The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-04-30


- Rich TheatrieaI Iacident. ais I
ID ~ XIII - .Ii,t---4- bassaudi idsi9 rad
ManyrI years since, when the Chatham !
street theater, in New York, was under The |
management of Charles Thorn, ESQ.,, (as
he was styled in the biIIs. } 'Otherwise fsmil.
iiarly known to- thes b'hoys, by whom lhei
thestrezwas chiefly Pstronizsd,f fss sGharleyl
Thorn. a. Imaginable incident occurred,
nhich. .sthOugh losing tnuch,of its, point and |
iudicrOus' character by writings isbigocd
enough tolprint.s1 sfl Ia saaarCsqgs risaI
sb Charley, who swss abe idollof the pitites,
and indeed Of the pes.nuturistoeracy gener
ally, owed his popularity totIis Zee and easy
manner Of intercourse. with his paironssI
withIwhom1hei~ t,haiEfellOw3 we'll met
everywhere off the, ,.bostds.'.sHsoR 9alvsx
Z, In one ofhis rambies he became aequaint-
ed with q "butcher boy, y the pet ofa Fulton
market slaughter house particularly I. and Of
the slaughtering fraternity generally, wbos
TO great expertness in his business. added
social charms and qualifications of high
order with his class, iIiasmuch as, in addi.
tianito his first rate ability as a, dancer, he
possessed voice of great sweetness, and
power, and was considered, as an amateur
actor or reciter, as but little inferior to
"Chnrley Thorn" himself.C 5mns eli sni,
z ofconrse, he was immensely popular with
the extensive circle of his admirers, and
was the Feast. side" oracle upon, all. theatri,
cal matters whatsoever. u Struck with hiss
powers, Thorn actually made an engage
nent with him, to "sing, dance, orEecite on
three nightsa week, between the pieces
The news was speedily circulated oil over
butcherdom, and tremendous sensation
was the result. aaHsu-sgi4IJg sdJ g,F;syJ
+ On the evening of his first appearance,
the pit, upper boxes, and galleries were
crowded with bis friends, result that the
manager had probably foreseen--ahd much
/ impatiencs was manifested for his appear
ance. gsN Is 70 yguass1F ,li8aq zGi ~
Between the two FIRST pieces he appeared.
and danced a hornpipe, TO the entire appro,
baton of the audience. Between the two
last pieces, he was advertised toreeite "The
Sailor Boys Dream. In due seasonshe made
his appearance, but being unused to such q
sea of faces and the glare of foot lights, was
evidently embarrassed. had forgotton
the words oftlle very first line. Hewalked
to the foot lights and sxteaded his arm, By,
could moi ejaculute.; In van the pfompter
attempted toad him-,he became very con-
fused. aud very red in the face. The b'hoy'
eheered him, but to no purpose; there h'
/. stood unable to, proceed. AZ length the.
became, impatient, and q tiny,. squeakiDi
i voice cried out in the slang Of the order
y, ."Go in. lemons!--spout, old feller!" ae.
n This seemed to touch. him and he mur
INJURED forth faintly--st ,5.. ,,,g, y, vs,.,...s.
II "All buried in slumber the-the -ah
sailor boy lay, -, s..,,;,. .,.,s 49,. -
r "Louder, Tommy, louder! what ,ye
'bout?" q "a -, a., -,
II Again he essayed 10 louder tome o.a
4 "Ali buried in siumber The sailor boy lay
temphasiz:ng the last word as though lit
|. tie angry. ~.,,T .1r =,
:. "Louder, old pudden.head, louder. ."squeak
ed cut the first voice at the, side Of the pil
i This evidently angered him, a. with fash
4 ing eyes he stepped towards the voice, an
!. raised his own, fixing the gaze on the offer
I der, and again commencedr-, 80, -
II aAll buried in sIumber the sailor bo
q ILAY!" "'''s''' : :" '~''T '''t 's'' '"@ 2
/ But even this did not suit hts critic, swh
again squeaked out most provokingly --'A "
\ "Lo,.asr: old lumux! louder! lether slide
: J, what yer 'bo out, sa.sy:''Ia 's5 s"'72 '@'o
r. This, in his excited state Of mind was ne
3 to BE borne; stepping down to the foot.ligh'
Z at the side, nearly opposite the offender, b
Il oncs dropped the actor, and turains 0
!, the cuffs Of his jacket threateningly.. II
|, leaned towards him stretched out his clenct
ed fist, and coayulsed the house by exclaifr
!. Ping savaeely-s 10 6igt' sd' ssh ,'7oaad
"Look a.hefe, Joddy Gibson ef L ketc
ri you round TO- the oslattef.kouse ter.morre
= I'M lam yer like thunder! sonny! see ef
!. don't; and of the stage. be rushed, amid
Il shouts ofiaIghter by the audiencs.' It
VI ~ s,,, ,b;s ,ss k;t tast, aara Il.