The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-03-15

the best temples Of the vaudeville
drama.
One very clever thing was a sort OF
structure made to look like an Orna-
mental marble pillar.or pedestal, which
was made of some light material. and
built around a person concealed inside.
This pillar placed itself in various ap-
propriate positions, where such an orna-
ment would be likely to stand, and be-
came speedily o convenience for some
couple or other who had something
very confidential to say, and who, sup
posing it to be what it seemed, with
drew into its protecting shadow, where
the whole of their discourse, which
they supposed so exclusive, was wit
messed and heard by the delighted occu-
pant within; or, when two Others had
crowded behind it for a stolen kiss and
embrace, it suddenly moved its posi-
ton, leaving the apparent secure couple
exposed to the wild laughter and jeers
of tho .maskers, and the thwacks of a
harleq uin's sword.
Another curious and ingenious cos
tune, is that worn by four men, each
representing handsomely upholstered
drawing-room chair. Their feet formed
the fore legs, and, when walking about,
the hind legs, made of some light wood,
dangle behind; little cross-bar across
the latter, forms a seat upon which the
performer sits, when wishing to form
the chair and play Off his joke, which is
done in this manner: His legs, from
knees to feet, form the front legs of the
chair, his lap the seat, his breast and
head the back of the chair, and his
arms its arms-the whole, of course,
being ingeniously covered and made
up to look like chair, when the mask
ers assume the right position, which is
done by selecting some spot where chairs
might, perhaps, be placed, dropping to
q sitting position, the body being sup
ported by the crosS-bar on the wooden
hind legs, the hands placed we'll for
ward upon the knees, making the arms
of the chair, the masker's lap its seat,
and his breast its back. These four
comfortable looking seats invite ia
tigued dancers, and if a pretty young
demoiselle chances to throw herself IN
to one, she is surprised to find the seat
suddenly animated, its arms enfoldine
her, and kiss saluting her, to the in
tense qualification OF the masker and
amusement OF the crowd. On the Other
hand, if an individual of the masculine
gender should chance to seat himself
the structure either suddenly gives way
beneath him, or he is elected into the
crowd, with the force OF stone from
catapult, and learns a lesson on the folly
OF trusting to appearances.
speaking OF the toi'y Oh trusting u
appearances, the very common JOKE
which Is practlced upon spooney young
Enghshmeh or Americans, py men VINO
are. well made up as attractive femi
nines' with iow-necS dress weli-forlnee
) oust, snort sk'rt' &C., ana "ho' after
peH so"per, OF some ehuearihg act III the
ball. unmask az ms pressing soiieita
ton, before the enamored swami not
young and beautiful face, but griz
zled monstaehe, from beneath whlch
grim sueh as only n french s'uuene cal
give Is much more agreeable 10 th'
Joker tnan 10 the Jokee, VINO generaii'
leaves the scene As speedily as possible
/, uymnast'cs Oh a really astonishing
, h'uu were visible il" al parts VI tn'
nail-Sou wouid nave thouSn' tnae tut
acrooats oil the Hippodrome ana cirque
imperiaie were coiiec.ed tnere en- masse
A harum-scarum- Iellow dressed dressed as
royal dwarf OF the oiden time, was
pointed out to me as fhe merry young
Marquis de 10 L----, one OF the "fas'
bucks OF Paris, VINO cares neg n dim'
for name and rank-oniy for 1d'
rine;" he was gymnast OF the first OF
der, and skipped mp from the stage te
the boxes as nimbly as acat would, and
there hung over, horizontal, held only
by his toes to the box railing, and chat
terlng and joking with some boon com
Panions belowf There were female gym
nasts, too, more agile than modest, KICK
ing of neishboring hats caps, crowns
wigs with such rapidity, that there