Show WHY HE WAS CHEERED Took Him for the Brother of the lInn Who Was Banged Some persons find it very difficult to distinguish whether they are being laughed at or laughed withas the expression goes and many a public speaker and actor has appropriated applause ap-plause that was meant for some other person or for seme incident wholly apart from his speech or acting Mr Wilson Barrett the English actor relates to Harpers Young People a story of his enthusiastic reception by a Dublin audience soon after a Fenian outbreak Little did I expect he said the cheers which greeted my first appearance Every speech was greeted with a torrent of applause and being at that time a young man I certainly felt myself a person per-son of considerable importance before 1 got through the first act Finally he said to the property man of the theatre I A very warm audience I Yes sir very warm Are Irish audiences oren as warm Not often They seem to like my acting very much muchTheactin I The aotin returned the property man it is not that at all They are attar I at-tar taking you for a relation of Barrett that was hanged |