The Sun.
London, England, 1808-07-11 00:00:00

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[FRoINT 7,117 :\;:cmotits or AN ACTOR
BofOre the 'end of 'the season,a person join-,
the coMpany, to do what i's'
_commonly called little
bUsineSs. He had been for Many years the 'hero to
atOtinerant- troop of the loWest order, and in trial;
were centered all the impertections of the old
Such as stamping before he made his appearance)
Crossing at every (period, 1)mo-tiding- the elbo,.v, 614'
ping the thigh, pointing the toe, and all the tntnvt
absurdities that are rerneanbe'red with disgust,
were judiciously la:formed by: Garrick.
This aLclor * generally bore .the appellation °I,
TRAGEDY TOM But he was not the only "euriosil
in Mr. Kemble's company ; we had occasionally
prompters, neither of whom could utter an nu
ble sentence—one, from having lo,t the roof ot
mouth ; the other', from a superabundance ot toligno).
which so completely filled the cavity Of his toontt'l„.
that there was no space left for. the form;ition
words, but they were gobbled forth in an untinist.iP
state, clustered together like nuts, ani, instead of 4
gititig the memory, completely set the underStan4'
ing at defiance.
Tragedy Tom, like Tony Lebrun, had an MO:,
cent substitute for swearing : Cut pie down' wi3S
•an expletive of great use to him, particularly in tinte,s
of irritation. At the period his benefit was air •
nounced, there happened to arrive 'at New astle?
show--no less a personage than the Prince'Annama'
too was ,to be seen, at the small price of one
)ing. Torn, without delay, waited On the Proprie'
tor, and for a hanasornesum prevailed on his High'
ness to exhibit his royal person on the stage tlOt
evening. The Manamr, with much food humour,
consented, and the bills of the day anuounCed,tha‘
" between the ads of the play, Prince Anx'amatO
would give 'a liVdly representtion of the sea/pi/4
operation ;" lieir:tiirtid likewise give the Indian 'tor
whoop, in ell ia,various tones, the tomahaAk
ex-
ercise, and the "mode of feasting 'at an Abyssinia°
banquet."
The evening arrived, and many people attended
to witness these princely. imitations. At the end of
the third apt his Highness walked forward with dig.-
hified step, flourished his -tomahawk, and cut
'air, exclaiming- ' ha ha —ho ho !" Next entered,
a,
man with his face blacked, and a piece of bladder
fastened to his head with gum ; the prince, with
large carving knife, commenced the scalping opera'
tion, Which he performed in a stile
holding, up the skin. in token' of triumph. Nest
came the war whoop, which was a combination
or dreadful and dikordant'sounds'; and_ lastly,' 10'
Abyssinian banquet, consisting of raw beef steak
these he. trade into rolls as large as his Month wonl3 .
admit, and devoured,them in a p,,inee/y and di,4,/,-00
Manner. " Having completed his cannibal repast, be
flourished his stotnalia+.vk in an exulting manner, ei".
ch4iTed, ha ha—ho ho !" 'and made his exit.

The Manager possessed a penetrating eye, and
profound knnwted4e of human nature, nut without
arrogating much of the latter to hims&f in this ill"
stance, he fancied this princely .personage was
impostor, and his opinion Was confirmed the follow •
ing da:,.; for in the middle of the trierket-pince, 116
espibd the most puissant Prince Anuatnabon
pen-knives, scissars, and quills, in the character ot
a Jew pedlar. "vWhat l" "
Prince, is it you ? are not you_a_pr,tty -Jewish set),
drel to impose upon us in this manner ?"
Moses turned. routui, and with an arch look rC'
" Princh be I vash no pr:nch,
aaing like you—you- vash kings, plindi, etnpero'
to-night, Stephen Kembles to-morrow VCZS,II
pugs, you vash hampugs, all vash.hampags-."