The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-11-26
GENERAL BEADING.

ssysaass aG- g.2sersY-
writer in All tn Year Round,
IA famous pgoyincial manager or
.. ra-s g..s one Airs Baker, concern
4 -rs..r guel9as particulars are related
ar.a nl-n-sirs af Thomas D.bdin and in
e ai GIn5iii, 5ae clown. The lady
A e0eI theatres at Canterbury, Rochester,
5ue, Tuunridze " ellis, Feversham,
nsal an other places, but was under
a3 10 have commenced her professional
eseer in connection with Puppet show,
even the hcmely entertainment OF
P.aaa .ad Judy. But her industry,
1a.rr and enterprise were Of an indomi-
BE kind. She generally lived in her
.elt.es, and rising early to accomplish
-t marketing and other household
duties. she proceeded to take up her posi-
Fin FL the b9x-0fiiee wish the cookbook
.nel fore her, aud resting upon it,
#am4ss.ga silver luk~tand, which, with a
aa r5 pair of silver trumpets, several
n egns taaSaras and candiesticks Of the
u. pure meta, /. YVES her honest pride
H. s,F she hal pi} for with her own
s5rl earnings While arei'.ng the visits
#ettags aesrous TO book their piac for
H. evening" she erys.@ed the programme
I5r taa g .tertaiumeuts. Her education
Nws tar from complete, however, for al
t15rth she could read she was but an
@maIf.reut scribe BY the help Of scissors,
HaalIa, thread and a bundle Of old play
gIiL- Sac achieved her purpose. She cut
u u,ay from one bill, an iuterlude from
another, farce from a third, and sewing
n tHe Slips neatly together avoided the use
+ Of pen aud ink When the name of a
Hnew perform had 10 be introduced she
4 .sft a blank to b. filed up by the first Of
&aa actors she happened to encounter,
1eumiug nina 70 be equal to the use of
#taeuaa. She sometimes beat the drum
#or t0liad the bell behind the scenes, when
the representations needed such embel-
d lishments, and occasionally fulfilled the
duties of pr0mp5er. IN THIS respect 1t
was uuavoidap,o thut She should be now
4 and then rather overtaskel On one
special evening she held the book during
! the performance Of the old farce of who
is the Duke The part Of Grhdus was
undertaken by her leading actor, one
Gardner. and in the scene of Gradus'
attempt 10 impose upon the gentleman of
the story by affecting 10 speak Greek the
performers memory unfortunately failed
him. He glanced appealinrIy towards
the prompt side of the STAGE Mrs. Baker
was mute. examining The play book with
Ia puzzled air. Give me The word,
#ma.lam,' WHISPERED the actor Its a
bard word. Jem.' thelady replied Then
give me the ne<t 'Taot's harder. The
Performer wa alta s.aad-stlI the situa-
uoa was becoming desperate The next,
I aie Ggrln f1ioes'Y. Iiar Ter stiil'
#an-wered thr aramp aGd ,aen, per
#pexpi havae b.ar.n-. She flung the
#bo5k ON tha .t.ssan4 exe.aifn a aloud,
#.n-rs. nov vo9 hove them al take
vou- cha;s. I'm, isiv's usual station
II wls m front M fbe haa-a. however. She
sgs her own n,rsv-t41Sor. and t. this
#Isct b,s h,.f.,,. aseI.5oj The Great fortune
he e,i,ya5 3. - n,,r,o-.r .Now th4u
him nv -, ~ naIIzgy b,x mr. nif ? She
aeriel incassanrfv .Psi nit " balfn dozen
.gocps r,.ght rrv. .Fh6n nav two sbll-
#lmr. Pa-s on Ton Pol : tor 10 On busy
.nights She invariably addressed her pat
mons ot ali II .sas T, 81 woman who hal
H. omit the theatre ow,no h. the cries ola
#cbiil she bore in her arms disturbing the
Haudienca Mrs. Raker observed. as She
kenrned tba on 80 80 ,a@nav Foolish