The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-07-10
The Daily Bulletin.
"No Idle Logs"
CONCLUDED FROM FOURTH PAGE.

NN-'NHNDH fhNh E'Nhhh avn.
he executed diversion, aud saved his ba-
con. But scene of wild excitement en-
sued when he rushed upon the stage, ex-
claiming, in agonized tones, ave are lost,
we are lost, we are lost III AS the
thrilling words, uttered in tone Of frantic
terror, fell upon the ears Of the audience,
many thought the that the walls of the
compress were about to fall that cyclone
was upon them, or that the ST. Louis rise
had rushed madly down, and would soon
overwhem them; and it was only by the
strenuous efforts Of the usher, Sgt. Gro wler,
who is always in his element when trouble
is on the tspis, that the audience were
Gained by the assurance that Sgt. Cricket
was only suffering from atemporary attack
OF emotional insanity, and that he would
not have It either quick or bad again and
the Sgt, with white lips, promised to be
calm, though it rent his heart strings asun-
der. Sgt Lily, as Gersternina, was, it il
needless to say, complete success. Being
generally considered dude, il was
thought he could take feminine part with
advantage. His blonde beauty always
takes but II was considered Indispensable
that his long, silky mousache should be
shaved off and the many fair ladies at
whose shrines he worshps have each one
golden thread, as q talismsn against all
evil, and harbinger Of good things to
come. His acting WAS CONNIE ilfaut; be
was never de trop, always parfsit; very
ease acquired by long practice) aad his blue
eyes were Ii, by the fires Of passion, while
his lips dropped flowers Of poetry, dis,ill-
ing honey rs il were Sgt. Horseman as
Maud 5. was sprighuy aud y,vacious. In
trailing robes Of purest white he looked
exquisite; his natural coquetry had full
play, and his (horse) laugh rang upon the
air. He showed feline grace, as it were
a cat.like, purring contentment; and where
he says, "And how | wish you may get
get him. his tigerish tones showed that
the velvet paws concealed the claws. Sgt.
Dasher as Ana.m ana-Wona. Mac made an
excellent post for that Lass o. Loures to
hang on His gingerly touches and care
full handling Of the lady, his presentation
of disovng views aud general tending to
dampness, did not, we are happy to say, act
as an extingusher upon the audience. lie
was "kit" entirely, aud we would recon-
mend his costume to the bicycle riders in
Cairo. Sst.Puf, as tn It Lass o Loure was
q complete success; his soft sweet eyes did
wonderful execution among the audience
He is general favorte; he displayed his
clinging propenslties very freely, but the
peach was soft, downy, velvety one, and
much approved by the tasters. Sgt
Bouncer, as the White Elutfunt, deserves
great credit for the way in which he enact
cd difficult part, If anything, he present
edtoo many inducements to the male actors
to persuade him to change bis name. His
mrth aud jollity were very contagious, and
the boards trembled under his feet. l,
would be like looking for whales in milk
jug to find any flaws in his acting. When
Lord II. K. is hestating as to whether he
should marry her, we were reminded of the
much mooted question "Did the whale
swallow Jonah or did Jonah swallow the
whael" but we didn't settle it neither did
Lord II. X, Sgt. Frzeout, as Simon, took
the cake, or would have, if Sgt. Swell
would have yielded the palm. His acting
was perfection itself; always dignified
especially when defect in his costume,
like q flag of truce, attracted the attention
Of the audience serene, and imperturbable,
never excited, he bore his blushing honors
thick upon him. lie was zone Of the few
the immortal few, who were not born to
die IA natural DEATH The minor parts
were taken by Syts. Buzzer and Hornblower.
The former was "bathed in the glory OF
Aame"--Littlc Nancy E,tcoat, with red
petticoat. But we are straying into realms
Of fancy, and must come down to stern
realities like Sgt. llornblower. His basso
relieve voice and stentorian lungs were
like unto the bellows of-no--at-a forge.
He nonrished his pistol like son Twill
any one tell us what we want to sayD of
Belial, and, when he pointed to the cake
which, rich aud fruity, was to have been a
foretaste of lis future bliss, no was over.
come land we were the audience) We
must not forget the cake.bears; their names
will live embazoned IN story surrounded
by a halo OF glory. etc. (And, by the way,