New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-04

was a more picturesque method of procedure,
even If 1t was less convenient TO the players
and less profitable to the syndicate.
AT night of the third day out" or down.
the party in the second boat We're caught in a
storm; without any sign of shelter on shore. but
they decided to run the boat up TO the bank and
anchor there. A light, however. did appear be-
fore this was accomplished, and in answer to
their shouts there was a reply They landed
ana We're met by three stout, ugly looking fell
lows, who struck terror into the hearts of the
party, for they had heard lin the language of
Mr.. SMITH that "banditti infested these wiIds"
Ihelr terror was Ill no wise diminished when
they learned that no other house was within
fourteen miles. And it still further in
creased when two Of the stout ugly looking
Fellows went forth with spades and one with a
Knife. However. it turned out that the two
with spades dug not graves. but potatoes and
their dinner ~
a few days later the second party discovered
the white signal flag flying the bank though
no mouse, much less town, was visible. How
ever, they landed and sought some reason for
the signal, but, thought the boat of their COM
ptnlohs was pulled up on the bank nothing was
visible save the virgin forest. Presently a voice
nailed them, and man named Cartwright who
possessed the voice, came out of the woods IJa
informed them that this town was Lewiston and
showed them the bills announcing their per-
formance posted on the trees! You looking
Tor the houseS?" this individual added ''TheY
amt built yet but shall have some splendid
bulld1nss shortly. Here is Broadway-WaII
street runs down in this direction-and do YOU
see mat plazed tree yonder? That's to be our
courthouse. The jail amt built yet Oh Lewis
ton is ueStined 10 be a place." The party finally
arrived at this New-York pioneers double log
cabin. where the advance members of the com.
pany We're already waiting. They had supper and
after supper the audience began TO assemble from
out OF the woods. till a score or more OF pioneers
and their families had gathered. The stage was
set up I'm the loft OF the cabin which ynaesrra5
u by 16 feet. and there they gave performanca
OF the comic opera, Poor Soldier" and thu one
act farce Lovers Quarrel" There were no
ton made six by rolling torn linen In taIiov and
stuck them in six large potatoes for holders
with these for foot lights most of the per
formance was given. though the wicks burnt
out in the middle of the farce and the ner-
formanee had to be cut short. When Mr. Smith
and his party left Lewiston the next day their
host cheerrully invited them to come again in
a year, when ne promised the new theatre would
Smith reached Cincinnati at last which was
his goal, but he had lost most OF his company
along the way and he had lost all of his money
He went 10 work m a Cincinnati theatre The
summer Of 1927 found him taking q small com
pany around Kentucky He records that they
acted Tor three weeks In Lexington, and had one
good mouse only-the night Henry Clay at
tended the theatre. Portraits OF Pres,Sent
Adams and Mr.. Clay were placed on the walls
contained this ITEM va"
For rope to hang Adams and Clay, 81 cents-
IN 1873 old Sol" was at Natchez where a
new theatre had just been opened He states
that 1t was built in an old graveyard so that as
me actors went up to the door TO rehearsal thew
We're cheered by the sight OF leg bones protrud-
ing from the rain washed clay The dressing
rooms for the men were under the stage the
-SIth having been excavated TO make place for
y mem. human bones We're strewn about and on
lie opening night the lamplighter, being pushed
or Time to get everything ready seized upon a |
shuII, STUCK two candles in the eye sockets, and
aeposlted IL IN Smiths dressing room for light
ny purposes. In digging the grave OF Ham
ct, ne quantity II a trife Incorrectly, adds. 81
no difficulty in finding bones and
skulls to play at loggats' WITH anu
In the summer OF 1888 Smith record. .o,.
ecoiIu choIera year, travelled across the cow
= ~ iIoin cincinnati through Kentucky. East
fv.F1
'inaH party OF recruits for my Southern tba a
l'tes; res. Al GTeenville. East Tennessee. we mad |
!, nai.; ana determined TO treat the inhabitants
= '''"' D'@d''iui village with three representa-