James

(1899); R. F. Dibble, "Jesse James," in Strenuous
Americans (1923); George Huntington, Robber and
Hero, the Story of the Raid on the First National Bank
of Northfield, Minn. . . . in 1876 (1895) ; Frank Trip-
lett, The Life, Times, and Treacherous Death of Jesse
James (1882) ; Robertus Love, articles on Frank James,
in St. Louis Republic, Feb. 19, 20, Mar. 7, 1915; Eve-
ring News (St. Joseph, Mo.), Apr. 3, 1882; St. Joseph
Gazette, Apr. 4, 1882.] W. J. G.

JAMES, LOUIS (Oct. 3, i842-Mar. 5,1910),
actor, made his debut in a minor character at
Macaulay*s Theatre, Louisville, Ky., in January
1864, after serving for two years in the Union
army. He was born in Tremont, 111., the son of
Benjamin F, and Almira H. James, and his ca-
reer on the stage was uninterrupted from his
first appearance until his death, which occurred
during one of his many tours throughout the
country. Through the influence of Lawrence
Barrett [g.z>.], with whom he later acted, he was
enabled to join the stock company at the Arch
Street Theatre in Philadelphia, then under the
management of Mrs. John Drew [g.v.], and dur-
ing his 'prentice days he fortunately had the
benefit of her practical advice and instruction.
Among the characters he acted during this en-
gagement of six years were George D'Alroy in
Caste, Joseph Surface in The School for Scandal,
and Edgar in The Bride of Lawmermoor. A
service of four years followed with Augustin
Daly [gw.] at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New
York; his first part there, which he acted on
the opening night of Daly's season, Sept. 5,1871,
was Captain Lynde in Divorce. Thereafter he
was seen in many varied characters in a wide
range of light comedies. He was an excellent
representative of Manly in The Provoked Hus-
band, Henri Delille in Article 47, Doricourt in
The Belle's Stratagem, Mr. Page in Merry
Wives of Windsor, Tom Coke in Old Heads and
Young Hearts, Joseph Surface, and of other
parts in Daly's extended repertory of classic and
modern plays. At the new Fifth Avenue Theatre
in Twenty-eighth Street, which Daly opened
after the destruction of the other house by fire,
James increased his popularity and enlarged his
style by playing, among other characters, such
varied parts as Longaville in Love's Labour's
Lost, Bill Sikes in Oliver Twist, Ludington
Whist in Saratoga, Yorick in Yorick's Love,
Young Marlow in She Stoops to Conquer, and
Bassanio to the Shylock of Edward L. Daven-
port [g.v.] and the Portia of Carlotta Leclercq.
It seems to be the universal testimony of play-
goers of that day that he was an actor of un-
questioned natural ability and eclectic style, and
it is said by observers who followed his acting
carefully through many years that his best w'ork
during his long life on the stage was accom-

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plished under the Daly management. Miscel-
laneous engagements followed his departure from
Augustin Daly's company after the close of the
season of 1874-75, his tours taking him to far-
separated parts of the country, from Boston to
Chicago and thence to San Francisco. Proof of
his repute and skill is shown by the fact that he
was entrusted with the task of supporting Edwin
Booth as Othello to that actor's lago, and in
playing Macbeth to Mary Anderson's Lady Mac-
beth. For five years, beginning in the autumn
of 1880, he was Lawrence Barrett's leading man
in such plays &s Francesco, da Rimini,The King's
Pleasure, and The Blot in the 'Scutcheon. Dur-
ing several seasons in the late eighties he starred
in association with Marie Wainwright in a re-
pertory of Shakespeare's and other plays. Fol-
lowing an engagement with Joseph Jefferson, he
began in 1892 a series of starring tours by him-
self and in association at various time with
Frederick Warde, Charles B. Hanford, Mile.
Rhea, and Kathryn Kidder, that continued until
his death, which came suddenly of heart trouble
at Helena, Mont, when he was preparing to go
on as Cardinal Wolsey in Shakespeare's King
Henry VIII. His first wife, Lillian Scanlan,
whom he married in 1871, died in 1876. He
later married Marie Wainwright, from whom
he was divorced, and his third wife, Aphie Hen-
dricks of Philadelphia, to whom he was married
Dec. 24,1892, survived him. He had one daugh-
ter, Millie James, who became an actress.

[Illustrated American, Mar. 19, 1892; N. Y. Dra-
matic Mirror, Oct. 5, 1895; E. A. Dithmar, Memories
of Daly's Theatres (privately printed, 1897); Who's
Who in America, 1908-09; J. B. Clapp and E. F. Ed-
gett, Players of the Present, pt. II (1900); obituary
notices in Boston Transcript, Mar. 5, 1910, and N. Y.
Dramatic Mirror, Mar. 12, 1910.] E. F.E.

JAMES, OLLIE MURRAY (July 27, 1871-
Aug. 28,1918), representative and senator from
Kentucky, was born in Crittenden County, Ky.,
the son of L. H. and Elizabeth J. James. He
attended the public schools and read law in his
father's office. In 1891 he was admitted to the
bar. He had begun his political education when
he became a page in the Kentucky legislature at
the age of sixteen. When he was twenty-five he
served as chairman of the Kentucky delegation
to the Democratic National Convention at Chi-
cago, where he enthusiastically supported Bryan
and free silver. Although originally an oppo-
nent of William Goebel [g.z>.] in the Kentucky
gubernatorial campaign of 1899 he accepted the
decision of the regular party convention, be-
came one of the attorneys to contest the election
before the legislature, and fought skilfully un-
til the assassination of Goebel ended that phase

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