Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-12-05

ana the authority Just quoted records:
The temper OF the house was shown
even before h performance began, for
the pit doors were broken" The piece
An interruption more to the taste
OF the management, though It moved.
some Of the injudiciouS among the au.
'dience to mirth. intruded itself into q
performance Of king John" when
Lady Bancroft az 2 child actress. was
The veteran Charles Kemble occupied
box and he was so carried away
by the pathos Of the impersonation
that he suddenly jumped up and cried
In a voice that rang through the the
aesr; "n Ths sn irreve Msln % sroand shees
laughed at this spontaneous tribute.
which must have been rather discon-
certing to the future Lady Bancroft
herself at the time, however crafty
ing the remembrance may have been.
One Of the newspapers Of the period
quite in the Goth century style. head
ed. 1.-The Veteran and the Child.'
Which reminds US that h great Kem-
bic himself was not immune from the
attentions of the theater interrupter.
1own the tale. Kemble was appear
ing as vapour In a piece called my
Grandmother" and (says the chroni-.
cler) he was demonstrated with by q
gentleman in the pit upon the impro-
p!etely beyond his power.r' What a
picture these few words give Of the
patron in those good old times.
There are none Of these heart-to-
heart talks nowadays; We cannot
q modern theater and taking Sir
Blank Dash to task for attempting .
part completely beyond his powers.
We are either less critical or moro
polite In these latter days. It was
q q. : = L Rraass v sne.s esn snns sns y 1 sstsa
1--WE like that phrase) by some OUT
spoken members Of the audience. Gus-
tavus Vaughan Brooke was . TRACE.
dian OF tremendous power. Unfortu.
fnately, like . good many Of the play,
accustomed to aid inspiration with :
tifcial stimulants. n on tho eve-
ming we treat Of he appeared before
tho audience too obviously refreshed.
Lancashire people are noted for their
plain speaking. and Brooke's condition
was commented on with great point
and vigor. Losing all control Of him
self. the tragedian denounced his tor
mentors from the stage. and wound up
by assuring them that every brick in
their city was "cemsnted with the
OAVV0 Va d 0t0vCs
One hardly expects those who sit In
judgment ON behalf Of the papers to
protest audibly against q piece pre-
scented for their approval; seeing that
the pen Is 30 much mightier than the
tongue. Yet an astonishing sight was
witnessed on the first night Of Never
Too Late to Mend" at the old Prin-
cess. when the critic Of q morning
paper arose In his stall and denounced
the realism Of the prison scene. where
the boy. Joseph is tortured: This was
the torture scenes In La Tosca" ana
'The Sign Of the Cross-both Of which
were borne by the representatives Of
the press without wincing. Charles
ReAde. In his usual hot headed FASH
ion, issued q Naming denunciation Of
the playwright critics." who had had.
according to him, Concerted the de-
struction OF the DRAMA" bat there 10
no evidence Of any conspiracy among
the critics. Be that as It may. Never
Too Late to Mend" ran for 1l8 nights
quite q long run in the '60s-and
earned $4,000 in authors fees for
Reade.