Famous actors and their homes . they havebeen faring, and he is so busy asking ques- [61 J FAMOUS ACTORS tions about that, that theres no time forhim to talk about his own experiences, save,of course, an occasional droll incident, toldmerely to keep up the general merriment. Leta home friend come to the table preoccupied,his mind full of the cares of life, and put outby petty annoyances, and the moment Gilletteappears its all laughter and sunshine. He isa tonic. If he had nothing else to win thelove of people, that alone would be cant sit still long at a time, even whenhe is at work.
Famous actors and their homes . they havebeen faring, and he is so busy asking ques- [61 J FAMOUS ACTORS tions about that, that theres no time forhim to talk about his own experiences, save,of course, an occasional droll incident, toldmerely to keep up the general merriment. Leta home friend come to the table preoccupied,his mind full of the cares of life, and put outby petty annoyances, and the moment Gilletteappears its all laughter and sunshine. He isa tonic. If he had nothing else to win thelove of people, that alone would be cant sit still long at a time, even whenhe is at work. If he goes up to his den onthe top floor for a few hours writing, he sooncan be heard moving about and singing, andthe family know that he is looking over someof the idols of his boyhood. His den is fullof specimens of his skill with carpenters tools,from the table and its quaint chair to the novelwindow-seats. And on a stand near by is acomplete engine he made when a boy, alongwith knick-knacks of all sorts. His brain is[62 ]. e s^ <! THEIR HOMES ever active. While he is writing a play, he prob-ably is designing a boat at the same time ; or,if he is wandering carelessly around the grounds,imder the old trees he loves so tenderly, thatwhistling is not idle, it probably is some airthat he is composing. He is simple in his habits. His food is ofthe plainest. Nevertheless, he is particularabout it. He prefers bread to the choicestmeats; but it must be a particular kind ofbread, — that is, particularly plain and whole-some. There is no use in killing any fattedcalf when he comes home ; he would ratherhave crackers and cheese, if the right kindof crackers and the right kind of his preferences are learned only by ob-servation ; he never is heard to express them,and he will appear as happy over a splendiddinner that he will hardly touch, as over asaucer of shredded wheat. In his dress there isthe same simplicity, but always with good taste.[65 J FAMOUS ACTORS By his s
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