New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-01-30
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In former number Of the Family Joszxsef / -
lated why am Bacheler b s,ssA -. a as
other confession 70 make, ina were e TN, % 80,
name aitouoh IN iIIstrfans ae Il WI sss ~
mon and tIaf tsr ARK NOR rle Il; MI
Of the name Of John Smith bssiass avzelf / ra;s<
hesitate in making he public nv condsns
Well then i viii AT once nrajte 4 clean raast ~
| the matter. hare appeared 81 ne stlrs. Dcn,t
imagine, gentle reader wIIen write tIisse Wfrils
that am not coIIaci0ux If ff enftyy,;fv IN ys x
Tense Alas CnIv know e tod we'll s. - N
When think that T. John Smith esroyaeer vvaa
ever blockhead enough TO aprsesr before i tbrss-
trcal audience, my cheeks bIsah Nth siaarae Ind
such An Appearance but Ief r1fe rfyt as,ffsipafss
Nv object. dear reader, ia telling Won fhe whole
matter Il 10 Obtain, yt,1r syunstIly and Ia,,sf bsr
beforehand that YOU win not laugh at me have
already gone t;ronrh H. tayyiEIe arseai ~ lassei
SCI IA sas., XVII ~ ~ @ H. 4.
sfeeled assairst Il hut II n Il fender syt roiyt
and were mai certain that tFIes reaIers III liz Jour
nal are kindly disnnsed and II I,of make ficft AZ
After nv want Of success III love. q previously
told graw nnaetSIed mi wondered ah,nt fe cisv
for DAYS without anv nartiersIar erd ID view. 4
stores. for as acsnsf9ae ca. q 30 And nice
articles IN everr esta i;sfszessk vrifI.slse IN
tertinn n br,vi,,s a.xfh;,,s INF sfyr,,Iv II Eli finc
ne day n tb sos;ae ~ ~ 49,
attracted Nv larcs mi orrsId IN fI,s Eross,~sv
Theater Nov ia ,arsy hssn a;s e. tatsy
in nv he bad a1rava ieanissd actors and .,Iao
4 was now however, sttracte ~ tie Izrgs rar;
tails, and STONED IA read III blIs. TIeaTnsI X
To he
perforned tbaf nipHt II IL M rnsx ,wsaf ~ I'm
genius possessed 9saebut dstermined I'll ti,at
would see It 81
+ went and was se,oh4ed. Il u.a 49, ,-o,,,,
to metha iiahfs. liz music Ia somna,,v III
served to intoxicate me even before I'M nlavs o,
n,enced But when Tie curtain rosc INV elrfh,isi
asm was worked do to a high uiteh i aid apt I'M
inr. and that was a}orions. Tbr rreaS fmer;san
actor nerfnred t ,asf r. picarS ma I HI ~
heart good to zee him rant and roar. ana fIne ind
fret. Now, that's nv idea Of good acting -he III
ercised his lungs and made tse whale Isouss ring
with his stepforian tones. But It last Richmaild
came on the field and then nv elicff reaeIfi its
climax, Oh! how Richard and Richmond forrht
How they ran about lie stage-narried here ard
and thurst there. And then When tfe hmnehbaeked
tyrant received his mortal wound and vent ifr
III furry . a. your Contributor Dick snun-Yarn
would say. what a shout shook the house--it was a
uIoyiors frinmnh
went home that night Al, rrnhanr,v nm Nil
that must distnguisI n,vsef. VII not content
to remain plain John Smith. r mined 10 be Rch-
mond. felt blood Thirsty. / wanted to Hi Rich
ard. i wanted To receive the plaudits Of fbs
audience 3 + cnnid MI a.ea,, that ,,;1ht S'T -
hearsed ever Ana aver arain that cosnI,at that
glorious combat!
arose in the morning unrefreshed. and lopeed
for NIGHT to come thai might acsis xis;t The
tbeateS n came II ia and sa me- II liz Mace
had occupied the previous evening. M excite
enf was ~ oraf IL IT, the fsrsf n;gbt. MIA afya;n
vetnrned home deiected yaisershle an1 fnw
snirited Game what r,ight r f7eteru;,ed I'd ner-
form tIe mart Of Richmnnd : 80 + s
: The newt ,lifhf + Summoned mn courage enough
ia call IN the rnasareI and 1T NV sase hsfsyr
hin. when stated ~ yvis III frsf n hi starad
IT ana Than hnrt in 4 III H lnvtr
however / limited Ia him a,ont nayino Tor tfe
privile9e. he Stained lauehinr and SHOOK me ~
the hand n vas finally arreed that far the s,,sIs
II s5a / was III nerform I'M s,art N Righnnnd M,
that nipbt yreelr h
That varvs nigb+ n sat ahort utndvinr tl,n part
RI l. nj yery ianr one and I snnf N,
- ~s $500
lowed and te DOR ssid + cor,ittd u,ysIf M
mirabiy. became quite nrofcfent IN m fencing.
and hafI NIT 4 dol1ht whatever as III NV anccess
Al fast M ayantf,i das daxrna5 an3d n ma thf
satisfaction of seeng IN Tie morning IA uers 4 state
ment to the effeet fiat tfe mart Of }irtnoE, would
be undertaken by an amateur lis first Appearance
on any stage. How i nassed throurh CHAD day II
know not II kent reTeatinr nv TaYt N, Davsef the
whole fine until hecane what Il called word
nerfectp I was at the theater bv 4 o.cIaek, and
| ffopnI that tbe doors were not vel onen Al last
the ealI-boy unlocked the charmed entrance and
| + was behind the scenes md sfarceIr entered
\ wheI, WA accosted by tfe tsnst,In,er ' 8lE-
| How about vour dress, sr ?t said he
| What dress p replied.
suppose / can ret it from the theatrical ward
robe d,
Il Certainly. sir: hut don't know that W. lave
got one that will 1T you-you know you are rather
stout. sir"
Well that was a fact am rather sf,tlt-il
4 truth. / NAV saw excessively stout.
\ Rnf yorl mist find mo n dress
\ Well Win zee what can do. lii: come this
way.s'
| followed him into the dressing-reom, ana he
| hunted mn the largest clothes he could fad.
| mt them on. and with the execution. that they
felt rather unconiortaby tight, they did very we'll
4 i then took nv Mace behind lie scenes and began
| 10 repeat nv mart TO myself. found Tint Ire
menbered every word of IT, and had no doubt as
to my complete success. Once or twice peeped
through hole in the curtain and found that the
4 house was filling very fast.
Having by this time repeated The whole Of NV
part over, I thought would practice my fencing.
I While making a pass at one of the side scenes
heard n sudden rent, and nv unfortunate neither
garments were almost torn in twain. This was a
terrible catastronhe and one that must be inlned-
ately repaired iran to tile eostaner and informed
him of my mishap. He expressed himself very
sorry and regretted that he had not another pair
of pantaloons in the wardrobe that would fit me
but he suggested that there would be plenty Of
time to repair them, as did not make my appear
caught at the suggestion, and being an expert
hand with the needle, determined that woult
repair the breach myself. The dressing room was
full, 50 could not 60 there: but found retired
nook at the back Of the stage and diyesting myself
of the damaged garment, sat down in my drawer
on stool under the gas light, crossed my legs
and began to sew vigorously. at the same time re
} peating to myself my own various speeches.
/ might have been engaged in this manner fly