The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-08-17

EMEND ATOMS OF SHAKsPEARE.-At the REQ
ple's Theatre few nights since, during the per-
formance Of Shakspeares 'Henry WILL" in the
celebrated Trial Scene of Queen Catharine, there
was acted little episode which created consider
able mirth at the time.
In this piping hot weather it has become neces-
sary to throw open oil the windows, and keep q
dozen swinging fans in constant operation. A
brick wall is ''going up at the west side of the
building, and tits is nightly occupied by as many
standing room On the night referred to youth
stationed himself upon this wall, and began to
WHISTLE about shutdown, and continued inconti-
nent1y to whistle during the entire opening, much
to tho annoyance of the performers on the stage,
who, in consequence of tho whistler close prox-
unity to an open window, supposed he was in the
dress circle. The TUNES whistled were selec-
ton of the most popular Ethiopian airs.
About the time Queen Catharine commenced
her defence before the High Court of England,
(held at Black Friars,) the tune happened to DO
ssCarry me back to Old Virginia" The injured
Queen spoke her first speech, beginning with the
line, 5 ra a
ssSir, desire you do me right and justice,
without apparently noticing the whistlng accom-
panimcnt; but when Cardinal Woolsey and his
brother Cardinal Campeius had briefly replied,
and it was "her cue" to 60 on with her defence,
the whistlng gentleman changed his tune, and In
louder tones than before burst forth with Buffalo
gals will you come out tonight" The stately
Catharne of Arragon, her patience exhausted,
instead of proceeding with the language set down
in the text, spoke thus: ga@ a @
81 would it were within the province .
IN Of some officer of the court NAN
To send that whistler hence"
A burst of applause from the audience answer
ed this appeal; but no effect seemed to have been
produced upon the whistler on the wall, except to
Al tuna 70 & croc
dom care, which he gave forth in tones louder
than ever, g e.,
The enraged Queen, finding that the officer
took no notice of her expressed desire for the ex
pulsion of the saucy whistler, concluded to pro
coed with her part, which she accordingly did, il
the words of Shakespeare, as follows: .k
fjess -"Lord Cardinal, aa
,f To You speakn' .e n
Whereupon, Mr.. Thompson, forgetting for a
moment his high position as public prosecutor in
that august court, and only remembering that as
stare manager he was a sort of conservator of the
peace stepped forward to the footlights, and thus
delivered himself: g, ae-.-1 gs. g81,.rf
ssLet some careful officer ..s.s,s
That contumacous whistler from the house
Instantly turn out.
Another round of applause greeted Thompson
and it was found, when the noise had little sub
sided. that the tune NOW whistled was "Poor Lucy
Neal" f ge'fs
Officer Phillips, who was standing by the open
window, near which the offending individual was
stationed, considering himself personally appealed
to by the stage-manager, and feeling little hurt
that any one should consider him so derelict in
his duty as to permit SO fragrant a contempt Of
court, Hthen and there within the wallis rose up
and catching the measured style of speaking from
the Queen and Cardinal, said in a loud voice:
SHAY it please your majesty,
And you, my Lord High Cardinal, the whstling
gent ,,,
Is not IN the house, but pcrched on yonder wall!
The remainder of tho famous trial scene was
nerformed in dumb show, not word of the act
ors being heard, in consequences of the repeated
bursts Of laughter and applause which broke from
the audience; and whether the noble Catherine o.
Arragon was acquitted or convicted we know not
to this day. AS we passed out, bound homeward
the whistler, who had unknowlngly caused al
this mrth, was 'going It with all MS mgh' OF
''sch gittin up stairs. ras #N
A SucCEssFUL DEvlcE.-It is pleasant anu
Al O. 1olt t,fS fOn