Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-12

actor he had rarely been enuaIad
Master Blanchard afterward anneared
as the monkey in Jack Robinson and
| His Monkey and a quarter Of a cent
ury later Cony'S son, Il. b. Conv. tool,
! up the line of animal parts formerly
| played by Blanchard. and become
noted for his wonderful representation
of an ape. A famous pantomime OF
the Ravels was "Jocko. or The Brazil
ian Ape" in which the death of the
| monkey was so pathetcally depicted
that the audience We're often moved TO
tears. Old playgoers will remember
what a sensation the piece created in
Boston, and one of them, who saw it
at the Boston Theater, in 1855. has thus
written of it recently: with what
wonder and awe and admiration did
we follow the descent of Jocko from
the flies to the stage, as he leaned
from rock to rock and swung from tree
to tree: and the scene where the table
is set for breakfast, and JOcko find
ing himself alone, grasps one corner Of
the tablecloth and jerks it from the
table without disturbing a dish or a
plate: and the death of Jocko"
Old Museum patrons will recall the Va
house. where faNuritc actors We're seen a :
animals. "Reduty ana the Beast" ana
"Puss in Boots We're two of the latest
sEsctacleS there which gave un oppurtu-
nifty for animal acting; in the former f.
4. Mcdowell was the beast and Lizzie
Harold the beauty; in the latter George
W. Wilson played Pittapatte the Puss
One of the most famous impcrsnnators ~
animals on the English stage is Charles
Lauri who has won success as a eat.
poodle. monkey, wolf, bear ana Kangaroo.
4ff,n.. l.
mails alone. for he acts birds such as an
ibis or an ostrich. and has even imper.
sonated a frog. He made his first an
pearancc on the stage nearly forty wears
ago at one of the birmingham theattr-
and while he took a great interest in ami
mails of all kinds. did not think Of trying
to represent them until H. had been bc-
lima the iOotliEhtS some time. His fiji 81
attempt at acting an animal came ab6u'
through a performing monkey named
lnngp. All London was running to s,rI
the beast. and Lauri decided that ne
could do as well - 'he monkey. lie
spent hours in the monkey -huus,. study
ing The creatures, ana when hc after
wards played the part Of poodle. he
bought a dog ana learned all his tricks
from the little fellow. IN order M Il .-
uurc the voices of the different animals
correctly I.auri made constant visits toll
the creatures themselves. staying with
thrm when they were hungry ana when
hey were well frd. ANA noting thu
change III their cries under these condi-
successes
Univ In England. HIT in Germany. Rr-
Sia ana France rs wei. Every Christmas
he is engaged for one of tn" hig London
pantumimc productions, ana h ) salary az
that season is far IN advance uf whit
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