Terre Haute Weekly Gazette, Volume 7, Number 41, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 4 May 1876 — Page 6

THE COUNT'S PERFORMANCE.

GKOItGE, THE COUNT.JAOXNKSAM i'ltlNCi OF DKNMAIIK.

Hamlet at the Academy of Music —A Representation that was Fully Appreciated Another Triumph for the

New York liar.

Yesterday as doubly notable as the anniversary of Shakespeare's birth and the occasion of the reappearance upon the ttage of George, the Count Joannes, Imperial Count I'altine, Counsellor of the New York Supreme Court, Historian, &c. In honor of the Bard of Avon, whose genius the Count has so often both celebrated and interpreted, he appeared at the Academy of Music as Hamlet, a part illustrated by him more than one hundred times in the United States. England, and France. The Count's perform ance was. it is needless to say, a triumph of dramatic art, and his courtly bearing, his truly eloquent declamation, and the aristocratic grace of his every movement and gesture, were in themselves a complete refutation of the absurd story circulated of late bv the Count's enemies in

Here, so, this way!" thundered the ^C»unt, s'l jwing the Ghost bow to glid across th stage after fashion of a skilled apparition. "Good Irmly ain't it 1 through:', s.lid the ghost of Hamlet.s father wiping hitforehead with the corner of his slfl-oud. ".VJan!': exclaimed the Count, jiever mind the heat. So: here, walk!" and he led the perspiring spirit on another trial trip across the stage. Then deeming his pupil as perfect in the ghostly gait as hi natural talent would never allow, the Count range up the curtain. When Hamlet appeared in the second scene leaning pensively on the shouldrer of his page, the audience hurst into irfepressible applause a tribute which the Count ac knowledged by advancing to the footlignts and bowing thrice so low that his curls iiung perpendicular.

Hamlet's acting received hearty and deserved applause, but the humble efforts of the Ghost were greeted with sound derision. This spectre h::d a decidua brogue, to say nothing of a very quees and somewhat jerky method of procedure The second time he appeared he forgot his shroud, and came on in a tight-fitting suit of drab cambric. When the Count came to the passage, "By Heaven! I'll make a ghost of him who," !cc„ he drew his shining sword and struck so tierce an attitude that the Ghost backed incontinently off the stage with his sceptre at carry arms. This was not especially the Ghost's fault. No ghost on earth could have stood his ground before the Count's terrible gaze and chest tones.

The Polonius of the evening caught the spirit of his part, so far as the senility and tremulousncss of voice went, but seemed to have some difficulty with his eyebrows, which continually needed pulling down. He as well as the other minor actors were treated with liberal bud perhaps excessive applause, ane were aided in their efforts by continual suggestions, criticisms, and words of encouragement from the audience. One advantage of this arrangement was that the interest did not lag even when Hamlet was off the stage. Polonius received the friendly hints from the front with particular good nature and when the audience shouted, "Louder Polonius!'' or '•Poloni:: pull down your ve.-t." he only Mriilcd placidly, and pulled down his eyebrows.

The Count's personation of Hamlet needs no praise here. Its excellence is established, a the Count assures us. by this indorsement of royalty itself. We must, however, call attention to one point. Uanilet's feigned insanity is wonderfully well done, and seems to he either a careful study of morbid mental phenomena, or almost an inspiration on the part of the ,ictor.

The duel with Lavtes was received with 'uprourious applause, We regret to t-a that a ccrtain part of the audience setnie to fall to grasp the gi eatnes of the occa sion, and manifested a frivolity which cannot be too severely rebuked. The

Count was obliged to stop in the middle of the combat and appeal to the generosity of his audience. I his state ot affairs was simply disgraceful.

The performance did not conclude until nearly midnight, when the Count, in response" to loud calls, appeared before the curtain, and. after gracefully alluding to his own skill and great experience, apologized for the weakness of his support. 11c then Ix-gan to recite the biogra?phv of William Shakespeare, and had WoCCcded as far as the birth of that great poet when the audicnce dispersed.

Ycstcrdav while statesmen were discussion finance" astronomers calculating eclios*i and philosophers working at the problem of life, an humble citizen of New York counted one thousand men pass up or down Broadway with one missing from their coats. 1 small thing at first sight, but the case magnifies rapidly when one imagines a thosand husbands rushing into a thousand homes and yelling out to a thousand wives "By gum and thunder!

why didn't

you sew that button on this morning

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A New Yorker went over to Hoboken the other day to look up a lot which had been advertised as "large enough to build twelve houses on, and at a very low figure

regard to his social status before he was dough-faced ploughman. His horse havcnobled. 'I his Hamlet a peddler of I

The lot wa6 found without trouble. It was a piece of ground twenty feet wide and a hundred long. "That's the lot," explained the owner, "and it's one of the best lots to dig post holes in which can be found in Hoboken,^ "But von said it was wide enough to build twelve houses on." complained the New Yorker. "So it is so it is. You can put 'em one behind one and other and call it 'Senator Uow." or some such higl name, or you can put one atop of the other and rent the last one to the Signal Service Bureau for a thousand dollars per year.

The New Yorker turned away, and he wouldn't even halt when the land owi followed along and continued "If you know of onybody ever there who wants a sight for a light house or a shot tower, send him to me."

"Ugh."

I le prevalence in the English language of the uncouth syllable "Ugh," is forciblyshown in the following composition:

Hugh Gough, of Horoughbridge, was a rough soldier on furlough, but a man of doughty deeds in war, though before hefought f.r his country he was a thorough

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cigars, in .lied with the enemy 1 high was taken pri ner 1 he audience at the Academy last and, I ought to add, was kept on a short evening was respectable in size and ap- enough clough of foocC and suffered from pareni'.y in quality. Altnough President drought as well as from hunger. Having Grant, The Emperor and Empress of Brazil, Chief Justice W'aite, and other distinguished persons who received invi tations, and who are all said to be person al friend-, of the Count, were unavoidably absent, several brother counsellors of the Supreme Court and a number of professional actors, among whom was Mi Clara Morris, paid the beneficiary the compliment of attendance. The .Academy was, therefore, illuminated by a menfill light, in comparison with which the calcium burner in front of Robinson Hall was dim.

AI half past S o,oelok, while the front of the house was persistently expressing its impatience, the Count behind the curtain, was puttinethe finishing touches on the Gost's costume, and perfecting him in that grave yard stride which is so necessary to a correct'rendering of the part. In the midst of the huddling group os nervous amateurs George, the Count Joannes was alone calm and self possessed. Hi was stage director, costumer. itar, call bov promdter and critic, all in one, and hi admirable and vigorous directions lent momentary firmness to what was rather a shakey company. This was before the curtain went np. The momentary finnwent up with the curtain.

been houghed in an engagement

on his return home, drnnk too large a draught of usquebaugh, he became intoxicated, and was laughing, coughing and hiccoughing by a trough, against which lie sought to steady himself. There he was accosted by another rough, who showed him a chough which he had caught on a clough near, also the slough of a snake, which he held at the end of a tough bough of cugh tree, and which his baggy shough had found and had brough to him from the entrance to a sough which ran through and drained a slough that was close to a lough in the neighborhood.

An Enterprising1 Hoy. A few da\s ago a New York Boy of eight asked his father if the family couldn't rake up some relic fi the Centennial. The father thought not, an left the boy in a deep study. The lad consulted an acquaintance, and the father's silk hat was suddenly missing When the boy was questoned. he reluctantly produced it. Part of the brim was gone the crown busted, and there were scores otdents and stabs.

Its mean to take it away from me protested the tearful child. "I was going to let it soak in lime-wa ter overnight and then it would have been the hat which Oliver Cromwell wore

\\'ki din' r.ijrip.MK.VTS.—Thegossipsare not yet tierd of discussing Miss Rothchild,! wedding. There were twenty-live errriag es for the wedding party, and the harness which was quite new was coppied exactly from thn&used at first Napoleon.s coronation an as Baron Alphonse.s horses were not large enough to draw the heavy carriages, some horses were brought for the occasion from England A curious explanation was given of why there were eight branches to the candlestick in the synagouge. It is said that the Jews have always had an extra branch since the ruin of the temple at Jerusalem. Should they recover the original candelabra from the Tiber, they !ight alter this custom. The ofiicials at the synagogue were much troubled at the Christains showing respect by removinir thir hats.

PROBABILITIES.

Washington, April jy.—For Tennessee and Ohio valley, warmer, south and east winds, partly cloudy weather, and rising barometer, probably followed by a falling barometer.

A Lottery Drawing.

New Orleans, April Jg.—The drawing of the Louisiana State lottery, took place at the Constitutional Opera House at 9 A. M., At ten minutes before ten, the ticket 1233J drew the eapitol prize $100,000 of gol-jl. The ticket is in the hands of the Chicago agencv.

Parton's Marriage.

Boston April zy.—The efforts to th» Parton marriage bill over the eminent veto failed in the House S3 nays, 114.

pass

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Tlie Spahlinjg Defalcation. San Francisco, April. —In the Spalding court-matial testimony, Inspector Doran, who was detailed and made exceptor of Spalding's accounts, ascertained the amounts due Nortgue, Farwell, Hanscome and others, from July '74 to September '75, shows a legitimate indebtedness in round numbers of $120,000, but the, but. certificates issued by Perrv, repre.-e it the liabilities as one million dolars.

Fire.

Williamsport. Pa., April 29.—The fire here last night destrpyed 12 acres of the manufacturers of white pine lumber. Herdgee & Mavnard. Rensled & Flynn, and Ilubbard .V Rnukey are the principal sufferers. Two-thirds of the loss is covered bv insurance.

Failures.

Manchester. April -•).—The failure of Gillam, Long «.Y Co., commission merchants, liabilities £49,000. and Ward, Broeter &: Co., merchants, liabilities, £21,500, are reported.

London, April 29.—The failure of another stock broker is reported. The market is generally firm with an upward tendency.

Cemetery Citations.

About two years ago undertaker Ball took some time to run over his account for the previous 20 years, and found that he had buried 5400, and some odd persoes. Burials are much more frequent now. During the last two years he has disposed of over 900 persons.

The project of establishing a new city cemetery east of town, on the Jenckes farm, seems to have been dropped for a while. Undertaker Ball states it as his belief that within the next five years some change must be made. If the cemetery east of town is decided on, it will be, and should be, controlled by a stock company,

There is a fund of $5,000 belonging to the cemetery in the city Treasury,

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