The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-16
COMIC INCIDENTS.
How theatrical Performances are
Interrupted by Odd Happenings.

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play itself, there is gen orally plenty
of it in the unrehearsed Incidents
They are frequently those touches
of nature which make the whole
house, for the moment, kin. There
are, indeed, sarcastic people who
consider the unrehearsed effects as
the best part Of the SHOW" and
wish that the plays themselves
could be only half "a natural.
One source of these effects is the
strong hold which the illusion O;
the scene takes upon unsophisti-
Gated spectators. We have all heard
of the sailor who, seeing the virtu-
GUS heroine Of the piece beset by
wretches. jumps over the footlights
to her defense. An adjuTas ion to
"Let that gal alone, won't yer?" has
often been heard at the East End
and over the water. 1t is not always
gallery occupants who are thus
overcome. In "rhe Lights O. Lon
don" there is scene where police
man comes apon the heroine lying
in doorway faint and helpless.
His business" is to arouse her
by a shake, and then to administer
Iestoratlves. One evening swell
to do and pretty dame" in the stalls,
mislnterpreting the friendly shak-
! ing. screamed out. Leave her
| alone, you brutew much to the con
sternation of the audience and of
the representative Of the law. A
comic incident, caused by the alb
sorbing interest OF piece, occurred
not long ago in the performance OF
the sensational play, Mankind"
One OF Its scenes is a cOffee-hOuse.
the separate compartments of which
are occupied by various people.
Here two villains abstract from
its lawful owner a will which
Is Immediately afterward snatched
from them through a window by a
woman. One night when the
woman appeared at the window, in
tent on this purpose, the villains
were startled by receiving from a
sympathizing spectator in the pit
warning, in laundering voice. to
"look out for the old woman" A
criuc records that tue heartiest
laugh heard for many years past
IN theatre was when, on the first
hight of New Babylon, another
sensational play, an outraged "pro-
fessionaP in the gallery roared out
to the inexperienced actors of the
villains parts, who were about to
force open a safe just where they
could be seen from the outside.
why don't you pull the blind
own = Seldom is illusion carried
SO far as to disturb the maies.y of |
the law as embodied in the attends
ant policeman, but this was once
the case at a performance of INV
Wlfe's Bonnet" In this piece it |
Will be remem bered, one of the |
actors plays his part from a seat in
the house" The constable on
duty, not aware of this arrange>
ment, and regarding the actor as a |
oraWler. endeaVored by main force |
TO turn him out of the theatre. The |
audience hugely enjoyed and ap-
plauded the new effect, and urged |
he Policeman On Gin the execution
Of his duty"
The Interpolation by the audience
II remarks, not as a result of allu-
ZION, but Of malice pretense. is
mother fruitful source of unre-
1earsed effects: Thus a story
8 told Of Mile. Cerit0, |
Who. in the height of [
Ter fame. was engaged to
% with an opera company to Dub
in, Ireland, was then in the throes /
4 the repeat agitation, and many Of
he performers did not care to 20 to.
dublin at all. Cerito, however was |
lot of them, and duly made her an
'earance in the ballet. In the OPEN
ng scene she was raised through al
rap, reclining as the Il "Sleeping ]
Seauty." When her heal and
h0ulders appeared above the stage
n enthusiastic admirer screamed
ut. "BegOrr, shure she's not afraid
. come among the woild Oirish."
here were thunders Of applause
nd roars of laughter, in which the
sleeping Beauty" heartily joined.
pectators, too, are not above max
lg useful suggestions. There was
ne practical man, at least, in
ne audience at the Cincinn att
heatre, when the manager an
ounced with pride that the theatre
'as being illuminated with gas
Manufactured from lard. The
ghts played number of fantastic
ticks, and seemed abou5 to take
leir leave OF the audience, when
Re practical man urged loudly that
ley should sdrive in another hog"
is not unusual for large part of :
10 audience to interpose, when the
olive is strong enough. There was
tedious play not long ago produced
London, in VIII ca one OF the
laracters, a theatrical manager,
I'd to say to another sIf any of the
lblic are not satisfied, their money
i'll be returned" Upon this the
llery rose as one man, and with
tstretched hands shouted, "Me.
2, mei'--London Globe.