, 1869-11-30

How n t:oupte Of Actors "t;ot Even" with
Practical Jokrr-A Theatrical
Audience ~ artSra.

Asouewhai startling but extremely humorous
Incident t1anspt1cd at the German lIouse Che
atre), corner Of North Wells and Indiana ssreets,
on last Sunday evening. The play was rollick-
tug comedy. freely Translated a. "Ihe Sunday
Hunters, " full Of strange adrentuIes and comicA
experiences Among The characters Is one Of au
extremely venlaut nature, who Is the butt Of his
companions, md whom the! lead into III manner
Of ecrapet. The company Of actors that appear
seto.e the loottights at -h!s place OF amusement,
numtArs among It's members couple Of Nags,
who al = nrs Oh 1hr alert for practical loke.
Iu connection with the Sunday Nun'ers, 81 cari-
al nLe seemed to Present ithcl1. The party VINO
was 10 assume the character OF the scape2oat
Is scne'hirE o! practical joker himself, aud had
several Eeeks hcfolc 1la5cd most successful
ties II whose expense That Joke had BEEN peEpe.
Irated, now dtrerEioed upon revenge. The scape-
Roat Is y Rouderfully irexpeHtenced IN the ms,iez
~bich he Is obi geu to nre hlaoelf Ii hupposed 10
t1e1t m ahioni. Mig eject upon hts ncrveA The
)oleIs ueserl ned that IN this instance the aston.
l%hment RI ould be real, and to THAI end d led yer.
ta1t's hlundcrbuss win powder, wsda, &c. near.
uu Sarday evening large sudience was In 1t.
bounded sattsfac,ton. Tswan the closc, between
riutelf With his blanderouss. lie ra5ed his pArl
audience a e will aasa,sr. Finally he sees m
object Of lntcsess on the branch OF a neaghbortns
lrEc, 1t Is ~ opportunity taAt mnal ntL be neg
lectcd. He blllgs his foWltoErlecc to bis shnntd
e1, rests It on stout limb, tales ann, and nsea.
me eject Of The Enot xhs somcthtng wonderful
II created such cIcttemeut both tnB.dc and out
side OF the wsls Of that theastc, ass has seldom
| been witnessed In tne North D,t1sion- The IN
iortur Ate victim OF the Joke waa rendered ueAtf,
tntcn.tate BY the concusaion, and the Teaeaon, 0
"E,eE," Of the gun BeDt him to the dDoE n II b
| had been struck by 4 aledRe.hsmroer. The audi
| ecca were completely terrified. Within the hous
| the report w1s petfec1ly deAfeniuF, ADd mAn
seerntd to think that The house had fallen abou
their heads- StrerA ladtta were 70 tet:onkly 4
fccted that they hal to be carried out OF the houSs
The toke had clearly been oTefdone-
| The report Of the blundesbuss had ~ femArki
Bile an effect Oh those uron the outside as upo
l those within. II WAa heard With great dtsttnc
ness a tar sorfh II the HEef and y far north I
Chicago axenue, and I'll the police oftlees sta4tos
ed within &hts precinct made b2ste TO repair to II
seene OF the supposed tnunler. In less than a.
m1uutes full dozen bseathless stars had collec
| ed about the theatre. .AmnnS them WAS 3crXe2l
Hathaway, who instantly took charge Of the lore
| and determined 10 90 or die ID bringing the tnf
nous murderer TO jnstlce- he stationed some
one entrance, Others st another. and when ere
. eRIess was thoroughly guarded he took the ma
lorre In hard, and ordered ~ advance up q
. ! brcad starvny. Quickly they charged, hcroica1
| they broke down esefy imredtueut IN thetE N
MD npally BIOod amongst tho 12tonlaoesf aodiens
Many Of tie 1Atter cried. "Tue house u arrested
| Wht&c The police, n accent1 of terrible earne
ness, demanded ifAt the Murdcre1 be gtrea II
| Their CUSTODY A. tos the victim, theJ rromss
10 eec 10 It that he got \ decent burial u y
scH.e line befott Ill mistakes could be rcctth'
,, when tho play proceeded smoothly to ~ eoac