The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-30
MY FIRST APPEARANCE.

given for saying that was very pretty.
At all events, everybody told me So
too frequently, perhaps; and, indeed, it
could only have been to my pretty face
that was indebted for my engageme ut
at the Royal Paragon Theater.
| Whatever slight amount Of histrionic
talent may have developed itself in IN 9
in after years, was, at the time to which
l refer, certainly latent, but quite un-
| suspected.
Tuus, my sole duty, in my roe of
Queen of the Fairies, was to look as
beautiful as possible; and, if one may
believe half that one hears, think that
i | tul flied my task to the satisfaction Of
every one concerned.
My memories of the stage are very
bright and happy; and, indeed, strange
lily enough, the only sad one is that Of
the very night on which | entered upon
nv career.
twas Boxing-night, and my birth
day, too, SO that have several reasons
for remembering the date with exact
ness; and, as matter of course, our
ohlei attraction was grand Christmas
pantomime.
| Although so many years have passed
away, the terrible events OF that night
impressed themselves SO indeliDly upon
|
are present with me now, and l can
recollect distinctly even the title OF the
piece.
| The theater was situated in particu-
larly pantomimi cally inclined neigh bJr-
| hood, and tue street in which 1T wa
placed was one OF mauy similar
Lnoroughfares in that district ofLondon.
Always thronged, morning, noon, and
night, with pooriy-dressed men and
women OF the Worklng-classes, sober
and industrious enough as a rule, but
now and then, particularly upon Satuf-
day and Monday nights, reellng and
staggering along, shouting III noisy
recklassness, anu occasionally indulg-
| ing in iree fight When uuder the Anil l.
ence of strong drink.
There could not have been a vast
amount of spare cash floating about
| around the Paragon, and yet il was Il
very rare occurrence for the house TO
have a scanGy audience.
| But on B0Xing-nIght, even the poorest
would have leit Kind Of conscience
qualm If he or she did not 20 and see the
| pantOmlme.
| The Paragon audience liked to have
| plenty l0r Lnelr money. ana so the doors
were thrown open at d quarter past six,
| the performances commenced at seven
and the lasL straggler was seldom fairly
outside the door OF the tneater Until
nearly mid -llght.
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part.
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