The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-14

key in its entirety, which produced a per-
feet howl of laughter. and for some miu-
utes we were unable to continue"
When Charles Kean was playing "Rich-
ard III his fearful grimaces in character
paralyzed all the other actors with fright,
much to his amusement On one occasion
a new man had to take the part of the
sentinel who awoke Richard. When asked
Who is there?" he had to say Its l.
my lord; the village cock hath twice pro-
claimed the hour of morn" But as Kean
was making such fearful grimaces and
scowling a. him the poor fellow lost his
head and could only stammer: IT'S !,
my lord tbs I, my lord; the-village cockt
IT'S l, my lord; The village cock!' BY
this time there was a decided litter All
over the theater. and Kean then said;
Then why the mischief don't you crow?
which, needless to say, brought down the
house.
jefferson, while playing rip Van Win
kle" went to the theater one evening tired
out after long days fishing. When this
curtain rose on the third act it disclosed
the white-haired Rip still deep in his TWEEN
ty-years' nap Five, ten, twenty minutes
passed and he did not wake. The fact was
that all the time he was really sleeping.
Finally the patience of the gods became
exhausted and one called out: rs there
going to be nineteen years more of THIS
snooze business?" AT this point Jeffer-
son began to snore, which decided the
prompter, who opening a small trap, be-
gan to prod MIN from below The much
travelled comedian began to tumble in his
pocket for an imaginary railway ticket
and muttered: Going right through
conductor" which transfixed the audience
with establishment. An instant later JET
fereson sat up. with a loud Shrek evil
IDENTIFY in agony. The exasperated prompt
er had "jabbed" him with a pin.
The audience is sometimes reSD0DsiDle
for interruptions which give performers
an opportunity for displaying their ready
wit Barry Sullivan the Irish TRACE
dian was playing Richard III some
years ago at Shrewsbury When the ac-
tor came to the lines "A horse! A horse!
My kingdom for a horser' some one IN
the pit called out wouldn't a donkey
suit you, Mr.. Sullivan" Yes" respond
ed the tragedian, turning quickly on the
interrupter; please come around to the
stage door"
Signor Foil some years since took part
in concert al st. Helens. where he sang
THE Raft" He had just finished the
first verse when an infant in arms made
the hall resound with its cries. Foil COM
menced the second verse, the first line OF
which runs: "Hark! What sound is that
which greets the mothers ear?" He could
get no further than the end of the line,
by reason of fit of uncomfortable laugh
ter. He left the stage, but soon returned,
smiling, and rendered in his inmitablo
style "Out on the Deep"
This calls TO mind an absurd blunder
related in Tom Moore's DIARY" concern
ing John Kemble. He was performing one
of his favorite parts at some country the
alter, and was interrupted from time 20
time by the squalling of a child in the
gallery until at length, angered by this
rival performance, Kemble walked with
soleHiia steps to the front of the stage and
exclaimed in his most tragic tohes: 'is'4+
dies and gentlemen, unless the play 10
stopped the child cannot possibly go on
1t was not often that Charles Matthews
was nonplussed, but one night at the Lon
don Olympic a swell in front stall got up
In the middle Of one of the scenes to put
on his coat for the purpose Of leaving
whereupon Charles, with cool manner
which in any one else would have been
impertinent. said: you had better wait
a little while, sir; there's more to come
That's just the reason l am going" salh
the swell, and Charles said afterward that
he had never felt so sat upon in his life.
His Sensation.-Mrs. MoGorry-"How
did yez fale phi win dhe dintist was pulnh
yure tathe?" McGorry--"How did fale'
is ut? Bedadl OF regritted wild ahi me
hear-r-rt thot OF wasn't born hen -
Puck.