CHAPTER XLV.

IN THE MENAGERIE.

Zazel Shot out of a Cannon--The Zulus--Gen. Tom Thumb and Wife --Thumb and Campanini--Hugged and Kissed by an Ape--Millie Christine the Famous Two-Headed Lady--The Eighth Wonder of the World--Jocko Spoils a Comedy--Circus in Winter Quarters 590-608

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

PAGE. FRONTISPIECE (COLORED PLATE) 1 Stage of Modern Theatre 18 Lotta 22 Interior of Modern Theatre 36 Decorating a Scene Painter 47 The "Masher" 56 The Big Hat 61 George and Harry 63 Louise Montague 64 Maud Branscombe 65 Selina Dolaro 68 John McCullough 70 Belle Howitt 73 John A. Stevens 76 Lillie West 79 PAULINE MARKHAM (COLORED PLATE) 80 Adah Isaac Menken 83 Millie La Fonte 85 Ballet Girl's Dressing-Room 87 Edwin Booth 89 McKee Rankin 91 The Three Villas 93 Sarah Bernhardt 96 The Late Adelaide Neilson 99 Dressing an Actress' Hair 102 Marie Roze 105 In the Green-Room 106 A Green-Room Tableau 107 Getting their "Lines" 109 Milton Nobles 110 Improving Spare Moments 112 An Actress' Useful Husband 113 Making Love in the Side Scenes 115 M'lle Geraldine and Little Gerry 117 Sobering a Comedian 120 McCullough as Virginius 121 Kate Claxton 123 The Late Venie Clancie 126 Catherine Lewis 128 Chanfrau 131 Fanny Davenport 134 Dion Boucicault 135 Mrs. Boucicault 136 Maud Granger 139 Portia and Shylock 143 Lizzie McCall 145 Pin up my Skirts 148 Annie Pixley as M'liss 150 The Call Boy's Revenge 151 Thos. W. Keene 154 Emma Thursby 156 Lillian Russell 158 Joe Jefferson 159 Roland Reed 160 LIZZIE WEBSTER (COLORED PLATE) 160 Lawrence Barrett 161 J. K. Emmett 164 John T. Raymond 166 Katherine Rogers 168 Josephine D'Orme 170 Ferdinand and Miranda 173 Lester Wallack 175 Clara Morris 177 Helen Dingeon 178 Scott-Siddons 181 John Parselle 184 Sol Smith Russell 187 Rose Coghlan 189 The Raft Scene 192 Minnie Hauk 197 Helping the Scene Painter 201 The Old Woman of the Company 204 The Æsthetic Drama 205 Kitty Blanchard 209 Mrs. Langtry 213 Marie Prescott as Parthenia 217 Mme. Fanny Janauschek 222 Rose Eytinge 226 Agnes Booth 230 "Now then, Ladies and Gentlemen, all Together" 234 Training Ballet Dancers 235 National Dances 237 MARION ELMORE (COLORED PLATE) 240 Drilling for the Chorus 245 The "Sucker" 248 Donna Julia's Eyes 253 Oberon and Titania 255 Measuring for the Costume 257 M. B. Curtis 260 A Premiere before the Audience 262 A Bowery "Masher" 276 Lady Macbeth 278 Working a Greeny at a Matinee 280 From one of the Mashed 282 Adelina Patti's "Mash" 287 J. H. Haverly 288 A Monkey Spoiling a Mash 292 Ambleleg 295 Serving a Writ on Fanny Davenport 304 Ernesti Rossi 307 Slippers for Free Puffs 311 MISS CONNOLLY (COLORED PLATE) 320 Little Corinne 322 Taglioni Congratulating Emma Livry 326 Lotta 332 Maggie Mitchell 333 Emma Abbott 334 Called before the Curtain 338 Fay Templeton 342 Chinese Theatre 348 Chinese Property Room 351 Minnie Maddern 352 Crowning a Tenor 356 Patti 359 Gerster 361 George Christy 370 You are the Sort of Man I Like 373 Jim Crow 378 G. H. Adams 382 Fencing Scene in Black Crock 390 Mad. Theo 392 Gus Williams 394 She Tickled Him Under the Chin 399 M'LLE GENEVIEVE (COLORED PLATE) 400 Armado and Jaquenetta 402 Laura Don 404 Benedick and Beatrice 405 Materna 406 Thatcher, Primrose and West 407 A "Bowery" on a Lark 408 Concert Saloon Band 410 Female Band 411 Female Orchestra 412 James O'Neill 413 An Ideal Masher 414 Edwin Harrigan 417 Tony Hart 418 Herman's Sell 432 The Box Trick, Fig. 1 440 The Box Trick, Fig. 2 441 The Box Trick, Fig. 3 441 The Box Trick, Fig. 4 442 The Box Trick, Fig. 5 443 On the Road 465 The McCall Tragedy 472 Blackmailing an Actress 474 Jealousy 476 Edward Kendall 478 Out in the Cold 480 John Wilkes Booth 485 Scene from Grand Duchess 493 John W. Norton 496 MARY ANDERSON (COLORED PLATE) 496 A Candidate in Regalia 504 Muck-a-Muck 508 The Circus World 512 Twenty-five Thousand Dollar Beauty 517 Adam Forepaugh 520 Beating the Circus 523 W. H. Donaldson 525 Catalina Georgio's Frightful Death 526 Bareback Riding 537 Trapeze 539 Mdme. Lasalle 542 ANNIE LIVINGSTONE (COLORED PLATE) 545 Circus Riders 546 Dan Rice 550 A Human Pyramid 562 Leaping 565 Bicycle Riding 571 Giant and Giantess 579, 580 Performing Elephants 596 Jumbo 599 Curtain 608