Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-04
Powerful Aalins.

~ The little old theatre at Albany, N.
l., mas been the scene Of many curious
theatrical stories. On ono occasion.
Mr.: Edwin Forrest, the American ira
9edlan, then young man, and more
famous for his muscle than his genius.
gave = tremendous display of really
powerful acting. He was supposed to
represent Roman warrior, and to be
ettacked by six miniOns of q detested
tyrant. AT tho rehearsals Mr.. Forrest
found great deal of fault with the
supers who oondescended to play the
minions. They were too tame; they
didn't lay hold of him; they wouldn't
60 in as if it were q, real fight. Mr..
F. stormed and threatened; the supcrs
sulked and consulted At last the cap
tain of the supers inquired, in his local
slang. "Yer want this to DO q bully
fight, eh9' 81 do" replied MI. For
rest. "Al right, !" rejoined the Cap
tain, and the rehearsal quietly pro.
ceeded. In the evening the little
theatre was crowded, and Mr.. Forrest
was enthusiastically received. When
the fighting scene occurred the great
tragedian took the center of the stage,
and the six minions entered rapidly
and deployed- in skirmishing order.
At the cue "Seize him I" one miniQq
assumed a pugiistic attitude and
struck blow straight from the shout
der upon the prominent nose Of the
Roman hero; another raised him about
si1 inches from the stage by q we'll
directed kick, g and, tue others made,
ready: 70. rush in, f9r., / decisizes
tqss!e. For : moment, ~,
Forrest stood astoynded, .hi4'
broad chest heaving' With rage; HID
great eyes flashing fire. his staray leks
planted like columns upon the stage,
then came the few minutes Of powerful
acting, at the end Of which one super
vas seen sticking Mediterranean in the
BIAS drum in tho orchestra, four wete
hasugs their wouhdI dsessed id; tie
.gneeha room, end sane, 2nilihk him,sHt
H. the. aieAb rushed ant, YBoR ,tbefsp3
Of the theater and 5fted >Sfire {; e.
81 taq & 81 Vs. IL sS SE ~ bs* &c
thanks pantingly to tbs YpplaudinR4tis
dieace, who ioossa ab5n The Whole
affair a. part ofLtlie piece, and chad
never seen Forrest aek Do splendidly."",
Upon another oqgaaion, however, the
powerful acting WAS upon the part of
the supers. For the sake of poetic
justice let us hope that they were the
same supefs.' The hero was Mr.. Geo.
Jones, afterwards known 90 the Count
JoaanneRI i Mr.: Jones was,impdrs0nat-
ing the theatrical British sailor Grams
formed, of oeurse, into the theatrical
Yankee sailor) Who fights broad sword
combat with four pirates and secures
a>1ove1y dainsel id DISTRESS By. some
means or other Mr. Jones had Offend
edithe free and independent supers
who played the pirates, and tho result
was = material alteration in the denoue-
ment of the drama. The lovely damsel
was in distress the four pirates were
about to bind her and bear her away
to their secret cave; the feelings Of
the excited audience were wrought up
to the highest pitch, when suddenly
Mr.. Jones (as the Yankee tar) dashed
upon the scene, threw himself before
the unhappy damsel, dourishing his
cutlass and shouted, "Come on, vii
lains! One Yankee sailor is more than
match for fsur such lubberly sI arks! !"
~ guess not, replied one of the pi-
rates, and the four of them coolly took
the astoniehed Jones by his legs and
arms, and, in spite of his desperate
struggles, carried him bodily off the
stage, locked him in the property
closet, and returning bore off the
maiden to their mountain cavern be-
hind the scenes. The curtain fell.