The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-24
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Anecdotes Of the Stage.


Anecdotes OF the Stage.
Lord Faulkner, the author Of the
play called "The Marriage Night"
vas chosen while very young to sit
in Parliament, and when he was first
elected some of the members opposed
ais admission, urging that, lie had
not sosca his scid oats sThen," he
replied, sit will be the best place to
sow them in the house, where there
are 50 many geese to pick them ap.'
Actors frequently find it difficult
to remember their parts after a "long
rum" Wien "The Beggars' Opera
had been played in London seventy
odd times "a great event in those
days;) Walker, the original Captain
Macheatl, one night forgot the text.
"Hello" cried Rich, .your memory
ought to be good by this time"
IN y memury's good enough"
growled Walker, "but you can't exs
pect it to last torever.'
& Mrs. Siddons was once very smuclf
pleased with a young actor who
played "Norvar' to her "sLady Ran
dolph;'' but she told him that much
as his talents had impressed her, che
was too little TO- become great ac-
tor The prediction was, falsified,
for the little sNorval'' became the
great Kean. SIS .,. si,
- When the King of the sahdwicls
Islands was entertained at d concert,
he was asked what instrument he
preferred. His majesty frankly con.
fessed lie liked the drums better
than any other instrument in the
! orchestra. ggAa fst&Iss Ai.a
In aplay Of which Cleopatra was
the heroine, Vancauson, the celebra-
ted maker IF automata, had been en-.
trusted with the manufacture Of the
asp, which Kissed loudly as the .prin.
1 - III . Il. - q,
cipal actress placed it at her breast.
A critic being asked what be thought
Of the piece, replied dryIy, Il agree
with the asp 's f'..'
|, A young author, offering a Gve-act
tragedy to a manager, described his
work thus: "My play is 4 master
piece; it must be success, as ! have
! tried to satisfy the public BY making
the action extremely tragic. All the
characters die in the, third act"
"Then, what personages occupy the
stage during the, last two acts2''
! inquired the manager. 'The
ghosts Of those whom, / killed in the
third"
> Horace is tue title Of one OF
. Comedies tragedies, in which the
heroine; Camille; il murdered by the
. actor impersonating the title role
A celebrated actress was playing Ca.
i mile one night at the Theatre Fran.
(caise, Paris, when, just before re-
= ceiving her deathblow, she slipped
and fell heavily on the stage
3 @Horace'' politely rushed forward
: helped her up, and then stabbed
4 her. 53a als wa
7 Madamoiselis susanne LAGER, I
good actress but extremely stout, wa
: one night enacting d part ID melo
" drama with Taillade, the origina
Pierre Of "The Two Orphans, VIII
n thus had, at one moment, to carr.
It her fainting Of the stage. He triet
e with all his might to lift the ia
y heroine, but although she helped he
!. little comrade BY standing on tiptoe
It in the usual manner, he was unabl
10 to move her an inch, At. this juno
s :. ture, boy in.the gallery cried out
y aTake what you can; and come bacl
n for the rests 49, do. r
'e An actress; playing in apiece i
- . rhyme, had to begin long speec
= with these words: s'I'll' tell 20
= about it with all my heart" but he
IL memory failing her; she added quicl
$ ": afhat Is; II you'll permit me I
= :. look at my paft!' and coolly pullin
e. a manuscript from her pocket, eli
m went on reading her lines. go
az One night q trombone play
s q wished to be absent from The orche
N. ira in a New York theatre, and ,
is, there was another trombone, inste.
is Of asking leaye Of the leadsr, hs. +
sorted to the expedient ofgetting
- friend togo in and take his see
,e. "Watch the other trombone ga
he be to his friend, ''put ont 80
he cheeks we'll, keep your fingers acti,
,us look alive, and you will pass music,
tic All went right until passage