Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-04-02
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The nationally gratifying fact that ElWin
B0oth has Just made - palpsO.e hit ln
Lordon IN -Shylock' calls - mind H,tle
st0-v told lry our leading star % the writer
one sunday during MS Isl yisit here, while
tskifg a look at tng Golden Gatc from the
lantern of the Point Bonita LIGHTHOUSE.
Once during the DAYS of My eIrig
struggles IN the profession f" ssid Booth. and
while we were barn storuiiu- down in Nir-
giuia. al odd thing happened. which illus
trates :he shifts % which the poor plsye-
Vas then pat in order % e; along. We
were plzving-showing' they called u then
one night - iittle place named Lees
Landing and the tobacco warehouse We had
impr0yise,l into a theatCr Wa croE5cd ~
the planters for miles around. We had
arranged 10 take the weekly steamer that
ne expected ~Ould touch there late that
night, and between The rct- vere al. busy
packing Up. The play Was The Asfshsnf
Of Venice. and Ne were Just going on Or
the court scene. where the Jew insists on
lis Mound al flesh. whcn we heard a whistle
blow. and tie manager came running m n
-av that the steamer had arrived ahead o;
time and uould leave again IN ten minutes
A. that ~. cur only chance Of getting Gown
% Chesapeake for a week ~ were nsttralls
IN = terrible gnaniafy. Ii Ne stop riSh,
here and explain, said the manager, The
audience viii think they have bern cheated
and 70 in fer a free fight. The only thing
Ne can DO i for you fellows o. get up some
sort OF q natural-lke, impTOmptu. elalng
Tor tie piece. and ring down the drop Go
right ahead lsiies and gentlemen, and take
y5us cite from Ned. here. ant be Lurrici
away o. get the luggage aboard
If IL bad been in any other quarter Of
the country / wouldn't have had the assur-
ance % 10 ~ he said. but tie igaorauce ci
the .clav eaters' Of those dsys was something
marvellous, IN when old Oreorgv kuZgle,,
who ~as doing Shylock. got o. where he
.haruenei hi- knife on hi, shoe. l walked
.3lemnly up 10 him and said
-- You src bound % have the he-h arr
You bet your life,' said GeoFge, aader
the impression that hc vas Impr0v.slns very
.kiHtuily indeed.
'.' Nov, I'd make you one more dickeT,' !
continued II addition O. this big beg VI
ducats. III throw IN two se-s % niEg rh@sc
terback. 6 shotgun. aud = couple o. the best
coon dcgs In the state.
Tm hlamei if doa'i DO ii slid sly.
lock much O. the appreciation q the au-
dience who wcTe t01sccc-s1isers and COON
hunters from toe srcuni up
-. And o. -hoa thar there 5 10 bard feel
in- said Ponia. tuckinE up beg legal gown,
well Wind up with }irginry reel
And ~ tho pr0mp--r -trIcS up Money
Musk on his fiddle. Ne danced a couple q
figures. and made s break ,lr the boat -
the curtain icil. amid thunders Of applause
When we 20 On board. tie steamers
clDlan. who hal witnessed the conclusion
o. the play uith great delight. rendered The
rroune The compliment ~ h0t suPpeT. and
re1srked as wc sst down % what was rlFo
tr-a1 in those .palmy days of tie drama -
I'D ike % see the ~ho.s Of that play
sometime. gentlemen Tn blamed u /
Thought that fellow >Aakc-p are hal o.
much -uap O. him.