, 1877-03-04

alter the catastrophe so that the munarcn,s l'le
was spared. Still permission Tor tue peIlola
to whisper. that ssthe example set by the hero
iue would be dangerous hint to other Efaans a7.s
then shining at the court OF Charles IL. III tne
same rank Of Royal distinction" Ine pctioi ~
ance OF the first net Of Colley Cibher y,
:. Richard H." was prohibited i on on ~ r. smonld
be likely to put people IN mlno r. o.
the ill.forfuncs of the deposed King James T.,
then an exile in France. After George ~ pc,
came insane, the pertormane &C Of hing !. leu,
at Covent Garden. was stopped occ;tase 'r- ~"
sentel on the stare. As late as 1905 the per-
formancc Of "The Wan1ercr," an adaptation a o.
the German of hotzebue, WAS not Ato"su' w ~
for the reason that it was founded On tne w.
ventures OF the Young Preenaen ;.oe us, us re-
fused lor an English version Of Victor Hue9s
uRuy Bias, u because it was thought that certasn
passages might be construed as rcneeung ~, ~
farorahly upon the proposed marriage o. tne
Queen viii. FOREIGNER; sii III, m9Is ne d,.lnstizii..
Disraeli's novel, Conlngsby." but was ollleas-
" notified from the Lord Chamberlain that the
representation would not be permitted oa "
count Of tho political BEARING ot the noVel. I'll,
An,ou. the most curious things connected WILL
n1ays all1 players are tile attempts to
EyApE THE PROHIBITION or DRAMATIC REF
RESERVATIONS IN LONDON,
except at the regularly licensed theatres; 1t
was held that this prohibition did not Apply 10
performances to Which 'herc was uu en'' II ana
admission, and not cir c1l III theatre. a. one
time it was advertised that '.at Clooer.s
Academy, in the laynlarict, will be concert,
after which will be exhibited Eratis) Teheassai
in form OF play, called 'Romeo and Julet.
The 'sconcert" was, OF course, on!y tne olu.nns
overture, which the audience mast pay 10.
hearing; and ii any Of them chose to remain
for the t'relearsal." thcywcre quite welcome to
do SO. The fa1uous Macklln opened LUG un-
licensed Haymarket for the purpose, as WIS H.
nounced, Of constructing untledged performers
how to act" Money was not TO DC !ahen ~ tue
doors, but "no person will be. adnhtta1 except
by pricsssd tickets, which Will pc oellSefeu ~
3ir. Macklin at his house in Bow street." "
course, professor could not be preyented from
giving lessons, aud it would be hlFu II ne couln
then, without charge, in order TO Judge Of Iii, his
capacity as teacher. aud II they chose 10 ouy
Il bit Of printed pasteboard Of hin, whose busl-
ness was it, Foote, the most fmpudent OF act,
ors, tried lnnumetaDle doa@es: ~ ouG pIiiuu ,
he would publicly invite hls lf1enas to t!ie LAY
market "to drink q cup OF chocolate WIN nm
and be would do his best to make INC y1slt i
pleasant ouc." Such and saGn persons, p'9se,
naming characters in his tarccs-fiad pfolnssea3
to be present and assist min anu spee4n
cards Of inyltstton could DC haa az suen and
s,1cl coiice-housc,C1or eonSioeIatlon, S E, o "
course. When the hour came, Ar. Footc was a
extremely sorry that the chocolate was aot qu1te
ready; but, while 1t WIS preparloS, ne "oulo'
"with the KIND pcrmssion OF ms 1risnus' piu pn,
ceed with the lesson ~Men ne wy ssius lo"
ing in the pleasing art OF acting. ~ ~ c9urse'
nobouy wanted lor tne loIthcou!nS " Iue .noeu e
lafc. lhen, III orucr 70 accoEnllouate ac.-
erM persons VINO we're aes11eus - Spenuln5 ~
hour with MI. tootc, out louno INC morning
ineonyenent hls 1flenu5 ~e[e pnteis ~ int,si naif
l.
past III the evening casus o1 lus4taalon ~
be had as before. VI course, the tea was as as
mythical as the chocolate hao peeh, anu o.
course there we're young p4ase1s W w lnsti
Mr.. Cook gives numerous anecdotes, mary OF
them quise new to US, u tne SHUTS: 'eSptaiehss'
and incidents OF player-ll1e.
THEATRICAL ROWS
figure largely. lie 1neatfica! License
bill WAS very unpopnlar; the INST
play performed under it was hissed of the
stage, and the poor author, VINO had oeen SO
wicked as to have bis piece licensed By the lord
chamberlain, narrowly escaped SOUND druo-
blnS. Another play Was subsequently yenturea,
and disturbances were anticipated. Halt an hour
before the performances we're to BEGIN, the pit
WIS in IN uproar; but the author was equal to
tho occasion. He had prepared prologue
pitching into the French, the natural enemies Of
the English, by which the mob were put into
good hulnor, which was raised to wild delight By
the play itself, in which ss the excellence and
virtues Of English beef were eztoI1ed, and it was
maintained that it was owing to the qualities Of
It's juice that the English we're SO courageous
and had such solidity OF understanding, which
raised them above ali the nations in Europe;
and the noble old English pudding WAS lar be-
yond the finest ragouts ever invented by tae
greatest ge0irses that France ever produced -
John Bull who had come prepared to uphold
the ancient liberties Of the British stagc, BY his
sing down the play, was wild with applause at
the abuse layished upon the French; and NC
arc told that s from that time the licensing law
was executed without the least trouble"
TUE s.MAKE-Up" OF ACTORS
Is matter Of no little consequence. It is not
very difficult for young actor to disguise linn
self SO us to look old but, until the fountain Of
Immortality or the elixir Of life is discovered.
we apDreLend that the CONVERSE will not be SO
easy, at least for female performers. Perhaps
the dearest approach to this was made By Mile.
i;uimard. q famous French opcra-danvcr. who
used to have her portrait, painte4 in early YOUTH
always upon her d.cssing-table, and every morn
ing SHE used to paint herself in SO Us to GORE
spoud with the picture, and for many years was
n1aryelously successful. At last her face would
Iook Young no longcr,-altloush her limbs were
as ullpble as evcF.-and she retired from the
stage: but when yarsinr upou thrcescort- aud
Zen she was persuaded to give final exhibition
Of her art, The curtain was lowered SO as to
concc,1 thn -hnad and shoulders of Aha f1orrer. j..