The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-02-21

was not strong aud not unfreGuentlv, in the
more powerful passage! of the play, it broke
down entirely. and he was forced to restore
it temporarily by eating oranges or lemons
behind the scene. After his debut, Garrick
produced several characters in quick sue
c~ession, but zone of them touched the popu.
lar taste so sharply as Richard, and he soon
returned to the -~crook-back tyrant. TIT
fame of the young actor spread through
Twickenham, where the greatest poet of the
day lay suffering from incurable disease.
Alexander Pope left armchair and books to
see and hear a man who surpassed his olo
favOrites, Booth and Be'tertOn. We Will lei
Garrick himself tell the story.
i" saw our little poetical herodressea in
black, sitting in a side-boX near the stage
and::viewing me with a serious and earnest
attention. His looks shot and thrilled like
lightning through my frame, and l had
some hesitation in proceeding from anxiety
and from joy. As Richard gradually blszed
forth, the house was in a roar of applause
and the conspiring hand of Pope showered
me with ldurels."
Pope saw him twice more and then er-
tered this emphatic verdict:
ii"That young man has never had his equal
AS an actor. and he never will. have a rival
Old Mrs. Porter, the greatest tragedienne
OF her times, came up from her retirement
in the country on purpose to see Garrick,
and her opinion was even more val able, II
not quite so strong, as the poets. "IIe is
born an actor, and does more at his first ap
pearance than ever anybody did after twenty
wears practice; and good God, what will
he be in time y "GaYrick," said his rival,
Quin, sis a new religion the people follow
him as another Whitefield." But all thi;
f1attery did not turn the head of one who
was too conscientious an artist to cease Ia.
boring, even when fortune was in his grasp,
and the very atmosphere he baeathed was
redolent with applause. No man in his pro.
fession ever worked harder than Garrick,
nor was he satisfied with supreme excel,
lence in one department only. While. Rich,
ard was yet at the hight of popularity, he
appeared as Codio in the "Fop's Fortune
and FOndlelclte in Cons reve's odd Bache-
lor," and proved himself as great in comedy
az in tragedy. Soon after this he produced
Lear" but did not come up to the stand
ard as he thought. and so withdrew the play
for six weeks, and devoted himself to hard
studyin those portions which lacked the
requisite force. The production was an
immenee hit, and Macklin, the famous
critic, always spoke of it in terms Of rap
turous admiration. We quote his character
istic remarks:
The curse electrified the house with hor.
rOr. The words kill, kill, killr-ech0ed
all the revenge of a frantic king. whilst MS
pathos on discovering Cordslia drew tears
OF commiseration from the whole audience.
In short, sir, the little dog made it a che,
deurre, and chef G'aurre it continued to the
end of his life"
Inc prejudice a9aiEs st the stage vas even
stronger a htndrei and thirty wears ago
than now. and Garrick's family were terri.
o'y shocked to know that their Davy had
become a harletry player" 1t required a
deal OF argument and persuasion before he
could VIII g from them a reluctant consent.
and it was not until December 2. l77I that
he ventured to discard his nom de heater
and put his own name on the bills. About
TINS time that Irresistible charmer, the love
~ reg W~of1ngtOn, crossed his path. and
Tor a little while he yielded to her srelI and
became a dev0ut admirer. 1t is said IL at he
once seriously thought of marrying her.
Peg was an irredscmable coouette. and
by no means as chaste as the celebrated
lclcie which is supposed to ornament Di-
telhple-so the intimacy gradually
to an end. 1t was in l746 that Gar
rick first met his future wife. She was \
Mademoiselle Eva Maria Veigei, who came
from Vienna to London. bearing high re-
c~ommenuatlons from Queen Therese as a
superb danseuse. Her beauty was only
equaled by her grace and virtue, and when
she appeared on the boards of the OEera. she
became at once the idel of all classes. The
countess OF Burlington took the Young girl
under her protection, gave her a home. and
Introduced her into the best sOciet., The
designed NiOlette, as she was call
IOr some lord or duke, but while arraDg-
ing a brilliant match for her protege, the
protege saw Garrick and felt the passion
which was to bless and brighten 10th their
lives. Not without great difficulty was the
courtship carried on, and upon one occa-
SION the actor was obliged to Disguise him
Sell as a woman in order to convey a letter
20 MS lady love: but no barriers could long
uIVloe q pair born for one another, and in
lag they were married. Garrick had al
ready MADE enough from his profession to
settle S5O,OO on his bride, and an allowance
$3.50 per anpum. pin money. They an
to have fairly wOrshiped one another,
and the honeymoon endured, not for a brief
month only, bur until death.
In her old age Mrs. Garrick said of her
partner: "He never was a husband to me /;
during the thirty years of our marriage he
was always my lover"
On the 10Th of June, 1776, he made his
last appearance, selecting rs the medium of
hnal exit the Part of Don Fsiir in The
wonder" There was no newspaper or
handful flourish about the affair: the per-
was simply advertised :. For the
Benefit OF the Theatrical Fund.- but the
people knew what they were about TO lose,
the house was packed by such an audi
ence as only London could furnish.
January 10th, 1919 Garrick died. His body
ay In state for two days, and there being no
sabine to interfere, it was then inferred. not
q q little church around the corner" but
It the base of Shakspeare's statue in West
Minister Abbey. Among the pail bearers
we're Lord Camden, Viscount Palmerston.
.ord Spencer. the Duke of Devonshire. and
William Wayne, and the members of
he Literary Club attended the obsequies
masse. Forty.three years after, October
so, at the advanced z of n~inety-eight,
drs. Garrick was found dead sitting In her
hair.
Repairing Bre aches.
YIN