The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-01-23

"Oh, yes, quite so-at least in most
instances We had
MOST HORRIBLE AUDIENCE

there MSS among those present a Let
of those creatures i believe you call
them gallery gods Something seemed
to disturb them in the early part OF
The evening". and they set up the most
peculiar and horrible noise.
II believe you call it caterwanling,
suggested Mr. Schwab.
''Ah, yes; caterwauiing. Well,
after they had kept up this noise for
awhile they commenced to throw
down on the stage multitudes OF wads
of paper, rolled up and made into
"Spit-balls," suggested a reporte::
Eyes, believe that is what YOU call
them, the horrible Things. need not
tell you that felt indignant. not he
cause they lnsulted me indirectly, be-
cause / did not detect any OF that
caterwauling noise ar observe any %
their paper balls thrown when | was
on the stage, but the insult cut ME the
deeper because it was given to a very
dear friend of mine. who is most
beautiful singer and charming actress.
But then | speak of this. not because
it is anything of a sample of Chicago
audiences, but because We have no.
where met with
KINDER RECEPTION
tn IN in Chicago. | tell it merely to
illustrate a characteristic OF an au-
dience which one will occasionally
meet with. You have 10 idea what a
difference there is in audiences. Some
nights they will all apparently be ap-
preciative and intelligent; other
nights they seem to he moved by a
common impulse and be immsvable !;
but then these are all pecuiiarlties OF
American audiences"
I The foregoing conveys but a slight
! impression of the half hour spent with
Mrs. Langtry. Her presence, her
pretty little moves at things she did
not like and her pretty artless prattle
can not he transferred TO paper. The
well-bred society lady was manifest IN
every movement. and her face. with
out the horrid patches of paint and
powder which positively disfigured
her Saturday night in the part Of Rosa
lind, was sweetly beautiful During
the conversation it transpred that
great inducements had been held out
to Mrs Langtry to visit San Francisco
She seemed t0 manifest real terror a
the idea of a "trip across tine plains and
mountains, and | understand that tn,
"Trip TO the Pacific coast has been in
,lefiDately abandoned After the
weeks engagement in st. Louis. Mrs
will divide q week between Memphis
and Atlanta. From the latter place
she will 90 to New Orleans.
THE BURNING OF THE PLANTER
HOUSE
occasioned considerable excitemen
and much conversation among tn
members of the troupe. number @
whom had expected TO he quarters
there, but will now 60 to The Lindell
Mrs. Langtry was very glad, yo
know. that arrangements had bee
male for her to stop at the Southern
becsuse YOU know it would not hav
: been pleasant not just the thing. yo
know not very good luck to have
happen 10 my botei.
A little before 9 o'clock this even'n
Mrs. Langtry, Miss Langtry and MI
Schwab, entered carriage. and wer
t driven to the Wabash depot, wher
they entered the palace car City G
Worcester" which has been chsrtere
4 for Mrs. Langtry's special benef
I The remainder Of the company too
passage upon one of the regular sleel
ers of the Wabash, which was nearl
flied.
The adi,ux between the Lily an
Mr.. Gebhart were spoken IN the n
tirement of the hotel. and what passe
no one can tell. 1t is said, upon al
parent good authority. that Fredd
will start east tomorrow and will d.
visit St. Louis. Upon almost equal
j as good authority it is said that h
will 90 to St. Louis via the Alto
: train tomorrow morning, so as to Al
rive in the city after dark. He hi
: been talking very much about Mar
J., Gras, and has apparently enjoyed
n description of its gayeties, which seen
r to indicate that his mind has bee
n straying toward the Crescent City.
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