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the order, saying, "You, Murphy, are first; you, Daly,
are second ; you, Callaghan, are third ; and, mind you,
give the echoes in this order." All returned to their places
up in the wings ; the casting recommenced, and Caspar
called out " "
One "
! One!" "
said Murphy. Two //"
roared Daly. The effect may be imagined. Mrs. Wood
was convulsed with laughter; she had heard of the
Killarney echo now it was almost verified. Poor Daly
said, " Sure, I was tould to be second."
1839.
May. Abbey-street Theatre burned.
October i4th and i5th.
1840.
" O'Donohue of the Lakes"
produced. Madame Balfe made her first appearance at
Concerts in the Theatre Royal. Thalberg and Balfe
performed. Hackett, the celebrated American actor,
appeared.
October 24th. Balfe's " Maid of Artois " produced,
with Balfe, Templeton, Miss Romer, and G. Horncastle
in the cast.
November 7th.
for first time.
The "Siege of Rochelle" produced
Tyrone Power played his last engagement in June,
1840. He sailed shortly after for America,
in the
4i
President," which was wrecked on the return voyage.
Not a soul was left to tell the tale, nor has a plank of the
ill-fated vessel ever " turned up." The yearly loss to the
treasury from his death was a great blow to the Calcraft
government.