antedating (?) "chew scenery" (1891)

[Stephen Goranson]

HDAS and ads-l archive have 1895 "chewin' the scenery"

1891 Rocky Mountain News, (Denver, CO) Sunday, March 01, 1891; pg. 19; col E
     Sarah?s Cleopatra Bernhardt Scored a Decided Failure on the Opening Night
of the Play Agreeable Rattle. Category: News [19th C US N]
The Antony...was devoid of dignity and real force. He was inclined to "chew
scenery."

Stephen Goranson
http://www.duke.edu/~goranson

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