The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-04-07

variations. Mr.. Calcraft's s own account
Of the production Of "The Warden o.
Galway shows that it's first run wa:
sixteen nights. 1t was acted again af
ter an interval, and altogether was acted
in Dublin fjfty-fve times. The fourth
representation Was in December, 1881
for the benefit Of the author, the Rev.
Edward Groves. The result was e30O
for him, and the story goes that the
audience suffered their enthusiasm al
the presence OF Mr.. O'Connell to inter
fere much with their attention to the
performance, which on the particular
occasion was reduced nearly to panto.
mine. The next star was Ira Aldridge,
the African Roscius, the cheyaler, who
had the adventures and lineage of an
| OloonOko." He was announced as a
singular novelty, 'An Actor of Color. ~
Ills features were forbidding, and yet
ne found a white woman to marry him.
But she was not Desdemona in beauty.
Kean praised his acting, when Kean
Was sober; when otherwise he abused
everybody. MT. Kean came to Ireland
with the recommendation to the Irish
people Of having given che receip 8 Of a
benefit st Drnry Lane to the STRIVING
peas;tntly. His shortcomings, which
were many, were forgiven for that act
of friendship. It is recorded that in
Richard he Ill. in Hawkins street, on
an occasion. cOpius hbations of brandy
and Water ll,ored him before he got to
Boswortb field. At the end OF the play,
however, i!e was mischieyuusiy called
for, and inaerlarued his OrsltiOn with
Interpretations from the Latin grammar.
The old Dublin audience hugely enjoyed
the treat. hean retired amid reiterated
peals OF applause O1 The next night
his ShyluGE WAS as steady as a rock, but
his ''old conlpl1slnt' returned when
Hamlet was in tbs bills. He did not
appear at ali, and the manager lost :elOo,
for which hs never TorgaVe Kean. 1t is
chronlcled that The newspapers ware
| very kind Oh The occasion" and pup
| cate oi inGlspusiCiun. In OLhello, how
ever, he did act wouderluilY before
quitting dublin in 1881. The great
genius WAS ouly AZ when he died; for
his last performance liz dublin he re-
ceived E444. But Calcraft ''Went III for'
quite another venture when K.ean's en-
gagemenJ Closed. ue engaged a
Monsieur Marliu, from the Cirque
Diymplque, Paris and Drury Lane,
Lonuoli, WHO appeared ia Dublin with
his celebrated troupe Of lions, hyenas,
boa constructors, pellcaus, monkeys and
a host Ut utner trained quarurupeus and
blpeds, feathereu and else. rney ex-
III blteA III a grand eastern spectacle, en-
1ltied "'Hsder All. or the Lions of
Niysure." Lhis moot extraordinary
novelty had drawn all London, and
MUCH wzts expected from it. 1t proved
a failure OLA u y!ganLlc scale. The en-
gdgeuent al tor twenty nights, always
scale would turn. 1t was not SO. The
proprietor OF the lions received 1904 los.
tur bis nOuOrarlum, leaving the manager
with a gloomv face and an empty
txcnequer. Tue piece Was expeusiveiy
put Oh the stage, and had merit. AT
tnaC time the r7form bill agitation was
cunvulsiug the Kingdom. Lonuou was
rlacardtd with ali socLs OF lnA4malory
posters indicating that john Bull would
have the bill, the WAUie bill, without
notifications. Que incidental JOKE ap-
pllcable to this was received With i'll
tense enjoyment. MIR. William Puddle,
a cockney, Was played il Dublin by
Latham. In one scene he sat down to
refresh himself with a luncheon, III an
lndian forest Or Jungle surrounded by
animals OF every description, visible to
the audience, but unseen by him. While
drinking from his flask, a gigantic peli~
Gail, with huge proDoscis, Came On be-
hind, abStracled has vlianus, and Wau-
died off with them, clapping his wings,
and apparently in great glee. Puddle
misses his lunch, turns round at the
noise, sees the larceny. and exclaims--
"Ihat's the thief! On, you rascalI
Stop him, stop him! There he goes with
his bill, his whole bill, and nothing but
his blll'' Shouts OF laughter accom-
panied the timely parody.-Boston Re-
public.