New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-01-04
Artelnus Ward Sees Forrest.

Durin a recent visit to New York the undersigned
went to see Edwin Forrest. As I'm into the moral
show biznss myself, I gnraly 60 to Barnim's
| moral Museum, where only moral peple air ad
mitted, partickly on Wednesday afternoons. But
this time thot I'd go & see Ed. Ed had bin actin
out on the stage for many years. There is varis
'pinins about his actin, Englishmen ginraly bleeVn
that he is far superior to Mister Macready; but
one pint ali agree, and that is that Ed draws like
six OK team. Ed actin at NiblOs Gardng,
which looks considerable more like parster than
garding, but let pars. sot down in the pit took
out my spectacles, and commenced peroosin the
evenn's bill. The awjince was ALFRED large d
| the boxes was full of the elitty of New York.
Several 0perY glasses were leVeld at me by
Gotham's farest darters but didn't let on as tho
I noticed it, tho mebby did take out my new six
teen dollar silver watch brandish it round more
| than was necessary. But the best of US has our
weaknesses l. if man has gewelry let him show it.
As l was peroosn the bill grave young man who
sot near me axed me if I'd ever seen Forrest dance
the Essence Of Old Virginny :" He's immense in
that, sed the young man. 'He also does fair
champion jig,i the young man continnered, but
his g Big Thing is the Essence of Old Virginny.n
SEE ], " Fair youth, do you know what I'd do with
you If you was my SUM-"
" No" seq he.
"Well,' seq l, "I'd appint your funeral to.mor-
row AFTERNOON the korps shoeId be ready. YOU'RE
too smart to live on this yearth.h He didn't try
any more OF his capers on me. But another pus-
syIanermus individooul, in red vest and patent
lether boots, told me his name was bill Astor, and
axed me to lend him SO cents till early i'll the morn
ing l told him I'd probably send it round to him
before he retired to his Virtoous couch but if |
didn't he might look for it next fall as soon as /
cut my corn. The orChestry was now tddn with
all their might, 4 the people didn't understand
anything about it, they applauded versfrussy.
Presently old Ed cum out. The play was sOtheer
or More of Veniss. Otheer was writ by VIM
Shakspeer. The scene is laid in Veniss. Otheller
was likely man & a ginral in the Veniss
army. He eloped with Desdemony. darter of the
Hon. Mister Boobantio who represented one of
thn hap TiplS n he "a
BoObautio mad as thunder at this and tore
round considerable, but finally cooled down, telin
Otheler, however, that Desdemony had come it
over her Par and that he had better look ont or
she'd come il over him likewise. Mr.. & Mrs. Olhel
LEI get along very comfortable like for spell. She
is sweet tempered and luyin-a NICE sensible
female, never g0n in for he-malo conventions,
green cotton umbrellers and picked beats.
Otheo is a good provider and thinks all the world
of his wife. She has a lazy time Of it, the hired
girl dom ali the.cookin and wasn. Desdemony,
in fact, don't have to git the water to wash her
hands with
But low cuas named Iago, who I bleeye wants
to git Otheer ont Of his snug government birth,
now goes to work & upsets the OthclIer family in
less youth named Rodergo 4 wins all his money at
poker. Qago alters played foni) lie thus got
money enuit to carry out his onprincpled skeem.
Mike Cassie, q lrishman is selected as o tool by
Iago. Mike was q clever Teller & OFFICER in Otlcl-
Iers army. He liked his tods too well, however,
& they fioored him, as they have many other prom
isin young men, Iago injuees Mike to drink with
him, Iago slyly throwing his whisky over his
shoulder. Mike got as drunk as a Billed oul &
allows thathe can lick yard full Of the Veneshun
fancy before breakfast, without swetin hair. He
meets Rolerigo and proceeds for to smash him.
A fellow named Montana undertakes to slap
Cassie, when that infatooated person runs his
sword into him. That miserable man, Iago, pre-
tends to be very sorry to Mike conduck hisself
in this way, & undertakes to smooth the thing
to 0thel!er, who rushes in with drawn sword Il
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his story & Otheller tells Mike that he thinks
good deal of him, but he can't train no more in his
regiment. Desdemony sympathises with poor
Mike g. mercedes for him with Othel!er Iago
makes him bleeve she does this because she thinks
more of Mike than she does Of hissclf. Otheler
swalers lagos lyin tail, and goes to maxim noos
ence Of hisself ginrally. He worries poor BESIDE
m0ny terrible by his vile destinations, g. finally
smothers her to death with piller.
Mrs IagO Gums in just as Otheller has finished
the fowl deed, and gives him hts right and lett,
shown him that he has bin orfuy gulled by her
miserable cuss of husband. lago Gums in, and
his wife commences rakin him down also, when he
stabs her. Otheller jaws him spell and then cuts
small hole in his stOmmick with his sword. Iago
pints to Desdemony's deth bed, q goes orr with
sardonnick smile onto his countenance. Otheller
tells the people that he has done the State sum
survus and they know it, axes them to do as fair
thing as they can for him. under the circumstances,
b kills hisself with fish knife, which is the most
sensible thing he can do. This is breef skedule
of the snnopsus Of the play.
Edwin Forrest is a great actor. I thot saw
Otheller before me all the time he was actin, Il
still mistened with salt water, which had run from
my eyes while poor Desdemony was dyin. Betsy
Jane-Betsy Jane! let us pray that our domestic
bliss may never be busted up by lago!
Edwin Forrest makes money actin out on the
stage. He gifts FIVE hundred dollars a mite Il his
hord and washin. wish had such Forrest in
my Garding. ARTEMus WAND.
He HAD HIM THERE-The witty Scotch adyo-