An American paper is responsible for the statement that a recent representation of " Belshazzar" at Bridgeport the following took place :—" It seems that during the intermission Daniel and Belshazzar stepped out to get a drink, and one of the Babylonians followed, and wanted to bet that Bridgeport would go Democratic. A discussion ensued, and when the curtain rang up, the Baylonian was unable to see out of one eye, and Belshazzar dropped out four front teeth in merely saying ' I am a king.' The audience, being a critical one, took the ground that their appearance was not historically accurate, and demanded their money back,"
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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume V, Issue 456, 3 December 1880, Page 3
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104Untitled Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume V, Issue 456, 3 December 1880, Page 3
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