Show funny incident at alon ago benefit new tork herald sometime about tho year 1847 perhaps earlier charles webb was playing an engagement at tho old chatham theatre new york lie had at that time become quite a favorite in the larger cities of the onion and to the ordinary playgoer play goer he was equal to the very best in hia during the engagement of which we speak ho became quite intimate with a great hearted fish dealer doing business in washington market charley had gone out in Shap leighs boat several times on fishing and duck excursions and in other ways their friendship had become cemented our friend shapleigh the fish dealer aforesaid ws considerable of a benim in more way than one in his younger days he had belonged to a juvenile drama tic company and now in his manhood since making webbs acquaint lance ho had been behind the curtain during rehearsal and had really fancied he would dearly love to appear just once webb became satisfied that shapleigh could act and was willing to please him and it so happened that an opportunity presented itself which had not been anticipated the night of charley benefit had been fixed on which acs cadion he was to enact the character of hamlet the actor who had been set apart for the character of waa unexpectedly called away in which emergency webb sought bia friend at wahington market and asked him if he would liola him enough to gay leili was glad to do it the eventful nigh t came and a front box had been reserved to Shap leigha wife and little daughter and other relatives and friends the house was filled packed from pit railing k gallery bulk head with every bit of standing room occupied the play commenced and all went well the beneficiary receiving round after round of cheering applause app lauso on his entrance and the fame with the kind friend who had so maenami boualy volunteered his valuable services the first net went off smoothly in tho second act scene is on the stage wilh king find queen when to them enters hamlet reading from a book king and queen are unceremoniously hilled out of the way then polo to bamlet Ua how does my ard hamlet hamlet well god a mercy do you know me my lord bamlet Ua excellent well you are a fishmonger upon this tho indignation of the wife overcame every other seno and forgetting all else but alie direct in suit offered to her husband sho ex claimed loud enough to be hoard in every part of the house well it aint very pretty of you mr webb after tom had been so good to you to go showing him up in public in that fashion id have you to know that a fishmonger as you call cm is as good as an actor any day it had all been uttered il a breath and had increased in feeling and vigor as she wen ton for a moment after she had ceased a wondering silence fell upon the house that moment ans caught by choso whoso wits had not forsaken him and looking up towards his rifea box ho suid with MI assuring aad its all right bessie its in the look and then tho acciel out the fadue cam J lean bo imagined |