 I saw a power of topping folks, all sitting round in little cabbins, "just like father's corn-cribs"; and then there was such a squeaking with the fiddles, and such a tarnal blaze with the lights, my head was near turned. At...  The Romance of the American Theatre - Page 38by Mary Caroline Crawford - 1925 - 508 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Dunlap - American drama - 1833 - 436 pages
...knows, mine friend." So I went right in, and they shewed me away clean up to the garret, just like a meetinghouse gallery. And so I saw a power of topping folks, all sitting round in little cabins just like father's corn-crib, and then there was such a squeaking of the fiddles,... | |
 | Vermont Historical Society - Vermont - 1926 - 630 pages
...inveigled into a playhouse for a performance of ' 'The School for Scandal. ' ' JONATHAN — ' ' So I went right in, and they showed me away clean up to...gallery. And so I saw a power of topping folks, all setting round in little cabins just like father's corn-cribs; and then thar was sech a squeakin' with... | |
 | George Oberkirsh Seilhamer, George Overcash Seilhamer - Theater - 1888 - 416 pages
...friend.' So I went right in and they showed me away clean up to the garret, just like a meeting house gallery. And so I saw a power of topping folks, all...around in little cabins just like father's corn-crib." This was the theatre in John Street, which for a quarter of a century was to New York what the Southwark... | |
 | George Oberkirsh Seilhamer, George Overcash Seilhamer - Theater - 1888 - 398 pages
...lifted up his eyes and said: 'They play hocus pocus tricks enough there, Got knows, mine friend.' So I went right in and they showed me away clean up to the garret, just like a meeting house gallery. And so I saw a power of topping folks, all sitting around in little cabins... | |
 | James Grant Wilson - America - 1892 - 708 pages
...lifted up his eyes and says : ' They play hocus pocus tricks enough there, Got knows, mine friend.' So I went right in and they showed me away clean up to the garret, just like a meeting-house gallery. And so I saw a power of topping folks, all sitting around in little cabins... | |
 | Charles Edgar Lewis Wingate - Actors - 1896 - 444 pages
...lifted up his eyes, and said, ' They play hocus-pocus tricks enough there, Got knows, mine friend.' So I went right in, and they showed me away clean up to the garret, just like a meeting-house gallery. And so I saw a power of topping folks, all sitting around in little cabins... | |
 | American drama - 1903 - 404 pages
...Hessians. He lifted up his eyes and said, "They play hocus-pocus tricks enough here, Got knows." So I went right in, and they showed me away clean up to the garret. Just like a meeting-house gallery. And so I saw a power of topping folks, all sitting round in little cabins... | |
 | Ruth Crosby Dimmick - Theater - 1913 - 136 pages
...knows, mine friend.' So I went right in and they showed one away clean up to the garret, just like a meeting-house gallery. And so I saw a power of topping...around in little cabins just like father's corn-crib." This was the theatre in John street, which flourished for a quarter cf a century. The building was... | |
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