St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-20
"OTHELLO" BUTCHERED.
How Brooklyn Receives Shakes
pearean Actors When Their
Acting Is Bad

Acting Is Bad.
James Owen O'Conor faced the largest
audience which has yet greeted him at
the Academy of Music Saturday even
ing when he played "Othello." He had
a good paying house, which was some
consolation for the unmerciful guying
received. The Lincoln club, $50 strong,
filled the parquet and had a great deal
of amusement. 1t brought very big
basket of roses for DeSdemona miss
Jessie Villars), who did very well i'll
spite of the awful disturbance which
ragged about her. 1t was utterly impos-
sible for any person who sat four seats
back from the front to hear what was
said.
Othello was greeted with:
''Ah, there, Uncle Tom!'
''How's your heart, Jimmie?"
''IIot corn"
''lce."
Convey, you're good actor"
''Nyah, nyah. l believe we was born
in Tipperary."
The scene between Othello and Iago,
in which the latter eXcites the Moor's
jealousy to the pitch OF murder, was
greeted with these shouts:
"Owney, your whiskerS are leaking
''Wowr-r-r-r-r-r." Fish horns and
rattles.)
"Speech, speech"
"O'COnor at the bat"
GA three-bagger."
ca lemon sails majestically from the
gallery at Othello).
"Owney, don't like your puddin'
feet"
We'll ruffle you after the show,
Jimmy,
Say, Jimmy, you're getting sun
burnt
Chorus of harmonious, ROSTERS and
war whoops).
Zone stack of whites. Let 'em
Gomez
"Roast beef, corn beef, chops. steaks
and oysters. Coffee in the dark,
white wings, sunny side up"
zone Shipwreck."
When Othello and Desdemona have
their exciting interview, after the
MOor's jealousy is first aroused
"Ah there, DesSy."
''YOu pretty creature"
''He's mashin. the one in black all the
same" Can alluSion to Emilia.)
us that the colored coachman,
DeSsy?'
What size boots do you wear,
Othello?''
Emilia was given a hearing till she
said, What he'll do with it heaven
knows"
God knows what he will do with it.
maybe he'll lose it,
eco on after him and see"
When OthellO bears Iago to his knees
and raises his own hand, calling on him
to swear
''Ah-h-h-h-ha."
:'Get him laughing and hit him in the
neck"
mo Sullivan and Mitchell business -
''Out on first"
Judgment! judgmentn (Fishhorns,
harmonious and tin WhiStles.).
Pay him his salary and let him 60"
cob my. oh my. Oh N.Y.
'Who ever heard of O'COnnor?"
"W no Is O'Conor? First in war, first
in peace. first in the hearts of his coun-
trymen" grand breakdOwn.)
Its your treat, Jimmy
drop dead"
Who stole the ham? Jimmy
O'COnor."
"Talk United States''
I'm just beginning to like you,
Jimmy"
AT the end of the third act the biz
basket Of flowers brought by the Lin
coin club was presented. 1t was the
first genuine ray of kindness that
O'ConOr had received since his coming
to Brooklyn. He was highly delighted
When he received the basket thu house
cheered him for five minutes steadily
and seemed to have a good deal OF
kindly feeling in its demonstration. He
brought DeSdemona, for whom the
flowers were intended, out and
gave her the basket She received the
genuine ovation which she deserved
for she is a very clever and conscien.
tiouS actress. who has had an eXcep
tionally rough time lately in spite of the
consideration shown to her and the
| other ladies of the company. Mr.
| O'Conor said that Miss Villars wa,
the best leading lady he ever had
and that in spite of all the persecu
ton he had been subjected to she
| remained loyal and true. Cheers He
! the flowers might stand up so that hi
might thank them. Everybody in the
audience Immediately rose up to claim
| the distinction. Laughter and cheer
| ing1 Mr.. O'COnOr took the occasion tC
again tell the audience that the paper.
which had charged him with hiring PEG
pie to guy him so as to bring
crowd to see the fun were guilty o.
| falsehood. ''What man is there here il
my employ for such a purpose?'' ques
toned Othello. becoming excited. The
whole house got upon its feet again ant
claimed this distinction also. TGrea
laughter and cheering.
The Lincoln club brought bean shoot
ers, but only for use among the mem
| bers. The lemons, oranges and wads OF
paper fired came from the rear of the
orchestra or the gallery and balcony
who tried to smuggle cabbage into The
academy was seized by the collar anC
coat tails and made to progress some
what hurriedly down Montague street