Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-12-18
ARrEnUs WARD SEES FORREST.

p Dunn recent visit TO New ork the under
sined went to sec Edwin Forrest. As I'm into
the moral show bizniss myself, ginrslly 20 to
Barnim's moral Museum. where only moral
peple air admitted, particly on Wednesday
afternoons. But this time / thot L dgo Il see
Ed. Ed has bin actin out on the stage for
many years. There is yaris 'pinions about his
actin, Euglishmen ginrally bleevin that he is
pint all agree, d that Is that Ed draws like a
six OK team. Ed was actin at Niblo's Garding,
which looks considerable more like a parster
than garding, but let that pars. l sot down
In the pit, took out my spectacles Il commenced
peroosin the eyenin's bill. The swjince was
affixed large d the boxes was full of the elitty
of New York; seVral opery glasses was leveld
at me by Gothum's fairest darters, but didn't
let on as tho noticed it, tho mebby I did
take out my new sixteen-dollar silver watch
brandish it round more than was necessary.
But the best of as has our weaknesses d if
man has gewelry let him show it. AS L was
peroosiu the bill grave young man who sot
near me, axed me if ia ever seen Forrest
dance the Essence Of Old Virginny? "He's
immense in that, )" sed the Joung man. "He
alss does fair champion jig," the young man
continnerd, but his g Big Thing is the Essence
of Old Virginny." Sez l, Fair youth, do you
know what I'd do with you if you was my sum-"
"No," ser he.
wall" seq I, '.I'd appint your funeral to.
You're too smart to live on this yearth." He
didn't try any more of his capers on me. But
another pussylanermuss indiyidooal, in a red
vest patent lether boots, told me his name
was Bill Astor axed me to lend him so cents
till early in the mornin. told him I'd probly
send it round to him before he retired to his
virtOous COUCH but if 1 didn't he might look
| for it next fall, as soon as cut my corn. The
| orehestry was now fddlin with all their might,
| & as the peple didn't understan anything about
| it they applaudid versifrussly. Presently Old
| Ed cum out. The play was 0theller or More of
| Veniss. Otheller was writ by VIM Shakspeer.
The scene is laid in Veniss. Otheller was likely
| man ginral in the Veniss army. He eloped
| with DesdemoDy, darter of the Hon. Mister
| Brobantio, who represented one of the back
/ districks in the veneshum legislator Old Bro
i bantio was as mad as thunder at this tore
| round considerable, but finally cooled down,
| tellin 0theller, howsoever, that Desdemony
| had come it over her Par, q that he had better
look out or she'd come it over him likewise
Mr.. d Mrs. Otheller git along YER comfortable
| like for spell. She is sweet-tempered and
luyin-a nice, sensible female, never goin In
| for he-female conventions, green cotton um
brellers and picked beats. Otheller is good
| provider and thinks all the world Of his wife
She has a lazy time of it, the hired girl doir
all the cookin and washin. Desdemony, il
fact, don't have to get the water to wash hel
| own hands with. But low cuss named Iago
| who / believe wants to git Otheller out of hi
snug government birth, now goes to work a
upsets the 0theller family in the most outraju
stile. Isgo falls in with a brainless you'll
named Roderigo & wins all his money at poker
Iago alters played foul.) lie thus got none,
enuf to carry out his onprincipled skeem
Mike Casio, Irishman, is selected as too
by Iago. Mike was a clever feller d Or
fcer in Otheller's army. He liked his tod
too well, however, & they foored him, as the,
II L. 0saav,
iDjuces Mike to drink with him, Iago slyl,
throwin his whisky over his shoulder. Mix
| gifts as drunk as a billed owl d allows that b
can lick yard full Of the Veneshun fancy be
fore breakfast, without sweatin a hair. Ii
meets Roderigo Il proceeds for to smash him
A feller named Montana undertakes to sla
| Cassie, when that infatooated person runs hi
sword into him. That miserasle man, Iago
pretents to be very sorry TO see Mike cOnduc
| hisself in this way, undertakes to smOotl
| the thing over to 0theller, who rushes in wit
, drawn sword & wants to know what's up
/ Iago cunningly tells his story, 0theller tell
, | Mike that he thinks a good deal Of him but b
can't train no more in his regiment. Desde
mony sympathises with poor Mike Il intercedo
, for him with 0thellcr. Iago makes him bleev
! she does this because she thinks moro of Mix
than she does Of hisself Otheller swallers Iago'
lyin tail d goes to maxim noosence of hissel
ginrally. He worries poor DesdeEony terribl
Uy HIS WIG lustbudtlOuS q oulOlucIo
J to deth with piller Mrs. Iago Gums in jus
} as Otheller has finished the fowl deed & Civ
: him fits right 4 left, shOwin him that he ha
bin orfully gulled by her miserble cuss of
. husband. Isgo Gums in, & his wife commence
| rakin him down also, when he stabs her. 0thel
Ter jaws him a spell & then cuts small hol
= in his stummick with his sword Isgo pint
{ to Desdemony's deth bed & goes OFF with
/ sardonic smile onto his cOuntenance. 0thelle
; tells the peple that he has dun the state SUI
service Il they know it; axes them TO do as fai
thing as they can for him under the circum
stances, d kills hisself with a fish knife, whic
/ | is the most sensible thing he can do. This is
breef skedule of the synopsis of the play.
q Edwin Forrest is CRATE acter I thot I sa
: | 0theller before me all the time he was actiI
b 4 when the curtin fell, found my spectacle
| was still mistened with salt water, which ha
run from my eyes while poor DeSdemony ws
e dyin. Betsy Jane-Betsy Jane let US pra
6 tba. our domestic bliss may never be buste
!. up by Iogo.
d Edwin Forrest makes money actin out on th
b | stage. lie gifts five hundred dollars mite
4 his board Il washin. wish had such Fo
a rest in my Garding! ARrENUs WARD.