Show G good jc etc on mr samuel sothern the english actor says bays tho the worst moment of hla his stage career was passed in a state of 0 mental paralysis owing to a trick played on him by another actor this actor who had bad a passion for or practical joking and mr air sothern were appear ing in the samo same play it was wag a sentimental comedy in which mr bottom had to make inako a long and effective speech with the stage all to himself the hs practical loker joker got an alarm clock timed the atio alarm very carefully and set it up wi fc a upon tho the ix very moment I 1 opened my lo 10 declaim mr sothern bothern says aada it went off I 1 stood before befar tho the literally litera era y gabina whilst the blatant bell rang and thrummed thrum med and clattered through an eternity it was a nightmare marel I 1 wanted to run and could not I 1 wanted to speak and could not suddenly from the gallery a piercing voice cried out say boss boos I 1 guess your lines eaga engaged gedl |