228 ON AND OFF THE TURF. 



" Friday/' 



" Let me see, what's on ? " said Carey. 



'^A play that has been much talked about/' said 

 the man in a whisper. ^' It'sa bit of an eye opener, 

 they tell me." 



" Dear me/' said Carey, wondering which piece in 

 their extensive repertoire could be termed an eye 

 opener. 



" What is the name of the piece ? " asked Carey. 



" The Second Mrs. Langtry/' said the shopkeeper. 



Carey, stifling his laughter, said he hoped he 

 would enjoy it. When George Carey ran a company 

 of his own he visited Brisbane. In that company was 

 Mr. Albert Norman, then a young inexperienced actor, 

 now one of the leading villains on the stage. When I 

 last saw him he was playing with Mr. Bland Holt's 

 Company at the Royal, Sydney, in " The Fatal Card." 

 Carey played " The Three Hats " in Brisbane, and 

 also " Pink Dominoes," both being successful. 



I was staying at the Queen's Hotel at the time, and 

 a friend of mine was seriously ill there. As he was 

 getting melancholy I fancied a good rousing laugh 

 would do him good, so I brought George Carey down 

 to dinner. 



I took him to my friend's room, seated him on the 

 bed, and said, 



'^ Tell him some yarns, there's a good fellow." 

 George Carey started, and if I had not put the 



