The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-11-06
FUN ON A BOWERY STAGE
Actors Play Low Comedy IN
a. Fearful Trag-
edY,

dick Shaw, amour ced IN inc Oils
10 be "a blood-.birsty, blood curdling.
soulstirring, scene-destroy-
ing, gore-distribuiing tragedy. thou,
sand times more bloody than Richard
ILL.," was put on the stage of the Lon
don Theater, in the Bowery for the last
time last night. 1t was written by DIR.
S. M. Lands, who played the part OF
Dick Shaw. the actors played it on
Monday night, and did their best with
it the next night /; but ever since then
they have been guying it and the ira,
gedian more and more each night ,untl'
last night the stage was scene OF pan
demonium as long as the play lasted
The house was jammed from tn enrch-
estra,lo the roof A variety performance
preceded the tragedy.
DR.. Lands rushed into throDg of
tipplers in bar-roOm, making hldeous
noises and mouths. and v,wiDg that he
would wed the daughter of man nam
ed Force. He killed man who
differed with him about something by
plunging knife about foot long into
him. All dispersed, Lands foamiDg
at the mouth. and the actors laughing.
l.. the next act, while the actors hung
around the wings and :oared with
laughter, Dan Collyer, who played
the second heavy tragedy part maze be.
leive he forget his part. and the pIomp-
ter roared his cues at him. Miss Earle
Remington, who was supposed to been
in terror for her life. cut pigeon wings
and pirq uettes, and when Mr.. Collyer
rolled out heroic love sentences she re-
piled "Oh get out, you sassy thing
The au fence was lost iu wonder at all
this. and did not preceive that the &C
tors were guying until the play was
half over.
81 do not see," said Miss Remington.
"what all this has to do with saving my
father"
She had no father in the play.
"You can save him by keeping cool.
But, how oh how can / keep coolY
"Drink ice water and sleep on the
roof" said Mr.. Collyer, "and when the
time comes bind Shaw to cake
of soap, set fire to TAM stab him with
a revolver"
As Mr.. Collyer was about to leave
the stage something fell from his peck
ct Pick up the keys of your dress
ing ROOM" said one Of the scsors in the
wings. =.
In the next act, just as the !ragedi
an was arranging with a troop OF muir
derers to stab Force. and while thu
orchestra was drowning the tragedian,
words with the most unearthly noises
a party of stage bands seized a paste
board locomotive. used in another pls!!
and ran it or the stage. 1t stubbet
against something and fell hindside up
The tragedian was about to stat one
the characters when the actors pushes
before him the man he had killed ii
the opening scene, and he killed hin
AGAIN. He seemed not to preceive an,
Of the irregularities in the preformanc
hut moutbed and ranted over his line
+ lust as he did on the first TWO nights
when the play ran smoothly. None q
the actors trihed With him or mocke
, him. They kept the fun to themse
yes The orchestra was convulsed an
!, the management stood in the back {
I the house laughing immoderately:
I Tim Starin. who played confedera'
r to DIR. Lands. walked up to the foot
= lights and said to Robert Becker, th
e musical director: bob. play me on
e of the business; / am Disguised.
e The audience began to understand Ii
# purpose of the PLAYERS, and the trag
e dian was afterward applauded immo'
e erately, groaned at and saluted wit
!, Bowery yells. He paid no heed
u them, but continued to kill or threa
,. en- instant death all around as befor
,e A few persons arose to leave Il
,e house. :,
n Don't go yet. please" said starir