Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-12-15
ANECDOTE OF MACREADY
'sCOrned, My Boy, That's AHA
TabIeau not in the Bills.


We believe the New Orleans Times is
entitled to credit for the following ancc-
dOtc of MaCready during one of his en-
gagemcnts in that city:
The play was ''Vrginius' and if ever
the great tragedian felt himself pedestaled
above common humanity, it was when he
was arrayed in a Roman toga. On this
occasion he was Just preparing himself at
the side scene for an imposing entrance,
when the Dentatus of the evening, Mr..
Garrens-an excellent actor and a genial
gentleman, but much sought after by the
Jolly boys of the period, and hence subject
to occasional departures from the strict
| line of temperance-stumble up against
| him in disagreesbly familiar manner.
''Bill, said he, in a suspiciously husky
| voice
''Sir, responded the great man, look
ing million of daggers.
81 want you tO-undersland, old boy
| hic-yOu're are not agoin' to get-erra-
| many of the syllables tonight.
''Why, what on earth is the matter
with the man. frigidIy inquired Mac
ready.
'lCorned, my boy; that's all. -
''What do Won mean by corned.
flight"
"Tight2"
"Blue."
"Blue? Heaven! Oh, youdon' mean
that you are drunk?'
"That's about the size of il, old fel-
low"
Il" This is drcadful-terrible, How did
you get into such a beastly state, and how
shall we go on with the play?"
"Don't ruffle your feathers about that,
said Farren GIVE just swallowed tum
bier of vinegar and cayenne, and in about
| five minutes I'll be as sober as judge.
Somewhat relieved by the assertion
| Macready softened down sufficiently L
, | give him what assistance he could, anC
the play proceeded without any particula
/ ! notice being taken of the inebriated cen
T turian, until he came to the part where h
had TO be discovered lying on bier
Y stage dead Macready was busily attend
+ ing the arrangement of the body, Will
the front scene was going on; but eacl
T. time that poor GeOrge-in whose system
y the pungent potion he had taken wa
Q producing a sort of qualmishness-at
/ tempted to straighten himself cut, b
= started back again.
!. 'It's no use, he cried; if lie down
&c shall be as sick as a cat.
Is "But, my dear fellow, you're dead
c you must. The scene won't be Ions
70 Come, stretch yourself out. "
ST ''WelI, then, get me pillow and l
" try" said George, in a tone Of agony.
N The pillow was brought, and, in tf
IS mean time, Macready cautioned the STAG
IN carpenters not to draw off the front seer
IN until Dentatus was comfortably tixel
IF 'sNOw, for heavens sake, be careful,
said to them, "and do not move until
al say all right The carpenters mold,
e. compliance.
During the time Macready, the pillO
n. in his hand, was endeavOring TO persua
as Farren to lie still, which was almost
n physical impossibility under the circuI
Il stances. At last, in one of his prOxyism
n the anxious tragedian, wishing to cOnsC
Id him, and, leaning over him in paini
m but ludicTOus cOntortiOn, said inadve
mt emily, "a few minutes longer, and you
ID. be all right.
ed The carpenters heard their cue, a
is suddenly revealed to the astOnished spt
est tatOrs a tableau never thought of by She
is dan Knowles. Macready rushed off
M stage with a geological howl, and the
nix drop descended upon Convulsed All
,ad | Gnce.