The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-12-04
EIliston,s f,ooentrioities.

was then playing at the Lyceum. In 1901
he returned to the Haymarket at $40 per
week and two clear benefits During the
season the following grotesque quarrel
and reconciliation took place between
him and Munden. One OF Mundeh's ia.
vorite points in Old Rapid, the Tailor,
("Cure for the HearUache") was to un-
lold new coat Oh the back OF a chair,
and, with all the pride OF an artist, re-
move one by one the papers that envel-
oped the brass buttons. This always
brought down great laughter and ap-
plause. One night Elilston, VINO was
playing Young Rapid, was seized with
an irresls tible impulse to appropriate
this business; he did so, and carried off
the usual honors. AS soon as the scene
was over, Munden, with tears in his
eyes, rushed into the green-room.
"W here is he? Let me tear him to
piecesp he cried. "Where is this jack
anapesW Eliiston had enconsed him
self behind the folds OF Mrs. Glovers
satin dress, but the enraged actor, dart
ing upon him, dragged him forth, and
calling him "assassin," "parricide," ETC.,
soundIy belabored him. Four fgats af-
terward they played together in the
"Road to Ruin" AT the end OF the third
act, Munden again ran into the green
room. "Where ls heP All, Bobby"
said he, running up TO him, 81 forgive
you the buttons. You have made me to-
night-immortalizedy yourself. Pll never
play with any Harry Dorton but you,
| Bobby. You beat us all tonight; but
Bobby" lie added i'll more serious
tone, "don't dash my buttons any
more"
Business had been very bad for some
| time, when the walls were suddenly
covered with bills announcing the ap-
pearance at the Theater Royal OF a
| Bohemian Of extraordinary strength and
stature, who would 60 through various
evolutions with stone Of upwards Of
ton weight, which he would LOSS about
as easily as a tennis ball. The night an
nounced Tor his appearance came; the
house was crowded.; the audience mad
scarcely patience TO listen to the words
of the play, all were on tlp-tOe OF eXpec-
tation for the performance OF this
modern Hercules. At length the cur
| tain fell; then came delay, during
| which impatience broke into furious
camor. At length, with pale woeful
lace, Eliston rushed before The curtain:
| Tue Bohemian has deceived me-" he
cried; "that could have pardoned, but
he mas deceived you, my friends, you;'
and for moment he hid his face behind
his pockethahdkerchief, as though to
conceal his emotion. Then bursting
| forth again he went on: 81 repeat lie
has deceived me; he is not here. The
man Of whatever name or nation he
may be, who breaks his word commits
| an ollense which -" Here his joseph
Surface aphorism was drowned by the
yells of disappointed gods and pitites.
"lhe correspondence" he continued,
as soon as he could again make himself
heard, sis iu my pocket;" and he Dire
| forth number OF letters. "Does any
gentleman here read German? if so, leL
him step forward" No gentleman vol
unteered. "Am 1, then, left aione2
Then Pll translate 1t Tor you" Another
uproar, and one or two voices cried cut
''No, mop Like buckingham, he chose
| to consider this u "oheerful shout and
general acclaim" and replacing the let
ters In his pocket, resumed: 81 obey;
the cores pondence shall not be read !;
but the stone is here; you shall see it;
| YOU are nay patrons, ladies and gentle
men, and you have right to be satis-
fed" Here he winked his eye at the
orchestra, which struck up "rhe Battle
OF Prague" Up went the curtain, and
disclosed huge sand-rock labeled,
| This is the stone." 1t need scarcely
be added, the whole thing was hoax
| from beginning TO END.
His passion for grandiloquent speecl-
making was irrepressibla; ne never neg
lected an opportunity OF addressing the
audience, aud these addresses became to
be regarded as portion of the enter
! tainment; many very highly amusing
etfusions of this kind have been pre-
served. While manager of the Worces!
ter Theater he announced a grand dis
,,In nf trl lsa fnE 10 hl nntif h.,
house was II mere bandboX, and such an
exhibition was totally impracticable
This be we'll knew, and began 10 adroitly
work upon the fears Of the landlord by
hints of the great danger OF such an eX-
hlbition; the latter immediately took the
alarm, and, as Elliston had foreseen,
| forbade it. The announcements, how
ever, were not withdrawn, and the pub
lie swallowed the hoaX-what will IL not
swallow ?-and crowded the theater.
| Without any reIerenc6 being made to
| the great attraction OF the night the per-
! formance proceeded until there grad.
ually rose cry, which soon sWeIled into
a clamor, for the fireworks. Then E lis
ton came forward with stately air; he
| had made the most elaborate prepara
tions, he said. Tor grand pyrotechnic
| display: nothing had been lett undOne.
but at the last moment came the retlec
tion-what OF the danger! The number
OF young, tender girls OF respectable
maLrous, all collected to do him honor
| What il the theater should take
| fire and be burned to the
ground, the property, too, of one OF
! the best and worthiest OF men. Here he
appealed to the landlords most nerv-
Gus person, who was sitting in the stage
box, and who shrank back into cor
ner--to publicly state if he had not, for
the safety OF his property, forbidden the
display. Tue audience, thankful Tor the
great "danger" they mad escaped, ap-
pIauded MIN heartily. "But, ladies and
| gentlemen" he said, in conclusion, 81
am happy to say L have made arrange.
ments that will in some way make up
for your isappointment-the band a.
onsisted OF three very vile tiddlers y
strike up God save the King"
Armure de sole is a beautiful new