Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-03-22
DAVID HARUM.

David Harum says;
"a certain amount Of fleas Is good fel
| q dog; it keeps him from broodin'
over being dog"
/ There's as much human nature in
some folks as there is In others--if not
lmore.u
'sDo unto the other feller the way
1 first.n
-"When you git hold Of q ten-doi-
lar bill, git it inter you or outer you
as fast as you kin, for we're here to-
day and gone t5-morrcw, and there
amt pocket in shroudln
"They dosaY the feminine han gives
the hardest blow. ,,
l"He's sound an kind, there amt a
pimple on him. a woman kin drive
him as well as a man, An he'll
stand without hitchin'.n
Harry Brown and company present
| ed David Harump at the Grand
Saturday evening TO one of the most
representative audiences gathered in
theater this season. The comdany and
production was greatly inferior to
that OF Mr.. Turner's which appeared
be last season. The peculiar charac.
ter, Harum, is one that will interest
any class Of play goers and the story
woven about him is one Of much in
terest and contains excellent material
for capable players.
EARLY THEATRICAL MEMORIES.
The writer and Manager Waterman
Of the Grand, were discussing the
approaching appearance Of the Clans
man and apropos OF this theme the
much mooted and eyer-played "Uncle
Toms Cabin" was mentioned. Mr..
Waterman, whose life during his
theatrical career, has been wide and
varied, grew reminiscent and related
the following incident as an experience
in the days when he managed a "Tom
Show at was in 1882 that / was
managing an Uncle Toms Cabin COM
pany that was touring the Thayer,
Smith and Moulton circuit; the first
extensive theatrical circuit in the
New England states If not In the en-:
tire country. From New City to Bos-
ton ending at Holifax N. S. and in |
cluding many smaller intermediate |
cities this circuit was noted for the
business that every at
traction enjoyed which toured 1t.
My company was large one, carry
ing an entire scenic environment,
twelve white people and, as necessary
assets to performance Of this genus,
IS negroes and large and powerful
thoroughbred blood hounds Among |
the dogs there were several especially
ferocIous brutes and one, Carlo, had
TO be kept muzzled at all times. We
arrived in Fjtchborg Mass, one morn
ing In the early fall and we're to give
performance that evening In the
local theater The scenery and pro-
perties, among them the dogs, were
always taken directly to the opera
house on our arrival so that there
would not lbe the slightest opportun-
Ity for delay that evening. On this
l went straight to the
theater from dinner to see that every
thing was being properly attend ed to.
As opened the stage door beheld o
scene OF the utmost confusion; players
and supernumeraries were running
over each other In their frantic efforts
TO leave the stage and above ths bed |
lam OF their cries and shouts was dis
tinctly heard the angry growl and
bark Of the blood hounds. Scarcely a
second was required In clearing the
stage, and then the cause Of all the ex
,itement was apparent. The hound
Carlo, had in the vice like grip Of his
mighty jaws the left hand of one of
The negroes who fought furiously to
escape from the maddened beast. /
rushed upon the stage with a brace in
my hand and after dealing the dog q
aumber OF heavy blows upon the head
forced him to release bis hold on the
black man but not until he
bad disembered the thumb and swol-
loed 1t. The negroe was immedl-
ately sent toa hospital and the dog,
and in charge Of stage hand
sent from the city. We later found
that the muzzle had been removed In
feeding the beast and while the fellow
was trying to remuzzle him, be broke
away and attacked the negroe. The
Incident caused no little excltment and
was given much publicity throughout
the country under the heading of
"Negroe devoured on stage by power
full blood hound" The horrible oc-
was big advertise ment but
it almost broke up the colored contin-
gent Of the company.