Opening Addresses Written for and Delivered at the First Performances in Many American Theaters (Volume 1880); From Boston to San Francisco, A. D. 1752-A - Softcover
This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1887. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... Oct. 14, 1844. Spoken at the re-opening of Mitchell's Olympic Theater, New-York, by Miss Constantia Clark, in the character of a Yankee Girl. NOW, Baker,* for mercy's sake, don't hold me back; I want to see my friends -- tell them I'm on the rack. [JSnlers.] Well, folks, how do you do? with joy I'm almost dumb, To see you look so well, and find myself to hum. 1 've been roaming, but goodness gracious knows, There is no place like hum where'er one goes. We've had right slick times at Niblo's Garden; But this compared with that's a guinea to a farden. I wish you could have seen us there about a week ago,-- The way we packed our duds, now, was n't slow; And when we left the stage which stops up town, To take another stage a little lower down, "^Richard's himself again," cried Crummles out, And all the fellows answered with a shout [applause], About as loud as that, and perhaps a little louder, For I 'l1 tell you what, they did n't spare the powder; Between ourselves, they 're all behind the screen, Adoing up their duds and fixins, ready to be seen; * Benjamin A. Baker, Prompter. And such a lot I never saw behind before-- I swow, I hardly think that I can call them o'er. There's Crummles first, our managerial star. (crummles.-- Come to your father, love; now go to your ma.) Why, here's an echo of true Hibernian caste, Which answers questions now before they 're asked; Next upon the list of our right merry throng, Is Mary Taylor, our joyful Queen of Song. (Miss T.-- [Sings] --'.Bid me discourse, I will enchant thine ear.) Well, I vow, I did n't think she was so near; All listeners' ears should have a thorough docking. (walcot. -- Shocking, my lady, positively shocking.) That's Walcot doing Lord Allcash to himself in fun. (nickinson.-- Oh, now, be aisy.) And t...
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- PublisherGeneral Books LLC
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1458861570
- ISBN 13 9781458861573
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages38
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