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Anecdotes Of Moliere.
ANECDOTES OF MOLIERE .
TO relate all' the curious anecdotes mentioned of this famous poet , ' would be far exceeding the p lan I have laid down in this collection : I shall Only mention a few , and such as are not to be met within general in any "biographical' history . —Moliere bad a grandfather , who was . very fond ' of ' him , and as the old gentleman was , a great admirerof plays , he often carried his grandson along with ! him "' . The father , who was an upholsterer by tradefearing'that these plSa >
, sures would mislead' the soil from following the business he intended him for , asked the o } d man why he . Carried the boy so often to the theatre- — -Flave yoii a * mind , said he ,, with great indignation , to make a player of him ? — Would to God , answered the grandfather , that he might be ' as ' good an actor as' Bell Rose!— -This repl y struck the young man , and-gave him a-dislike to his father ' s trade . His whole
thoughts -were now turned to the -play-house . . It was said that the prince of ' Conti wanted to make'Moliere his secretary . If so , it was happy for the glory of the French theatre , that Moliere had courage to prefer his talents to that of accepting an honourable employment . If this anecdote be true , it does' honour to the prince and comedianl The officers of the musqirete ' ers , the body-guard ' s , the ¦ light-horse ; . & c . to the great detriment of the players , had been allowed to come ' in without baying ; insomuch / that the p it ' was always filled . with
them . Moliere , by his . interest ' with the king ( andat the instigation of the players ) , obtained an' order that ' none of ' . these gentlemen , Tor the future , should have entrance without payment . "' . Astonished ' , affile unexpected command , and in tlie first fury of their ; rage , ' they . broke open the . doors , killed the" dbor-kee ' pers ,, arid . rushed in with their swords drawn in search of the ' comedians , \\ 'ho we ' re obligee ' ., to
fly for safety to different parts of the house ' yBj . ti ' t idprie ' undertook to appease their fury . , He was then disguised ' , in' the ' . figure " andgarb of an' old' man , ready ' to perform a " principal . ' character in' the play to be " acted that night ! In a ' totten . h g . ' rnanne ' r , and leaning ! oil his staff , he advanced oh the stage ; „ "' For Heaven ' s sake , gentlemenj " says he ( in a tremulous voice ) " have mercy off a poor old man . of eighty
" years of age , who "has not ' many'days' to live , " The speech of this young comedian ( who made use , ' of . his 'disguise to appease their fury ) had the desired : effect . ' "Thatve'fy evening" thefingleaders . of tire riot were taken up , and suffered many years imprisonment , for daring to disobey the king ' s ' command . ' Had they not been the sons of the chie'fe ' st families in the : kingdom , their temerity would undoubtedly have "been punished with "death " . 'However , "they never , presumed jn future ' . to attempt coming in without paying . ' Moliere was determined to have ' the king ' s order obeyed , " , ; ""
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Anecdotes Of Moliere.
ANECDOTES OF MOLIERE .
TO relate all' the curious anecdotes mentioned of this famous poet , ' would be far exceeding the p lan I have laid down in this collection : I shall Only mention a few , and such as are not to be met within general in any "biographical' history . —Moliere bad a grandfather , who was . very fond ' of ' him , and as the old gentleman was , a great admirerof plays , he often carried his grandson along with ! him "' . The father , who was an upholsterer by tradefearing'that these plSa >
, sures would mislead' the soil from following the business he intended him for , asked the o } d man why he . Carried the boy so often to the theatre- — -Flave yoii a * mind , said he ,, with great indignation , to make a player of him ? — Would to God , answered the grandfather , that he might be ' as ' good an actor as' Bell Rose!— -This repl y struck the young man , and-gave him a-dislike to his father ' s trade . His whole
thoughts -were now turned to the -play-house . . It was said that the prince of ' Conti wanted to make'Moliere his secretary . If so , it was happy for the glory of the French theatre , that Moliere had courage to prefer his talents to that of accepting an honourable employment . If this anecdote be true , it does' honour to the prince and comedianl The officers of the musqirete ' ers , the body-guard ' s , the ¦ light-horse ; . & c . to the great detriment of the players , had been allowed to come ' in without baying ; insomuch / that the p it ' was always filled . with
them . Moliere , by his . interest ' with the king ( andat the instigation of the players ) , obtained an' order that ' none of ' . these gentlemen , Tor the future , should have entrance without payment . "' . Astonished ' , affile unexpected command , and in tlie first fury of their ; rage , ' they . broke open the . doors , killed the" dbor-kee ' pers ,, arid . rushed in with their swords drawn in search of the ' comedians , \\ 'ho we ' re obligee ' ., to
fly for safety to different parts of the house ' yBj . ti ' t idprie ' undertook to appease their fury . , He was then disguised ' , in' the ' . figure " andgarb of an' old' man , ready ' to perform a " principal . ' character in' the play to be " acted that night ! In a ' totten . h g . ' rnanne ' r , and leaning ! oil his staff , he advanced oh the stage ; „ "' For Heaven ' s sake , gentlemenj " says he ( in a tremulous voice ) " have mercy off a poor old man . of eighty
" years of age , who "has not ' many'days' to live , " The speech of this young comedian ( who made use , ' of . his 'disguise to appease their fury ) had the desired : effect . ' "Thatve'fy evening" thefingleaders . of tire riot were taken up , and suffered many years imprisonment , for daring to disobey the king ' s ' command . ' Had they not been the sons of the chie'fe ' st families in the : kingdom , their temerity would undoubtedly have "been punished with "death " . 'However , "they never , presumed jn future ' . to attempt coming in without paying . ' Moliere was determined to have ' the king ' s order obeyed , " , ; ""