The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-09

| ORDERS WHERE TO DIE.-There is an old
stage story that when Macready was once 60
| ing to play Hamlet at provincial theater he
met with Claudius who proved more than
his match. The great tragedian-a martinez
| at rehearsal-chalked the spot on the boards
with q cross, on which the King was to fall
dead at night, but the country 'Majesty of
Denmark" thought proper, in defiance Of he
London Hamlet's commands, to breathe his
last, as usual, Immediately in front Of the
footlights, and in the very middle of the front
own dying struggles before the potent poison
"o'ercrowded" him, took the opportunity to
give the Claudius OF the night a genuine kick.
"What did I tell you? Did I not tell you
where to die, eh?" No answer. Another
gentle kick. "Eh? Did l not tell you this
morning." "Mr. Macready," cried the now
only half recumbent Claudius, ''let me tell
you I'm the King, and demme, sir, Ill die
where I iker
We are reminded of this story, says the
Hour, by a case reported recently, when po-
lice magistrate was called upon to settle the
dispute arising between Mr.. J. H. Clynds
and Mr.. George Sennett, both of the Grecian
Theater, as to the place where the latter
nightly died" It seems that Mr.. Clynds
thought Mr.. Sennett ought to meet his death
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"having received his orders where to die from
the authors," chose to die in place to which
Mr.. Clynds objected. A discussion in the
dressing room followed, and strong language
having been used, Mr.. Clynds struck MIR. SEN
nett over the head ''with thin walking cane. "
This quarrel between the "star actor " in ju-
venile leads and the "heavy man" of the
Grecian company was settled by the magistrate
at Worship street by his ordering the defen-
dant to enter into recogniZances to keep the
peace. We are prepared to see history repeat
itself, but we should have expected at least
that at a London theater the company could
have settled among themselves where they
should seyerally die without the Intervention
of police magistrate.
1t is very seldom that rumor is traced to
its source, but the story of the death of Queen
Victoria, which was recently circulated, APP
pears to be an exception. The origin of this
canard is accounted for by q correspondent of
a Liverpool paper, who writes: 1.-THE rumor
about the Queens alarming illness had its
origin in the following circumstances: In q
certain London newspaper Office there is a
biography of the Sovereign, which was written
ten years ago, and the editor, with the provi-
dent forethought of his class, deemed it de-
sirable that it should be revised and brought
down to date. 1t was given out TO one OF the
staff, and duly revised and corrected The
editor thought it would be well to see the
article in type, and he gave it out to be set
up. A composition happened to see the no.
tee when it was in type, read the solemn and
affecting announcement with which it opened,
and Immediately proceeded to disseminate
the melancholy Intelligence. As soon as the
story was fairly set agoing it travelled in all
directions, and underwent all sorts of modif-
cations. In one Of its forms i. reached the
ears Of some credulous correspondents, and
thus obtained wide circulation all over the
country.