, 1873-11-16
lonn Counin mt Ford'a Thoatro In Washington
when tho President was ahot, and rushed from
tho HtaEo to Lis assistance. ..

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! 49, 4 ludlcrons incident occurred at 11ay7narke'
Theatre. London, recently. Miss Edith Gray
arpeared as juliet. Sho was aboutto plodgo
Romeo IN poison, md waa oxcatnng II drink
to thee !" whom BodR-wator bottle hurst with a
loud explosion In Tho gallory, Juliet bad enough
corruption. but tho public wont into convul-
sloua.
Tho New York Ttmesis loniont IN ita criticisms
nnon beginners, as wltness tho following ,Aftor
hlaan Virginia Vaughn's debut ut tho broadway
Ihoatrc. thoro IL no ocoaaion fur tleladys worst
Misc Vaughn performcil. yesterday, in Tho Ac-
treea OF rattia' and a. very early atago Of pro-
ceodings sntisded tho spectators tint sho had not
the ,altglitest claim OH thoir attention. bho is
o. proposs6asiug. Thorc was strong provooation,
throughout tie ovoniug, to laugh outright at iler
performance bit tho ,nlorri,nGnt wag generally,
though not easily; s'rprosBed." 90.
A book Of now Engliah theatrical romtniscen-
cog tolls Of m actori ;'slio whilst "holding tho
hia own face, and becarno 30 tipsy On ono occa-
Sion THAT lo coulh not conclude tho performance
OF Hamlet A. Young actor, named Hanbliu,
apologizod for tho ."Hnddon disposition of tho
the cloae OF, tho piece, Ellisfon, tho managcr
callod Hamblin into the grecn room, and said !:
young Inan, you havo not only ploased tho
public, but you haTo pleased mo and. - .
SLIGHT token Of my regard and good wiahos, beg
you your acceptance ot small pleco Of plate" II
vas beyond a,y question very amall l'plodo, for
1t WAS HilFeri toothpiok. :. i ..-s (.
Every ono who has had tho honor to bo in the
theatre with tho Older Dumas will remember TINT
his voice was rather ovorpoworing. attttnea. II
Ia roated that QUO evening at tho Franoas,' whilo
piece OF Hcribe 4 was going forward, Dumas,
seated in boz with lady, was telling her in his
loud tonns Of his last novel; Of his comedy In
rehearsal, OF bis latest triumph in cooking. "A
gelitlemau III the atallB had tufnod toward Dumas
IN On impatient manner several tinos trying to
hush him, However, suolr delicate u,oans PROV
Ing unaVailing, ho cried, ;angrily, " Pray do not
talk 80 loud, Monsieur Dumas !" Dumas, moth
iDg da,lnted, loaned out Of tho box and anhwored
ing, Monsieur It is for Scribe to bo' ailented
Tho limit 10 which stage it,1oconc,y shall bo
allowed to 60 has been' axod in England. A nai,
aud vito were engaged as ballat-dnncers at the
Canterbury Music Hull, their Hpocialty being
grotesquo Hungarian dance; Tho manager was,
Or claims to have boon, ignorant of tho nature Of
on ! REPRESENTATIONS and reputation. Upon the
eight OF thoir first appearance they 60 outraged
eyon tho lower sort Of propriotlcs Q. . a Cantor
aud many ladies left The haIl. Tho manaeor
hbjectly apoloRizod to his inBulted pAtrone and
Refused to allow tho offending dancers to appoar
again. Whoroupon they huod to rooover E10
which was tho amount Of the ;Aalnry for tho
week for which they had been engaged. The
Judge was OF the opinion that tho manager was
Justified in refusing to carry ont his part Of the
contract, and tho dancers we're nonsuitod.
!. Tho French journalist is fond OF heralding the
appearance Of. each new star in the theatrical
armament with somo extraordinary ooncoctlon,
the sensational details of which are evolved
from Ala inner consciousness. An example of
this marvellous facility for grouping ATTRACTIVE
incidents around rising star WAS lately given
at the debut. Of Mile. lsta sangalii, the
I1nf1f T+r F5A&A.
Cochnat heralded BY the following story "1t
appomB that whilo sAe WIZ filing her on
gagenent ut q Californian thoatre, Milo. San
gal1is faue reaohed tho ears Of Brigham Young,
tana. The conditions were as follows: That
the receipts OF the ovoning should tako the: form
Of polltry !-enoh person paving ono fowl for
admtttapce. Whom tho authorities at the box
offices Judged a fowl too lean, tho presenter WAS
called upon to prodncea supplementary pigeon
II ho wished to wtnehs the performance. Under
such unusual rules, 1t wit bo conceived that
hllle sangaln consented to appear for ono evon-
ing Gully. The receipts amounted! to 700 fowls
shillipgs, and pigeon Q shillings, in Montana;
therefore it will he Beoil that tho sum: realized
VAS by no mcans coutonaPtlble. Mllo. Hangalii
is still In possession Of Brigham Young's letter
OF thsnks-.in which, by-tho-byo ho asked her
coipta Of this curious representation"
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TIN ,nna,c,, aeaann for tha ,,;n,ar han mt,
fairly commoncod mi rot,y,,hs+. .ndtna ~"
t,nonoo1 str;rao,,oy -, +ha ~, a. .ta rs;,u,as,
hi,ta ~ f,-n - a,,;to -. 49,
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tho Season, therefore it will DO pleasant to look
ahcad and 500 what attractions so are to hnTo
while the snow llies,. and how wo arc to- enond
i 5;aan,a;,.za'et rr.a A'N"'
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tbo a,,ant.h,!;,a - s.oa;1aa 49, y. 'uo t"t
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Na.s 49, 1,i;a .s .ho .aa.1. - 49, saana -,
w." ~. to,A 1u'a 40 'ao iosu.s u .ho ioals ot
Mr' Jool that tho season would bo q failure, that
gentleman coming to this decson from tha aoa-
ION eilo Of Tho pnagt 'day or two. TT Mr..
1oo, 49,. ttx 11.xa,.,,,. .,,,,o,,a. !,ro. - ~1,
80 ~ - - 80 uc"o'oA' "o4o ao ",n
3caualnteo as snoy ouehs 70 nave neeh win inc
'poratic business In Chicago, they would hAvo
Known that goaaop-ea1o ia no index to Tho ,,lt-