Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-16

while l was singing Virginia one of
the boys stopped me after the first verse
ana said: say, Miss Sally, amt Won
KIND OF partial? Us Maryland BOYS fight
as good as tho Virginia boys. | think
you ought TO sing something I'm our
praise. so 1 will I replied L will sing
something for you tomorrow night Ard
so the next night 1 sang Maryland
While / was singing a soldier threw 10
the stage black pigeon with a paper sol
der cap tied on its head. The little bird
fell at my feet, and did not attempt to
move. / stopped and picked Il up and
placed 1t on my finger. where It remained
perfectly still while l finished the song.
Then, pointing with my other hand TO the
pigeon, l said: "A second StonewaU Jack
SON. The house came down, and three
cheers We're given for the great General
and three for me-"
The actress then told how her friends
once had the laugh on her. Before
the performance soldier sent 10
her dressng-room huge heart
made Of wax cherries. While she
was on in the first act Mr. Dorsey Ogden
the manager, stole the cherries and d.
vided them among the entire company
the actress for whom they were intended
not having tasted a one. Before that
taken sick on the stage and tainted. She
was several hours recovering. and had
to be carried home that evening on a lit
ter. The next day Il was given out that
she had eaten every cherry in that poor
soldiers big heart. and that they had
given her the cholera morbus before she
could finish her part that night.
WAS GIVEN HER START.
career as a star began. "The first i'm
pOrtant part in which / was cast" she
said was in the title role Of Asmodens.'
Mr. Dorsey ogden was then manager OF
the Varieties, the playhouse that was
used after the Marshall Theatre was de-
stroyed by fire. The Varieties was fof-
merly Trinity church. Ii is the building
next TO the Exchange Hotel, which is
now used by the CoOred people as a
church. 1 was frightened to death at
undertaking such an important part as
'Asmodens' but l made a big success Of
it. That was the starting point in my
career, for after that first success OF
mine / was made TO play leading roles in
everything. Often 1 was given q part in
the morning and had to play It that night.
However. | drew the line when Mr.. ogden
wanted me TO play Lady Macbeth. for
the tragic roles were not In my line.
played Barefoot (Maggie Mitchells great
parO, and l played oliver Twist to the
greatest Pagan who ever lived, James
Wallack.
PREVENTED A PANIC.
During an engagement Of Joe Jefferson,
at Richmond Theatre. Miss Darlington
was the means Of preventing a panic.
and probably of saving the playhouse
from destruction by fire. The bill
for the> night was THE Lady of
the Lions" burlesque on the
Lady OF Lyons" and the great come
dian was playing Clod Meddlenot while
Miss Darlington was Polly Ann. Her SIS
ter. Jennie was also in the cast. II was
in a burlesque scene with DISABILITY, in
which Polly Ann faints in his arms,
that the actress saw, as she fell. blaze
OF light in a corner OF the third gallery.
without uttering word she danced off
the stage. leaving Harry Nicer, who was
playing Dashabily, staring at her in
wonder at her strange actions. When she
reached the wings she told Mrs. McGll
that the third gallery was on fire. Then
she danced back on the stage and took
up her lines where she left OFF. while seye-
raj stage hands went from the flies
into the gallery and extingushed the
blaze. THE audience never knew duriag
the performance that the building had
been on fire. The fire was OF incendlary
origin, for tar was found to have beer :
sprinkled on several places in the gallery i
near the corner In which the blaze was .
discovered.
CAREER AFTER THE WAR.
sallie Darlington left the Richmond |
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