Show cf of edmand kean kest yew new commercial advertiser edmund kean was wag I 1 think thin athe the next coiner after lie ile made his first appearance in new york in richard III the effect of his first appearance upon an a n audience was unprecedented and hia his success was complete and decisive at the end ot of the last scene the audience rose in a body and waved their hats and handkerchiefs shouting eb outing bravo the next day the crowd that besieged the new york theater was 8 BO 0 great that the manager issued t the he following announcement to prevent the riot botious ious scenes which have die disturbed the peace of the town in the vicinity of the theater fr several days ant and I 1 D nighta ight a past in efforts to forestall the tickets the managers bare have directed that the box tickets and the whole of the lower tier and fourteen of the second row next to the stage shall be bold sold by public auction the premium upon the choice to be appropriated to the massachusetts general hospital can any reader of this explain why new york managers in those days should so go favor a aiassa c musettea hus ettea chat charity ity if it were an advertisement all modern advertisements ti pale before it the premium 11 M on the sales realized r eal iced about 8 5 00 per day kean went to philadelphia thence to boston where the excitement cit ement was BO so great that the managers adopted the ne new w york plan selling by auction even standing 1 i 0 g room was at a high price kean mut have thought he had found an eldorado he ile returned to boston in 1821 the people who bad filled the house with en thusia audil audiences nees were no longer in town fur for there wa not then as now a floating population feeding feeing but twenty people in the theater kean positively refused refuse to play and bidding the manager goodby in a cavalier manner returned to new york he lie was much censured and great indignation was manifested not doc only in boston but also in new york he ile sailed for england in june but found trouble there for suits were brought against him for breaking up some family union for which he waa obliged to pay besides losing his big character during the follo following aug september kean returned to america he ile had bad much prejudice to contend against on account of his big former conduct coo duct but with letters apologies and excuses in adept he lie managed to rut restore ore himself to favor in new york and albany returning to boston he appeared on the stage in citizens d dres rees but he lie was not allowed to speak was driven from the stage and a most fearful and disgraceful riot occurred kean conly escaped with his life being driven out of town to inset meet the stage on ita its wa way t to 0 new york I 1 remember weta well the ru rumors 0 rs afloat in the morning of possible trouble at the theater only one lady ventured there a great admirer of keana keans not very young aud and ebe she was glad to escape kean may be said to have been on the stage from hia big early child hood As he grew older he wai was harlequin traveling actor gave ave lessons in in fencing and bi boxing g gang sang charmingly accod panyia lanying I 1 himself wild with skill and taste lie ile sang with dramatic effect emet many of Alo moores ores song those almost forgotten songs than which none are more delightfully delight full when he was thirteen he performed with a company of players in yorkshire hamlet lord hastings and addianna Addia Addi ons aona caio caw he ile wai was fortu I 1 nate in attracting the attention of dr debey who sent him to eton for three years where be he made great progress after leaving afton bo be went from stage to stage whether by dr deleys influence or lord byrons or some lady whose n name ame I 1 forget he was allowed by the directing committee of drury lane theater to perform the first parts the night came for shylock kean walked to the house with his shoes black stockings and wig all he owned of the costume the house waa was but a third full and when some of the theatrical corps who had not thought it worth while to go into the house to see ree him heard the rounda of applause polk said considering the small audience they make a thundering noise A companion co munion near him film said why that mans a mere harlequin 1 1 I can call well believe it polk replied for be he seems to have jumped over all our heads I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 k J I 1 1 1 AJ sr a P I 1 k hamilt lla wrote eo so criticism the next morning loor for the h piper p apt r that there waa was no desits tion about publishing it awaiting the he decision decia iou of the clubs |