The Herald of Wales. — 1888-02-25 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

SHAKESPEARE IN DISGRACE..  The-ma---;;;,---it; —a well-known town in Blankehire, became the patron of the theatre under Mr Macready's management in 1850, and gave a hundred guineas for a box for the season. This liberality did not arise from any particular taste for dramatic literature, or any other kind of literature, but he paid than hand somely for the box, because he was a liberal man, and liked to go to the play, and his predecessor paid the like sum, and he would not be outdone. He attenied every night, was always pleased, and very friendly with the manager. Obe night Mr Maeready made his epeparance in " Hamlet, " a play in which the mayor had never seen him ; and when, in the mad scene, Hamlet appeared with his dress in disorder, the mayor took offence at the exhibltion, and declared to his family, who were in the box with him, his conviction that the actor was drunk, and he would have no such doings if he Gould h.dp it. So accordiegly he went round to the stage and waited at the aide till the end of the scene, when be thus addressed the tragedian : "Mr Macready, till to-night I looked upc you as a respectable man, and now I see you are given to drink, for no sober man could go befo e a respectable audience with his shirt full hanging about like that, and his stockings down. Why, you ought to be ashamed of yourself." The tragedian, astonished at the ignorance of his patron, said "My dear air, you are quite mistaken, I assure you. I only adhere to the author's instructions in respect to the disordered dress, to show— "•  "'Who wrote this play P" demanded the mayor. "Good grsoitua !" exclaimed Macready, " dont you know Shakespeare w-ote it ? " "I can't say that I do," replied the mayor; "but I will take care that he wri/es no more for this house se long as I have anything to do with it, and so you may tell him. "  The following was written by the minister of a small rural parish near Perth, with reference to the Highland belief in the antiquity of the Gaelic tongue:— Should Gaelic speech be e'er forgot, An' never brought to min'? For she'll be spoke in Paradise In the days o Auld Lang Sync. When Eve, all fresh in beauty's bloom First met fond Adam's view, The first word that he spoke to her Was "Calmar ashan &in." And Adam, in his garden fair, Whene'er the day did dose, The dieh that he'll to supper tenk Was always Athol-bros.. When Adam' from his leafy bower, Cam' oot at break of day, always for his morning tank A queich usquebae. And when wi' Eve he'll had a mask, He tank his eneeehin' horn, An' on the tap ye'll weal micht mark A pony prim Cairngoram. The eneeshin' mull is fine, my Mena, The sneeshin' mull is grand; We'll tank's a hearty sueeeh, my trims, And pass% free hand to hand. When man first fau'd the want o' class, The win' and tumid to fieg, He twisted nand about his waist The Tartan Philabeg. An' music first on earth was heard In Gaelic accents deep; When Jubal, in his =ter, squeezed The blether o' a sheep. The brew bagpipes is grand, my friens, The brew bagpipes is flits; We'll teek't another pilrooli yet For the days o' Amid Lang Sync. Name.  Two ewes belonging to Mr John Hughes, Port Eynon, gave birth on Wednesday morning to seven lambs. One of them three, the other four, all living. At the annual meeting of the governors of , Cardiff Provident Dispensary, on Tuesdsy, • I serious defic'ency was reported, and a resolution was adopted to make • special effort to place this admirable institution upon a sound financial basis.  A sad aooident took place at Penrhitmeilisr Colliery on Tuesday, when David Harris, collier, 17 years of age, of Woodland-terrace, Mountain Aoh„ was instantaneously killed by the fall of a heavy stone from the roof. The inquest on the body of the man Alexander Gowan Marchi, who was supposed to have isommitted suicide *few weeks since, was caneluded at the London and North. Western 1 Hotel at Gowerton, a dsy or two ago. The Jury found that leseased committed suicide by swallowing a quantity of nitrate of mays whilst temporarily meant. At s well attended meeting of the Walter Road Mutual Improvement Society held on Monday evening in the schoolroom of the Walter Road Congregational Church, Swansea, under the presidency of Mr. Thomas Jones, an able paper on the Irish Question was read by Mr. William Harris, in which he strongly condemned the coercive policy of the present Government in dealing with the Irish. whose grievances, he maintained, could , only he removed by a measure of Home Rule. An animated dibcu-,ion followed, the following gentlemen taking part :—Rev. E. Jenkins, Dr. Knight, Messrs. Jenkins, John Harris, Rhys Edwards, D. Davies, J. Davies, Lloyd Davies, iuid others. A motion in favour of Home Rule being put to the meeting it was carried by • large majority. A grand evening concert was held on Saturday evening, at the rt. Peter's National Schoolroom, Cockett, when Mr J. M. Herding. Penygraig. Ccokett took the chair. The following artistee took part : —Misses Ellen Flynn, Swansea; Louie Davies, Landers; Mews. William Evans, Morriston ; John George, Pentre Eetyll ; Tom Williami, Babell, 0 wmbwrla ; Lewis Brown, Wannarlwydd ; and .11 Cockett Male Party, conducted by Mr D Jon. s, school-master. Accompanist, Mr Archibald Williams, son of the Be,. E. G. Williams, Glasfryn, Cookett. Both the artistes and the party did their work credits ly. The proceeds will be given to Mr David Hughes, i.ho has been a faithful organist of this church for many years.