Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-08-28
TIE TENNESSEE D0ORkEEPLR.
BY SOL. sMITH.

cholera year. Il travelled across The coun-
try from Cincinnati, through Kentucky.
East Tennessee, North Carolina and
South Carolina into Georgia, with
small party of recruits for my southern
theatres. AT Greenvllle. East lennes-
see we made halt. aud determined to
treat the inhabitants of that beautiful
village with three representations OF the
"legiimae DRAMA" IN carpenters
shop, hastily bu, tastelully ti,ied up for
the occasion.
The first representation was attended
by just sic people making the total re-
ceipis of the evening, THREE DOLLARS.
My landlord, the carpenter, rlbu-
ted the slln attendance 10 Camp Meet
ing thai was in successful operation
about two miles from Town. and "reck.
oned" that if would "hoId on unnl
that broke up.we should have full shops
every night.
Thus urged. we did "hnid on and
our mex, performance was rewarded
with receipt OF Two DOLLARS AND a
HALF.
proposed 10 deramp next morning.
bul the primer of the Grrenville Expos-
ior. who was on the free list as a mat.
Ter of course demonstrated against so
sudden a move, urging that thru per
formance must be successful, as II was
quite certain the Camp Meeting would
break up that morning. and the Young
folks would all return 10 their homes.
yieided-and advertised for posi-
lively the las, performance the play of
William l'ell, favorite aflerpIece, aud
lot OF comic songs
a, the time of beginning. was g lad
to find crowded audience in wailing--
the shop, work bench aud all, was lit.
era,v crammed One of the cArpen
ler's apprentices whom | had trans
formed into citizen Of Altorf fer the
occasion, told me that all but five or
six of the people in front were religious
folks. who had attended HE camp meet
inc faithfully to its conclusion.
The performance proceeded, the
actors were in high spirits. Lyne (af-
forwards celebrated Mormon elder
bnllied Gov. Gesler with grea, fierce
ness. Sarnem whacked the carpenters
apprentice with a hearty good will.
| while the latter vas making a bow to
the Governors cap, on pole five feet
and a half high-the arrow, aimed at
the apple on Alberl's head, flew with
remarkable eXactness into The horse
bldnka, held up as Il target to receive 1t
behind he scenes, and The play was
received with shouts Of Satisfaction by
the Greenvillians. The farce was hon
ored bv peal on peal of laughter, while
the comic songs were doubly encaFed,
every one of them!
The entertainment over. | observed
there was reluctance IN The audience
TO depar.-Meg raated another song.
gave them one Sui they remained
a. il c!ued to their seats. | went before
the curtain and thanked the ladies' and
gentlemen for their Patronage, and m
formed them the performance had con-
clnded. They dad not move they
wanted vet another Sung. gave them
ano,her-and again told them th enter
,anment of the evening was over--in
tlmaI,ng, at The same time, that the
stage carpenter was waiting TO take
down the scenery. A gentleman III
the gallery (,he work heneh) here arose
aud addressed me as follows: MIR Sol
Smith: SRI have been requested Il
express to YOU The unanimous wish o
this meeting that you will p'oleng goa
season The liberal patronage bes1o'
ed upon YOU this evening must have
convinced you that we can make some
thing of a turnout here; and | feel an
,horlzrd to saw, that If you will give u
performance tn mnrraw night. yot
will have another house as cr00ded a
this"
A murmur of applause confirmed the
opinion Of The speaker. ana was great
lv tempted TO yield TO their wishes; hu
belhnkng me of certain announce
men,- for performances IN towns imr
Their south, | " AS obliged TO decline til
invitation of my kind auditors. an
content myself with The 80 ar 80 dollar
which supposed had been c"ntfba'e
tina, nlghl 10 NV ways and means
Finding me determined. the audlenc
gradually dispersed. each indiviiua
casting wish!ul ana sIdel"ng glance
towards the stage. which by this INN
was beginning 10 be disman'ed.
Motioning the doorkeeper To follow
me into sort OF she'd, aiIoialng tht
theatre. proceeded TO open the ,ickf
box in his presence, while he sat dow
on bench in the corner to wal, for hl
wages. found SEVEN TICKETS IN III
box. and turning 10 the waiting doc
keeper, who was busily engaged
chewing tobacco End splitting. | aske
him what he had done with the rest.
They are all thar. he replied, vii
great composure. looking in,en,ly on
beam of the shed and rocking his rig
knee, which he held in his clenche
hands, and raised about half way fro
the floor 10 his chin.
IAN whereG was the vel
natural question that next propoun
ed.
ain the bor. whar you told me
/ put EN- he answered. still cycling Il
beam or raf,er.
Il find but seU~,, here ! remarked.
II want to know where are the tickle