Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-03-19
A COMEDY IN THREE ACTS.
rHg NEW THEATRICAL MANAGER
AND THG THINGS nc LEARNED.

The Pretty soabr,,is Who Got . Weeks
Wage. is Advance and th. leading Msa
who Carried usr on In . Coup. Amer
IN. rsrf.rmaRos Wa. o,.s
The Isading Man rysts his cigar above the
sign Rulcs such a. thse are for ordinary
unoriAl.. M, for him lie rygaris him-nlf In
the lookins gla~ with ~pmething u pleasure
In biz gan. IIo sits down In chair opposite
the drsssing table and shouts for bis servant
This worthy rIshe- In AZ onoe AMI the even.
ings transformation rcgne t-eginS
With q d.fins.s, ioarn-i by long eHrericnce
the dfts.r rcmo,,s tho masters str,st attire
The master. In tie meantime. i sngagui In
looking over tho evenings currosIaDdcnce
Here l. letter frum a stagsstruck ~hool
girl desiring an Introduction Tho note u
torn up AMI thrown IN the corner The lsai'
ing Man has hug Ta--,i that stage ~ his
bis profe~iou. Tho ueHi leitsr l. r"lusst
for an autograph Tho drs--sr. vho l. .
hcttsr writer than bis master. attends to this
department. lie iAkss a certain delight In
writing biz masters mans and deeiving the
unoccnt All dry-~srr are allke la this Tar
tcular.
rvrrNo on THT uaSpsonE
Nos oon,cs the maze up Ths lesiing
Man y stricily intent Ca husinc@. lie throws
away biz cigar. i-,ks earnestly 81 biz rvfiec.
tion Ia the glass. rull. up his slc.yo. AMI u
gins io work Fir.t be- cover. his face wiih
grcAss pr,tarAiion whlch ssryss a. a grUund.
wurk fur the paint NeHt tho eys- arc Pm
cllsi. the wrlnklcs drawn, the mnsiAche 10
ln~i And The ~ig carfully adjusted Tho
wufk Il doue rapidly, ycas q eHIsricnoe are
Lruught into play IN ~ fov minutes Tho
lolning piAos ~ the wig mus, Ia hhition
Norv PAINT l. uss,i. AMI a. tho work rrugrys-s
The sntirv cuuntsuance t-comc- transformed
b. such IN extent that the leading Mans
mother ~uuil never have known her suu bad
abe sesn him A last glAnoe la thu looking
glAss AMI thu wuFt l. over
IN the meantime tie dru~sr has cEAng~i
The sho.s, TfrIarvd The costume for tho at,
and arrangssi al iis mlnof dsialk
Tho door now oI.us and tbe ulAnagvr
entcrS Ilis hat ruis launiily "a the hack
part q biz hsaA lie smok.a very strung
AMI sinsularly Airucious hooking cigar. h.s
tAlk shows dsci,ied llslrAlc acsut
slows The bou-r ls the hri question
shAk-- his bal Thsrs are volume. u In
formAtion In that shako
"At'ui sso. mostly Tap.r-
An ominous slloncs Ir,valls
The mAnagcr 10. down uton a trunk, kicks
vigurously AMI finally pulls buDch q dra.
matte Iarsr frum an lnsi.ie pocket They
Affori him liitis sAiisfaction
''nhcm fellows dont tnos goci play
vhsu thsy 49, ii.- l,s rumArks sally They
Arc a Try..ioas 30 - Jays The Leading
Man turns 81 bis master cncourAgingly.
"Nevcr mind. 81 fell Wait until 80 ct
a New York oI-ning. that's all They can't
d. us. yuu know Yourv a splondi lo-.r
AMI gams nsyvr sas t-,t.r Neti -.
an well laugh At thlS-
Tie managcrf Cognisnanoc brightsus. be
Il plea-cl az The compliment, for u Il hi. frsi
sca.lu Ia Tho buslnc-S Nett ycaf. n b. liyc-.
b. will know morr. bui the probabilities are
that hh wsalih vii ~; d. a -larce - great
trUahlc io him Il l. the common lot q NOR.
tAis Why ,hoah Ne sssk thosHc,ptioni
I,,-suily the It'll rings for the r,s.ng q
tho curtain Tho Manager takss bis plAce In
th- pr,--rsnium hoH And loahs tack with the
I0rdly air q a STANDARD Ol mAgnAis. prr
parud o. applaud al The rrufsr time And
place Tho people Ia ihe lady q the hou-s
look al him curl0uIy Anl envy him Tbey
doat knov all
THE NANAGrRs rRiAIS
Tlse a.; l. over AMI an adjournmsnt 90 the
dressing rom IL again Ia orlcr Tbe leading
nan IL wiplng lis heaiei brow and drinking
a large lchponsr q Ter Which one q the
kings guards has Just brought In from tho
neansi saloun The manager enisp AMI IL
invita- % SHARE the feast lie drains bis
glAss quickly. wbsn knock Is board at The
door Tho IrOIsrty man entorx
'Floa-,. sor. ! want tin ciuis for 20 buy .
oAke Cor the thirl act"
TO buy whair
"a cake. sor. for the dinner snenS We
nos,l cake, you knoss IL, sor.r
What, IN the name q, haven. bcArns q
ths Gale yoa gOt yesterday Tel ms At
onccT
"Piafe, the rats ate IL las; noighi, sor-
Tho manager swcar long ami loudly.
you're a pack q thievss al around Monsy,
moncy. all the Tins. last night the stage
baby 60; sick Had % ~, another tSOut
Now yoa want a Gale III give you the
cake, but, by Cd, siri u u goes you 80 ton
You bear me RAu is too thin a game 70
work OuuN"
Third acis IN srreams the call boy. TIE
lending man walks toward the stage, having
the managvr s;lll sitting On the dr,ssing RON
tr,ink. smoking vigorously by and by therV
oom@ gentle tap a, the door. IL IA gcntls,
very gsniie
''Comc In. gruNls the manager. The door
ofsns litl. Is little and the soubrctte enisrN
She looks charming. her timidity l. delight
ful o. lsboh
"Well. what's the matter n0wT says the
manager Ia rather Modified tonssl "Oh, sr.
You're not lie the rcst % the Managers I've
played for. indeed youre not II you wsroI
wouldnt have troubled you. But you ~,
cir. I'm al aiouo Mother has guns 10 New
York and ! only want ono woks salary In
advancc a. pay my board Can't have IL,
ploassr Tie blue eyss look UP ~ arTnal'
ingly. The manager cannot stand their gaze.
"Wel, YOU can have u this once, but mind,
tbs Is the IA; timc. Alone, ehi III walk
houls with you tonight II you're lonely"
"oh. thank you, ar, Is the answer. and
the maiden vanishes.
The show has now como a. an end Tho
audionco file cut 10 the music q tho orchcs-
ira, ami the manager gos Ia front 10
withcr with his glances the sous Of any 81
the critics who may have bssn In the iody -
the housa Then be walks tack once more.
lie reaches the dressing roomA They are
empty and the gas Is out Where u Nis
M be ass oi the back door man
"Just gone on, sor. with a gint In a coups"
Wa IL AR NJ be Asks. mentioning
The name u the leading man
"lt Was, sor," u the answer
ssold again, guess III 10 TO the hotel aud
40 20 bcl, soliloqui1~i the manager. MY
names DCnnis. anyhow"
The play was indeed over. r.-PhilAdelphiA
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