The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-23
Sam Edwards.
james M. Brophy.

the year previous to this performance this theater
had prompter by the name of John Brown. n, ne
in his part it took Brown so long to tell him where
he was at that 1t became no easy task dor ne oo of
Coudock's visit to st. John the following year tne
who was quite deaf Wei, in the second act every
thing came to dead stick not an actor reIneln Id
bered his lines No amount of stage Whispers could
induce Williams take his out Of the book anu
to the audience and threw conidoc into frenzy
Suddenly Couldock stepped to the footlights ana
had man for prompter who couldn't speak; TINS
year they supply one who SAINT hear and o ean
see OF this speech brought sd over the
pages and found the place.
During performance of the opera Aida" in Phil
adelpha few years ago experienced one OF tn9Se
sudden drops OF , ngn ny
GEORGE tsk s Sarssane .isn was 70;
the scene was the one where Aida the Ethiopian
slave girl pleads with her lover, Rhadames; don't
grease paint make-u up instead of the bolie-
mania commonly used. But she did and when she
laundried white blouse in the farewell scene looked
IKE convict IN my stripes I4e I ad 5appnened to
make the audience laugh and was half inclined 20
? laughter spread to the stage and the curtain
came down.
I think the striking incident in the history
of my stage mishaps took place in Salt Lake City
and was playing the part
of Richard. My horse had just been brought in and
little fellow who had been cast part of
walk in alone burdened with swords and completely
and not soldier advanced The truth at last dawned
r e the the a nus ped m page had
sent in to represent Richards brave army.
The whole thing absurd. My best lines
speech began. What shall 1 say more than nave
inferred? Remember whom you are to cope Withal.
The situation was thoroughly ridiculous as meas
the trembling boy from top to toe that per-
verified lines into You are small army, out you
will make good fight
I think the audience appreciated that farce more
than the management after the curtain dropped 1or
the thermometer went down with the curtain
Of his nrodnction of Julius caesar up in Montana
They at Helena at that time OF the year Wnen
regular galIinippers and how that Roman army did
suffer best told in Wards own words saaTs p and
trousers, and those MOSQUITOES didn't 40 Inns ff
6ne sboUder and them anohr twisted and
their legs together until the army lost an algny anu
All Of the performers viii Tememb be t the
to her Pauline in the Lady of Lyons she was at
ungainly figure completely overshadowed Mccullough
III In the fourth act where the widow says, mo di
yorce can separate mother from her SON. the heart
% oc1 er take me- Meinotte holds
ing Ths is the heaviest blow OF all ana then came
arms trpped and both Mecg d and M Mary
AN a1,Gence and the applause was deafening that
the curtain had to be rung down.
At the old Chestnut street Theater in Philadelphia
a very amusing mistake was made during the pro
MRS. ELIZABETH beuea9t rendered to MI
SAUNDERS, Cooper the great actor
Cousin of Joseph Jefferson this time played the part
of Virginus Sheridan Knowles, the author OF this
beautiful drama, cast for Icilius, the young
lover and was playing Servia, nurse to V1rgfn1us
T was very young at this time, and my extremely
Youthful appearance the main factor in causing
the young lovers gr1evous bunder.
In forum scene Icilius rushed on the stage eX-
claiming virginia, my dearest Virginia." and ere L
vas ware he had casped me-Servia, the old
in his arms instead of his sweetheart, Virginia OF
course we all like laughing and could not control
orr desire do His excuse was that looked so
Young for the that he thought was Virginia
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Human Voice.