Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-09-09
THE ACTOR's CHILD.

ROOM
'Nly dear sir said the most original of all
men, the impcrturablc Thomas V. Garner, do
not be so prccipitate. When the late Daniel
Rced-'
'An you love me Hal interrupted the stage
manager, 'go to the - and then the poor
manager cha,.ced as was his wont, with his
hands claspcd in agony, from one side OF the
Holiday street stage to the other.
Ring in first music, sir y inquired the call
boy, who scratched his head and seemed to en-.
joy the despair of his manager.
Ring you rcd-hcadcd imp Of Satan-you
juvenile Calbani get out Of my sight, or III
ring your neck off,
Away went the call boy, and away went the
manager. Ward searched every bar.room in
the vicinity of the theatre, for the great tragc-
dian, bu, all in vain. At last a little boy came
running to him, almost brcathlcss with fatigue,
and told him that Mr.. Booth was in hay loft in
Front street. The manager found crowd of
people gathered around the building in question,
and he had some difficulty in edging himself
through the dense mass Climbing up rough
ladder, he cautiously raised his head above the
foor of the second story, and there saw the OBJ
ject of his search, on rafter, with wreath Of
straw about his temples in imitation of a crown.
Booth said the manager, imploringIy, for
Heavens sake come It's nearly eight o'clock
and the audience will pull the theatre TO pieces
The tragedan fixed his dark eye on the in
truder, and raising his right arm majcstcally,
| he thundercd forth:
81 am seated on my throne!
As proud one, as ynn distant mountain,
Where the sun makes his last stand ~
Come my dear fellow, let's go--we1l have
a glass of brandy, and supper, and al! that.
Come, please come
Booth descended graceful from his yellow
! pine throne, and kissing the tip end Of his
! fingers replied with smile, Il attend you with
all becoming grace. Lead on, my lord of Es-
sex. To the Towcr-to the Tower.
After little persuasion, Ward lead the tra-
gedian TO the theatre, got him dressed, the cur
tain rose, and the play went on.-Just as the
second act was announced to commence, amcs-
sencer, covered with dust, rushed behind the
stage and before he could be stopped, was i'll
earnest conversation with the tragcdon.
What said Booth, as he pressed his long
fingers on his broad white temples, as though
he tried to clutch the brain beneath, dead, say
youl Dead and buricd' My poor little child
my loved-my beautiful one? And then see
ing the curtain rise he rushed on eXcamng
DShe has health to progress far as Chcr,sy,
Though not TO bear the sight of me- &c.
The beautiful scene between Anne and Clos
ter was never better played. The actor, the
'noblcst of ALL when he chose to be, gave The
words of the bird with thrilling effect; bu
there was a strange calmness about his mannc
that told his mind was not upon the character
Still the multitude applauded until the old roo
rang again, and those behind the scenes stoo,
breathess with eager delight. The third &C
came on--but Booth was nowhere to be found
, II was bitter cold night, and the farmer a
he drove saw his horseman wrapped in a larg
cloak, which as it opened disclosed glhtcrin!
; dress beneath, ride rapidly past him. 1t wa
Booth in his Richard costume. Madness ha
, seized him, and regardless of everything, at tn
| still hours Of midnight, he was going to pay
visit to his dead child. Drawing his fiat SWORD
= and throwing his jcwcllcd cap from his hcat
: nc lashcd his horses fanks with the bare wca
e on until the animal sported in pain. The ia
if dark trees on each side of him touched his hea
c ed brow with their silver frosted branches, an
: thinking they were men in pursuit, the ma
!, actor cut at them with his sword, and curse
c them as he few rapidly by.
e At last, afera gallant ride Of two hours, ii
: horscman came in sight ofa country grav
IF yard, and as he saw the white tops OF the MOI
o uments pecping through the dark foliage, lii
c snowy crests upon the bosom ola black billo'
j. he raised shout wild enough to scare the ghos
is from their still graves. He dsmounted, al
away sped the rideress horse overhill and dal
of 1t was the work of a moment, (and the insaI
n are cunning beyond all,) to wrench the do
,s from the vault containing the dead body OF i
r. child He seized the tiny coffin in his arm
r. with the strong arm ofa desperate man he TO
n open the lid, and in a moment more the &C
"A blue lips ofthe dead child were glued to /
g. mad actors
" The next morning some Of the t,aredia
ms family heard wild strain of lau. .gnter tina, see
s,- cd to proceed from his :yIoeping room. 7
door was forced oper. and Booth was discoye