Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-11-04
TIE ACTORS CHILD.

.shade of KembIcr circulated Ward, at TINT
time manager for Jefferson Mackenzie. BAN
more here it is past o'cock, aud crool'd back q
Richard not IN his dressing room.
My dear slrr said The original ofall men
imperturabIe Thomas w. Gnduer, do not be pre-
cipiiaie. When the late Daniel Reed
AS YOU love me- Hal interrupted the stage
manager go to the deyiIn and then the poor
manager cha=zced was his won't with his
bands clasped IN agony, from one side Of Holiday
street stage TO he other.
Ring in first music, sirF inquired the call boy,
who scratched bis head and seemed 10 Joy the
despair OF his mahger:
'Rng2 You red headed imp Of Satan-you
juvenile Cniibian, get oct Of my sight, or III ring
your neck eff
Away went the call boy, and away the mana
ger Ward searched every haroom IN the VIcin-
Iv Of the theatre for the great tragedlan. but all
in vain A. last htle toy came funntug to
him almost br sathless with fatigue ard tod him
that Mr.. Booth was IN hay oft IN Front street.
The manager found % crowd OF people gathered
round he building IN question, and he had some
difficulty IN cdgng himself through the dense
mass Climbing up a roGgf ladder he cautiously
raised biz head above lie nior e The second sto.
nv. and there he saw the object of his search
seated on a rafter, with a wreath Of straw about
his temples 10 imitation Of a crown.
'Bootbp said the manager lmplorIngIY, 'tor
Heavens sake, come down? It's nearly eight
o'clock, and the audience will pull the theatre to
piecesn
The tragedian fixed his dark eye the ntru-
DER md raising his right arm maJesticaiIy, he
lhuudefed forth,
Il am seated on my throne2
As proud n one, as yon distant noun tain,
Where tho makes has last stand?
Come, my dear fellow, lets 90; Wen have
gass ofbrandy, and supper, and all that. Come,
please come
Booth descended gracefully from his evlIow
II e ms Qf M to
replied with smile, Il attend Won ~i,h becoming
grace. Load on, my lord OF Essex, To the
tower--to the tower
After a iiide persuasion, Ward led the noge-
diam 10 the theatre, got hun dressed, the curtain
rose md the play went on-Jast as the second
net was about To commence, messenger covered
with dust rushed behind the Stage, and before he
could be stopped was IN earnest conversation with
The tregcGian
.WhaI2' SAID Boom a. lie trr,-od his rong fin
,o,s on his broad W h,te temples, as though -.
I'D tn clutch the brain beneath, dead say y""
Al moor hide chtid-mV loved, my hcan'Hai one
And then scelug the curtain fl-" he Iurneu on
commencinc She bath hra}ih :" progress as TAR
as Chtrisev, Though not I" oear we S'e"' Ut
me
The beautiful scene between Anne anu ntos'er
,as,,xcr bcucr PLAY, The actor the no!iesl
r ,hc,, all, when lao chose TO he, gave the words
~ 10 h,,a with Thrilling cGecl; bat there Was
siratopr calluncss about his manner 'hat tolh ms
mind ,vps not upcn the chnrartrr- Sttll the
multitude npplauded until the o1 root rang again
md n, Sc behind The scene stood hreathiese with
cngcr fc'feht The THIRD act came oni out b'oh
was uowhero to be f.ona.
z : t;,,or cold MONT and thc farmer, as he
a.a,o t,, ,ys,on 10 market, was startled from has
ra,,i, hr snw n horsenan wrapped in
,,,,o rf.,l ybirb rs il onsned disclosed a GIT
,erInp dress beneath ride rapidly past hum Il
II |, 2trh I'd - Madness
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