G.V. Brooke's Legacy.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 14, 18 December 1884, Page 4

G.V. Brooke's Legacy.

The Shakespeare Show Book published m connection with the show held at South Kensington last May has only just come, out. It contains many good things^ and. amongst others a very touching' story about the late G. V. Brooke, entitled '' Gus 1 Legacy," Mr Coleman/tli'e author states that it was related to him, almost m the words, lie 'tells it, W a distinguished actor. jThe, latter. relates hpw.he<w;as lying almost wz, ariiculo mortis while Btooke r was playing, his ..la^t engagement m L -©^blih prior id ~his departure for „ Australia;, and, how, tliQ tragedian,- ' 1 in 1 spite of rehearsals, ine^er .failed to find time to visit liim daily, ijringi. ' fi'dwefs; fruit^ Vine, &cJ Qir -h is 'lasi; ' vis.rfc' ~Broo ke e^niestly pressed upon .hint a /"lidn^iil of bank- ' liotesv Sivhf chl (o l \\\'s 'gi^at moriification/^ere The friends parted ,Br6blie sailed for the colon^' ife's, ahd'the iiivalid' became gradually cbiWaleSce'n^ .'; '■ ,",hut," He remarks, "aot'toput too fine a jppint : . upon it, Sve' 1 didn't know wliqre ;i to, a #ner> ".Still, 11 hej oonni tiuues^'^'l'^nad tny fojrthemind; for I caiiiVot exist, without my; daily paper. 1 'Tlie newsboy haajust brought i^ ptie morning, ana my , v/ife" was figki% ab*6ut, dustfi^g an; -pld, disujieU rteajcaddy^ whicli[ hf half an'/Jncn thick with dustjon a ; cor)rier^^of my ( ]]jookrsheif,jw.l?ien nil at once, a cold chill' struck throug l Jn^ as t read the words 1 ': ftWreck< bf? /tiae -iLdridon'./. Felarful J j\Doss of Life. The G-reat Tragedian, G^ V. j f Yrf<] Brotike'.ltodwhediat Sea.'i " While I was lost m the ' pity bf it, 4 r c'aVH£d/away by imagination^ to jjie ! (.<feckofifte<Loii'db m ; where I behefiL poor Gus paddling the' •water; with ,I)i^,bare, feet .wlijle. he, said, ' Remember me to itlib, boys,,.{itr.Melbo4i'ne-,^ my wife, ( brought. )j ra ! c ; back to Dublin by e~ic)ajming^, ,'Tbis-Js jusj; like yon, Tomj.^way^ , ; te|[ing me you haven't got a sniUinff left, and here', like a magpie, ypii nave been stuffing this dirty, pld, tea-caddy full of bank-notes .!.',„■s jqct^qd: ; at tliem. , The name of Vaughkh" 1 Brox)|ce „w,as- x written ;on the They weri?. Gus] legacy.^ j ■, - ■ _ i