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Richard Neville. A Pirate of Parts
A Pirate of Parts
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I
"Is all our company here?"
—Midsummer Night's Dream
CHAPTER II
"What stories I'll tell when my sojerin is o'er."
—Lever
CHAPTER III
"Come all ye warm-hearted countrymen, I pray you will draw near."
—Old Song
CHAPTER IV
"Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren ground. … The wills above be done, but I would fain die a dry death."
—Tempest
CHAPTER V
"I would rather live in Bohemia than in any other land."
—John Boyle O'Reilly
CHAPTER VI
"What strange things we see and what queer things we do."
—'Tis English, You Know
THE INDEPENDENT THEATRE! The Greatest Show of its Kind on Earth! FUN UNDER A TENT. On this Saturday Evening. Will be presented for the first and only occasion, Under the Distinguished Patronage of Everybody, the Great Spectacular and Classic Pantomime. HUMPTY DUMPTY, By a company of well trained star artists. The Only Show of its Quality in Existence. Those who see the performance will never forget it. Secure Your Seats Early. By special request of a number of distinguished visitors the. performance will not begin until 8:30. Carriages may be ordered for any hour. Box sheet ready at noon Saturday, corner of Vanderbilt. and Astor Avenues
CHAPTER VII
"He employs his fancy in his narrative and keeps his recollections for his wit."
—Richard Brinsley Sheridan
CHAPTER VIII
"Every one shall offer according to what he hath."
—Deut
CHAPTER IX
"One man in his time plays many parts."
—As You Like It
CHAPTER X
"Originality is nothing more than judicious imitation."
—Voltaire
CHAPTER XI
CHAPTER XII
"There are more things in Heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy."
—Hamlet
CHAPTER XIII
CHAPTER XIV
"Nature hath fram'd strange fellows in her time."
—Merchant of Venice
CHAPTER XV
CHAPTER XVI
A New Way to Pay Old Debts
CHAPTER XVII
"The actors are at hand; and by their show you shall all know that you are like to know."
—Midsummer Night's Dream
CHAPTER XVIII
CHAPTER XIX
"Experience is a great book, the events of life its chapters."
—Sainte-Beuve
CHAPTER XX
CHAPTER XXI
CHAPTER XXII
"Is this world and all the life upon it a farce or vaudeville where you find no great meanings?"
—George Eliot
CHAPTER XXIII
"All the world's a stage and all the men and women merely players."
—As You Like It
IMPORTANT NOTICE. Come One—Come All—Be On Hand. GOTOWN METROPOLITAN ACADEMY OF MUSIC. Proprietor and Owner … … … … Mr. Ed. McGowan. Mr. McGowan takes pleasure in announcing that he has engaged. the celebrated Actor-Manager, Mr. Sellers. Micawber Handy, and his talented company. of performers to appear. Next Saturday Evening. To celebrate the anniversary of the founding of. Gotown. By the official inauguration of the. Metropolitan Academy of Music. To make the event worthy of this occasion. this highly talented and distinguished bunch. will be presented under the direction of Mr. Handy. In a Variegated Program. Made up of selections from undeniably good sources, ancient. and modern. In consequence of the length and richness. of the Bill, details will not be given out. until the night of the Show. It may be mentioned, however, that. Singing and Dancing. as well as Acting in all the various departments of Tragedy, Comedy, Burlesque, Grand Opera, etc., etc., will be. introduced in the most approved and up-to-date. style that circumstances will permit. Local Celebrities. Have generously volunteered their valuable services to lend a hand and do something. List of Prices
Tickets in advance may be purchased beforehand at. Ed. McGowan's Spiritual Emporium. Tickets bought of speculators on the outside will be refused at the door. The entertainment will start at 8 o'clock and wind up when the audience have all they want. P.S.—Don't miss this chance, for it will be the only anniversary. of its kind with which Gotown will be honored in a long time to come. The Weston Handel and Hayden Philharmonic Society will handle the Music
CHAPTER XXIV
"There's nothing to be got nowadays unless thou can'st fish for it."
—Pericles Prince of Tyre
CHAPTER XXV
"Joy danced with Mirth, a gay, fantastic Crowd."
—Collins
CHAPTER XXVI
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Richard Neville
Published by Good Press, 2019
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Handy's matter-of-fact argument was sufficient. He carried his point. The company agreed to do Newport and take chances. It had previously been decided to shelve "Uncle Tom's Cabin." So that perplexing matter was settled. The important consideration, however, arose, what should they substitute. A variety of pieces were named, but no decision was reached. Handy's wonderful fertility of resource at length came to the rescue and brought forth, much to the amazement of all, "Humpty Dumpty." They had, it is true, no columbine, but a little thing like that did not trouble the irrepressible Handy.
"Do not the annals of the American stage lay bare the fact," quoth he, "that on one occasion in Wallack's old theatre, when it was located downtown on Broadway, near Broome Street, in New York, during the run of John Brougham's brilliant burlesque, 'Pocahontas,' with the famous author himself in the cast as Powhattan, and Charles Walcot as Captain John Smith, the extravaganza was given for one night only without a Pocahontas. And the records say it was the most remarkable and amusing performance of its entire run."
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