The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-02-22

round ut the house with Il start and snort
OF surprise, and for a moment it was doubt
full whether he would not leap the footlights.
and Tt a-muck at those who had been
guilty of what he evidently considered was
an interruption to his performance. How
ever, 4 word from Gerry recalled his
wandering attention, and he finished his
scene correctly enough. At the end of the
act he was the recipient of an enthusiastic
call, and afterwards in the papers he was
rewarded by most cuIogistic notices. all of
which were read out to him by his young
mistress to his evident satisfaction He
liked them all, particularly the one which
said that his ''was the most finished per-
Torrance in the piece; and when she
read to him the opinion of one critic, that
''he showed complete mastery of the art
which conccas art" he nearly wagged his
tail and himself out of existence altogether
| am afraid ''Lion'' about this time got to
be Just a (ectlc vain, and hankered rather
anNlously after appreciation, Indeed, he
who at his first round of applause seemed a
little annoyed and very much astonished,
grew less like a dog and more like an actor
nightly, and instead of being angry and
surprised when he did get applause, began
to show his teeth and contempt for the in
tellectual quality and understanding of his
audience when he did not. He grew very
fond Of the noisy conclusion of friendly
palms, and especially fond of taking his
call at the end of the act.
In the wood Gerty had tied up little
bundle OF wild-ilowers in her handkerchief,
and had given them to ''Lion'' to carry
T"ese, after his exit, were kept in the
promp,-entrance until the end of the act.
and, when all the rest of the characters had
crossed the stage in front of the curtain,
"Lion'' would walk gravely to the prompt
entrance, and, without being told, would
take up the little bundle and bound across
the stage, getting the best reception of the
evening, like the star that he was.
He soon got to know exactly the time of
his entrances, and would lie down quietly in
the wings until he heard the music which
preceded them, and then he would get up.
and with a shake Of his glossy hide, pull
himself together and go on for his scene.
lie always accompanied his young mis-
trcss from her hone to the theatre, and as
she prepared to start his JOY became most
boisterous. He would get noisy and i'm
patient if she delayed her departure, as she,
for mischief, would sometimes do to tease
him. lie would seize a little handbag,
which she always carried, and rush with it
to the door, then drop it, and run barking
back, then jump up to her shoulders,
alternately kissing and scoIding rer for
being diatory.
lie got passionately attached to the the
atre and his part, and never seemed so
happy as when acting. During the run of
''Ihe Romany Rye needing holiday,
the original Gerty IIeckett was replaced
by another lady. This bothered ''Lion''
terribly; of course he missed her from his
home, but he evidently expected to find her
at the theatre, When, however, he got
upon the stage and found stranger there,
he gave little wine, and went through his
part with distracted and puzzled air look
ING evrey now and then to the wings, as if
for an explanation, or in the expectation
that his former mistress must appear in a
moment. When he made his exit, he went
peerlng up and down the wings as if in
search OF her; and, to make matters worse.
when his call came, as usual, somebody had
walked off with his bundle of flowers.
In vain the audience applauded, and called
Tor Lion" Without his bundle E'Lion''
would not bulge, but stood in the prompt
poN barking at the prompter, who was for
inc moment at loss to understand what
was wanted. The Prince and Princess of
Wales were present, and they, too, were
for ''Lion'' but even for Roy
atty Lion would not 90 ON, nor for the
prompter's seedlings. $50 ON, Lon,'o
''Go ON, sir, said the prompter. 'Bow,
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