The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03

of the turf, he had begun to packs Up
his portables for removal to more
eligible station.
Clones now proposed that his com"any
should take the places and parts OF the
retiring fgures-or to use his own ex-
preston, should play waxworks
til they made enough to pay their bills.
single night, 1t was thought, would
suffice for this purpose.
The plan was no sooner proposed than
1t was embraced by all. The room ana
its furniture were engaged for the even
ing; the parts were cast without difficult
ty and each went industriously to work
to fit himsek for the part he was to
perform. W
Billy Grossly, having the advantage OF
all the rest in height and abdominal
rotundity, was by common consent chosen
ar proper representative of Daniel
Lambert, the prodigious Englishman
who weighed, if I remember rightly up
ward of 900 pounds. The reader need
hardly be told that, with all his adj
vantages, Billy required the aid of at
least eight pillows with some extra
thinking, as we say in Georgia, to give
him bulk corresponding with this enor
nous weight; nor need he be told that
divers of the most decent bags which
the village afforded, with a small sheet.
we're put In requisition, to contain him
and his adjuncts.
Freedom Lazenby was the only one of
the company who could, with any pro-
priety, personify the Sleeping Beauty;
and of course this part was assigned u
him. Freedoms figure was quite too
gross for the bcau-iieal of female SYM
metry and his face, though fine for a
man, had rather too much compass to
represent natures finest touches Of fe-
malbbeauty. However, 1t was soon per-
ceived that a courterpane would hide
the defects of the first, and a deep-frilled
cap would reduce the last to passaole
effemnacy But there wore two other
difficulties which were not SO easily re-
moved 1t is well known that the in
terest of the. Sleeping Beauty is much en-
livened by an exposed bosom, by which
reposes !. lovely infant. Even Clone G
ingenuity could not supply these. a
living child would not answer for.
whether taken to the arms of the Beauty
asleep or awake. 1t would be certain To
give signs OF life before the exhibition
er ded and there was not even a toler-
able manufacturer OF bosoms In the
whole village. There was no alternative
the interest Of the spectators must yield
to the necessities of the performers; 1t
was therefore determined that the Beau
tvs bosom should share the fate of her
nersorl. and be covered; that an infant
should be ma ntieactured in the best pos
sible style ont of rags; and that the paint
brush should supply the place of wan
for the face. AS there were no Raphaels
Titians. Vests. or Debuffes In the VII
lsge. the little innocent did not come
from the hands of the artist with the
most perfect face imaginable; but 1t was
the best that could be given to 1t, and
Iif It wanted interest, that was not the
fault of the company.
To James M'I-a=s was assigned the
part of Miss Eliza Failes. the unfortunate
girl who wes murdered by. her unnatural
lover Jason Fairbanks; and Clones took
the part of the murderer.
1t was proposed to represent Miss
Failes ut the riomert when the blood wai
streaming from the lacerated throat; but
! Jenny refused to personfy her in tina!
condition, and therefore they had to
Mace him in another rart of the tragedy
That was selected in which Fairbanks
has his victi,, bv the hair with the left
hand, the knife appraised in the right, ~
the act of commencing his work OF
bntchery. IL
The other figures being merely distin-
suished personeges, were easily repre-
sented f ~
From some cause unknown, perhaps 10
invite visitors. or merely because, per-
haps. 1t was matter that lay fully
within the range of the company's art
they resolved to exhibit corpse in the
Hnte-chamber gratis; and Pleasant Hal
grone. a jolly son ~af Bacchus. kindly
Eotfered to play this part. Every child
knows that a plate OF burning spirits,
With little self thrown In will throw
over the features OF a living person all
Ithe paleness and ShastlinesS of death.
Thu was the only device used to con-