Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-28
COMICAL STAGE ERRORS.
SOME AMUSING MisHAPS RECALLED
BY A VETERAN MANAGER.
Waiting for the Carr Killed In the
Wrong Place-A Funny Elephsnt-The
Hotel Clerks Reply to Fanny Daven-
port-A Substitute.

r,.-l..e-rn.
wrong ~"'
Hotel Clerks Reply to Fanny D.sen-
port-A Substitute.
Drifting into . general convefsanon ON
shows and show people, Capt ~Bui fut-
wood, OK treasurer OF the opera mousse re-
lated many amusing incidents, wn1cn are
now Huoiisne1 iof tne nrst Time. Ane enf-
oarrassins Position IN whicn Inc 'e.ei1I'
John Eiisier, fatner OK EHe, was once pAaceo'
formed tne opening tneme:
One night several years ago, SAID CaPc
fuiwood, Uncle John played ,Aioer DaIk
In an last Lo.'Iy nan 70 an 80 mouse IN
the last act he IS supposed 10 % run over
ana killed py ua'n oi H az 1ue
proper tnie fitsaer Pros.fs'eo niinsen '"
the stage awaiting .ne uieHo .asiopue'
but the CATASTROPHE aiu no' maAe It's sPpear-
ance, anu giancins ~ .ue "nss' Ehs'er %"
70 MS horror that Tue Tram Vi stage cars
mai become oisaoiea-.ne exact oilncuity
90 not recoiiecI a. any rae, .ne stage
nahos were una'ae W cups WIN IL ihen
fHsier aespairlhsy arose ana assisted IN
pushing tne train In iuii view OF the audi-
ence, atSer"aro oymS IN tne most approved
manner AMIDST tnunders OF applause,
principany from tne gallery gods
Ed fncs rsnny DaVenports husband
can appreciate M. EAsaers ieehng OF DIS
gust on tnat occasion, "a played Juven-
ie part IN barry ouAhVans company our
ing rn'sourg engagement during Inc
couIe =. coe pay IL was rrices misfortune
20 % kined. IL was at the close OF an act,
ana rrice tsii corpse direcuy underneath
tne curtain, tne ponderoos pole falling d.
fectiy across ms oooy. Inere was an lm-
mediate resurrecnon
FUNNY SCENE WITH THE ELEPHANT.
Inc most laugnabie stage error, saio
the captain, that 1t has been my fortune
to witness, was during presentation OF the
Elephant OF Siam That was twenty nine
the manager
roster sent 70 0iroro, IA, and secured
Dan kice TRICK elephant TO play the lead
ing role prince and princess, with Q
dozen OF their dependents, are imprisoned
In castle, and the elephant Is utilized In
securing their release AT signal the eie-
pnant "oDoied on tne stase' ana proceedlng
10 the castle wall, TOOK upon MS back the
prince Joe Leonard, ana tne princess IAN
ME EDsrieel. Ai1er conVeying tnem Denlhd
tne scenes the beast returned Tor the ten
supes, VINO acted as the princes retalners
one " one they cnmoed over the battie-
ments and aighted on tne elephants back
.-AcI 'liio lns e'epuan. .touIneu upon 10
.ofe,osA Aiiu oppeI su' ~ "nusfd super
W US esAs sueio ~ s,o .en
youie A1'en -. ~. "pp0.1"NJ .nA' ~ III
'oe u1o'.'ons " eN1isoe '" o
aPp'A"so "eu eHA'e .'e.1 az Po'o y. s.'
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:, a so'". v. suo eup0'' ~
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20. III ,I"S ~ ~" az ~ III
su~eu WIN ,A"s".i, 10y ~, o..o ~ v.s'
.noo VIC eos., o"u ~ o.Se .1'o' p'e-
'"oou :" ~, ~. VI ~ 10, ~.
enc "os " .u:s 'ao so"s -u, D u,s
".s s!'aie. .u " Sea y .ns
Trump. .noei ie' eno' v, s"' eA"'i0i "''N "''U
oise us'ei s'ose mnnaser.
1isi noiLH Nl--"N
iun"y fe"arA W iinn Al .no ouur
enc enc once creaN'u srea. M IIihens az .ae
tit.souis Ups uouse, Az WHICH e'ei
=, =, Inc nous1' vi anu y" 'ne s~se, J"lneI
amy De.enfo'' oAu uei company
INC GU, asuonS young uo'el eie,N ~no
I"u 'AoA'e. Wv Aisen Aduo' ~ou oio"y
Gown Tue aisle, ana ehsconceo himself IN an
oicnesa en"i IA eioSo PoAi.y " sne
s'ase ~ eh "u sea' ne eaS' us :, e'-
eoa' aiio n"'' anu l"u Juss so. uo"n' ""ea
MISS Dasehport repea'eo 'ue nleS
My, lord, can not love you
THE hotel clerk, whose muddled brain in
stantly conceived that the remark was in
tended for him, arose to his feet, grasped his