The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-04-18

THE TIN
rest, May Hart, Lula Dixon, Nellie
Jones, Helen Vincent, Belle Melville,
Zelma Walsemar, Rosa Wilson, Frederic
Robinson, Ed Lamb, I. Z. Morris, ]. G.
Padgett, NJ, G. Daily, NJ. D. Rebus,
Frank Lamb, ]. G. Peakes, ]. j. Sulli-
van and Lester Gossin.
FunmalerS In "OtheIIo."
After Camille" came duet by q.
Castle and Henry Peakes Of the H..sz
English Opera company. Then GeAHr';
Mite, the smallest man in the world,
was shown, and Charles Backus Of the
famous San Francisco MINISTRIES gave
some marvellous limitations of great ac-
tors. several of whom were in the house
at the time and enjoyed it hugely. The
Stofel family H. A. Weaver, Mrs. Sol
Smith, J. O. Williamson, Maggie Moore,
j. j. Sullivan, Master B. Fling and Sol
Smith amused the audience with one
act of "Struck Oil, " preparatory to the
event Of the day, which was the third
act Of 'Othello," played by the follow
ing people, who had all won fame as
funmakers: E. A Sothern, as Othello;
W. j. Florence, as Iago; H. Crisp. as
Cassie; Lolita, as Desdemona, and Mrs.
John Drew, as Emelia.
twas originally intended to play this
in all seriousness, but the players
"stuck" on their lines, and Lolita began
to swish her long train about her in the
scene with Sothern. Then everybody, in
Guiding the audience, took to laughing,
and the curtain came down on per-
Torrance that would have made Shake
speare weep could he have seen it.
Harrigan and Hart faced the audience
then in the appropriately named skit,
"The Crushed Actors" and Gus Will
liams gave some of his tTeutonic Ec-
centricities, after which Dan BIyant's
minstrels occupied the stage for a most
enjoyable 20 minutes This concluded
the entertainment.
McCuIlough's Experiences.
Any man who enjoyed Adams friend
ship and confidence is certain to have at
the tip Of his tongue any number of
anecdotes of happenings at the actors
summer residence at Long Branch. One
of the most enjoyable occasions in which
l ever participated was at his place.
There were present besides myself John
Mccullough, j. W. Wallack, Jr., Walter
Montgomery Charles B. Bishop. John
Hoey, William II. Floyd, Henry Pad
dock, Maggie Mitchell's husband, and
Billy Conner Of race track and hotel re-
nown. We dropped into anecdotes, and
Mccullough told the following concern
ing his experiences in Edwin Forrest
company:
My first appearance in New York
was made i'll Forests company, said
he. 1t was in 1862, and we were re-
hoarsing Hamlet. was the Ghost and
Forrest did not like my Beware, be-
ware, bowareP He bluntly inquired
whether | was playing the Ghost or the
devil, and then he added more pleasant
ly, Beware, John, or you will bring a
ghostly termination to the treasury of
this theater.'
''When we presented the 'Gladi-
ator, continued Mccullough, "a GER
tain prominent actor did not give Spar
tacus his cue, and there was an awk-
ward pause. Finally gave the cue, and
the piece went on. A little later found
Forrest i'll his dressing room i'll tower
ing rage. He was i'll his underclothes
and was berating his dresser, Cooke
who was i'll state of terror. Cooke, in
his perturbation, knocked over box of
snuff, and such sneezing as the three
of us INDUCED in you never saw. Cooke
fed precipitately, knocking over the
candelabra, and Forrest was more angry
than ever. l could not refrain from
laughing at him, and he revenged him
self by compelling me to take the place
of the absent dresser. "
Billy Conner then told q story at the
expense of Charley Bishop Conner
was the starter at race track at the
time and his friend Bishop had come
down to watch the ponies" Conner
was appraised of his intended visit, and
had arrangements made to give him a
lively time. Getting the actor to visit
one of the stables Conner induced him
to mount one of the racers belonging to
friend. Some excuse to warrant the
request was made, and Bishop, suspect
ing nothing, took Ike bait. The stable
boy gave the fiery nag "A cut and off he
went with Bishop ON his back-for a
little while-shouting like demon for
them to stop the horse. 1t wasn't neces-
sary, however, as it turned cut, for
Bishop made wonderful triple somer-
sault and landed on his back He was
considerably bruised, but entering into
the spirit Of the rather dangerous prac-
teal joke, declared earnestly that the
episode had given him an idea for a new
play, which he should call John Gil
pins Ride. l.. JOHN VINCENT
Rudeiy Awakened.