M | S G e LII A N Y.

For the Columbian Fountain.
A "REMINISCENCES OF THE STAGE
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BY JAMES LITTLE.
Those who are unacquainted with the
stage, can form no idea of the many anus
ing accidents which frequently occur behind
the scenes Having in my time walked the
boards of Thespis, am familiar with some
incidents Of the stage and, for the enter
tainment OF my friends and of the public ge-
nerally, will relate one which occurred at
the late American Theatre, in the spring of
1889. -."


In the spring of 1889, the late American
Theatre (now the Assembly Rooms,) was
opened for short season, under the man
agement Of several gentlemen, of whom
was one. All who were acquainted with
the construction of that temple of Thespis,
know that the green-room was Immediately
under the stage. Our short season was re-
markable for accidents indeed, we opened
with accidents, for, on the first night, as the
curtain was rolling up, at the opening of
the second act, the curtain-roler broke in
the middle, and the two ends rushed up in
to the flies, amid peals of laughter from the
audience. And again, in the third act, far
mer G, whs ought to have been on the
stage, was engaged in game Of ten-pins at
a neghboring bowling g-saloon, dressed in
the costume of an English farmer about the
middle of the eighteenth century.


During the engagement of the Fl family
we had no reason to complain, the houses
being tolerably good But after that en-
gagement we had poor houses; and finding
that we could not get along without star,
we repaired to the green-room on one
gloomy Saturday morning, to consider the
property of engaging star. We consider
ed and reconsidered, and, believing that no
star was available at that time, began to des-
pair; when we heard several raps upon the
door, and requesting the individual to enter,
the door opened and well-dressed gentle
man entered the room.


"Good morning, gentlemen said he
who had just entered bowing, "whch is
the manager"


MIR. d. rose, and bowing said, " be seat
ed, sir, be seated; it is gloomy morning,
sir" ~.


eyes," said the stranger seating him
self, "very gloomy, but think it will be
clear by noon How go the histrionics here,
gentleman 7"


/" Not very WE'LL" answered d., /" they
seem to have 10 attraction without star
the public think that play cannot be per-
formed by the stock alone, and we must
please the public. We are, unfortunately,
just at this time, without starr


"Indeed |" calculated the stranger; "then