Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1863-03-11

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shanks gallery was presented, few years
later, to the nation. Was this the result
of Mr.. Sheepshank's annoyance at his
wife's dislsyale selfshness2 Was it the
ameade made, through the public, to the
mortified Sovereign?
az ANECDeTE OF MACREADY.
.Apropos Of actors, Macready, who was
used so scurvily at the Astor Place house,
is ENJOYING the otiun Gun, dignitate at
Sherborne, in the west of England, de-
voting his leisure to the editorship Of
school books, and sometimes "reading"
in small towns for the benefit Of literary
Institutions. Happy in his retirement,
he nevertheless looks back with pleasure
upon his visite to America, where, by his
professional efforts he retrieved the losses
he had experienced in his management
of Drury Lane. Maeready was without
exception the most irritable of all those
despotic monarchs, theatrical managers,
and had consequently less of the affec-
ton of the actors than any man similarly
situated. He observed the eoldest dis
tanee, the most stately reserve, in all his
professional intercourse with the better
actors and actresses. aud treated the " liz
tie people with disdain and harshness.
Sometimes they resented his tyranny,
On one occasion he was rehearsing Mae
beth at the Princess's Theatre. The
man who was to play the " First Muir
derer" perseveringly walked down to the
centre of the stage in the banquet scene,
completely obscuring the king from view,
/" Good God man, exclaimed Macrea-
! dy, what do you mean? Go back. and
advance to that point, indicating plank
considerably to the left. The man Tetir-
cd, came forward again-still too much
| in advance. Heavens man, are you
mad? I say-are you-are you mad ?
Go back-go back, sir rr' and thrusting
his right hand into the bosom of his
waistcoat and twisting his hair about with
the left, he frantically walked up and
down the stage The poor Murderer
repeated the entree it was not the thing.
g Carpenter, carpenterI' at length ejacu-
lated Macready, in a state of frenzy. 90
Godr' The carpenter came. Look, F"
said the excited Macbeth, do you see
that plank there-there? ?" "I do, sir. "
Well, get brass headed nail and a
hammer. They we're brought "NOw
drive the nail into that spot, pointing to
the place which he wished " the Muir
derer" to occupy 1t was done. Now
you, sir, addressing the unfortunate
cause of his anger, " look at that nail.
Come down to that spot-not an inch
further-and wait there until I come
down. The night arrived. The ban
quet scene is set. The " Murderer" gets
his cue, and he enters. Macready looks
anxiously toward him. The man has
suddenly stopped, and is turning round
and round, apparently hunting with his
eyes for something he has dropped on the
ground. The audience litter. Macrea-
dy's call arises. He advances to the
man" In the name Of God, what are
you doing ~ -'Sure,a says Paddy, the
assassin, amt I looking for that bles-
sed nail of yours2" The audience roars.
Macready bursts into the part" There's
blood upon thy face, etc, and gradually
.recovers his seIf-possession. But Pat had
his revenge.
Our Prophets" political article, is
by Rev. DR.. Osgood. Miss Jane G. Full
Ter contributes "Quam," a sketch of
southern life; and among the other wri-
ters are Mrs. Mary E. Brady, Mrs, E.
D. B. Stoddard, Miss Laura Redden, and
N. G. Shepherd. The serial tales now
publishing in this magazine by Miss
Cheesebro', Anthony Trollope and j. W.
De Forest, are continued.
The drawer contains this. /" enrolling"
aneedote ~
" The enrolling officer of Salisbury
District, Maryland, was very active and
thorough in the performance Of his duty.
One day he went to the house Of a coun-
tryman, and finding none of the male
members of the family at home, made in
quiry of an. old woman about the number
and age of the 'males' of the family
After naming several the old lady stop
ped. is there no one else? asked the
officer. No. replied the woman, none
except Billy Bray Billy Bray where
is hep He was at the barn moment
ago. said the old lady. Out went the
officer, but could not find the man. Com
ing back, the worthy officer questioned
the old lady as to the age Of Billy, and
went away, after enrolling his name
among those to be drafted. The time of
the drafting came, and among those on
whom the lot fell was Billy Bray. No
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