Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-08-23

A blnnder committed by q supernu-
merary may give an actor much annoy
ance, but nnis take madeby himself 10
even more provoking Mr. Cooper was
once performing in the character OF Vir-
gihius. After stabbiny his daughter to
save her from the polluting touch of APP
Plus Clandius, Virqilius stands over her
dead body, holding slott tie bloody
knife. Appius commands his lictors to
seize him. The irenzied father shrieks
out, in tones Of desperation
III they dare
To tempt the desperate weapon that 10 mad.
ooned
With drinking my daughters blood, why let
1t PUSHES in amongst them!
Way there, wayr'
Then dashes at the advancing lictors.
he cuts his way through and escapes.
by some unaccoun.Ai,se freak of the
tongue, however, When he heard tht
ssoua.aApa 81 Ap,ius IN. seizhs him. Ia
stcAt 81 exclaihiinY, vrlisis u rslsiies III
amongst them" lie yelled out, In the
most intense rage, "ihns it mls!,as in
arulgst theln"' and da,iliag of tl,c
irrepressible laughter.
In the same play, when the famalr
slave, instis,atet by Appius Clan,.iHs
makes oath that she is tha n thu y!
Virginia, Nirgl,iius brings his iang;'irt
forward and. appealing TO tie cl,lzen-
IN the Forum, exciaims:
''I- this the daughter of slave? know
Tia pot With men rs shrubs aud trees, that .
Tie shoot you snos the raI.k and order OF
IhS stem; vet alto from such stem
pointing UiM Scora at he CONAN
Would look for such shoo,Y'--
laying his hand tenderly on the head OF
his child
In delivering these lines the trageflian
Mr.. John II. Scott, with grea. carnrs:
less and feeling once made the follow, *
strange trhsp,sition 81 the closing
words Of the text:
"who from such shoe. (poi"ti"g to ne
Would look taking his daughter by the hand
For such a tseinI'
Then followed dead silence The
actor was quite unconscious OF the llur
der he had made us.il q slight demon
stra:ion from the audience gave him a.
impression that something haG 2o:N
awrv. when the sternhess OF his features
gradually gave way 10 Az mmi-.ssal,L
smile, and the whole honse, performers
Of laughter.
will venture to add vet another Incl
dent Of somewhat similar character
In the tragedy Of Macbeth" whc,
Malcomes army is seen approaching the
castle. one of the officers of the ns,irp;nr
rhane ruslics into his prose- ice crying
ont. ''There is ten Thousand" wilen
he is emf short by Machett's ccH.emp.n
GUS and indignant excl.spatr,n Of Cheese,
villa'n?" to which 1l,e messenger repli
Soldiers, SIR" Now, on the occasi"n
alluded to, the man came on il hot haste
aud said, There is ten thonsau,i--,"
when Macbeth. turniag fiorca!y Oh him.
cried ont, SOLDIERS, yillain?' ''No.
said the messenger, III tone OF Devil
delment, no. no. Geese, sir And
then the two actors stood st,riug at one
another in blank (iismay, while peal on
peal Of laughter burst from tie audience,
in which the tragedian, unable to pre-.
serve bis gravity, ut last joined. Order
having been restored, al attempt was
niauc |" go Oh WIFI tli5 sccilc, p'it tne
first line to be uttered by Macbeth being
in reference to the s.iriyhts.i appearance
Of the messenger, followed by IA indis-
rant inquiry N t. who the soldiers were,
it was too much tor both act,,r and an
Nence; the laugh reou:nn.acel, and did
not cease until the cur.,Sl. fell.
A conical effect WA oncr pr aiuced by
Charles keinbie (,is Shy.1ck, } bv trans
}. sing uaco;.scnuaiy several letters in
he phrase "Silal | lay le'jnry ucon
my srnl?' and ma,,.in. of il. Shall
lay surgery upon nv poll? No. not for
Veiiice!'