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WILLIAM WARREN
through a vast gallery, crowded with no-
ble canvases, of which at least a hundred
glow with the beauty and the truth of life,
every one bearing his firm signature.
For many years Mr. Warren was a
most interesting figure in Boston, not only
upon the stage, but upon the streets over
which he took his deliberate and slightly
varied walks. His tall, large, well-formed
figure, and his easy, rather peculiar gait,
which seemed always about to become,
but never quite became, a roll or swagger;
his noble head, with the bright penetrat-
ing eyes and the extraordinarily sensitive
mouth, made equally to utter mirth or
pathos or wisdom, produced the effect of
a unique personality. His manners were
the finest I ever saw in a man. With
actors almost all things seem to be in
extremes, to be of the best or the worst.
The bad manners of " the profession " are
the most intolerable manners in the world.
On the other hand, an experienced Eng-
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