Show anecdote of edwin forrest B P relates the following anecdote of edwin Por forrest rest the accor actor in the boston cn ce of the hartford rd post la lam in reminded just here of an incident inci dini not familiar where tho the great tragedian bedi au figured in connection with a an n eccentric actor named watson nicknamed governor dorr well known here forrest was playing playing Me lamara in Pitt burg pa ana and watson was cast in the piece as the puritan Cap captain tairi sent out to capture tho the chief at ache rehearsal asal watson lounged in eating au knapple apple which disgusted forrest and he told the offender in the most terrible stage manner as he had done devouring his swill to come on oil and rehearse se his part watson without replying walked off on and kept the stage waiting for at least iT quarter of an hour to forresta For rests great fury who was severe with the offender and very ver Y insulting in the evening the play had proceeded proc ceded to where the puritan ca captain etain and his followers bur surrounded rounded matamoras Meta Neta moras hut but in tho the forest and in his absence arc are rather roughly ir treating eating his squaw JO josephine h clinton intending to ta take kerie her as a hostage when Mc tamora appears on the bank above and with rifle at ats shoulder roars in a voice voice of thunder which of you has lived long enough there is no answer provided for this question and the audience usually applaud the puritan band was composed of some gaunt aunt specimens one of whom the fast last of tho line was a curiosity in the matter of bone when the question which of you has lived long ong enough came thuna thundering cring in their heir t ears cars watson as coolly as if it I had iad been by stage direction pointed gravely 91 avely at his attenuated end man cayll saying rig by his looks as plainly as words could have it hc he has the motion was sustained just long enough to admit of its being taken in by the audience which was convulsed from pit to dome andert and watson divided the honors with forrest F airest he thought ho told me that it wot would ild not bo be prudent to occult with t the h e star again in and left that tbt n night lit I on a flatboat t bound down the ohio io i biver |