The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-08
A Bowery Ladies' synopsis Of an Emo'
tiOnal Drama, In Broken
Language, Strikingly Picturesque and
Ruggedly Graphic.
Hints 10 the Housewife Valuable Adj
ditiOns TO the
Lore OF the Larder and OF the
Parlor.
Some Other Very interesting Excerpts.
syuopsIs ofthe PLAY


black and red posters on the boards in front
OF Bowery variety theatre, The larger OF
the boys wore mans overcoat, the sleeves
Of which had been shortend up bp rolling
them up till his red and grimy hand pro-
truded. The big coat was open in front,
revealing considerable expanse of cotton
shirt. His hands were thrust in his trous-
ers pockets. The visor of his heavy wool
| cap had come loose except at the ends, and
| it rested on his nose. His smaller com
| panion wore a jacket and trousers that
were much too small even for him. His
hat was of black felt and of the shape of
n sugar loaf. His eyes we're round with
wonder at the story his FRIEND in the big
| overcoat was telling him. 1t seemed 10 be
II synopsis of the play, scenes in which were
| pictured on the board.
"rhis dutler," said the boy, taking one
hand from its pocket and pointing to the
| picture of u genteel man with heavy
black mouStache, us the vill'n. IT begins
wild him comen' on the stage and sayin'
"Wat, no! Not here yety
"rhen an Eyetalian covey wild big whis-
| kers-he's the Wins pal-come on an the
vill'n tells him that the girl mus be did
! away wid, 80 he can git the Doodle.
"liow mucha you giye'a| says the Eye.
Italian.
give tousand dollars" SAYS the villn,
an they makes the bargain. The Eyelal-
ian is gOln' to make b'lieye that the girl is
his'n, git her away I'm her friends an XIII
her. While they is maxim the bargain n
Du'chman an darky is lstenin', an
when the Wins goes away, the Dutchman
comes out, am says he'
NAV be yer don't was tiHk | hat heard
sometings, don't it? | viii safe dot girl"
The next scene is In n big fine house,
An old woman, all dressed up swell, is tell
in young prig that the girl is heir 10 $50.
600, an dey don't know who her iader and
mudder was. She was picked up on the
steps when she was kid. The young Teller
tells his mudder that he don't care who her
folks was, an that he'll marry her any way,
even if she is blind, The ole woman goes
out, and be-youthilul girl comes in.
PAWN the air cause she's blind an can't
see, an says she to the young chap:
SIT can'tnever be !"
"rhc teller he don't bieve her, an tells
her she's givin' him CUFF. After lot of
coaxin' she owns up that she is, an he
spreads out his fins and no lers.
"rhon you do love me, Marie y an she
tumbes.
"Then an ole man wild white wig comes
ilt lut ubClOl-ullu ilt iUohS ul VIC
girls eyes an says that he can cure 'em,
but it may kill her. lie takes out two bot
ties and says:
'"ln this is sump'n that'll put yer into
Il sleep like death, will yer risk it"
'"Be this me answer says the girl, an
she swallers the bottle, an tips over on the
lounge.
jest before the doctor is goin' to fix her
eyes The Eyetalian jumps in an says
"Where is mia poor Childa p an he
won't let the doctor do anvthin'. There is
II big row, an the Dulchman comes an
says:
"'She don'ty0s his child
Blu, the Eyetalian Tugs her of, and the
VII 'n--he turns out to he her cousin gets
all the money,
The next scene is in the street. The
Eyc,alian an the be.y0utitul young girl all
dressed in rags comes along, nm say 8 she;
IN so 90 tired
"'How muCha money you Cota2' says
the Eyeialian an she says she hain't got ne
money. Tnen he goes to KIN her, an the
Dutchman hops out and yells:
"'Gou macaroni aon Of Il guu!' and the
Eyetalan lights out.
THE Dutchman he takes the girl into his
hou.c an comes out in the street. The
siri's teller comes along, an while they is
ialkin' the Eyetalan comes back an
sneaks in an steals the girl away. But the
Dutchmans dog iollers him an shows the
way to the cop an the buchanan, when
they finds out that she's gone. They ind
her in II dive, here lots of Eyealans is
playin' whisky. poker for the drinks.
There's a big row agin, and the girl is took
ont an carried back to her home. In the
row the Ey ctaIian gifts all chawed up by the
DutChman's dog, the cop Tugs him Off an