The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16

She murmured something about having for
fotten, and hastened on with Jack TO fol.
low an attendant. who showed them into
one OF the rooms In the first gallery. II
had space for six people, and two OF the
seats wore already occupied by an old gen.
tleman ana his granddaughter lass OF
about 10 AS the six just flled the room,
the attendant shut the door and left them
TO themselves
The Interior Of the Globe theater was
huge circular structure open to the sky.
The walls were occupied with balconies,
one above another, each balcony being a.
Vided Into small compartments called
rooms Our friends had been ushered into
room In the lower gallery, which was
about three feet above the surface Of the
central floor They had entered through
the proper door, although rooms In the
lower gallery were often approached by
means Of movable set Of stems placed In
the open space which occupied the center
Of the building. Even while they
were taking their seats. they saw an at.
tendant crossing the pit with little step.
ladder IN his hand, by which two men
masks climbed into the next room. The
stage. which projected into the central
portion of the theater, the pit, was merely
n level PLATFORM raised about three feet
from the ground. II was provided with
two spacious doors in the rear. which were
used for the entrance and exit of the play.
ers.
Richard hardly had time TO observe these
details, when a bugle was blown from some
place overhead that he could not see This
was the third sounding, and indicated that
the play was about to begin.
one of the attendants Of the stage hung
out a white placard with the inscription,
so big that one could read &c clear across
the house "Orchard Of divers house F"
Then the right hand door at the back Of
the stage opened and two men came out
One was Orlando, a gay youth, who was
dressed In the top OF the fashion. He was
followed by n gray.haired, trembling old
Il p NHr
ance was welcomed by q thunder-burst Of
applause.
At first one could distinguish the separate
greetings. IT'S shakspere himself" "Hur-
rah for Master Shaksperel' who says
Stanford Is not ut the topY' But before
two minutes there was so much noise that
any particular words were lost in the gen.
eral din.
Shakspere had been known in London
both as actor and playwright for more than
dozen years. He had not acted much Of
late, and his appearance again TN one Of
the minor parts that he had made SO IA
nous was the signal for an outbreak OF un.
bounded enthusiasm. II was fully ten
minutes before quiet was restored suff-
GENTLY to enable the play TO. go on; then
that unrivaled comedy or the forest of
Arden began to unfold itself to an en-.
laptured audience Of 1900 people.
Everything went without Interruption
save for few sobs here and there at the
cruelty of the yillain-till Rosallnd an
nounced her determination to outwit the
wlckedness Of her oppressor by flying from
court In the disguise or n man. The audi.
ence entirely forgot that her part was
taken by boy. In their active magma.
tions they beheld n suffering womanly wo.
man. and when she came out boldly with
the words; "A gallant curtle-axe upon my
thigh, q boar-spear in my hand" they
went Wild with enthusiasm, and her voice
was lost In the thunder of applause
Bravo cried Clcely, clapplng her
hands She is the girl for me Bravo!
DO you think she will dare to do IT,"
do it.' echoed Bah contemptuously. 81
/ would do it myself for stNpence. So would
your mistress here She has done moro
IMAM that for you already. ten times
Clcely Redeemed. but confessed that we're
she put TO H. she thought she would be
equal to the task. Jack lust to tease Bar
para, doubted whether my girl had nerve
enough TO carry through Rosnlinds plan.
ltls objection, however, caused an nddi-
tion TO their conversation when they
had entered the room at the beginning OF
the play, two of the seats were already
occupied by little maid and her grand
father Tho old gentleman took this oppor
tunity to twit Knevet concerning his l0ck
Of faith in women.
Young master" nc said. "a lad Of your
years should have a better opinion Of the
wenches. They say that Master Shnkspere
got his story out Of n book writ by Master
Thomas Lodge ] know him. and he says
that II Is all true, every word Of It, You
need have no doubts that girl could do It,
for Master Lodge said So"
81 heard that Master Lodges story came
ont Of book from foreign parts re
Perhaps it did. don't know" said the
old man Thomas knew the people Just
is much addicted to the truth. Even So
why, my little Sophia here would do the
same II she were a little older, wouldn't
you. dear" He matted his granddaughter
q a far,a ta1Fs IL hon, 4 Fn1
innorently: You know that the wench
on the stage is really n boy. She will
have no trouble nj all"
The exit OF Rosallnd and Celia ended the
FIRST act. and was the sign for n party Of
half q dozen fddlers to come out on the
stage and amuse the audience with sue
eession Of lively iigs that kent every one
was ready to begin again.
Just before tho intermission ended an
! incident occurred that requires a word OF
| explanation The audience OF an Eliza
| bethon theater can be roughly divided into
! three classes. The middle class people
| mud oil those who were minded to behave
| themselves quietly, watched from the gal.
! people stood In the pit-fo there
| were no seats In the central space in
| penslye aud arlstocratic seats were on tue
! stage itself whore for an additional fee
! over and above that paid al the door one
| could hire three legged stool on the cdse
| always occupied In this way and the play
crs acted I'm the space between
TEese persons, who were mostly CITY
| gallants were the cause OF many Of the
| disturbances that occurred during the per
| Torrance OF the play. They frequently in
| terrupted m actor IN the midst Of his
| speech With some trivial question concerto
| Ing the cost Of the feather IN his cap, or
| laughed aloud at some pathetic passage
| They thought II a show Of wit TO COME IN
| late OF 10 make n cnmmotion by trdmping
| out across the stage before the play was
| half done, likely as not kicking their stools
! before them When the actors came upon
! the stage they had 20 look 20 their stems
| carefully lest foot be thrust out suddenly
| to trip them MP.
But to return from this depression 10 the
intermssion. When the play began. INC
l stage was free OF visitors hy the end OF
/ the act, both Sides were fairly full just
! as the fddlers rose TO 60 out. one OF the
! stage doors opened and a man came IN.
''I.ooB look" cried Bah when she caught
/ sight OF hiu 'Thcre Is Peter julie.
! Sure enough the adventurer had bought
/ a seat upon the stage.
put II there" he cried IN a loud yoic'
/ "a the boy who carried his stool 'Pnt u
| there IN the front where can see
"Are Won so anxious 20 be seen. mas
/ ter9" cried some one from the pit YOU
/ clothes are not so new as 70 warrant that
1 Better seek a tailor IN PHul's Walk"
! "a dr for YOUR impudence, knaYe." re
( tcrted Julie Put n there"
He sat down facing the audience. Doubt