Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-11-20
Realism ON the stage.

Stage realism is carried TO It's limit
when Mr.. Joseph Murphy makes horse.
shoe on the stage in the character OF
Kerry Cow. Mr.. Murphy was a black
smith before concentrating his genius to
the services of the drama, and thus grace
fully utilizes, for the establishment OF
his present profession, the knowledge ac-
quired in the past. But why should the
force of realism stop heres Surely there
must be some stage struck carpenter,
some inspired cobbler, who can be added
to the ranks of Thespis, and, borrowing
from his former calling, can adorn his
histrionic efforts with the products of his
handicraft. What prodigious effect IL
the carpenter here should make his own
ladder on the stage wherewith TO rescue
the imprisoned heroine. How the house
would come down to the gallant cobbler
when he sewed up pair Of shoes before
their eyes, or half soled and heeled an old
boot to show his practiced hand hac not
forgot its cunning. IL would he well
worth paying s1.5O to see, and all the old
boots could DO preserved and on the hun
dredth night distributed as souvenirs to
the ladies.
The variations on this idea are 50 nu-
merous and so obvious that they need
only be indicated to the intelligent mod
ern playwright. The butcher, the baker
the can,llesiick maker, the tinker the
tailor, every sort of mechanic and artisan
could be put upon the stage in the exer-
else of his particular calling, and in these
days of elevation of labor success could
not be doubted. On the contrary, the
overwhelming popularity of the idea
would soon compel actors who have not
had the advantage Of an early training in
the mechanical arts to acquire them for
stage purposes, just as now they take les
sons I'm fencing or dancing or singing, or
in rare instances learn English and elo-
cution What pioneer in this unbroken
path will make q fortune by giving us
''Crispin and Chloe: or, The Conscien-
tious Cobblers''-New York Hour.
Cuckoo Clocks That Are Worthless.
In his report on clock making in the
Black Forest, Consul Ballew has the fol-
lowing in regard 10 the clocks the Ameri-
cans buy, and how the travellers are
sometimes fooled: The United States
takes trumpeter and cuckoo clocks with
painted dials, also many regulators and
musical clocks. The expectation Of these
clocks to the United States Is stead,', and
will aggregate $50, 1000 per year. During
the summer months the Schwarzwald
clock region is visited by many Ameri-
cans, and nearly every visitor purchases
one Of these clocks. They are very at
tractive and appear to be cheap, but in
many cases they are made to be sold
only, and an attractive exterior may in
duce many to purchase an almost worth
less article.
One cannot be too particular when pur-
chasing one of these clocks, for when the
cuckoo will not COO any more and the
trumpeter will not blow another blast,
then is their value as curiosities gone,
and when, after few months, they be-
came valueless time keepers, then are
they very poor stock indeed. / have
heard so many complaints from people
who have purchased these clocks In re-
gard to their general poor quality that
deem il my duty to make this fact public,
and also to inform would-bc purchasers
that If they wish TO avoid disappointment,
they should he very particular where and
of whom they purchase. and in no case
to purchase Of irresponsible parties. A
few inquiries will generally disclose the
required facts-BaltimOrc American.