The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-03-30
THE TRICKY rOo-rOo TRIAD.
! Three-COrnered Carnival Of Fun, SWind-
ling and Collapsed Comedy.

OH this daisy little Triad.
In Canton they were sni-ad
AND their iSndiSds's window siu.
DID this naughty little Triad.
They were immense when they came
here, their comedy and elOcutiOn weighed
twenty ounces to the pound, and each
Professor were twO-talked of
his merits at speed of 1000 revOlu-
tions a minute. They infested the office
and wrote personal notices of them
selves, so glowing that the editor had to
wait till they cooled before he began to
trim them down to suit the size of the
paper, and then they got dozen dollars
worth of printing, without the trihing
fOrmality of depOsiting collateral. They
stopped at first-class boarding house at
72 South Market street, kept by a widow
lady, who doesn't take bOarders for
merely the pleasure it affords, and stop
ped there ten days before the show,
agreeing to pay 81 each per day, which
would amount to $50. The manner of
their downfall is this: At the Katie
Huntington benefit they offered their
services gratuitOusly to play an after
piece. Their offer was not looked upon
with much favor, as it was seen at once
that they were only using the concert as
an advertising medium, but they be-
came so Obtrusive that they were
finally allowed to play, and succeeded in
wearying and disgusting the audience
with a country school house play, in
which the Triad and a tin ear-trumpet
divided the honor, with the tin horn
several laps ahead. At that time they
announced carnival of fun" and con-
vulsing mirth on the Saturday follow
ing, all for quarter. Upon that eve
ming they were greeted with a 800
house, and inflicted a performance
which was sustained with remarkable
fOrtitude by the sufferers in the Hall.
Mrs. W. Bradford Williams clawed ivory
in manner which showed her we'll ad-
yaneed in her second term, followed by
her husband who gave some facial ex-
pressiOns of surprise, grief, hypocrisy,
| ETC., which practice in bOard-bill beat
| ing had made perfect. Prof. Verne, a
little man, with a voice like an asth-
matte accOTdeOn made a humorous pO-
litical speech, which was the only good
thing of the evening. He also played
on the violin in duet, but here let us
draw the veil, the recollection of those
sounds of melody still sets the teeth on
| edge. The show concluded with duel
| fought with the handles of hoe and
| pick, the fair blossom cOmbatted for,
being, of course, the daisy Mrs. Will
liams. On the day of the performance,
the landlady went to MassillOn on busi-
ness and did not return until Sunday
morning. so on Saturday evening the
Triad took all their personal effects
with them in satchels, when they went
to the Opera House, saying that they
were stage costumes, and on Sunday
morning arose at o'clock, stating that
they wished to see the Catholic church
interior, but they returned not. The
hostess, finally entered their room, but
save an old coat and hat, discovered nc
effects, except fOur-dollar trunk, filled
with old advertising matter worth {
cent pound. Williams is a medium
sized, heavy man, with callOw bearC
of few hairs struggling for existence
on his chin, and weak, undecided eX
preston of cOuntenance. The brother
in-law Verne (nO relation to Jules is
short bull-headed chap, with hair,
stubble all over his face and cracked
rasping voice, while the lady is fai
cOmpleXiOned and about the medium
size. The Triad will make q simiIa
sensation wherever they go. Look Ou
for elOcutiOnists and head pushers O
fun carniVals.