The Osceola times., 1876-06-03
Anecdotes OF the Stage.


Lord Faulkner, the author of the play
called "The Marriage Night, was chosen
while very young to sit in parliament,
and when he was first elected some Of
the members opposed his admission,
urging that he had not sown his wild
oats "Then," he replied, sit will be
the best place To SOW them in the house.
where there are 50 many geese TO pick
them up"
Actors frequently find it difficult to
remember their parts after " long run"
When "Thc Beggars' Opera" had been
played in London seventy odd times Ga
great event in those days., Walker, the
original Capt. Macheath, one night for
got the text "Hallo!" cried Rich,
your memory ought to be good by this
time" "My memorys good enough" )"
growled Walker, "but you can't expect
it to last forever"
Mrs. Siddons was once very much
pleased with young actor who played
Norval" to her Lady Randolph !"
but she told him that much as his tai
cnts had impressed Ter. "he was too lit.
tie to become great actor" The pre-
diction was ialsfed, for the little "Nor-
val became the great kean.
When the king of the Sandwich Islands
was entertained at concert, he was
asked what instrument he preferred.
His majesty frankly confessed he liked
the drums better than any other instru-
ment in the orchestra.
In play of which Cleopatra was the
heroine, Vancauson, the celebrated maker
of automata, had been entrusted with
the manufacture of the asp, which hissed
loudly as the principal actress placed it
at her breast. A critic being asked what
he thought of the piece, replied dryly,
" | agree with the asp"
A young author, offering fiveact
tragedy to manager, described his work
thus: "My play is masterpiece; it
must be a success, as ! have tried to
satisfy the public by making the action
extremely tragic. All the characters die
in the third act" "Then what person.
ages occupy the stage during the last
two acts ?" inquired the manager. The
ghosts of those whom ! killed in the
third"
Horace" is the title of one of Cor.
neilles tragedies, in which the heroine,
Camille. is murdered by the actor i'm
personating the title role. A celebrated
actress was playing Camille one night at
the Theatre Franchise, Paris, when, Just
before receiving her death blow; she
slipped and fell heavily on the stage
Horace politely rushed forward, helped
her up, and then stabbed her.
Nine. Suzanne LAGER, good actress
but extremely stout, was one night enact
ing part in melodrama with Taillade
the original Pierre of "The Two Or
phans," who thus had, at one moment
to carry her fiinting off the stage He
tried with all his might TO lift the fat
heroine, but although she helped her
little comrade by standing on tiptoe, in
the usual manner, he was unable u
move her an inch At this juncturc, a
boy in the gallery cried ont, Take what
you can, and come back for the rest +"
An actress, playing in piece in
rhyme, had to begin long speech with
these words "Tll tell you about it
with all my heart, but her memory fail.
ing her, she added quickly: 60 That is,
il you'll permit me to look at my part ~
and coolly pulled manuscript from her
pocket, she went on reading her lines
One night trombone player wished
to be absent from the orchestra in New
York theatre, and as there was another
trombone, instead of asking leave of the
leader, he resorted to the expedient of
getting a friend to 90 in and take his
seat "Watch the other trombone" "
said he to his friend, "Puti out your
checks well, keep your fingers active,
look alive, and You will pass muster" "
All went right until passage for two
| trombones was reached. Not sound
| from the instrument was heard 1t
turned out that two players
had resorted to the same ruse.