The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-17
rne, BABY 4. Isss Theatre.

AUDIENCE, ACTORS, AND ORCHESTRA qaVERTkp'
Ip NOT Es;rp.TAINED,HvA IaTTLsDARLI
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She brought the. darling with her TO see
the play.a Her entire devotion 10 the active
infant aud sosal indifference 70 ooseivatl 70
nroclaiused her It's mother. She tsckted the
bahv nn,,er the chin till 1t crowed again.
She seized its foot and shook It It'll the infant
s,,tfocated itself with delight. This had 3
had effect. for when babe recovered Its wind
II velleA with fright. TheR, such a. kissing
ana dsndIing. II, was tossed and piayfuliy
shaken. and griuned at. and .charruped 70
mil n heeaI another alarming laugh. AN
srtiactsl rose In Che maternal bonaet eaugnt
the infantile eve, and the delighted mann.
rms suffered her offspring to bob weakly
I'm. and down on its timber fegs, anu
iabber earnestly at the floral ornament: Iso.
nle in the vicinity grew nervous. susn
iiva,v infant was sure to make tksngs aisa'
rresahl, before the evening was over. seve.
rsl vnunp men GOT up and Changed tne,l
seats To the other sidesof the theate. oee'
t,sr,en contracted their brows, ana unmaf-
Rod isdies assumed fixed smiles OF unnatu'
-aI sVeetness as they cast their hne eyes 70,
ward the playful aufant and its preud anu
nanny mother. The lights were turned up'
ond bujeed out the infants eyes Wild sur
nr;se Ore feeble little hand, Witn sii Tue
Inv fingers working, was stIetcneo con-
vnisiyely toward the glittering gas;lets on
the other side of the auditorium. Inc or
chestra began with O crash. Ine oaoy
foil. mon its back in the maternal Dap
and SET up a Shrek 90 loud that tBe
old German doing little solo on the
cornet between crashes had bis sound
n,,jte drowned. TWAS noticed that when IL
came TO the bass-dram mans turn to chime
in he did so with laundering Vigor tnat
would have covered the screeeaes OF found
ling hospital. Baby got used 10 it, asd when
the curtain rang up sat in state OF stupe'
faction. staring at the actors. An amiaole
old gentleman, in eyeglasses and Tnite vest,
sitting Immediately in front OF TIE oaDy,
wearied of the play, aud in the most srana'
fatherly manner possible turned, ana
noking fat forefnger into the infants ribs,
loosely clicked bis tongue. The consequence
Of this advance was that just as young
gentleman on the stage, who was on his knees
before young lady with ayereed head, re-
marked. in an impassioned manner, SAND,
Edith, darling, should heaven bless our
union and give us"-baby gave howl OF
SUPERNATURAL loudness. The confused and
mortified old gentleman blew his nose with
prodigious vigor straight before him with
very red face. The young gentleman on the
stage was startled out of his speech, and the
young lady, overcome with emotion, stuffed
her handkerchief into her mouth. Every
man in the house scowled at the mother
whs seemed more calmly delighted with her
darling than ever. and made loving faces al
! it for full five minutes. She was really and
truly unconscious that she and her pet an
moved any one, and throughout the whole
evening smiled serecely and looked upon
| The infants screams and kicks as marks of a
precosity which must excite the admiration
of the public.