The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-12-25
THREE TIMES.

~1TualnOW6E auQ luo Pc1AoAuihH
lively the last nightl For the benefit OF Herr
Rudolph Prusinowskil Under the distinguish
ed patronage Of their Msjesties Queen Viotoria,
the Emperor of China, the Cham Of Tartary,
his Serene ,Highness the Grand Duke Of Baden,
Simeon Muddlebrain, Esq, n. P, the Mayor
and Corporation OF spindlecum, and other
august personages too numerons 70 MENTION.
Come early. Positively the last time. Gone
and zee the lions. Herr Rudolph Prusinowski,
tho fsyorite Of crowned heads and the elite OF
Rnrope. Take noticel The great Prusinow-
Ali has had the honor OF performing before
the Mikado OF Japan. The world-renowned
Prusinowsk has been decorated with the order
q Rouse .s ct Nor b bo she m Srsl the G IiOns i" Of
The above sentences. and many others OF
the same characser-tn which q picturesque
fancy, sidedb by the experience Ola paDnc career
tf6sd. with sobrieties Of fact and tripped hight
" across the borderland OF fction-appearedl 10
gigantic black letters upon o yellow poster on
ffhe sids wsllofths Queens Theatre, Spindle
cum. and in the streets and market places,
upon the alsys, and in the black slums OF the
Xmsn with q pale sallow face, blue chin,
and close-cut hair sat in q lounglnR att1tuos
upon . low wall opposite the stage door o.
the Queens, smoking o me dltatlVe pipe, ana
contemplating the big yellow poster with .
dreamy tondness. He had q little group OF
hstteiites about him, also close-oropped, blue
chinne6. and tobacco-consuming; minor hgnte
in the dramatic heayon; the stock company OF
the Queens, who we're thrown 2 little INTO tne
background by the lions , stunning through .
preliminary melodrams nightly before ao
and heard them sometimes with derislon,
psaaer Tor the grand business OF the evening.
j SI SINK that ought to hit 'em up, said the
Harr thoughtfuIly. EHe spoke e1cellent
Enefish ,foe q f~oreigner.l the lkado iooks
wal, doesn't he3s .,o
.:fr.st rsse," replied 3 NJ: de de- ! iS n zeuG a1ed 'p Of
walking gentleman, twas nea "ce Ain ~
Herr ~PrusnoWski turned his contem plative
{ eyes upon the inquirer With q look OF pAcio
sYou amt go jolly green as to suppose l
ever Get eyes upon him. ne said, knockl9s
the sshes out Of his pipe. IT was never IN
Japan IN nay hse; never M,sa ~ nearer e $ ss sas eard ! he 3epi IS;
Vbods to ssk any questions about himf AND
eos the Cham Of Tartary." -
TI expect yourrhaye o clipping house gully"
remsrked Mr., Tddiklns, The low comeolap, =
email man with . fslsstto voice. ;, :.
~ look forward to it, Tlddiklns; and II II
goes over eighty, I'll stand a SUPPER mno
that
There was q subdued murmur OF applause.
Biol or cold 2" inquired Mr.. de Ia Ioqche'
ssHot. replied the the lion tanner. None OF
your cold fowl and am, your. pastry anu
Tnbbish. for me. A sirloin OF beef at top,
and 4 prfms goose at bottom. q veal PIE and .
slowed steak at the sides, and plenty OF smok,
ing hot vegetables; q prime Ola SUTTON anu =
bowl Of salad to wind up WITH, ana az ~. m nGn
chsmpagne ns yon can swallow. with pTanay
and Tsier to settle it on your stoma:hs. ihats
Vhat iTI 40. at the Lion and Lamb, 1.-THE house
goes ovee eighty when the hah-prlce TO tne
boxes u in"
This tima the applause was louder. en-,
81 always said yor wers Q Jolly gooo feloa;
Bin said Mr.. Hddikins. land ! don mlno
how often I say it again." m,,,,., al
: H Is to be observed that Mr.. Tiddikins 30
dressda the distinguished Rudolph by the
aimpl9r cognomsn Bill, one OF the playful
licenses Of friendship, no doubt.
7 aIts wonderful how those animals draw,
said Mr.. de Ia Zouche. thoughtfuly, as II ne
were contemplating the feasibility OF settng-up
ON his own account as Q hon.tamer. -
i:You'ye been here three seasons, Pruslnow-
ali. and. eesd. the people amt tired OF 'em yet.
They seem as eager as ever. One would sup
pose they liked to see q poor beggar hazard MS
life every night -..u., AZ
Herr. '.Ifit wasn't for the danger. the wllo-
besst business would pc as 1sg as oi9 no msiI.
ssNsser Int once,n answered the Ion tanner, "
and then I thought it was all over with
Ia rew suddenly grave. gloomy ever, at the
mere recollection walked by the walking gentle
aHo1 did i happen, old felowF' asked Mr.
:sWel. YOU zee" the. ion-tamer began in q
laisurcly way, stopping to take q few prehml-
nary whtns sf his pipe, 81 VAS at Msnchester
nigh upon five years ago, and 1T was my last
right and my 'ben,' AZ it might be to-niRht.
We was doing q ffrst-rate business, and l don't
think Twas ever in such high spirits in my
kfe."
s.Why. Bill, y says my little woman, when I
kent rSnning in and out Of our lodgings
befween whiles atrehearssl-we was close sgen
rhe' slum-tsking her in 8 handful OF money
a,ery time, lyon seem as il you was bewitched;
Idon't like to see you like that. 1 had a
Scotch friend nee as said it was q bad sleu-
q sign & somes thin E Ee,3s f to SaSpp heart. I an.
swered. sit's q sign Of nothing except that Tam
9oinp to have q screaming house o-nlght l
3on't suppose there'l be Q corner you can
screw yourself into If you want to see me-" For
she's q rare one for going in hont OF o night
Won know, is the nissus:
ME. de la LOuCQ6 huo u.
INJURED their acquaintance with tins aomeste
fact. Herr P~rurinowski smoked his pipe Tor q
minute or 30, and then vent on:
"T%hy, there's the family bo1!' she sald.
Th.ts . large private box on the Opposite
prompt, that don't often let, unless tneret
ftsiisn opera, or Charles Mathews or some
thing out Of the common. -
mo, there amt, " l answered, Laughing. =,
"Whstl'' cried the missus, 'Is that le'
Azn ID
:siet this morning" saidf .and there's the
~money-three pound three-thirty-one-and 81
of which comes to u.s." ...
.sFor I had 8 half share clear OF expenses
.oma as here. ~Lixzie-that's my wife, yor
SnoW-Tss quite proud to think I was golni
n have such a good box audience, Tor 1t lsn,
every box audience as will take to Wild Deasts:
~ wonder whether it's the mayor and ~
rfsmily,n she said, specializing about that DlE
.sNo'p { told her. sits . gentleman and
stranger, no name" 10, ~, o,,m
ssWeii. the night came, . sweltering not snm
mar evening, such es it will be to-nlght. IN.
Performance began with n or your geneee
comedies, and the house was 80 toii ana noa9
SSe actors couldn't hear themselves spear
They got through it somehow; there was :,
shnrt overture, and then the curtain Went ~
for my performance. The three nons I'LL