Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-31
rnn DOCTOR WAS SLOW.



A stage wait was responsible for a
delightfully."- amusing incident in Chi
cago few years ago. 1t occurred one
evening while Margaret Mather was
playing Romeo and Juliet" The play
mad gone along very smoothly up to
the scene where Romeo. having re-
turned from exile to learn OF Jullet's
suggestions death, had made up his
mind to commit suicide at her tomb.
Accordingly he goes to the apothe-
cary's to purchase the poison with
which to shuttle Off He proceeded to
deliver the lines which preceded the
appearance of the man OF drugs. and
gave the cue for the EATERS entrance,
put somehow or other the apothecary
did not come on.
Here was an opportunity for the
young actor TO distinguish himself by
a quick-wltted dealing with an awk,
ward situation. He had to bridge
gap until the cadaverous old medicine
man made his appearance; so forming
simultaneously his plan, he looked
into the wings where stage hand
stood grinning. and supplemented
Shakespeare's text as follows "Ab
here comes the doctor; but how slowly
he walks. one would imagine there
was no need OF hurrying" Here a
pause ensued, and then, TO gain more
time, he continued, Now he has actu-
ally stopped TO talk with a lady. What
can he have 20 say to her? All, at
last he is once more on his way" An
other pause. well, well, now he has
stopped to talk to man. Why, the
| doctor seems to know everyone. Here
| he comes again, than heavenW
AT this moment the doctor entered
| the stage from the opposite side. For
| an instant only was Romeo abashed
and then he greeted the apothecary
"Ah, doctor, here you are at last; but
how in the world did you get around
| the corner so quickly2"
OF course the audience caught on,
and enjoyed these delightful interpola-
| tons immensely, but the act was
| spoiled, for the remainder of 1t, the
| tomb scene not excepted, was punct-
uated by audible smokers from the
amused audience.
A very laughable mishap occurred in
| England a short time ago, during a
| performance Of a play called THE
| Lily Of Killarney" In one Of the acts
there was q cave scene where the vii
| Ian had dragged the heroine on to a
rock for the purpose Of throwing her
into the sea. AS soon as the dastardly
deed was accomplished, and the Vic
tim was struggling In the raging
| waters represented by three bordersl
the rock, as IL disguised with the entire
business, sank out Of sight into the
dark tank sea, leaving the murderer
standing high and dry upon a four
legged table. Myles. the hero, who
was now to appear and rescue the
drowning girl, tried to save the scent
by making spirited leap into the
water. But his effort was not success
1 Ell aTN Il ltHI N.NH l.1 oil
the sea with the heroine In his arms
| having no rock to cling to, there was
! nothing left for him to do but to hole
on like grim death to the top of wave
| which he did till the curtain fell on al
| absolutely demoralized situation.
Some years ago, great excitement
was created one day on Edgeware roat
in London, by the appearance OF 4
horse and Jockey In full racing cos
tune, gallOping madly toward the
| Marble Arch. a hue and cry was al
once raised at such a novel sight but
all attempts to stop the runaway wer,
unavalling until the park was reached
when the horse becoming exhausted
the Jockey managed to pull him up
on inquiry 1t came out that the JOCKEY
and horse We're TO have taken par
in Boucicaults drama of the "Flylnl
Soud," then being performed at IN
Alfred Theatre. but just before goin
on the stage the horse had trod on
bag Of torpedoes used to initiate tn
cracking OF whip. and the eNplosio
of them so alarmed the creature tina
he bolted out Of side door, leaNin
the race to be won by a dummy, an
the curtain to fall ON an ingloriou
tableau,
In the opera "Robert lie Dlable," aftt
an admirable trio at the close Of n
r nth act. Bertram filings himse
through the trap TO return to the abod
/ | of darkness. while Robert, cOnverte
r through Allce's prayers, remains Q
: earth 10 espouse the Princess Isabel
2 ON one occasion the romantic Nourri
+ who impersonated Robert, was SO ca
rled out of himself by the situate
I that he dived head foremost into Il
i tran after the god of hell. His felloN
: PLAYERS were greatly alarmed, thinklr
4 he must have been seriously hurt, b
E as Bertram, who went through ilr,
: had been in no hurry TO get on u
mattress underneath, Robert can
plump down upon him causing. IN
Gentleman to use "slch beaudiful Ia
swidge" as might be quite appropria