Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-06-23
BILL XYE AS A CRITIC.

BILL NYE As A CRITIC.
Ne 0,scouRses Touc4iNolv UPON
ACTOR o'coNNOR's HAMLET.
4 Fsw Rsmarts o. the Manner In which
shs Astss .Dsd Up'' the Piay-IGr.
Nys's Chilling Rsosptsos 1t the star
Theatre
Tue pa&t week has witnessed the closing
debut q the great HhAkespearean humoriss
and smotional IN, Ar james Owcn OCon-
nor q the Star theatre During his extra
ordinary engagement hs has given ~ Ham,
~ PhidiAs and Nhylock, Othello and Richie |
lieu think IKE hia Hamlet best, and yea |
Il b pleasure TO sse him In anything where |
In he kills himself.
Altar ss@ing his Hamlet am of the opin. |
ino that he did wisely In choosing New York
tor debutins purpoeeA for had he chosen
Denver. Col. At ths end OF the third act
kind hands would have removed him from
the stage by meAns Of benxine and a rag.
But James Owen OConnor has done one
thing which take the liberty Of publicly al
luding To He has taken that aaddest and
most melancholy Tit of bloody history, trim.
mesi with AaaaDinations down the back and
sooped up with reinorse. insanity. dnplicity
aud unreQuited love, aud he has dlled Il with
stlvery laughter and caulifiower and niirth.
and vartosss other groceries which the audi
s0ce throw IN from time 70 tiine. thus max
ing st moro OF spectacular piece tnan 1t
under the conservative management OF such
Old school men "a booth. VINO seem 10 thins
shot t1Aniiet sno0'd oe AaKei Iu'i OF sannesA
went 10 see Hamlet, thinking that would
oe welcome, Tor my sympatnles were with
James when beard that Mr. booth was
picking on hlm and eeekinR 70 tnjure him
went 70 the box osiite anu explained VINO
was. and stated that 1ad l'een detailed 70
come AND see Mr OConnof act, aiso that ~
what might say afterwarss my instructions
were n give u 70 booeh and tsarrett u
found thut they bad tan'pere's with the audi
e0ce In any way
Ihe man In the oox once did not recog
ni1f me. but SAID tbnt MR. ro1 WOULD extend
% me the usual cohrtes'eA J asked where
Mr FOX could - Toufd ana ne SAID inside
tnen start.si 70 go INSIDE, out ran against
Total stranger. who was 'oh the door. a. We
say tie was tetiii's resi ana yellow tickeu
into large TIN oven. ana looking tar. lai
away coLV"f$el w'tn MIN III low. passion
ate toiieA amt asked hlin where Mr Foz
could t'e found tie ,tid not know, ou'
ttloaght ne was s'sii I'D E'ifpIe ! went naca
atso toio tne nox oinv tnat Mr FOX was Ill
Europa re sa'i no wouiu ntu hiin IN
s'le wen. Tut now Will get l,sider
askss' eagerly Tor could already, tancleti,
hear the orchestra beginning TO twang III
tyra
WaIk IN. said ne taxing IN u ana CIV
ing hacs hity cehts III change 10 man Will
ness' cal III mrs oVerssmt pocket
! went back and, sprlnI'ns iishtiy ove'
Tue iron Ha.ins WINE tue satekeeper was
thinking over nis glorious past, ! went al
around over the theatre looking Tor Mr..
FOX renlnh Nun haggiing over the price o'
! some vegeta''es wh'rh he was seling at tne
stage h"'' ana wnicn had been contributes
oy adnirers anu Ola sut'st'rlhers 70 mr.
Oooh''o, al previous performances
| hen Mf Fox got throagb Win that
presented To MN my carr1 which Is as good
p'se oi !oo Mors III c1'.ofs az was ever aon'
west OF the Missouri river aud TO which
frequently point with pride
Mr FOX sald ne was sorry. nut that NE
OIonno' ha.i Instructed MIN 70 extend M
courtee''es to the press whatever. The press
he claimed had saAd something derogatorl
70 MI oCohnof as tragshan. and whii'
be personally would oe tickled to death z
give me two dlvais and folding ted nea
the largs hidie, te must do as MI OConno
had b'd Or ba'ie hini. ! forget winch. ant
90 keeping tack his tears with great difh
Guilty he vent me back to the box office. ant
although was already admitted in genera
way, went to the box Office and purchases
seat teiieve no" that Mr Fox though
he had virtually excluded me from the bous