The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-09-26

nssy s% ~, whs ssI ! hear Ss the The burst .s.s. e e rH ,pSs .s
that great sea Of faces. Do you really
think ought To go out and how
"" :fs ,S sns' ss Ss,' . aSs TN, i%s c s%s.
''ect. OF without having cabhaees thrown
ought tn wear AN apron over that claw-
hammer aud "a base hall mask ON his
head. Called out! He's liable To he called
But Mr.. Grass had no doubt i'm his mind
about the call, for had he not arranged
and another i'm the proscenium box to
stand tp at hes conclusion Of the Thrill act
and bawl, author! author!' i'm lnsty
seem more general, had he not stationed
Honest Peter. his fathers colorcd COACH
man. i'm the front row Of the gallery, with
Instructions tn mingle his voice with h
~tumultuous cries below? Moreover, had
hc not committed to emo N little
speech prepared for him ny Billy Free
lance, aud had he not rchcarsed II daily
Also, at a cost 81 $40 to a dancing
master, AN entirely new and graceful
how:
Surely there was no need tn worry about
the curtain call or the play, either, TOR the
But il was the idea of facing the audience
that troubled him, that drove him nearly
frantic, for through the hole in the curtain
he could see. the bright face. of pretty Kitty
Morley, and il seemed To him that there
was something like "a snesr on her lips AS
she turned To Tommy hamilton beside
the name of Adolph,Is Grass ON the
programme. What right had that ohious
The play went ON and the author roancdI
like an uneasy spirit through the avitnt
scene. cursed by stage hands and laughed
speech had slipped from his memory, and
as he wondered he vainly beat his head
and breast i'm efforts IA recall the eloquent
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from the audience, and at times IL seemed
to him that the people ON the stage wers.
laughing. too. Surely IL must be good
comedy that could c~onvulsc experienced
professionals.
Miss Duprcz's song about the pail from
her baby's bier was the signal for q wild
of applause, and then the laugh
went OH without Interruption until tho
close of tho act.
Of the play. so cngrosscsi did
hecosne with Inc subtle humor of the
osnedy
At last the moment which he had been
tain fell ON the third act, and Mr.. Dolly
Grass stationed himself, pale and trenb-
inR.i in the prompt entrance, waiting for
the summons. A dead silence of n single
moInent was succeeded by "a cry from the
gallery. which caused him to dart To the
I.@'s y friends .%S :'r TS.rc , MSsS wsr, ~i in ,h .ir
shaking with suh<lued laughter.
while far up i'm the gallery he saw the
faithful dusky scrvitOr leaning over the
rail, while he bawled out: ''Orter! Orter!
Massa Dolly! Come out n dar an show
n audience grasped the situation far
more quickly than had any of those in the
and "a yell of laughter went up hic
'airly shook the building. A policeman
% the gallery fell upon the halpess
,oachman and carried him out, despite
his struggles and cries:
NJ Grass done tolc me ter boiler! He's
gwinc ter give me So dis berry chin for hol-
erin. It's all right, boss. For de Lords
Jake, GO ask Massa Dolly about it,"
eco On out and square him! 2" exclaimed
Mr.. Hustle, ~ he wiped the tears from his
yes, and poor Dolly was forced to 20 out
~ the sidewalk, where nearly half the
were assembled, and rescue poor
'eter from the clutches of the law.
when the piece was over he received q
'pontancous call from all parts of the
,osisc, hut he did not respond to IL. Mr..
hustle advised him not tn and also adj
Used him to leave the theater with ~ lit
L. ostcntation as possible.