Comic lnterlude in Macbeth
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The tragedy Of Macbeth was recently
acted at town in Suffolk, England, and
among the audience was man who had
been fifty miles in the course of the dsy,
to see Corder, the murder, hung at Bury.
Such was the belief entertained unto the
last that the extreme penalty of the law
would not be inflicted, that the man who
had seen him die, was SO pestered on all
sides for an account of the melancholy
spectacle, that he actually betook himself
to the theatre 10 avoid further importuni.
ties. Justa he entered, the fourth scene
Of the tragedy was commencing. and as
ne was quietly sitting himself in box
near the stage, Duncan began in the words
of the author, as usual


SIS the execution done on Cawdor?''


eyes, sir" said the man, 81 saw him
hanged this morning-ahd that's the last
time | will answer any more questions
about it," The audience were convulsed
with laughter at the strange mistake, and
il was some time before the performance
could be proceeded with h.-Er. paper.