The Glasgow Stage
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The dramatist consented, went up to London, played the character, and the play became the great hit of the season.
The Glasgow manager (Seymour) had reason to love "Paddy" Knowles for his generosity. Some supers on the occasion of the spectacle of "Aladdin" being played, struck for arrears of salary, and a riot was threatened. Knowles happened to be in the boxes that evening, and with a full knowledge of the circumstances which had brought the piece to an ignominious halt, he went round quietly... to some of his old friends and pupils, who were also present in the boxes, and persuaded them to save the credit of the manager and the piece by taking the place, for that night only, of the recreant supers ; and, Knowles heading them, the piece reached a successful termina- tion. Knowles was, however, never thoroughly IIO THE GLASGOW STAGE.
appreciated by the public. When, at the end of the season, he came to star with Miss Ellen Tree (after- wards Mrs. Charles Kean), the curtain drew up on his own tragedy of " William Tell " with exactly seven people in the pit, six in the boxes, and thirty-five in the gallery.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The dramatist consented, went up to London, played the character, and the play became the great hit of the season.
The Glasgow manager (Seymour) had reason to love "Paddy" Knowles for his generosity. Some supers on the occasion of the spectacle of "Aladdin" being played, struck for arrears of salary, and a riot was threatened. Knowles happened to be in the boxes that evening, and with a full knowledge of the circumstances which had brought the piece to an ignominious halt, he went round quietly... to some of his old friends and pupils, who were also present in the boxes, and persuaded them to save the credit of the manager and the piece by taking the place, for that night only, of the recreant supers ; and, Knowles heading them, the piece reached a successful termina- tion. Knowles was, however, never thoroughly IIO THE GLASGOW STAGE.
appreciated by the public. When, at the end of the season, he came to star with Miss Ellen Tree (after- wards Mrs. Charles Kean), the curtain drew up on his own tragedy of " William Tell " with exactly seven people in the pit, six in the boxes, and thirty-five in the gallery.
What to read after The Glasgow Stage?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Walter Baynham to read onlineMoreLess
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