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The Huron Expositor, 1947-05-30, Page 7Mit 30 " 1947 (Continued tram last `week) "Well, the tiring -room is not ..far away," said the player. "And .there, T think, we can find you a disguise that will tax the wit.or 'Sir Robert to penetrate:" The inn "."was a large, rectangular Building, provided with galleries which Overlooked the spacious courtyard. It was in this that •the Lord Chamber- lain's servants had arranged to give the first of their performances that afternoon. The • room to which the Tactor now led Anne and Ctervase op- ened on to one • of these galleries, at the extreme end of the yard. Here were all sorts of stage prop- erties. Not only was there a number of costumes, but also there were wigs, powder, and.cosmetics and other trap- pings of the theatre. Much searching among this apparel was necessary be. INEN IN TORONTO Koko Y••1 Mea• Intel autritH 1 LOCATED .a wide SPADINA AVL Al C•.I•g• Stse•I •. RATES ••• Elm& $t.5O•-$3.5O Do.bl• $240- $7.00 Write for Folder We Advise Early Reservation • A WHOLE ,DAY'S SIGHT-SEEING OIT*ON WALKING DISTANCE A. M. POMO. Pr stdru LEGAL McCONNELL & HAYS .Barristers, Solicitors, Etc. Patrick D. McConnell 7 H: Glenn Hays SEAFORTH, ONT. Telephone 174 A. W. SILLERY Barrister, Solicitor, Etc. SEAFORTH - ONTARIO Phare 173, Seaforth MEDICAL fore •clothes could be • found which Shakespeare deemed suitable for .Ger, Rase and Anne.' Many of these cos- tumes were very rich; and at last an. elegant suit of boy's clothes was found 'for Anne, She went into a room adjoining to put it on. And, in the meantime, Gervase was provided with a much moreelaborate disguise. First, he was put into a shit of plain black. velvet, modest in appear- ance, but excellent in quality, very .similar to the player's own. Then his eyes were carefully darkened and lines painted under them to add to his years. A pair of fine moustachios was fixed to ' •hie upper lip and a short beard, tg. his chin. Finally, he was accominddated. with a hat with a plume, a ruff for the neck, and at his own request, a very serviceable sword, which he buckled to his waist with a • feeling of keen satisfaction. The transformation 'Gervase had undergone was so complete, that When Anne returned wearing her own excellent suit, which fitted her ad- mirably except that it was a little loose in the shoulders, she did not., know him. "Allow me to present Signor Band- inello,.' said the player. ."A ,famous music master from Italy" Anne, -in the surprise of the mom- ent, so. far forgot her own disguise as to curtsy. Whereupon, greatly to •her discomfiture, Gervase and the player fairly shouted with laughter. Anne's clothes really became her very well 'indeed. They could ,hard- ly have fitted .her slender form better had they been made for her. She; too, was given a ruff for her neck, a hat with a plume and a dagger to wear at her waist. T,,;hus• accomplished, she made a particularly handsome and modish. boy. - Gervase's disguise, which .had add- s ed at least thirty years eto his age, was so complete, that the iplayer had no fear that he would be recognized. Accordingly, he led him boldly into the 'inn and duly presented him to Burbage; Kemp and one or two other member., -of the company as a cele- brated -musician w -hu had' dosise ic to take charge 'of the music at Rich- mond on Tuesday week. Anne was introduced as his son. • And it was suggested that Arrigo, a name be- stowed upon her- by the . playwright on the spur of the moment, should understudy Parflete for the character of Rosal.ind.Indeed, the au.thor•' of the•,new comedy "seemed to be clear- ly of 'opinion that the young Signor SEAFORTH CLINIC DR, E. A. McMASTER, M.B. - Physician DR. P. L. 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TNT TELL TELEPHONE COMPANY Of ChM* r rrigo had been' designed expressly by nature to play• that delicate and exacting role. Burbage guessed at once who Sig- ner Bandineilo and Arrigo his son really were. ,But he was far too loy- al, even if. -he had' not been too astute to share his knowledge with, the oth- er members of, the company. These, to be sure, were a little surprised at such an unexpected addition to their nu -tuber. Yet not for a moment did they suspect the truth. • Thus, for the time being, a very remarkable change was wrought in the fortunes of Gervase and- Anne. No longer need they seek a roof or a meal. No longer need they go foot- sore and hungry: Providence once more had taken them into its. care: It was true that, in some ways, they had added threefold to their dangers. They had given their lives into the keeping of a man of whom they knew little or nothing. But having burnt their boats, t3'hey • had the courage wholeheartedly to embrace this new way of life. They entered into the doings of these new friends with spirit and amenity. And Shakespeare sustain- ed the deception with great tact and wit, Moreover, Gervase and Anne were ever ready to .second him in all his inventions and contrivances. In- deed, Gervase who was familiar with Italy, was able to'counterfeit a slight accent, which heightened the illusion of his broken English; while Anne, although not a little'shy, bore herself with a modest grace, that made the young Signor Arrigo extremely popu- lar with all the members of the Com- pany. It chanced, besides, that when these two' Italians had made 'their appear- ance but a few hours among the Lord Ohamberl•ain's s ervants, an incident occurred which added greatly to their prestige, " rt had been arranged that the chief members oi4 the Company, who were lodged at the Crown Tavern, which was reckoned much the best in Ox- ford,,_ should cline •together. -at -noon• in- s would large parlor. This wo Id allow plenty of time against the perform- ance of "The Merchant , of Venice," which was to be given in the inn courtyard at two o'clock th'at after- noon. The players had sat down to their meal. Shakespeare, at the head of. the long table in the center of the. room, was carving a sirloin with the dexterity of one who had been a but- cher's apprentice in his youth. Bur- bage, .at the' foot of the table, was dealing with a couple of roast fowls with an air of manly conviction. Anne had already been given a wing, and. William Kemp, that famous comedian was cutting a piece of ham to accom- pany it, with a flourish of wit as well as of knife, when the door of the din- ing -parlor was flung open suddenly. A man entered rudely and roughly with a clank of sword and spur. He had not even the grace to remove his hat. One glance he cast round the room —saw no place was set for him, and then called loudly for the landlord, ",The place is• full of these stinking play-actorsd" he cried out. "The best inn in Oxford is • now the worst. These mimes have taken all the -best rooms, they infest the place, like ver- min. They are sticking ups a filthy stage upon filthy trestles in the mid- dle of the courtyard, so that a mail hasn't even room to water his horse, and now, by God's. blood, they crowd their betters out of . the• dining -par- lor!" The man was Sir Robert Grisewood whom Shakespeare and Gervase had seen already, .He was an . insolent bully, of a" type common in that day; a man of. brutal and dangerous char- acter, who lived by his wits and his sword, with just enough surface man- ners anners when it suited him to pass mus- ter with those with whom he vfishec1 to consort, but whose chief .pleasure was to ruffle it •throughthe world and take the wall of .those lessewell plac- ed than • himself. This `morning, however, Sir Robert was a little out of his reckoning. The man with the mild face who was carv- ing the sirloin paused to look at him. And if ever a high scorn was express- ed in the human countenance; it was here to be seen. "Yes, I mean you as well, as the rest, you paper -faced potboy," said Grisewood, having failed to stare him down. "Go back ,to your filthy play- house in the •stews, and. don't . come among your. betters until they, send for you, unless yop want to get your nose pulled:" The coarse bully had drunk a cup of wine. too . much already that morn- ing. He was bitterly angry, besides, that his favorite chamber overlooking the garden was in the occupation of this mean fellow, who lived by the public favor instead of by cheating at cards. With a string of oaths, he ad- vanced upon Shakespeare and shook a fist in his face. In an instant, several on the players bad risen to their feet. But foremost was- •Burbs.ge -He--.aid-duwn-1lis-1thYfe. and then, white with anger,' he came over very deliberately' to where the man stood and touched him en the Shoulder. "Have a Dare, my friend," he said, "Keep a civil tongue in your head. And lay but a finger on that nian,.and you go into the horse -trough," "But you go to perdition first, you calf -livered merry-andrew," Grisewood had swung round with a face of "fury. Ile drew Ihts sword, But in almost the same moment Heriot, Who had risen with the , rest, had drawn; his. yr, Grisewood had not meant to maize use ,of his weapon. Yet in the• next Instant, and quits withotit expecting it, he was having to Use it for der life.. . Gervase at onee struck upithe wea- pon with his own and then .engaged it, •fasxisewoe' s;e titin cis ferraid.,i`1 able reptItatien Wee then one good We Nadi paid ',th tell of lois eeceptioa:- el SIMM:* Als. ad : ersal'T was..,aware of thjs, Bet he aisa wag azy accomplish- ed et9ordsman, Moretreer, an lntensi; and furious tatted' had armed him ' suildenly. This .was the man who hid sworn. away his life:' • CHAPTER I The sound of the cleating steel, of chairs, overturning, of. 'shouting •and scuffitng, brought John ;Davenant in- to the room. The sight that met him turned him sick° : A man of whom he went in mortal • fear was d.efeiiding himself as best he could from the furious lunges of a tali„ elderly for- eigner,.• who ,yet used his sword with all a young ,man's address and agil- .itj,; "Oh, stop 'em, for the love of God!" cried John Davenant. Bat the players knew' better than to intervene. The bully was being pressed so close and with such a hit- ter itter animosity, that for any man to have attempted such a task had been highly dangerous. Also they knew the man for what he was.- And now was as fair a chance as -was' ever likely .tooffer for him to pay his dues. The Italian music master was press- Ing Grisewood at ;the 'point of . his weapon all - over the room. But only one of those present was aware • that he - had ;murder in his heart. And this was the man who knew what was the real • issue -between them. That agile Mind, moreover, had the power to look swiftly ahead. In an instant, it had grasped the full significance of` that which was happening and of the grave danger that threatened. In the stress of the moment, Shake- speare threw discretion oto the wind, I He approached far nearer than was 1 wise to the combatants. Their breaths were coming in 'fierce, low grunts. Sweat was on their white faces. Mur- der was in the eyes of both. Utterly heedless of his peril, Shake- speare went to the side of Gervase. "Have a care," he said: "For God's sake don't hill him." Well it was that Gervase was of those .who can keep a hold upon themselves, even when a savage'biood lust has them in its tails. Desperate- ly as he was fighting, he heard the words of his friend, and, well he un.-, derstood them. But 'he' was out to kill. With a:contained rage that was, terrible, he meant to pierce ... that .strong and resourceful guard, , and then should the man pay the penalty of his crimes. Grisewood was not a coward. He was among. the coarsest and most brutal of his kind in a coarse, and brutal- age. Its ilte had been ig- noble, but he wa - a man,in sany' cir- cumstances, to, sell it d'early. Yet as this tall and furious fellow drove him all over the room, he felt that now his hour was come. This would have been the ,•case without a doubt, had not Gervase re- alized the importaanee"of. the player's warning. He must lay aside his re- venge, for a season. This man was a link in the slender, chain that one day might 'save him. But he was de- termined that the ruffian should not go scot free. By sheer vigor, he drove Grisewood finally against the wall. And 'Once there, he broke down the man's guard and drove the point of his sword„ through his -a? i • It was theend of the fight. Grise- wood was totally disabled. •Suffering great pain and bleeding, fiercely and streaming curses, he was glad enough to have hts hurt attended to and then, under a chiru'rgeon's advice, to .be put to bed by John Davenant. From that hour, the Italian music master was •a hero in the_ sight of the Lord Cham'berlain's servants. To be sure, his son, Arrigo, disgraced him- self utterly by going off into a dead faint ,as soot' as the fight was over„ and although such 'behaviour was felt perhaps,b a -Italian i not toa lessen his popuitr it did ularity. among his new comrades. Two o'clock that afternoon was the • b•. ee • Sound health is the basis for 'all success with pigs. ' Get. fast growth and robust pigs at weaning time on wOeNEl(GI«. • Imo' • --tltal "pobb•Ui." in pigs is from too much *alio to 'deed: Nom mix more than 3 ib.: el water to 1 lb. id earth -Art, l *eater use *inn water. ATW000I., 010404 • Once inf,a While when, I think the World. is' goipg wrong, I take a squint at an o1d diary which my Father 'had when•, he was alive and in which he recorded the events of his day, ,the prices paid and received and a few' other tpdds and ends worth while. In 1.886 my brother left home and •be- came en apprentice in a. -drug•, store, I note that at the time father .paid $12 for a suit of clothes for him and $14 for another. .Socks were 50. cents a pair, four print shirts cost $2.50, and a white shirt, high class" stuff, .$1.00. • My brother received $40 for his first year's service, $50 for the next and $60 for the -third. Now,,.a .perfectly green boy, such as he was, entering the business gets from $12 to $14 a 'week from the start. Of course some get a great deal more, for the drug. store now is not a place which mere- ly sells drugs, that is often .aksgiall part of' the business. It sells a little of everything and as one man re- inarked . to ane, we value the appren- tice by his ability to sell rather than his knowledge of the drug businetts... That is the determining factor. So, in many cases the wage rate is high- er than the level mentioned here. A young .man untrained was of little,•v'a- lue in the drug store of olden days, but under new conditions he earns more and gets more. Now here is a true story but not recorded in my father's diary. I found out the facts 42 .years after the event. We put a ,stone foundation' tinder our barn in 1896, there were also some alterations in the structure itself. The carpenter who did the "framing" re- ceived $1.00 a day, the foreman who supervised- the building of the stone wall under the barn received $1.25. One day the boys suggested, to my father that 'they lay a corner stone and put under it, in a space provided for the purpose, a letter"written by him, two local papers and a city daily and 25 cents in order to .show the peo- ple, in the distant future, when the walls would crumble, the condition of the world at that time and a sample of our currency. - Forty-two years later ,in the little Village of Gerrie. three :miles from our old farm, 'an elderly marl came up to me and asked if I,remembered him. I said: "Yes, I do.". He said: "Do you remember the time We laid- the corner -stone ander. the barn?" "Yes, I .,answered, I,-,•relnember..,it.,. quite. well." "Did you know," he'said, "that rne when ;he old man's .bachwas tud I swiped the quarter out of'the' waif and we went -down town that night and had five glasses of beer out of it. I bet the old man . never knew that'.,", He never did. •,All of which. makes clear one thing: Boys will be boys, whether they get $1,00 a day or $7,00. The only difference is that they probably did as .much or more for the $1.00 they then earned as they would for the much higher pay of to- day. Rarely do we consider the conse- quences ,of our own actions. The Can- adian National Railways has been a profitable business, during the war. Itis, only a short time' since the end of the war and the announcement now appears that the C.N.R. has a• deficit of nine million and looks for - hour fixed for. the Lord Chamberlain's players to give their -first perform- ance in Oxford. Much of the morn- ing bad been spent•in erecting a stage in the center of the spacious court- yard of the Crown. It seemed that the visit of this . famous company had given . rise to grave controversy. Shakespeare had applied for leave to play three pieces in the large hall: of Balliol College, or of some other con- venient place within the precincts of the University. -The question was re- ferred to the Vice Chancellor. "Yes," said that worthy, "after giving the matter anxious consideration, as we havea favorable report from London touching,your band of comedians, and we learn that her Grace the Queen has approved them on divers occa- sions, the University will accede to your request, provided the pieces are given in their original Greek or Lat- in." Upon this, the playwright made the modest rejoinder that, much. • as he regretted• the circumstances,. it :was, in point of facts impossible to play the three pieces in either of those chaste tongues, since .he himself, had written them in. the vulgar English language,- Which unfortunately was the only tongue with which he cold claim• an acquaintance, and that a very imperfect one. Such a state- scens. was 'very 'shocking to the Uni- versity., The permission was at once withheld, but in language of great politeness and dignity. "We do not welt' understand," it said in effect, "how one who is not even a member of this University or of the sister foundation of Cambridge, who, we are credibly' informed, is a mere hackney, writer for the theatres, and who, i.ve are further informed, is a little better than one of the illiterate, can prefer such a request." Atter this rebuff, the playwright, quite undaunted, applied to the city authorities for permission to use the Town Hall. In the Meantime, hen -- ever, the news had been carried to the bench of aldermen that the• Uni- versity had rebuked ilii, importunate fellow. And if .the vulgar English. tongue was beneath the dignity. of the- Town, . Which had a reputation to maintain and so much less upon Which to 'maintain it. "No, sir," said the bench- of aldermen, "we would have you to know that that which is not deenaed worthy for only a part or moiety of this fair city,•- is deemed still less so for the whole of Thus there was nothing left for the poor playwright to do but to seek permission of honest John Iiavenant, Mine host of the Crownii to set up trestles and 'boards and rig up a cur- tain in the middle of his large inn yard. And John Davenant, having lens in the way of learning than the Chown and leas in the way Of dignity • than the Town, and being pram:teed, Moreover; a full ten percentutn of the takings at each performances, ,was nowise averse from such a proceeds ink. (Continued Next Week) ward to one go wetq In 'tlld ?•eih borltoo4 oi' •x'fventy jiver , tlr t'inlrtlt U34.' iiiou probably Pion; neat year, ; The; workers are new m4(tieg a plogti,oe,` for additional pays Tilbech, '4n ,Y#e G •. N. A. alone, 'will, a1 Dunt t4, $10,50(h- 000, Ouse granted to the C,N,'R., v'srork» ers it ,must be gran -ted • to the O,P;R workers. • it is, perhaps not a had guessto. point out that in two or •threeyears from now the reilweyls will be eeneid- ered our major problem. Yet the; eug gestion is that because the C.P.R. has accumulated certain surplusses ,it should live on its fat and not be per- mitted to raise "freight rates. • The ruling passion of the world to -day is to live on the seed grain, that is to devour all reserves accumulated bY corporations and • individuals looking forward to the future. It was not the spirit :of the fathers which establish- ed this • code. We should be seeking to conserve resources and 'spending. money for that purpose. If we .:are determined to spend it on the im- mediate cost of living, the future will" be dark indeed.. h J is- graded and ' _trn, made` ftnuaL there.-- SEAFORTH„ re;- SRAFORTU: Phones: 3 -Wand DICK THE UPHOLSTERER`: Gordon A. 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