Joseph Jefferson; reminiscences of a fellow player . lk ? Jefferson better exercise, and itll save you the timeand trouble of going. He thought it a great outrage to run anunderground railway through the graveyard ofthe Boston Common, and argued from that theadvantages of cremation, to which he was notaverse. He drew a humorous picture of theconfusion that would take place about the Com-mon when the Judgment Day Bugle blew. Somebodies in collecting their limbs would be aptto discover that they had two lefts and no rightleg. Another would apologize for the tardi-ness of his arrival be
Joseph Jefferson; reminiscences of a fellow player . lk ? Jefferson better exercise, and itll save you the timeand trouble of going. He thought it a great outrage to run anunderground railway through the graveyard ofthe Boston Common, and argued from that theadvantages of cremation, to which he was notaverse. He drew a humorous picture of theconfusion that would take place about the Com-mon when the Judgment Day Bugle blew. Somebodies in collecting their limbs would be aptto discover that they had two lefts and no rightleg. Another would apologize for the tardi-ness of his arrival before the Seat of Justiceon the ground that he had a Subway runningthrough his spinal column! He thought it humorously impertinent incertain wits to call a well-known Italian actor Macaroni, his son Spaghetti, and his grand-son Vermicelli. The story was suggested bysomebody saying at dinner that he preferredmacaroni with shellac (tomato) sauce. He alsoremembered, apropos of this, that the old-timeactor, when salaries were in arrears or from pure ii6. ROBERT TABER. as CaptaiaAbsoluie, THE ALL-STAR RIVALS cussedness, would guy his speeches. In the playof The Stranger, the phrase One last look,and then, forget her ! was frequently read Onelast look and then spaghetti! It is believed that the theatrical professionnever contained greater quizzers or guyersthan Charles R. and Edwin Thorne. It wasrelated of them by our Sir Lucius that Charlesonce engaged Edwin Thorne to play the mes-senger who brings the letter to Claude Melnottein Bulwers Lady of Lyons. Knowing Edwinspropensity to pranks, Charles gave him the partonly on the solemn promise that nothing thatwas not in the role should be said or done. Thescene runs : Servant. A letter for Citizen Melnotte. Claude. A letter! from her perhaps — whosent thee ? Servant. Why, Monsieur — I mean CitizenBeauseant — Beauseant, who stops to dine at theGolden Lion on his way to his chateau, etc., etc. The following is what is said to have ac
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