Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-10-23
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AMERICAN AcTING.-On one occasion Mr..
Edwin Forrest, then young man, gave tre-
mendous display of really powerful acting.
He was supposed to represent Roman war
rior and to be attacked by six minions of a
deserted tyrant. At the rehearsal Mr.. Forrest
found a great deal of fault with the supers
who condesended to play the minions. They
were too tame they didn't lay hold of him.
They didn't 60 in as if it were real fight. Mr..
Forrest stormed and threatened; the supers
sulked and consulted. At length the cap
tain of the supers inquired, in his local slang,
eyer want this to be a bully fight eh?" 81
do" replied Mr. Forrest. Gail right" rcjoined
the captain, and the rehearsal quietly proceed
ed. In the evening the little theatre was
crowded, and Mr.. Forrest was enthusiastically
received. When the fighting scene occurred,
the great tragedian took the centre ofthe stage,
and the six minions entered rapidly and de-
ployed in skrmishing order. At the cue
"Seize him w one minion assumed a pugilistic
attitude, and struck blow straight from the
shoulderupon the prominent nose of the Roman
hero, another raised him about six inches from
the stage by we'll directed kick and the others
made ready to rush in for decisive tussle.
For moment Mr.. Forrest stood astounded,
his broad chest heaving with rage, his great
eyes flashing fire, his sturdy legs planted like
columns upon the stage. Then came few
minutes of powerful acting, at the end of
which one super was seen kicking headfore-
most in the bass drum in the orchestra, four
were having their wounds dresseed in the
green room, and one, finding himself in the
| flies, rushed out upon the roof Of the theatre
and shouted "Fire !" at the top of his voice
while Mr.. Forrest, called before the curtain,
bowed his thanks pantingly to the applauding
audience, who looked upon the whole affair as
part of the piece, and chad never seen For
rest act so spleudidly."
AWR1r1Na MAcHINE.-The first Of the
writing machines manufacturedin New York
has been received by E. S. Belden, phonetic
reporter of Washington. The invention was
made in England, but it has been added to and
improved in this country. The machine is
about the same size as an ordinary sewing ma
chine, and can be worked by child who can
spell as easily as by grown person. 1t con-
ssts of series of forty-two keys, to which are
attached steel hammers, and each one rep
resents letter, figure, or a punctuation
mark The keys are arranged in four rows,
like the keys of an organ, and are operated on
by precisely the same principle. The ham
mers are arranged in a circle, and when the
key is pressed the corresponding letter moves
to the centre, receding again Immediately
when the pressure is removed. A space key
is provided, by means of which spaces between
words are made. Mr.. Washburn, of San
Francisco, patented an improvement on the
machine, and contemplates the use of prin-
ters' ink. In the original, the color is taken
from prepared ribbon, which is between the
hammer and the paper. Atthe end of each
line the machine is adjusted for the next line
by means of treadle, which is worked by
the feet of the operator. BY this machine
three times as much can be written as an ordi-
nary man can write. The Western Union
Telegraph Company has already ordered all
that can be manufactured for the next six
months. They are to be used in manifolding
copy telegraphed to the press.
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