The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-13
FORREST AND TIE ACTORS.
now THE GREtT TR tGEDffN RULED
HIIJIND THE TOOTLIGHIS.
~A. Tcrror. Of Ills RAG ,Jnwic.on's Frnc-
,c.i .Iohr The Gladiator and the SUPER.
rorrcs, Frightened by " Lion BLINDNESS !"
.h,,ar.u Romance OF His Only th'iu.

....ur-. pf his 'aitf'r. itI, NOV lt''ii'i,
d.. I.. terror with which h' N-utlN lSplI,u
h fellow actors. hr was frequently inau, IN"
.unct OF pra tlral jokes / 70 see nun ival1h
Nnl -r ,',lrsas fully repaid consr TRAITORS for
III fu.y ran in playin- their tricks.
Wn0n to'i, ' 81 was III, WIS lriendiv Win
baP.2 w.rli oven with George Jameson. and
i".irr lh,, wore llgyins. AZ gnfie D. at
'u,r WV If r,i.arsul. The Young man who
,i4v.I F-nN.n was very nervous. AMI Forrest
i,nI rr.t ,ifli atty IN R"tting him tr unry
Ir- Ia that % enc where the Cardinal says.
-"So u..n.r,l.. boy mark u'e not'h-a deep onc,'
H.. wanted him To- stand in particular spot
In vain he pointed out Just where II WAS tue
jis..y.s never seemed To- mt II exactly. Thor
nu,nly out If ,ut. rn'e at last. the tragccian
Wncr'- the oarponter2 Bring the carpcn-
nr ,n1,',,''i, lrei what he could want with
,b,i ,.,rp.nf.r. lut iur rehearsal wis stopped
uutii fha carp1iar came with his tools. For
r-l pointed uHt y'iinlh lngvt 81, ,i' nHs1I
nrd q ruy babe him driNr mall thcre Which
H'"> 49, SIR" he said to the abashed Francois
Tr, marx y "a not Ia deep un"-thni you
Va |s.o. Now. th,nN you VIII know whore !
want lnu to stand stand right ON thut mall sir
TINS certainly WIS a hnppv thought and both
the star amt tn" stripping were mutuaN
/. .-. , hut Jau son. creut practical lok .r.
hla-e happy Thought 1t 'lanr'd that the
nail nat been driven into th" very eonfr" ol "a
trip and not bong. on ia that en- when 1t
,-,idr o. h' act H. Jawicsou won't hclpW Oh"
v tu his hand ON Ffdnf1's hcad;
- mongr'lr. b'y,mnrk the not'hI,a d'cp
ong tns 'Tsp snad n.y. n,';1n TO d t , ,nd
upon il. and b" gradually sank down. 80 that
l. Inc time Ric'eiieu cam 90 the famous lin"'
beneath H. r1 lsn Of m. men, ennrSH sre" the pen Is
ue hoy WIS out ~ sight. and Forrest had to
ON -N the s'onr without him.
on course. no rulprit could De found and the
a.rwl- heavy with FurrrsilIn uafN~.
In t.r -am' theatre. ~ ihc Same engagement.
SUI lcl. ght t. toll. lhr Gladiator was put
a and In The ,.ne where The sup,s have h.
500 aud handle him rou-hly. tAov wrrr -
arHd may tl'{ wrr' almost AFRAID to tourh him.
vi, doqt you taxi hold Of mo u if you
noaut q hrreItnis way, and Fralting two
4 Aasiy consultation took place among the
gentlemen of the ballet. and one OF them said.
lou want tins To- Ice a real light. do yuu,'
You shall have it. was the reply.
When the scene cum" IN ~ night tho bold
preached Forrest. and with his closed fist dealt
,niatrrlii, hoy on The ngsr. and his trusiy
Surprised and guaded To- madness by pain.
Forrest o.1cd the foremost and flung him Ii 'ad-
hong into tue orchc ~tra, and pit he'd INTO the rest
with such good viii that one was sent spravlin-
~ at the wings. another measured his lenlstD
On On. stage. another lay doubled ttp az tn, loot
ilsli> ana nothrr ran out on the roof lie
uow- down in l"ss than nofime the entire
srny Ia whom he ought 1" have surrendered.
iaul thar they called ana r. all q the great trd-
gNuu. Little suspcrtiug that the day ought
really g. have gone IN favor Of the yanQu ish"d.
FORESTS physique Was 50 woudcriul that he
utkfii tilH very gladiator he portrayed. G. ORG
Jameson once determined 10 put his strength
AMI cuuriNs" IN the test 10 he told nm Rat
,vmrtudy was waiting to see him ON very par
i'uar business IN u certain room III the old
They went TO the place together, and Jamie
ton mOtioned to him 10 70 In first which he dit
hAd Jameson immediately turned the key
loo IN llIf krt4. Iar amt
Forrest could not understand the matter. and
tgan 10 wag his head. grind his teeth and
grHNl IN that well known way of his. His crow
Nas answered by another grow and low
rlmhAns roar. Having become aceustc med TO
he darkness, he saw two groom yellow glistcn-
M eyes and ccmprehendcd that lac was locked
W With Il lion.
IAgy want 10 try my courage, he mutterd,
but ITS not Il fair heht-single- handed and
III t'gan 70 pound on the door and howl for
holy, the a. Il grumhling all tn" time. hut with
mt showing any desire to attack him. I'll"
great irgsedlan crept around the room N fear
mi hpwl"d so. that Jim Nixon. OF circus iamc.
~ owner II the monarch OF the forest. ran INTO
u" room Ia know what the mutter was. For
- ip'r Wac OF "a blucish whitc, anu his knees
WI shaking.
Taxing the lion by the tail, Nixon slune him
NJ 10 corner, saying with great contempt,
What is thai the sort of hrutH you're AFRAID
~ IAh, H. then said that i WIS n poor.
tn-"ui hroken-d wn Oeast without o. IN ia
T. head tiN he Kept in the room comio rtahly.
l. j va living of Odd aAr
Forrest was very sore over this practical Jokc.
ILL., i.4,i "ul u, I"'I uh, non l., -
l''iE 1ls '''''' "h' H'u''e''h1 'uIses'
IWl- one. playing one ~ the appartion- ia
~ l.' ii.' "hr w" wears ui,3n NJ ny
Liwn F,rr, 81 oriv slpi,',rti NJ. me 49, h. yla,,e
M "a i,,.I. W 49, up ~. " u y, "I i'ieu
~ li, i,Id' n} III H., sh.u
lan-oi II ~. down l'ivon i.S,.t,,. l",yt
-!i- Lrpafng."
J 90, - CAV. vent to one of thosa low. u..nt-ur
r when would shake the s,ul OF liz hlO,-iy
iu. ti"n III h. Ms ., ,''''" ur 81 ,Ir.'
snI that my ground bOi D. wouli H.. his broad
kAertlel ~. alter dr. -- n, ior the street |
here than hi- bury irun" loon, d ~ II. Inc
c.-tnr'. coming direct ward. and. as | suu-
-"d, makin- directly for me-.
d with terror. | 0'iur I'd my little body
fNH IN two srofl'-~ ..nl To-" near T. came b.
.-tH la the further along pushed. unit iy
le time he lot opIos e. tn' lai- / WIS ,lr..ty
rn. rr iile DO rider ll-liS aui Ia. MlI-ilt -4uuil-
49, 80 t.at uulu ~ moment. the su!!t.r showed
~.rut-nnt s. ,rlnl. lllt--aud 3 MT Iue u.t.lu..
intt ''i. Very ,ontr, Of IN STAG. Hardly know
us boss qlmo thore. picNrd ms sali ~ amid
Ne ytI.. OF the au on -o aud s,inlpar.d m III.
t.ps @. eide j.S i.~t a. ny u..ls .ould larry
4il D.. Nri -fit.t,.I until Mits s,li. al hOlu.
frpt had onlJ l-eu coming down Tor hl-
ffhD He arr ycd Just ia time "a b'holl the
't'H-l Do fiiiis. amt me- sfi,rti