Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-08-09

At the kerosene factory saw
More than two thousand barrels in ueTs:r ~
"Ah SIN" a 1nelodrarna in four acts, the
Joint production of Marx Twain and Bret
Hart, was produced at the Fifth Avenue The
atre in New York City, on the 3lst ultr
Mark Twain was called out at the end OF the
third act and made the following speech
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: In view of this
admirable success, it is meet that try to e1-
press to you our hearty thanks for the large
share your encouraging applause mas hao III
producing this success This once L take
upon me with great pleasure. This Is very
remarkable play. You may not have notlced
it. but assure you it is SO. The construc-
tion of this play was work of great labor
and research; also of genius and Invention,
and plagiarism. When the authors of this play
began their work they were resolved that 1t
should not lack blood -curdling disasters, acct
dents, calamities, for these things always help
out a plav. But we wanted them to be new
! ones. brilliant, unhackneyed. In lucky mo-
ment we hit upon the breaking down OF
STAGE coach as being something perfectly
fresh and appalling 1t seemed a stroke OF
genius, an Inspiration. We were charmed
With it, So we naturally oyerdid it little,
Consequently when the play was first compile
! ted. we found we had had that stage break
down seven times in the first act. We saw
| that that wouldn't do the piece was gong 10
be too STACEY. q didn't notice that; that Is very
good.) Yes the critics ana every body would
say this sort of thing argued poverty OF IN
yention. And (confdentially) it did resem-
Bile that, 50 of course we set to work and put
some limitations upon that accident; and we
! IL into the UanaraI StVle OF
it. too. Originally the stage coach always
came in about every seven minutes, and
broke down at the footlights and split the
passengers down among the musicians You
see how monotonous it Was--tO the musicians.
But we fixed all that. At present the stage
| coach breaks down but once, private car
| rage breaks down once, and the horses OF an
other carriage run away once. we could
| have left out one or two of these, but then
we had the horses and vehicles on our hands,
and we couldn't afford to throw them away
on a mere bubble. l am making this explain
alton in the hope that it will reconcile you to
to the repetition OF that accident. This play
is more didactic than otherwise. For the IN
struction of the young We have introduced a
came of poker in the first act. The game Of
poker is all too little understood in the higher
circles of this country. Here and there you
find an ambassador that has some idea of the
game; but you take the general average of the
nation, and our ignorance ought to make US
blush. Why have even known a clergyman
"A liberal, estimable pure-hearted man, and
most excellent husband and father, who did Mt
value an ace full above two pair and a Jack
Such ignorance as this IS brutalizlng. Who
ever sees Mr.. Parsole in this piece sees as
good and natural and consistent Chinaman
as he could sea III San Francisco. L think
his portrayal of the character reaches pertec-
ton. The whole purpose OF the piece IS to
afford an opportunity for the illustration OF
this character. The Chinaman IS going to
become very frequent spectacle all over
America by and by, and difficult political
problem, too. Therefore it seems well
enough to let the public study him little on
the stage beforehand. The actors, the man
aoement, and the authors have done their
best to begin this course OF public instruc-
ton effectively this evening. l will say only
one word more about this remarkable play.
1t is this When this play was originally
completed it was so long, and so wide, and
so deep Tin places, and so comprehensive,
that it would have taken two weeks TO play 1t.
And l thought this was good feature.
supnose we could have sign on the curtain.
s.To be continued" and it would be all right:
but the manager said no, that wouldn't do;
| to play two weeks would be sure to get US
into trouble with the Government; because
the Constitution of the United States says
YOU shan't infict cruel and unusual punish
ments. So he set to work to cut it down,
and cart the refuse to the paper mill Now,
that was a good thing; / never saw play
improve as this one did. The more he cut
out of it, the better it got, right along. He
cut out, and cut out and cut out, and do
believe this would be one Of the best plays in
the world to-day if his strength had held out
and gone on and cut out the rest of it. With
this brief but necessary explanation OF the
plot and purpose and moral of this excellent
work, | make my bow, repeat my thanks,
and remark that the scissors have been re-
paired and the work of improvement will
still go on.
PLAYING HoUsE.-Some little girls were
playing tag on Court street when one of them
who had been Gagged" seven times in sue
cession got tired and proposed to quit tag
and play house. "What kind Of g house will
we play2" asked another. ooh play calling,
replied the first speaker. Mary, here, she
can be Mrs. Brown and set on the step, and
me and Julia will call on her and ask her how
she is, and how her husband is, and if baby's
got over the measles, and tell her how nice
she looks in her new wrapper, and hope that
it won't hurt much when she has that tooth