The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-02-23
A STORY OF MACREADY.
BY TOM TAYLOR.

! 1t--one OF It's heroes at leaSt-is still liv |
ing, great actor; the last many people
tell you, o. the great Ectors Aud | agree
with them, till The next comes for the |
Royal actor, like the King. never dies
lie Roi est mort ;,VIiye ls Ro5." Garrick
Is dead; Vt0e Kembei Krmble is dead
Wee Ednlun kean Edmund Kan is |
dead Vlre Macraady And 81 it goes
| 1t IS with the last of this iine still I
| living. if not reignlng, that nv story has
10 do The great actor was on one OF
his United States tours. He was a great
fivnrite in the States till the Forrest
faction got upa cabal against him and
drove him from he theatres of the pr.-
ciple American cities by street moubing.
bigger in laMlessncss amt brutality than
would be even conceivable in this coun
try, as all things are bigger there than
here. The great trag, dian had reached
II State in the far West Wisconsin shall |
we call ,tg--a State in that stage nf growth
when everything, man included, plays
many parts and is put 10 MANY USES. Tie
manager of the theatre was also the man
agcr of circus. and the circus. booth had
! Us pltch mo- tar from the ru ie theatre |
| The company, band, and wardrobe of the
one were SOMETIMES drawn up. IN emer
gcncIeS, I'll help out those If the other, and
riders and actors had free access tn each
| others c0UttSseS The great star was nn
bounced TO rise in Hmlet The mana
ger and his wife looked up to the star
vi II due reverence, and their worShip ct
ann IN HLaatet was, IT possible. more IuIl
Ut faith than IN any Of hes other HUott1rS.
rbry l'ad u son IN the company, who was
east for Oyric. Very proud they were
that this chance should have befailen
HIM, If moving IN the same orbit with
the great planet, as ever So small a sat
'liite or through ever SO small an arc.
Great was then care in seeing to his cos
tune for the part both lent their best
properties; the father was Lavish in his
counsel even superlntended his sons
" making-up,' and applied the liares foot
with his own hand, dellcat,l y, aud with
a feeling, while the anxious mother took
Ell on, appr"vlngly. Watch him, my
boy" SAID the manager; watch his
business and his by-play. Watch him all
through the part; you will never have
such "A chance again. Above all, watch
him IN the closet scene He is immense
in that"
I" But I'm not on with him i'll that
r scene"
Gall the better; you'll have more time
To watch him. I'll tell you what I'll d..
| I've put an order tn keep the wings clear
he Insists on it-but I'll set you chair
outside the door in the closet scene you
can watch him through that only take
, care he don't see you. He might straugIe
you and knock my head against the wall
, He'sawful when the steams up
Young OSric promised and the play
, went ON. But Osric lacked the parental
enthusiasm. He watched the star, but
, gradually got tired of watching. The
mouse was hot, the night was sultry and
before it had come To the closet scene
Osric was athirst, A friend invited him
90 liquor up just as he had set the chair
at the wing outside the door with the
f hole in 1t, and OSr1c wen: IF to the neigh
bouring bar The empty chair was left
s standing The clown Of the circus, who
Z was an artist In his way, and an enthnsI
! asst about acting. in an ip.erval of his
+ turns had fastened across To the theatre,
t in his paint and Clowns motley, all fire
I tn snatch a glimpse at the great star
\ Seeing the empty chair, he sat uown IN it,
' and with elbows on his knees was soon
{ absorbed IN what was passing on the
|. stage The 81 set seer e was IN full swing.
, Hitnaiet had heard PoL0njus stir behind
? the arras had uttered his :" A rat behind
| the arras'lead, for ducat--dead T.
/ and sprung eff, sword in hand What was
his amazrmtnt, as he lshed into the wing
to come, full tilt, on the circus Clown, III
his paint and motley, gazing at him open
mouthrd--too completely rIvetted by the
tsslon OF the scene to speak or ser.
There was no time fer explanation.
The star had enough to do to master the
shock sufficiently to get back to the stage
and continue the scene Ii ended, and
the third act with it And then AS the
Ne house roared and ranglto the call, the
circus Clown started eff
Like guilty thing
Upon fearful summons"
for he knew the manage rial wigging that
awaited him If caught at the wing The
; star had to answer the call AS he came
IF he encountered the ecstatic manager
beaming and bowlng The stars steam
was up. dare not attempt to indicate
the explosion which accompanied the
question, "My-Mr-what was that
fantastic figure | found sitting in chair
at the wing us | came off in the closet
scene?"
That, sir, exclaimed the proud and
happy manager, " that was my son."
Your son !" with such an avalanche
of snorts groan~, and sounds of inward
travil, as the star, when his sCeam was up
was apt to give way to. My son, sir, he
plays OSric. | told him to dress early
and watch you, in that scene above all
Dress early Do you mean to tell me
that your son is going to play Oxrec in
fthnL dress 2" "Certainlv sir I hone vou