Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-07-10

| continued the manager hastily. II
don't propose to bill them as the princi-
pal attraction over you; not in the least.
My design is simply tC introduce the
bloOdhounds into your performances
work 'em in here and there, you under
stand-in such way as to make our
great Shakespearean revival just boom
through this country, and no mistake"
ooh. it ISIS it," said Booth, grimly.
Exactly; III put first-rate adap-
ter on your repertoire tomorrow. Now
what is your idea in regard to Hamlet,
for instance? Couldn't we crowd 'em
into the first act somehow
"Oh, by all meaus," said the TRACE
dian, struggling with his emotion; "go-
ing to wedge in a runaway niger,
tOO%'
"Well, no: don't see how we could
manage that, exactly" said Haverly,
thoughtfully. ''Twouldn't be realistic,
you know. Now-let's see-hOw would
it do to have one hound chained to a
post in the tower scene, where he could
bay at the ghost?" .
AUST the thing-admirable" said
the actor, with a sinister expression
about the eyes.
"And then in the scene with your
mOther-I mean the Queen. How
would it do for the hounds to smell out
PolOnius behind the arras, and yank
him around the stage by the luff of his
trousers for five or ten minutes. Don't
you think that would sorter whoop up
the audience"'
81 should think it would" said the
tragedian, gritting his teeth.
"And then there's OthellO. Instead
of smothering Desdemona, which al
ways thought was very snide sort of
assassination anyway, how would 1t APP
pear to have her escape out ola back
window, and be chased across lots by
the hounds, the biggest dog carrying
the handkerchief in his mouth to ident-
ify the scent, as it were? We could add
another scene, where she could be freed
in practicable apple tree or something.
How does it strike YOU"
"Oh, magnificent, superb! Go ahead
Kissed the histrinnic celebrity.
"Or perhaps it would be more sensa-
tional to have DesdemOna crawl under
the bed and have the dogs drag her out
by bite-proof indiana-rubber hustle.
That would brighten up the act consld-
cradle, seems to me-"
shouldn't be surprised" snOrted the
star.
al don't exactly see our way to doing
much with the dogs in Macbeth said
the manager, reflectively, "unless we
could fix up one as belonging to Duncan
and have it smell the blood of Lady
Macbeth's hand. and go for her to rapid
music. That ought to satisfy the pub
lie, should imagine"
"Way up" assented Mr.. Booth, with
q sardOnic smile. us that all?'
That's all I've thought of so far, eX-
cept Romeo and Juliet and Henry v"
NV idea is to have Romeo chased out Of
the backyard by the dogs two or three
times during the balcony scene, and
finally bring down the house by coming
on with couple of sections of stove
pipe OH over his legs. And then as to
Falstaff, we must try to work over the
text so as to admit of his being driven
across the stage five or six times by the
whole pack, the effect ending in a
dummy Falstaf being yanked on and
torn to pieces by the purps down by the
foOtlight-piece of liver inside, you see.
Don't you think that would cause the
public to take fresh interest in Shake
speare. and work up regular furror In
the legitimate, and-but, great Scott!
MIR. Booth, what's the matter? What
makes you look that wayw
"Oh! it's nothing-nOthing, assure
YOU" said the tragedian, huskily. Col
onel where can meet you tonight as
late as possible; some place where we
shall be sure not to be interrupted.
want to see you alone-otoae, mind
youw and the great actor laug he'd in
a manner peculiar to Iago in the last
act. GLOW would 8 o'clock tomorrow
morning and the stage of Booths Thea
tire suit you? l should feel more at
home there"
"Wby - really L - certainly of
course, I-good morning" and the mys-
titled manager hastily withdrew and
walked off muttering to himself:
"What the blazes is the matter with
Ned? Looks kinder wild. Guess he
must be out of sorts this morning.
These stars are Internally cranky, some
times"
Meanwhile Mr.. Booth was enga ged
i'm writing a note to the leader of the
orchestra requesting him to be on hand
at the hour specified with three violins
and bassoon as he intended to kill a
man and needed a little rapid music
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