" LONG LIVE THE KING ; HE'S
DEAD." Charles Frohnian, tJie theatrical manager tells of au amusing ana ludicrous mistake made by a youn S actor in a play once produced by Mr Frohnian. The young actor had, up to this time, employed Ms talents in enacting such roles as called for no speech on -his part. But in this play he was entrusted with the following line, the only words to be spoken by him during the entire play: , '"The King is dead! Lous live the King!" The critical time arriving, it -was observed by other players that the young man : whp was to acclaim fie new monarch in the ! words just quoted was suffering from a dreadful attack of stage fri e lii. His cue I came, but no words could he speak, so frightened was he. I Finally, however, he pulled himself together, and, in desperation, shouted at the I top of his voice: I "Lons lire the King; he's deaiil"
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 50, 27 February 1904, Page 11 (Supplement)
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