Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-03
Melville ". Fuller as an Actor.

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Ols Of the then lively young men sbou,
| town, and who was a member of the .'DisIec
tic Club" relates the followiug snecdote
concerning q play with which that club
RECALLED an Augusta audience once up,n
time Zone Of cur club was assigned the
| leading part sud was to play In a minor
role. The person who took the leading
part was no less than Melville W, Fuller
the pre- sent Chief Justice of the United
States. All | had to learn was to properly
Jme on the stage and approaching Fuller
studied on that par. for about two weeks
sud concluded | could ge. through with it
si4 right. As the tine approached, low
ever, Itegan to feel nervous for it was nv
first sitsmpt at theatricals, and when |
came on the stsye TO address aller, and
b VS. nost kirgly and msj:s!ic in robes
of erniue, my heart failed NE, was stage
struck, Ard all could do was to stammer
out,
81, The king deai?'
Not by darn sight, muttered Fuller
under his breath.
well the signal was gwen the man v no
manipulated the curtain. Nov this curtain
was not drop curtain bu. rua from one
side to the other and all the scenery our
D'siecuc oiu0 ''u'o muster WAS Amtiiein
"'s' VIZ" WHICH '"e ''"Se was P''"'''u"'
A'''ne''
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HONS
App'Su'e ''0"' 'N'
sppi'use'
Some OF The Old ta'or'tes.
These old NAV bills which Mr.. Pierce
hiss collected show the class Of plays
,hs, then delighted the people. Sept
~, 1853, the "L,dy Of Lyons" was put on
stage ard soon after "The Augusta Fire
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