The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-31
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Stephen Kemble used to relate how one
day, meeting brother stroller who COM
planned that he had not had a dinner for
many days. he offered to take him to d
hospitable place WHARF he could eat as
much as he liked and have nothing to pay
The hungry actor, Of course, delightedly
accepted the invitation, and Kemble led
the way into an immense turnip- field, and
bade him set to. His companion remon-
strated at what he called cruel joke
"Well, I've, dined here myself all the
week, was the answer. Landladies were
laid under contribution as well as farmers
! by the impecunious players, and we fire.
quehtly read Of flights by night from IN
paid lodgings, and bundles ana boxes
| dropped out of windows into friendly
hands below. But the most ingenious
method of escaping an unpaid 1andlady
wasthat once reSorted to by John Kenible,
| when left penniless in a town. The good
woman was i'll, and procuring a top he
whipped it night and day over her head
until in sheer despair, she ordered him to
quit the house with bag and baggage
which was exactly what he wanted. Tate
Wilkinson, the manager of the York cir
cult, gives some amusing pictures of a
strolllng actors life. He plays Romeo,
George BarnweH, Orestes, and three or four
other parts at Maidstone, and at the end of
the week receives six shilings, while the
! profits upon his benefit amounted to one
shilling and si4pence, and two candle ends
Candle ends were important items in the
shares; what remained unconsumed after
the performance was over were equally
distributed. A little further on Tate
sketches some of the members of a stroll
ing company at Portsmouth. Mrs. White
was a most extraordinary character, and
worthy Of record. Whenever Burden, her
son-in- law, gave oGense, which was almost
perpetuany, she used thus to harangue her
daughter; "Ma'am, you've married feller
beneath you; You played Lucy last night
in The Minor better than Mrs. Cibber
could have done, upon my sould, and yet
this scoundrel would hurt such divine
cretur." "True, mamma" replied the
daughter; "but suppose he should cut his
throat ?"> 'Let him cut his throat; but he
won't cut his throat-no such good luck.
But I'll tell you what if you contradict me,
I'll fell you to my feet and trample over
your corse, Ma'am, for you're limb.
Ma'am-your father on his DEATH bed told
me you were limb. You are as pure as
ermine, Ma'am, except with Sir Francis
Dolval Delaval,I } and you shan't live with
your husband, Ma'am; you've no business
to live with your husband, Ma'am; the
first women of quality, Ma'am, don't live
with their husbands, Ma'am. Does Mrs.
Elmy live with her husband, Ma'am? No,
Maam. Does Mrs Give live with her hus-
band? No. Maam. Does Mrs. Cibber
live with her husbandp No, Ma'am, So
now, you see, Ma'am, the best women OF
fashion upon yearth don't live with their
husbands, Maam." "What is parenthe-
sis ?" inquired the daughter one day. 20
what an Internal limb of an actress you'll
make" burst forth the mother, Indignantly.
"What, not know the meaning of prem.
tice! Why, prentice, Ma'am, is the
plural of prentices! Belgauia.