THEATRICAL INTERRUPTIONS.
A singular incident occurred at I Wyndhain's Theatre, London, during I the performance of Captain Marshall's farcical romance, "The Lady of Leeds," the principal part in which is that of a wealthy daughter of a millionaire ginger-ale manufacturer. At the close of the first act a man in one of the top boxes stood up, and, declaring himself to be a real ginger-ale manu- : facturer bearing the name mentioned in the play, protested "in the strongest manner against his name being so freely used.',' This recalls the protest made by the Liverpool man who objected to Hamlet's likening Polonius to a fishmonger. Sothern was once interrupted ■ at Boston from the boxes by an amateur critic, who complained jbhat' .fao coulc ; not understand. Lord Dundreary. Bui collusion was suspected in that case. Sothern was very fond of playing practical jokes on theatrical audiences.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 8316, 15 May 1905, Page 2
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