Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-01

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the final act of tho afternoon, when the
trouble began. uhelscene upon which
the curtain rose was such garden set as
you look upon while waiting for
the appearance of pair of fancy clog
dancers or couple of serlo.cOmiCs,
but more than the garden was there. At
the back n small rude platform was
raised, and ranged on either side from
the drop down 10 the tormenter were
two dozen queerlooking citizens, with
white sheets thrown over their shoulders,
revealing dark stHts of modern cut be.
meath, and in some instances trousers
with the legs rolled up White bandagcs
crossed their forhoads, and all held SUI
pers' spears The scene was intended to
represent the OLD Roman forum IN "Ju-
Illus Cesar" and the gentlemen IN linen
regalia were meant to personate Roman
citizens. De Wolf Hopper, IN high white
gang" as he termed it. They were
quite noisy when the scene opened, but
Hopper commanded silence and the up
roar ceased.
Say, you fellows" the leader of the
mob marked, "Shutup Derc comes Brute
up de lane an he looks like he wos load
ed wild big speech. Let's give him n
recep.'
The mob accorded Brutus the reception
them, for BrutuS was ut once Identified
rs Roland Reed, the comedian, disguised
ia a tighttitting bathlng.suit, with roller
skates on and nobs on his ankles and
knees as large as watermelons. lie as
cended the rostrum with firm tread and
naughty mien. Then with an airy and
graceful wave of his right hand and u
smile that a man could have borrowed 81
on, he said to the mob in clipper tones;
"Ah. there
"Stay therel" shouted the mob with all
the vigor of their lungs.
Brutus bowed and smiled again, and
then began his speech. He told the
Roman gathering that he had slainCnsar,
not because Caesar was ambitious, but be-
cause Caesar had stolen his gags, whereat
the Roman citizen, shrieked "Rats"
He proceeded, Notwithstanding various
Interruptions such Us Cheese it, THAT
don't 60" etc until he reached the in
terrogatory part of his address when he
said:
us there one among you so base as to
eat oysters during a month that has no
r. in 1t? If so, let him answer, for him
have offended. Is there any so rude as
to call his great grandmother a slouchY
If there is, let him step forward. Is there
one here who dares deny that 'Humbug'
is the greatest comedy of the ageY"
Striking proud and defiant attitude,
Brutus looked straight across the scene mt
verify of pose he put his hand over the top
of his shirt and drew from his bosom ci
gar. Taking match from his belt he
scratched it into flame against
the sole of his sandal and calmly
lighted his cigar. Folding his
arms again, putting away with evident
relish of the weed for minute or so,
folding his arms once more and setting
back on his lift leg, he assumed an atti-
tude of eXpectancyrwhich he explained by
remarking in the langGlge of the text: II
pause for q reply.'I u
While he was paHsin@ Mark Antony, in
the person of Francis Wilson, comedian,
staggered in with a. yellow shirt on,
dusty-looking hosiery, and a pair OF arctic
overshoes He wanted9to know when he
was to come on. The Roman mob rushed
him off the scene, and his untimely ap-
pearance was apoIegized for by Brutus
the legitimate" subsequently Brutus,
after looking at his-watch and saying that
he was sorry he hadn't more time pointed
into the wings and said Here comes
the bier" The MOB Immediately made
a concerted rush in the direction indi-
Gated, but Brutus told: them it was not
real beer--only CGsar1s bier and they
fell back, disgusted, with the false alarm
Tie bier was drawn by four pallbearers
accompanied the cortege anda began his
speech, with Brutus standing in the
wings disguised as a citizen. When
Mark said: Friends, Romans, country
men, "Brutus hissed" "Chestnuts, +" through
his teeth, and had to be removed. When
Mark said he had come Ito bury
Caesar, not to praise him." Robert
Frazer, the clown; wEo was likewise
the corpse, attired in motley, rose from
prevailed on him to return to his couch
and be good corpse. When Mark said
in irony that Brutus was an honorable
man the mob protested with "NiXey."
Then Mr.. Antony was rash enough to
venture upon the cause of Cnsar's death,
and said that if Caesar had stolen Brutus'
gags he had been sufficiently punished
end there was no necessity for Staying
him. Brutus, who heard the assertion,
"sarcasm," with the accent ON the asm.
Mark came down from the ros-
trum to fling the insinuation back
in Brutus' teeth Friends in the mob
restrained them from eating each other,
ana while they were making desperate
efforts to get at each other Caesar s
corpse, which had been lying cozily on
its right side on the bier winking com.
ically at the leader of the orchestra,
bounded to its feet and said that as no
harm had been done it forgave both, and
wound up by giving them the usual dra-
matte benediction: "Bless you, my child.
rem, bless you"
Can-can music ensued, and as the cur
tain fell Brutus and Mark Anthony were
doing some tall kicking and the Roman
mob were joining III "shindig."
"Isn't it heavenly?' calculated Miss Gush
in reference to Miss Pedals performances on
the piano Yes" replied Fogg, sit is in.
deed heavenly. 1t sounds like thunder"
There was an exciting scene in Sunday
school at Lewiston, Me-, recently. A mouse