter in the'orchestra, the former on the board*.

The two resembled each other so closely, that they often; actually, changed places to suit their own convenience or fancy,, and for a time the manager wps unaware of these proceedings, until ho was unpleasantly enlightened by an unexpected collapse in their arrangements. . . . After this,,for the next four years* hfr Rignold played leading characters at Dublin*! and in 1864 joined the Princess’ Theatre, London, and afterwards regularly played at various, West End houses. - .

Of his most successful impersonations, that of "Jacques’’ hi the “Two Orphans” and “Gouje.t” in “Drink” were the best. Ills forte was the portrayal of well-defined characters.

As a reciter of stirring pieces he had

few equals. Now in the evening of his .days, stricken with biudness, Mr Rignod has been compelled to retire from his bolovcd profession, but he is comforted by the sympathy ami help of his colleagues and ->j the good wishes of many old. playgoers who remember his former triumphs. '

MISS ELLEN WRIGHT.

A charming song, very much- heard Juat bow—although .it- was originally published •nearly three years ago...is. ’Violets. ’ The words are a translation from. the poet Heine, mid. the music is by* Miss Elleu Wright. ■ .

A recent critic declares that, for. fijesh--11 ess, spontaneity, and, ofiginality,. Wright; perhaps, stands, first amoug.-tha lady composers produced in the. Victorian 'ora. . She contrives, wc. arc - tbld.-to..bring a “singing quality" into all her work sijch as .is possessed, by few contemporary ,sopg writers in quite the same measure. _■ * , Miss Wright .was. first brought into .prominence by-the well-known cycle qf (luresongs which,include the beautiful "Ayheß I Awake” .and “Didst Thous But Know,”

Another success of this composer is."ln My Garden.” . This is also a one of Heine's lyrics. , . ; . - , •;

MR MARK HANNA

Mr Mark Hanna, who is spoken of as-a possible President of the United Htafes is described by his admirers as Hid Napoleon of politics.' ' ' ,

Ho certainly knows more about.electioneering methods, than any other man ill.ths Great Republic/ ..

It was to Mr Hanna’s influence that. President McKinley owed bis election.

Marcus Alonzo Hanna was bom in Ohio in lfv)2. He was educated in thp common schools, and spent a year ip college. Then ho was a clerk in a grocery store . It was in that grocery store, that If anna's Scotch-Irlsh blood' asserted itself. Hc’ih/w* tered the business, and he did better (Ivan that—he mastered himself. He ,was aJirartieal man. lie could buy and he.could sell. ' .

lly-aml-byo Mark .'Hanna aiu! when liis wife's father retired front tl(h coat and iron business Ilanmi took, bis .pi are. He formed the company that, yet . ciists; he acquired iron ifiincs pU'4 coil mines; he bMight railroad? and steam craft. ’’'fhw* ho was an iroumsater. Soon ,hc 'Vtas « rich man—a capitalist a dwell Us « merchant and a manufacturer! 1 . ’ ' . '*' K .

Then it was that he flung htmgtlf into politics, and soon became ji )>oTTCr. , ,