Evening journal., 1904-04-08

and one interested man trieo TO ser
fire to the scenery. In that design be
was prevented by an actor named
Moody. Eventually Garrick ordered
the curtain rung down and money re-
funded
The next night the audience, headed
by a Mr.. Fitzpatrick. arose in body
and demanded If Garrick were pre-
pared TO accede to their wishes. Gar
rick had learned his lesson and an
swered In the Affirmative. The house
next demanded that the actor Moody
should apologize FOR having laid his
hands on n gentleman the night before.
Moody, thinking to put the audience
in a good humor, came forward and
with a strong Hibernian accent remark
ed that ''he was sorry be had dis
pleased them by saving their lives in
putting out the fire"
The bit Of fun, instead OF amusing
the nlalcontents, aroused their ire even
more, and they insisted that the actor
beg their pardon on bended knees.
Moody was not to be forced, however,
and Garrick finally was obliged to
promise that Moody should not appear
upon the stage as long as he was per
soma non grata to the hostile audience.
At the same time Garrick personally
congratulated Moody on bis frlnness
and promised to pay his salary whether
he acted or not. Shortly afterward
however, Fitzpatrick and his friends
sent word that the ban was removed.
In 1T47 there was a series Of disturb
ances at the Aungier theater. Dublin
which had it's origin In an alteration
between Thomas Sheridan, father OF
the author OF "The Rivals'' and 1.-THE
School For Scandal" and a young man
named Kelly, who had climbed on the
stage and insulted an actress. Kelly
had received a 'broken nose during
the argument, and so the next night he
came TO the theater with a body OF his
friends, hunting for trouble. He found
IT. A body Of Trinity college students
spoused tae managers cause. and for
'everal nights the theater was convert
d into veritable battlefield, swords
md cudgels being freely used The
icene was finally shifted to the law
courts. where Sheridan brought an ac-
ton against Kelly. who was condemned
TO three months Imprisonment and to
pay a fine OF $500.
If New York has not had as many
theatrical riots as London it has al
least had one beside which all those
cited seem as child's play. This oc-
CURED at the Astor Place Opera House
while the English actor Macready was
playing there in May, 1s49.
In 1S45 Forrest. the American trage
dian, had made a tour Of England and
Scotland, meeting with little favor
from press and public. He ascrlbed
his want Of success to the machina
tions Of Macready. who. however, In
dignantly denied all hostility to For
rest. Macready opened at the AstoI
Place Opera House in Macbeth" OF
May Z. On the same night Forrest ap
peared in the same character at the
Broadway. The audience cheered wher
he came to the lines;
What rhubarb, SIENNA OF what purgativ,
drug
VIII scour these English hence7
In the meantime the securing haS
been begun at the opera house. Mac
ready was greeted with groans ant
Kisses. He tried TO address the audi
ence, but could not be heard for tn
din. Then came a bombardment o
missiles.
Copper cents were thrown" relate
Macready IN his "Reminiscences;
some struck me; four or I'VE eggs, ,
great many apples. nearly II not quit
a peck OF potatoes, pieces Of wood anC
a bottle Of asafetida, which splasheC
my dress, smelling, of course. mos
horribly" So the first and second act
passed. At last, during the third act
a man In the gallery tore up chat
and sent It crushing on the stage. Mac
ready, however, went on with his
part but when a second chair cam.
hurtling through the air he felt tha
che had discharged his obligations t
the managers Of the theater," the cur
tain was rung down and the rioter
were left masters Of the field.
These disgraceful proceedings wer
unanimously condemned next day. ant