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December 7, 1855
The Nevada Journal
Nevada City, Nevada County, California
What is this article about?
A drunken Kentuckian disrupts an Othello performance at New York City's Broadway Theatre by criticizing the play and jumping onstage, leading to his arrest and fine for disorderly conduct.
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A Touch of "Old Kentucky."-A
fancy incident occurred at the Broad-
way Theatre, New York, some year or
two ago. The pit was crowded with anx-
ious spectators to see Mr. Forest play his
favorite character of Othello. A loud
talking Kentuckian sat on one of the front
seats; and as he had been drinking rather
freely, he seemed determined to enjoy
the play without regard to the comfort or
convenience of his neighbors. Every now
and then Kentucky would rise in his seat
and make some criticism on the conduct
of the jealous nigger with a white wife --
He said it was unnatural that any right
nice white gal should take to a yallar
niggar like that. Finally his feelings be-
came so worked up that he stood upon the
bench and shouted, "I say stranger, I go
in for lynching that niggar, I go in for it!
whoop!" and giving a spring he landed
on the foot lights of the stage. Two or
three policemen were on the spot in a few
minutes, and Kentucky was forthwith ta-
ken to the station-house. In the morn-
ing he was fined five dollars for being
drunk and disorderly. "I don't mind the
fine," said he, "but its shameful in a Chris-
tian country to let a big buck niggar im-
pose on a rite nice white gal in that on-
natural way." It was Kentuck's first ad-
venture in the city, and he became quite
a lion among the policemen of the bloody
sixth.
fancy incident occurred at the Broad-
way Theatre, New York, some year or
two ago. The pit was crowded with anx-
ious spectators to see Mr. Forest play his
favorite character of Othello. A loud
talking Kentuckian sat on one of the front
seats; and as he had been drinking rather
freely, he seemed determined to enjoy
the play without regard to the comfort or
convenience of his neighbors. Every now
and then Kentucky would rise in his seat
and make some criticism on the conduct
of the jealous nigger with a white wife --
He said it was unnatural that any right
nice white gal should take to a yallar
niggar like that. Finally his feelings be-
came so worked up that he stood upon the
bench and shouted, "I say stranger, I go
in for lynching that niggar, I go in for it!
whoop!" and giving a spring he landed
on the foot lights of the stage. Two or
three policemen were on the spot in a few
minutes, and Kentucky was forthwith ta-
ken to the station-house. In the morn-
ing he was fined five dollars for being
drunk and disorderly. "I don't mind the
fine," said he, "but its shameful in a Chris-
tian country to let a big buck niggar im-
pose on a rite nice white gal in that on-
natural way." It was Kentuck's first ad-
venture in the city, and he became quite
a lion among the policemen of the bloody
sixth.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Kentuckian
Othello Disruption
Drunk Spectator
Theater Incident
Disorderly Conduct
What entities or persons were involved?
Kentucky
Mr. Forest
Where did it happen?
Broadway Theatre, New York
Story Details
Key Persons
Kentucky
Mr. Forest
Location
Broadway Theatre, New York
Event Date
Some Year Or Two Ago
Story Details
A drunken Kentuckian disrupts an Othello performance by criticizing the plot and jumping onstage, gets arrested, fined five dollars, and complains about the unnatural interracial marriage in the play.