The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-06-08
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 so many geese to pick
them up"
Actors frequently find it difficult to
remember their parts after " long run. "
When "Tbe 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. Halo !" cried Rich,
"your memory ought to be good by this
time" Ny memOry's good enough"
growled Walker, but you can't expect
it to last forever"
Mrs. Siddons was once very much
pleased with a young actor who played
80 NOrval" to her Lady Randolph !"
but she told him that much as his tai
ents had impressed Ter, she was too lit
tie to become a great actor" The pre-
dictiOn was falsifed, for the little Nor
val " became the great Kean.
When the king of the Sandwich Islands
was entertained at a concert, he was
asked what instrument he preferred.
His majesty frankly confessed nc 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 automatic, had been entrusted with
the manufacture of the asp, which Missed
loudly as the principal actress placed it
at her breast. A critic being asked what
he thought of the piece, replied dryly,
g l agree with the asp"
A young author, offering a fve-act
tragedy to a 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 1 killed in the
third"
q Horace" is the title of one of Cor
neille's 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, a good actress
but extremely stout, was one night enact
ing a part in a meiodrama with TaiIlade,
the original Pierre of "The Two Or
phans," who thus had, at one moment,
to carry her fainting off the stage. He
tried with all his might to lift the fat
heroine, but although she helped her
little comrade by standing on tip-tOe, in
| the usual manner, ne was unable to
move her an inch. At this juncture, a
| boy in the gallery cried out, Take what
! you can, and come back for the rest 20
An actress, playing in a piece in
| rhyme, had to begin long speech with
these words: I'll tell you about il
with all my heart, but her memory fail
| ing her, she added quickly: That is,
| if you'll permit me to look at my part 4! -
and Coolly pulled a manuscript from her
pocket, SHE went on reading her lines.
One night trombone player wished
to be absent from the orchestra in a New
/ York theatre, and as there was another
| trombone, instead of asking leave of the
| leader, he resoTted to the expedient OF
| getting a friend to go in and take his
| seat. Watch the other trombone,
said he to his friend, " Puff cut your
cheeks we'll, keep your fingers active,
look alive, and you will pass muster.
All went right until a passage for two
| trombones was reached. Not a sound
from the instrument was heard II
turned out that two trOmbOne-piayers
had resOrted to the same ruse.