Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-22
SErOlling PLAYERS.

Il lurpip field was frequently the diolog hal'
of Z stage kipg. writes correspondent 10 l4on
don. STEPHEN kemble used to relate how QUO
day, meeting G brother stroller VINO comp'aloeu
that he lad not had dlDucr Tor many days.hc
offered to take him to hosp!table placs "here
he could cat as much as be liked and have noth
ine to pay. The hungry actor OF COURSE delight
edIy accepted thcinVltatlon, and hemblc led iho
way into go immense turnp field, and bade MIN
set tc His compabloo demonstrated al "ua1
ho called cruel Joke. >,
"WflI I've dined here myself all the week,
was the answer. LaudIades were laid under
contribution as we'll as farmers by tho lmpccu.
NOUS players, and we frequently read OF flights
bv night from unpaid lodgings, and buIdies
ard boxcs dropped out CT windows INTO friendly
hands below. But the most ingcrous method
ol escaping au unpaid Iaudlady was that onoe
rssorIcd to by John kembe whcn cit pennl
less ia o town. The coed woman was III, and,
procuring TOP, he whipped it night aud day
over her head, uuti ir sheer despair she or
dsred him to Quit the house with bag and bag
page-Yhich was exactly what he wanted. late
WiIkipson, the manager Of tie York circuit,
gives some anusing pictures OF the strolllug
actors life.
lie plays Romeo, George BlrowelI, Ofcstea.
and three or iouc other parts at Milestone, and
ct the crd Of the week receives g., While the
nroGts upon his benefit anouot to Is. 81. anu
two candle ends Candle ends we're import,
ant items 10 the shares; what renamed
uDcousumcd after tic performance was
over were equally distributed. a little further
IN Tate sketches some OF the members OF a
strn!iiuy cnppany at Portsmouth. Mrs;
| Whit. waia mos Y raGrGl0aiy character, ana
9o,,by ut record. Whenever BuTdep, Der
son 10 Law, gave cH3Ise. winch was almost
| perpetually, che used thus TO harrangue her
daughter: M IAN, you've married teller
beneath you; you played h1cy last nIght -
The Minor, better than Mrs. Clooer oou'u
have done, upon my soul, aud yet th,s s'ouo
drel would hurt such dlVlnc creIrr -,
True, mamma" replied the daushtei; .,I hu'
snppose be should cat his throat h'I
l.; ~ c,,t his throat; bu, he won cut his throat
IN snch coed luck. But LII tell you what,
if pou contradict me, Ill fell you to my feet
and ,ramplc ov.r your corpse, ma am tor you re
a l;mh. ma'sm-your father on hls dcathDcd
IoId nc YOU we're limb. You are as purc az
J erminc, ma am, except with Sir tfarcis IOWA
DalsvaI), and you shan't live With your nus
band, ma an; YOU We no bus ness to live wiz
unur husband. ma'am; the tt5t women VI
nsI;tv ma'am, don't live with their husoandE
a,am D1cs Mrs. Eny live with her hus
hanS M maam? No ma 'am. Dots Mrs. CllVt
i;ra I1a', n;,h her husband? No, ma'am. Does
, Mrs, Cbbcr i've with her husband! NO o
f ma'am MAJ s. now you see, maam,' the b. b: $, s
women W Of fashion upon yearth, don't 1--we VIII
= their husbands, a'am.' What Is pareo
thcsis?" Inquired the daughter one asy:N,l
oh, what an Internal limb Of an &C Iess you =
make!" burst forth the mother Indignantly
, What? Not know the meaning OF ptsn..or pr n.SD
why, prentice, mann, is the plural OF pesn
lticest'