The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-05-05
DRAMATIC JOALS.
Amazing Incidents in the Lives OF
6rrst Actors.

6reat Actors.
BY BOB.
Gsrrick, performing king in new
piece, u which the principal incident
was similar to Lesr's sbdication OF the
throne in favor OF bis dsughters,-when
he came to the passage. And noO
divide this croa0n bstOsea you, (his two
daughters fellow in the pit cried out
That's just haf i ero.On a piece An
insessant laugh prevailed, and another
syllable could not be heard during the
remainder OF the representation.
A good joke occurred at the Walnut
Street Theater, on one Of the evenings
OF the representation OF Murdock's play
OF witchcrait ln returning modern
verdict, it it only necessary for the tore
man to announce the result but IN this
play each OF the twelve and drawing
set they were, too, stood up, and wh'ned
out, one after the other. bang
the Sitchp hang the witch + &c
amid the. roars of laug till the
twelfth mock official announced his de-
cision, aud bad taken his seat, when
suddenly up rose a dry looking Yankee
10 the pit, and cried out ls stror z
nasal tone, "Ha-a-a-n-g the Jury =
which, or course utterly convuIsed the
house, and set gravity OF lace at utter
defiance for long while after.
Foote helpg on yisiGat Lord Towns
bends, happened one morning to look
into the pig sty, and saw silver spoon
among the Pug victusls. One OF the
housemaids coming by and perceiving
Mr. Foore, cried out, plague on the
pigs, what q noise they makeT well
they may" said Foote, nor they have
but one silver spoon among them
George Frederick Cooke, once per-
forming in coubtry town, became in
detted to q tailor ior a suit OF clothes.
Shears offered 10 give him receipt, #
Cooke would allow him 10 play Catesby
to ms Richard. Cooke, OF course was
80 be Joy ul at this easy mode OF
settling Richard. in the tent scene,
started from his knees and shouted,
Who's thereY aud the lord OF the
goose and cabbage rushed on with the
determination OF making a ht, but
Cooke looked so 6ercely that the debu-
taut was fairly irig htened and STAINS
mered out the beElning OF his answer,
unfortunately 10 the middle, IT'S |, my
lord; the early village cnck." the audi
ence was It roar Cooke surveyed IL e
specifies offender for some time a. II
enjoying his agony, and then growled
out in an audible tone, "Why in the
mischief don't you crow then ?"
Foote'S wit was quick, sometimes
coarse. Being asked by lady 10 trans
late b phvsicisn's motto, which was
n numins sah4s," -Health comes from
Goi--he quickly replied, "uOd help the
patient.
Being at table next to a gentleman
who had take n very large piece OF
tread, be took it up and cut piece of
"Sir, said he gentleman, that is nv
bresd" Il beg pardon sir" said
Foote"l protest that took it Tor the
Loaf"
At a small theatre in Vermont, the
Forty Thieves WAS being performed
TO an audience OF seven. The pit took
offence at the miserable acting OF per-
former, and hissed him energet'cally
whereupon the manager brought hls
com psny OF thieves on the stage, and
outhissed the visitors. Silence succeed
Jog the hubbub, the manager held up
coNhide 10 the audience. Said be-
II have given to each OF my thieves
one ofthese." The manager retired
and the drop curtain was lowered ln
anout five minutes it was drawn up
and the manager found, as he had ex.
pected, that the audience had al
soampered
Sheridan, scholar, wit, and spend
thrift, being dunned by tailor to pay
at least the interest on his bill, answered
that it Wac not his interest 10 pay The
prmc;pat, nor his .rrincipaI to pay tn,
interest