Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-12-05
"a GREAT
EOw James German Instructed
his Chinese assistant.

AAAO SOIyIcA xueLIUCLGO
his Chinese assistant.
One OF the actors who played with
Haverly's MINISTRIES in James Germans
burlesque of the .'Mikado" at the
Baldwin theatre. San Francisco. was a
genuine Chinaman. pigtail and all.
Mr.. German had considerable trouble
to get his Monaghan assistant down
from the stilted grandiioquence OF the
Chinese drama TO the level az American
buricsque. In fact. the task has been
almost entirely 4 hopeless one, for it is
impossible for the Chinese performe.
to get tho Idea through his brain than
every thing on the stage should not DO
powerfully realistic, according to the
rules of the Celestial drama. AT the
first weeks rebearsals. when he was
originally cast for a different part than
he now plays, he drove Manager
Wright and Mr.. German wild. When
the comedian rushed at him in Richard
the Third style to engage him in battle,
the Mongolian star dropped his two
edged sword in disgust and rolled his
little eyes till they pointed at his cue.
"Oh, Misse Gorman." he cried,
''you 10 Sabbo gleat wallior. He no
come on allie same. him so look TO
washin'. Gleat wallior him lide him
hossee.' Here the Monaghan star
gave three or four back jumps across
the stage to illustrate the equestrianism
of q Mongolian chieftain.
HOw "GLEAT wALLIORs" RIDE.
That's what you call riding, is it?"
inquired the plain comedian.
"Te Misse German; that's way gleat
wallior allway come in. Theu he get I
Of him hossee, tie him up; you sabbe?"
Here the Mongolian Booth went
through the pantomime Of bounding
from his charger and tying him up in
a hard knot to the corral.
IF you carry On Ike that at night
the boys will think you're fighting
snakes said the comedian.
"Me no sable"
They'll think you've got the Jim
jams; you sabbe?'
mo, memo sable"
'ssWeli, look here; this great warrior
business don't 90. You sable? This
aint a mounted broadsword combat.
Duncan Ross has got the copyright on
that. This is IN ordinary smuggling
match to a finish. You walk on there
as if You were looking for cigar
butts
"Ye', mo sable"
when you see ne you rush at me
and | hit you with my sword on the
neck and knock you out. You die
then. You sabbo?"
Eye, mo sable heap we'll"
All went well Till the Mongolian star
received his doath blow. when. after
writhing around on the stage as il suf-
fering from tho cholera, he picked
himself up and trotted toward the
wings in "a lively style.
Hold on'' yelled Mr.. German,
where are you going?"
"Me dead, Misse German. Dead
man always walk away go change
him Clothes"
Mr.. German groaned and Manager
Wright emitted a despairiug sigh,
Presently the Asiatic performer
emerged from the wings and rushed at
the comedian, sword IN hand.
Hold on! WHAT'S the matter, are
YOU crazy?' yelled tho comedian.
"What brings you On nowP"
Me come on make big fight. Cheat
w%allior, him always come back make
noder fight"
The comedian ground his teeth.
Hang it, you're dead long ago,'he
exclaimed.
RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD.
"Oh. no, me no dead now. Me ge
up, 90 lound the stage, come back,
Me live now allie same gleat wallior.'
"Oh-the great warrior" roared the
comedian; you're not a great war
rior; you're a supe. You sable suDep"
"Ye'-me sable soup; heap good;
soup good; opium vclly good; me sab
be soup"
By the assistance OF a Chinese inter-
prerter the Monaghan star has been
brought to the knowledge Of the fact
that the American drama does not
compel him to resurrect himself every
time he is killed ir order to maintain
the character Of 4 great warrior. 1t
was hard work to persuade him that
his solary would 60 on just the same
for appearing for Il few minutes as if
he stood on the stage all night and
kept dying every ten seconds and COM
ing back to renew the battle.
Still it became necessary to change
his part to that of "A quiet japanese
maiden, which he fills acceptably. He
Is a genuine actor, however, in the
matter OF his good opinion of himself,
and every night he looks through the
curtain and remarks proudly, as if
carrying the whole theatre on his
shoulders:
''You see Misse Lighte much mo-
people come now. Me gleat actor