The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-06-26
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A Distinstivs Americas Play 1t Last
From tn eaa Rfancisoo Pot
Below is . plot for . Eve act play.
Boucicault would charge 5000 for plot
like it. But all we care for is the re-
generation Of the drama. If We have
cansed even one struggling soul to beat
with purer or higher aspirations; ifw
have melted even q single person in the
gallery to lead better and nobler life,
we are all too well rewarded:
A fascinating young Professor of Phren.
ology has his head shaved and mapped
out into town lots in order to better Illus
trate his lectures with live model:
These squares are picked with figures and
pictures illustrative of the different pas
sions and motives. Rich miner comes in
to have his bumps felt and exhibits belt
containing several millions in gold dust.
Professor mesmerizes miner, drives a tack
into his bump of memory and fees to for
eign lands. The victim, like all miners,
never combs his hair, 80 the tack remains
undiscovered while he wanders around,
supposed to be crazy and begging his
bread. Meanwhile the phrenologist en-
deavors to change his appearance, but tn
chart on his head being picked out in In
dia ink it refuses to be obliterated. Hence
he lets his hair grow and starts out to
paralpze all Europe as a sort OF American
Monte Cristo. Meanwhile the heroine,
who has been drifting around during the
foregoing scenes with lots Of good
clothes on, marries the miner, and
the very first yank she gives his
hair after the honeymoon out comes
the tack, which at once restores his
memory. The couple at once begin their
hunt for the villain, who is doing the bo-
nanza business on the continent under an
assumed name. After a weary search
through Europe and the third and fourth
acts the miner bethinks him that all shod-
dy Americans call on the Pope, and &c
proceeds to Rome and enlists in the Swiss
Guards, who are always on duty during
receptions at the Vatican. In the last act
the Pope enters and begins to ''recep.'
"Hats off" bowls the Captain of the
Guards to the usual gang of velvetvested
Americans who are eating peanuts and
talking stocks on one side OF the room.
All comply but one. The captain details
the new recruit to knock this one down
with his halberd. To AVOID being ham.
mered as specified the obstinate individ.
ual reluctantly takes off his hat. He has
considerable hair on his head, however,
and the miner is again disheartened.
When the Pope passes by the rude stran.
ger, instead Of bowling low like the rest Of
the line, simply says "Howdy, pius?'
with out bending his head. This again
excites the avengers suspicious and be
goes out on tiptoe, returning presently
| from r. n. r. with a stepladder. which he
softly places against pillar behind the
suspected man and then climbs up so as
to have a Bird view of the top of his
head. In small bald spot in the centre
he beholds a blue square marked mo.
46, combativeness," and a picture of two
prize-fghters. "At last" shrieks the
miner. jumping down on the prisoners
head with his boots, and the play ends
with the villain being dragged off to exc
cution, while the whole company dances
in front of the footlights as the curtain
goes down. with the calcium on the miner
in the centre.