Middletown transcript., 1871-05-20
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WANTED 20 sE an ACTOR.

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On wedncsday1morning ssys tho BAL.
timorc Gd=ctfe, tlbrc arrived In this city
young man who halls FROM ono Of tho
Eastern Shore coutsics. who, AFTER learn
ing where actors do most congrcgsts,
gave out that he was ilnbued with the idea
that II he only had tho chance he would
make a frst-rate actor. Now in the
theatrical profession there arc spirits ever
right for lark. and when Il became
known that the young man from the coun.
try wished to become nm actor Q plan was
concocted for giving the young man u
chance to display his dramatic abilities,
and Friday afternoon was designated as
the time and Front Street Theatre as the
place where tho rehearsal would be had .
about fifty invitations were sent to gen.
tlemen fond Of laugh, aud at two o.
clock yesterday afternoon the aspirnnt for
dramatic hcnors was seen to quit the cor.
ncr Of Holiday and Fayettc streets with
a grip sack upon his shoulder. For the
information Of tho reader il may be NJ
well to state that In a theatrical parlancc
grip sack is bag or box filled with
stones or other weigh.y substance, and
the one in question weighed exactly 1872
pounds. The hero Of the day when plac-
ed in possession Of the sack" was in
formed that il contained a chemical light
and SO arranged that IL the box was re-
moved from his shoulders by an incxper-
fenced person that the chemicals would
ignite and cause considerable loss. The
would-be tragedian promised to be careful
with the " sack" and, accompanied by n
young gentleman, started for tho theatre.
but was compelled to trudge down Fay
cite street to Asquith, out Of Asqui,h to
Gay, down Gay to Front, and thence to
the theatre, aud when he reached that
building the perspira,ion was oozing from
him in fearful quantities. In due time he
gas ushered upon the stage, aud when
brought to the ioo,lights hc was requested
10y an old stager to state the reason which
had induced hm TO try the life Of the ac-
tor. He replied Tia, Nc suddenly became
inspired with the belief that his talents
should not be hid IN a rural district. and
that ha believed he was designed 10 be-
come the greatest Of American acto-s
Iii. audiance coincided with him aud ai.
ter he had rcci,cd in mos, singular and
perfectly original manner several shaks
pcrian selections he was complimented to
the extent Of the measure. After getting
through with the legitimate he was re-
Yicstoa T. favor tlc aulienec with his
comic abilities, aud for the spacc Of half
an hour he created such an uproar among
his auditors that nearly threw them iu
commissions, aud the silly goose. nis,nk-
ing their laughter aud applause rs marks
of commcndation. was so cla,cd he would
have lcapei into the Falls had such re-
quest been made Of him.
Duriag his comic portraiturcs his face
and hands were b!achped with lamp back,
mixed with glue water aud lnsccd oil
and in order To represent an Indian char.
aeter his face was striped with all the
slaring coors that could be found in the
paint shop Q! the theatre. Nor was this
all. lie was blindfoldcd and seated upon
a chair, ut II signal four mu,kcts were dis
charged beneath the chair, and Just az he
was IN the act of springing he was assailcd
by rix enormous stuffed clubs. aud in n
Minkling a rope was secured beneath his
arm-pits, and at the word hoist" up he
shot into the "fics" like mn arrow from the
bow He was left dangling for fully five
minutes, and when he was returned to the
stage it was supposed by his tormcntors
that he would prcceiyc tho largc-sizcd sell
which had been perpetrated at his expense,
but be did not, He was then hauled
through traps, sack Of -four was sudden
ly thrown into his face, and still he re-
mancd ignorant of the deception being
prcticcd upon him. At last his iormen-
tors exhausted themselves. and he was
thrust in the street. committee having
decided that his talents we're insufficient
TO enable him to enter the theatrical
world !; and the last seen Of the hero Of
the dry he was STOPPING over gutter in
Low stree, attempting to remove from of
his face and hands the stubborn coat o
lamp-black aud glue water