National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-02-05

display the quality of his temper. He was playing
in The Inconstant; or, Wine Works Wonders"
in which he has TO submit to having his nose
pulled by bully. This latter part was assumed
by Billy" Mestayer, who, by accident, gave
Adams delicate organ O much more vigorous
twinge than was set down on the bills. Adams
was too good-humored to be annoyed at this, but
he resolved that when it came to the scene IN
which it was his turn to pull the bullys nose he
would pay Messenger off in his own coin This de-
termination he communicated privately to McCul-
Tough, and the latter for the sake of the JOKE IN
turn informed Mestayer of Adams intention.
Mestayer at once braced his nerves for the attack
Nature had blessed him with one of the latest,
--LATEST and most insignificant little noses ever put
upon human face. and, in order to protect it the
better from Adams threatened attack, he took the
preeaution to smear it literally with cold cream,
so that when the star later in the play attempted
TO pull it he could not hold on at ALL and only sue
ceeded in greaSing his own fingers. Still Adams
was determined to repay Mestayer after his own
fashion, and created shouts of laughter on the
stage and in the audience by repeated though in
efectual attempts to pull that doubly fatty nose.
Some time after the Adams engagement Law
renee Barrett arrived in San Francisco and be-
came great favorite. Mccullough admired him
greatly and shortly afterward they began playing
together They travelled TO different parts Of the
Pacific coast mining regions, and experienced
many incidents characteristic of that pecular
country.
One Sunday evening as Mccullough now recalls
with much amusement, they dined with the NIL
lionaire Mackey and afterward. on the same even
ing. PLAYED in Richard ILL., at Gold Hill. The
audience assembled in the hastilyimprovised and
primitive theatre was a peculiar one, composed
entirely of men, who were in most cases accom-
panied By their dogs. The animals, with barks
and howls occasionally interrupted the scenes or
Joined in the applause of the men. Mccullough
was cast for Richmond, and during the earlier
scenes of the play in which he is not required TO
appear it his duty to be in front of the house
and keep an eye on the box-ofiee. While in this
position he was much impressed by the ludicrous-
ness of the scene in the theatre and the fact that
the stage was so eramped that King Richards
pulmes swept the ceiling. Still further, he was
amused by the fact that the kings retinue, the
army of Richard the attendants upon the queen.
the populace and all the other accessories of the
tragedy consisted of one little, lean and hungry
looking supcrnumerary. So when Richard cries out
" Has any careful friend discovered yet the num-
Der of the rcbels?' Mccullough, in front of the
house. could not for the life of him, refrain from
exclaiming: "Yes, there's just one of them-a
little one%
This sally was greeted with roars OF applause,
ana eVIuentIY gave lar STeiiter tluseilehl W Vic
audience Of miners than the most careful acting
would have done.
Subsequently, when it became McCullough's
turn to go on the stage and address his army as
he was again confronted by that same
lone supernumerary and so vehemently detained
his part that the poor wretch became terribly
alarmed and ran off the stage, leaving Richmond
to finish his speech to an invisible army, amid
shouts of laughter from the audience and means
of despair from the conscientious Barrett-Ne1
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