The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-11-10
AZ T II.

ACT II.
Al the hour for the commencement of
the performance that evening, the theatre
was filed To its utmost capacity. From
parqITttc To dome a crowd of cXpcctant
people eagerly awaited the rising OF the
curtain. The dress circle, brilliant with
costly tOilettcs, blooming with beautiful
women. was alive with the flutter of nun
dreds of fans and the rustic of silken robes
The sparkle OF diamonds and the perfume
of bouquets lent their aid to- the cnchant-
ment of The scene, and the murmer of
many voices filled the air with a languid
drone \ certain measure of romance III
the history of this unknown daughter of
Peter Frondat had given to her debut
degree of interest which brought half the
elite of the great city to witness her failure
or Success Her appearance had been well
managed. Discreet and judicious advertis
+ ing, editorial notices of the marked cvi-
f dences of her genius, careful cooking of
the public ear, all that could he done in
her behalf 10 bring thcatregOers To the
box Office had been done bv her two best
friends. steele. and Bcamisl, the manager
The result thus far more than justified
their hopes and expectations Whether
their endeavOrs were destined to- he
wanlcd by her success tonight, an hour or
more, at the most, would certainly prove
Eight O'Clock arrived. The orchestra
finished the overture and stopped. There
was no bell for the curtain, and the au-
dicnce waited with some Impotence. In
a few moments the leader began To dis
tribute music to- his musicians and a sup
Elementary piece Of lively dance music
was played 10 keep the house in good hui
NOR. Still no curtain. The parqucttc
began to get somewhat noisy, and the
dress circle murmured its disapprobation
OF the delay. Thus, at quarter past the
7 hour, stood matters before the curtain. BE
hind it somewhat different scene was
presented
The greenroom was filled with people
dressed ready for their parts; some rush
/ ing about with an appearance of considera
bic excitement, some convcrsing earnestly
together, some laughing AT Marie unhappy
prcdicsuncnt. The manager was nearly i'm
a state Of apoplexy The overture was
done The Impotence manifested 10y the
audience was becoming only too audible
Still Harcourf did not make his appear
anco. Marie. in her dressing room, sat
trembling with excitement and rougt ing
to extremes To hide the ashy pallor of her
checks. Steele, who had made his appear
ance in the greenroom much earlier than
T UtttNestlN s> i't Was tni 'dst III ti' l'ci''
mime. sat in one corner pOring over the
leaves Of his yellow book. Twenty min
utes past. and still no Melnotte.
What the deuce's TO be- done y cried
Beamish fuming in desperation III
give him ten minutes more, and if he don {
come then | shall have To set the stage for
the pantomiIne. Too bad, too bad ~
He drew ON pair of white kids and
went before the curtain To pacify the PEG
pie explaining the cause of delay, and
asking their kind consideration for a few
minutes longer. When he returned 10 The
greenroom he found Marie there Har-
court had not come. The clown put his
yellow book in his pocket and came for
ward from his corner.
! Il will undertake to play Claude" he