The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-06-11
Tho RInodhnund Hmm,

Last week Col. Haverly, the Napoleonic
| theatrical manager, made II contract with Edwin
Booth for thousand consecutive performances for
Ave hundred thousand dollars and the next day called
| on that eminent tragedian, with his face beaming
with satisfaction.
"Give thee good day, ancient said ''the only
Iago, adabIy; 'you seem to have heard some good
81 have" said the manager, eagerly, "and
BESIDES I've lust struck the greatest Idea heard
of in the theatrical business The biggest thing out
"some advertising scheme, supposeY'' said
the great aesthetic scene,chewer, with polite yawn.
"Not eSactly-hut IN explain: You see of all the
combinations I've had on the road this year, nothing
"rho whatYr asked the pride of the stage.
"Why tho Uncle Toms Cabin troupe, with the
| bloodhound effects, You know. why IT'S the biggest
thing ever struck The troupe has been performing
Only Hundreds turned away every night. All on
account of the dogs, too. Nothing Ike dog star to
draw my dear SIR - ami tina great Snowman laughed
very heartily indeed.
" l congratulate
~ knew you would be glad to hear IT, Inter
rupted the Colonel; 'and now IN give ynu my new
scheme II win Just tickle You To death I've "a
bled to st, Petersburg THE morning fora dozen
siberian bloodbonnds, and / am going tn have them
support you on The leEl.''
90 What, - gasped the paralyzci star OWN
WIN you he Kind enough to repeat mat again,
the manager, hastily. 81 don't propose to bill them
as the principal attraction you; not In the least
My design Is simply to introduce the bioodhounds
into your rerformanceswork 'em In here and there.
you understandable such n way rs to make great
Shakespearean revival Just boom through thIscountry,
and no mlsakc.'
"Oh It is--isit2'' said Booth. grImly.
'Exacty; IN put q frst-rate adapter on your re-
gard to Hamlet, FOR Instance Couldn't we crowd
'em Into the frs. act somehow,
"ob by all means,' said the tragedian, stiug-
Cling with his emotion; going to wedge In runs-
''well no; don see how we could manage that,
be realistic you know. Now--lets See--how would
II do TO have one hound chained To post In the tower
''Just tho thlng-adlnirabe - said the act or.
with a sinister expression about the eyes,
And then In tho scene with your nother-I
mean the Queen. How would II do for tho hounds to
smell out FolOnlus behind the arTas, and yank him
around the stage by the u Of his trousers for Ave
ten minutes. Don't you think that would sorter
''Ishould thlnk 1t would" said the tragedian,
gTltting his teeth
Ing DesdcmOna, which always thought was . very
snide sort of assassination any way how would It APP
pear to have her escape out Of back window, and lbs
chased across lots by tho hounds. the biggest dog
carrying the handkerchief In his mouth TO identity
the scent, as It were2 We could add another scene,
or something. How does it strike YOU -
"oh, magnincent superb go ahead !" Missed
"Or perhaps 1t would he more sensational to have
DesdemOna crawl under the bed and have the dogs
drag her out by bite-proof india rubber hustle
That would brighten mp the act eonaldelasly seems
''shoudu't he surprised, " suortod tho star.
81 don't exactly SEQ our way to doing much with
the dogs In Macbeth, - said the manager, rehectyey
'unless we could f& up one rs belonging to Duncan
and have n smell the blood On Lady MACheths hand
and go for her 10 rapid music. That ought to satisfy
the public, should Imagine
"Way up - assented Mr. Booth, with a sardonc
smile, ''IR that all f''
''That'sal we thought II 80 far, except Romeo
| and Juliet aud Henry ". Ny Idea Is to have
three times during the balcony scene, and hnally
bring down tho house by coming on with couple Of
sections OF stoyoppe on over his legs Ana then ~
Ia "a a a