The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1871-07-14

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G / hearsal.S ....s .--
l strollRd out, Vaiuly endeaVorinI
S TO think Of some Jokes whereWith q
{ strengthen the part OF my cOu1i
: miller, but beyond the reason whiel
+ tradition has decided on as explain
I ing. the secret Of his partiaIIty for q
: suming 3 white hat, I couid fine
! nothing, However, couple of day
| hard work made sufficient altera
tions to please Delamere, the piec.
was put into rehearsal, and in the opir
ion Of the company, would sfgo7.
1 was making my way TO the thea,
trO on the Tuesday morninR, Wher
on passing the Grand Hotel, / saw
on the steps In front Of the HOUSE
! the person Of all other was least
prepared TO meet-mins ancient enc
my ThOams, should have passed
on with bow, but no deceRded the
steps and held ont his hand.
can unexpected pleasur" TO meet
here, Mr.. Thomas, l said.
lie smiled, and replied.
''Not quite unexpected on my part.
L saw some one pass the window
yerterday when / was at luncheon.
and waiter told me &c was a gentle.
man connected with the theatre. ]
was SO convinced it was you that /
went down to the theatre as soon as
l had finished my meal, but you were
so busily engaged that did not like
to disturb you. / had so much to at
tend to that / contented myself with
the assurance that it was you, and
| determined to find you to-day.
just looked In, and saw You and q
great many people engaged in tre-
mendous fight. / gave q concert last
night you know; )" and he pointed to
bill on a neighbOring wall, which
had not noticed, announcing that Ar.
Henry Thomas would give a concert
at the Town Hall, etc. y
His tone was so cordial, and his
manner so cOncilitOry, that ] began
to IeprOach myself for my distant be-
havior to him, and almost fancy that
l must have been mistaken in the
view that had taken of his atten-
tiOns to Alice; attributing the cold
ness which had existed between us
to my own conduct e
fSAnd so you are on the stage - he
said, as we walked together dOWn
the Parade; and how do you like it?
Hard work Well but il is very
pleasant work You'll be be aston
ished to hear that | always had
great desire to be an actor; but so
few of us settle to the profession for.
which we are suited"
EI'm sure that can't be said OF You,
Mr.. Thomas, and it would have been
serious loss to the musical profess
sion had you chosen any Other.r
GGVnE1 orso Lind 10 Sav- - 1,O
cd "I always think there is such
charm about an actors life. When 1
was young there was a prejudice
against the profession, but now I am
told not only gentlemen, but ladies,
adopt it Of course, hare frequent
ly appeared before large audiences
on the platform of the concert room,
but behind the fOotIights is an un-
known region to me, which / should
like to explore very much. 1 have
heard of wings, and flies, and floats,
and traps, but have a very indistinct
idea TO their natures"
sIf you care about exploring at Our
theatre" / said, 81 shall be delighted
to afford you the opportunity. Our
stage is not large, but it is very COM
Jletely finished. Of course Won will
come to the theatre this evening? We
play drama Of my own l am EIr.
Lindsay; i dare say you have seen
some of the advertisements"
81 proposed to return to London
this afternoon, but shall certainly
stay at such a tempting treat. Could
you possibly permit me to be behind
the scenes with you're
"Ohi certainly" / replied; 81 shall
ho 1olSo-1,Ao1 4
fear, or j shall be late, and this is
you at your hotel, about halfpast six,
dial shake of the hand he lett me at
the door of the theatre.
Rehearsal passed off well, and ev-
ening approached the evening on
which was to make my first apper-
ance as actor and dFamatist; and my
state of anxiety can, expect, only be
fully comprehended by those who
have been in a similar position.
had called for Thomas, and left
that wort 1y, when / went to dress,
wandering about with that unhappy
and helpless expression of cOunten-
ance which usually characterizes
fish out of water and people out of
place.
II shall see you presently" l said
to him, as / emerged from my room.
81 must apologize for leaving you,
but have so much to attend to. All!
Miss Merville your dress is charm
ing-have you seen Miss Cavendish /?
Oh there she is. Miss Cavendish,
you won't forget that the whole Of
feet of the situation in the third scene
depends upon your entrance the mo-
ment the cue is givenI Thanks
Do Lacy, you remember the aItera-
ton we made this morning.? You
are to die L, and then 1 enter II.
You've got the cloges, see, Harley
are they all right now 2 Smith you
quite understand about darkening
the stage? BY JOve, there's over
ture !"
The last bars were played, the bell
sounded, and the curtain assembled
my ship was launched!
Harley, our low comedian, who
play ed the miller, opened the scene
with Mss StantIy, the soubrette, and
/ never heard music so sweet as the
| laughter which followed their dia-
logue, and which gave me hopes that
my ship would float. l fear / must
plead guilty to a queer feeling in the
I throat, and tremuiOusness in the
/ knees, as the moment approached for
me to step on the stage; Delamere
/ had literally advertised my first APP
{ pearance, however, and the round of
I applause which greeted me at once
dispelled my nervousness, and left
me on good terms with my audi
ence.
was called before the curtain at
the end of the first act, aud the COM
pany all shook hand with me, and
offered congratulations, each 0nc dol
1 ieateiy insinuating that though some