The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-08-24

truth. and the cutting Sarc;sms Iev-
elled at parental ambitions were hailed
with applause. The author of the
comedy was spoken of as q coming
power. Who was he? Hitherto the
manager had maintained his incoSnito.
Naturally, when the new thing at the
Star was talked of at every dinner
table, il soon came To Mr.. McKilligin's
ears that it was worth seeing. He
booked three stalls three weeks in ad-
vance, and in due course of time ap-
peared at the theater with his meek
wife. This lady. who was tender
hearted, wept furtively in the love
scenes between the young couple. but
Mr.. McKilligin only writhed uneasily
at the just ironies aimed at the merce-
nary moods and of parents.
He recognized a strange similarity OF
circumstances between the performance
and his own experiences. His own
sentiments. almost his own words.
were faithfully re-echoed from the
stage. His counsels TO bis daughter
sounded from other lips a very materi-
alistic doctrine.
BY and BY, between the acts. Mr..
McKilligin began to look about the
theater. To his surprise. Margery aud
her husband were located i'm the stage
box. There was something very un-
comfortable about it all Margery's
saucy eyes were fixed upon him. and
she was smiling in her most radiant
mood. He leveled his glass at the next
box as though he had not seen her.
Presently the play was resumed, and
came TO a happy termination with q
benignant and repentant father giving
advice to his younger children tofollOw
the dictates of their hearts. One by
one the actors were recalled. n storm
of applause following. Finally some
one set upa shout for author" shout
that had on other occasions been in
vain. There was q rustling in the
stage-boN, and Margery and her huS.
band disappeared. The manager came
forward. announced that the joint
authors were in the house, and would
be happy tn acknowledge the warm
reception their play had received. In
a moment the curtain was pulled back,
and Mr.. McKilligin perceived his SON
in-law. Russell Dave did not appear
alone, but led by the hand the half
reluctant Margery, who blushed and
smiled in the most bewitching wsy.
Such a partnership of wits was q nov.
city, and deafening cheers resOunded
as Margery eurtseyed repeatedly. Mr.
Mckilligin turned very pale, and under
cover of the applause commanded his
wife'S instant departure. He could
never now enjoy the exquisite satisfac-
ton of playing the benignsnt father
and paying his son-in-law's debts.
Mr.. Russell Dave continues TO write
plays conformity with his wife, and de.
rives no small advantage from them.
He is held in high repute by managers
in these days. Messrs. Sweet & Saw
der were duly paid in full. but did not
receive Mr.. Dawes patronage for the
fitting-up OF his beautiful NV residence
in the Addison road. To please her
husband, Msrgery rayishes the public
eye IN charming eccentric garments,
but for some reason of her own is never
witty or brilliant in general society
1t Is the common opinion of her &C
quaintance that Mrs. Russell Dawes
pretty head has not much inside il
The world whispers that she has very
small share in the production of the
popular plays. OF course her worship
ing husband-fOr Russell is known to
De still devoted endeavors his
utmost TO reflect the aureole of his
talent upon her. Bot it will not do,
and you can not deceive u.s.
Mrs. Margery smiles and is well
pleased when such remarks are report
ed TO her ears, or critics insinuate dis
psragement of her pretensions to
But Russell is much more
humble regarding his own powers in
these DAYS. He knows that it some
times happens that little dust blinds
q great majority. | am of opinion that. |
if the truth were known. his only share |
of work is the transcribing of Mrs. !
MSrgery untidy copy.-The Whitehall |