The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-07-13

arc they all right now Z u Smith
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Tho lGSt b9Rs were play yc(l, thQ, bell
sounded, and tho curtain psccnded
my ship was lQullcli Ga d. ~
h Harley our low comedian, who
play cd the millelss opened the, scene
with Miss Stantly the sou bret To-; and
/ never heard music SO sweet as the
laughter which followed the ~ dla7
|logue, and which. gave me hopes that
my ship would float. y fear | must
plead guilty to "A queer feeling ~ the
throat, and q trcmulousncss in the
knees, as the moment approached Tor
me to stop on the stage; Delamere
had literally advertised my first ap.'
pcaraicc, however, and the round Of
applause which greeted me az once
dispcllcd my nervousness, and lett
me on good terms with my audi
encc.
/ was called before the curtain at
the end of the first act, and the CONF
|pany all shook hand with me, and
offered congratulations, each one del
icatcly insinuating that though some
slight credit was perhaps due to me,
the success was, in reality, attributed
to the way in which he or she had
filled his or her role.
GLOW are you getting on, Mi.
Thomas z" asked, when having
escaped for moments rest, J found
him in little nook at the wings.
"You'vc got q corner alto yourself.
am glad you like it," l replied to
his praises of the piece and my per-
formancc. GLOW l wish jessie were
here to see me?--Y0u don't look
well; hope there is nothing the
matter.
lie thought SO much gas had aficc-
ted him, perhaps; but he should be
all right in amomcnt.
Pm SO glad you are here it's
such q pleasure to have some one to
talk to about Alice, and you know
whata dear little girl she is. DO you
know, l was ass enough TO be jcal-
GUS of you once; however, can only
say am sorry for my stpidity, and
hopc we shall see great deal Of you
when we set up in our little estab-
}lishmcnt. | am sure you arc not
wcll-thcrc's some brandy in that
room; do you have some."
lie once more assured nc that he
was well, and the curtain rising for
the second act, had to leave him to
look after the busincsss of the scene.
There was not SO muchapplause at
the beginning Of the second act, for
villainy seemed TO be having rather
the best of it; but l prophetically
fOrcsaw the enthusiasm which would
accompany the downfall of Sir JAS
per's evil designs, and the triumph Of
virtue in scene three ;andlthe scowls
which Lcncllford emitted from his
well-darkened eyes, and the depth to
which his voice doccndcd as hc strobe
Iabout the stage, proposing to murder
most Of the d,'am0tis persons, and to
immure the rest in deepest dungeons
beneath the moat of his castle, cvi-
IDENTIFY thrilled tho audience. Har.
ley's song went beautifully. / had
| introduced some hits at local affairs,
praised Shorevillc and its inhabi-
tants, and represented all other wa
tcring-placcs within fifty miles as
bntLo1o of fovor onI nlou,,n pon,,la.
ted by robbers, and these sentiments,
set to a popular air, were vigorously
cncord. .
"The audience appears very vol
pleased. MI. Thomas remarked as /
reioinctl him. 0Do Won 90 on again
soon ="
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