Part 21 (1/2)

The first chance we got, the duke he had some show bills printed; and after that, for two or three days as we floated along, the raft was abut sword-fighting and rehearsing?as the duke called it?going on all the ti, as pretty well down the State of Arkansae co bend; so we tied up about three-quarters of a mile above it, in the mouth of a crick which was shut in like a tunnel by the cypress trees, and all of us but Jim took the canoe and went down there to see if there was any chance in that place for our show

We struck itto be a circus there that afternoon, and the country people was already beginning to coons, and on horses The circus would leave before night, so our shoould have a pretty good chance The duke he hired the court house, and ent around and stuck up our bills They read like this:

Shaksperean Revival!!!

Wonderful Attraction!

For One Night Only! The world renowned tragedians,

David Garrick the younger, of Drury Lane Theatre, London,

and

Edmund Kean the elder, of the Royal Hay Lane, Piccadilly, London, and the Royal Continental Theatres, in their sublime Shaksperean Spectacle entitled The Balcony Scene in

Romeo and Juliet!!!

Romeo Mr Garrick

Juliet Mr Kean

assisted by the whole strength of the company!

New costumes, new scenery, new appoint,Broad-sword conflict In Richard III!!!

Richard III Mr Garrick

Richmond Mr Kean

also:

(by special request,)

Hamlet's Immortal Soliloquy!!

By the Illustrious Kean!

Done by hiht Only,

On account of iements!