Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-01

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.,erly went on
Nov, ladies and gents I amt
familiar with the European wav If
running a show. | spose in Europe
the European ways the best. But
we're not in Europe, ladies and cents,
we're in America, and we've cot Ia
run shows in the American way.
An approving smile from Han5v
and a muttered curse on the Part of.
Campanini.
Il guess I've got enough sxpe-
Renee, continued Nh. Haver}v. Ito
run an American show in the Amer
lean way every bit as good as the next
man-if not a good deal better. IfI
there's anybody here as thinks | can't.
let him chip in right now, or forever
after draw out his checks from the
game
Nobody showing a desire to dispute
Mr.. Haverly's claims TO experience
and ability, that estimable and ener-
getie gentleman continued
That being the case, ladies and
gents, | propose to run this show lust
exactly like I've run all my shows, in
a strictly American way. The Amer
lean way is all noise and hurrah.
You've got to catch the public if you
bust your biler h0llering for EN- I'm
going to hOller, and holler loud, YOU
bet. Perhaps some Of you have heard
Of my Mastodon Minstrels n
Nobody had.
Mr.. Haverly went on:
Them MINISTRIES are catching the
public everywhere. How? BY adj
yertising. Advertising, advertising.
advertising-that's the American way.
ladies and gents. And I'm going to
run this band exactly the same way as
my niggers,"
Everybody stared in CONSERVATION
at his neighbor.
For instance said Nh. Hayerly.
CLAIMING at some memoranda in his
hand, the street parade Of my niger
band Is one of its biggest feature
That street parade is worth So
night to me, easy. Consequent vii
have a street parade with f,is crowd
I've made all the neces' ,ary arranoo'
ments. First wen hOv,e a bio rod haNd
wagon, all hung over with Rr;t;sS
RMags' eap.d wagon will be for
VIVA! bi.s name-Arditty +? For
M mr, MAralts.y and his musicians.
nere II DC SIX gray horses hitched on
70 II and it'll hold fifty men. Next
70 tlat there band wagon therell be a
beautiful barouche for two of the
ladies' it they'll make up for Goddesses
o. Liberty or somethin'; it would helm
us out a good deal. Them two ladies
Will be Madame Roze and Mas
Hawk
The two ladies thus alluded to each
rose for an instant-then each fell
back into her chair stupefed.
Mr.. Haverly, who did not observe
this, went on:
I've got four frst-rate saddle.
horses for the principal gents To ,r;Je
IN the procession. Their riders win I
be ~Gampinninny. Mr.. C~ampybelly. Mr.
D~ellypunty and Mr.. Frappolly."
Each Of the four turned pale.
Some of the smaller actors. " said
hr. Hayerly, with a pleasant smile
won object to carrying a few ban,
ners IN the procession. I've ordered
the banners, and they'll be. done bv
Thursday. Well, right in the tail end
Of the procession I'm going to have )
small buggy, painted yall.er, with red
wheels, and four horses hitched on to
i, drove by a niger in the royal uni
form OF the queen's guards. That
wagonll be for my friend. Hank Ma,
.leson there. and it'll be a frst.rate
place to distribute hand bills from
Henry Mapleson all but tainted.
80 much for the street parade -
said Mr.. Haverly, "whiehT start ont
from the hotel every day at half past 4,
takein the principal streets
Now Tor the evening show. I'm not +;
much on opera, ladies and gents. bnt :
I'm death on a minstrel band. There's 4
nobody as can discount me on that III
guess. I'm pretty sure that if yon'dj
done a good, neat black-up first nnrt
entertainment you'd have made ~.
rels of money. Blackin' up J.
secret Of all success in the SLOW b IL,
Consequently I'm going to trv |; .on
Wen have a genuine first nort eom a.
minstrel show, seeing ID. a. tIer's T,oro
women than mon in d oonnonn
guy suJSs put ISo1e and Hawk at the
4I;n anu OaMpyof lily in the middle.
WIN est available talent |
III 'raaY anu ing yc. Well start in
~ os isr openin chorus from all
nt YOU amt agoin' to sing
.;nsIs Then we'll give the pin-
,Isr piece and, maybe, ring in a
III i or solo two. ThatH fetch the
~ ~, sure. Then we'll do the
latlon overture, and wind up with !
were.r
A solemn silence reigned-the s- !
Iehce IN which msnstrous events arc,
conceived tho silence of chaos tn
which the u~nuttcrablc broods.
Well observed Mr.. Haverly
lftcr he b ad taken breath, how DOS
{ strike ,ou?p
Have | got to black my face?"
icreamed the beauteous Campobcllo
reckon, said Mr.. Haverly.
'peeial Dig,atch to the Dramatic News.1
ClNGlN NATI, February 0. Mr..
iayerly, is still confined to his bed, 4
nd Golonel Maplcson has reioincd
Ter Ma jesty's Mastodon Opera.
Color Kindness.
Apropos of the inability to tell the
Iltercnce in the colors of railway gig-