The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-22
LEFT IN THE THEATRE
QUEER ARTICLES FOUND AMONG THE
SEATS AFTER A PLAY.

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Are Often in the Audience.
About II o'clock on a bright morning a
fashionably dressed woman called at the
box Office of the Union Square theatre.
She was accompanied by oolored maid
'Did you find little pug dog in the
theatre last nightw she asked the man in
the Office.
"a pug dog'" asked Treasurer John Cox
in affected surprise.
YES" said the woman, her voice rising
to trembling treble, "a tiny little dog
Hs was only few days old. Ny maid here
left him under the seat. Oh, did you find
him, SIR"
At this the oolored maid approached the
window, and said that she had unwittingly
left the dog under the seat when she and
her mistress left the theatre, and neither
one had discovered the loss till they reached
home. Then 10 was too late to hope to find
the theatre still open.
Yes" put in the girl, land 1 hardly
slept all night for thinking of poor little
doggy"
But how did you happen to bring dog
to the theatref" asked Treasurer Cox,
frowning darkly. "Of course you know
that dogs are not allowed here"
FOUND HEB DOGGY.
"Oh, but my little doggy was so little
and so young" replied the young woman,
land couldn't leave him at home all
alone, you know. So | told Dotty here TO
put him in cigar box and bring him
along And he was asleep in the cotton,
you know, and we were both so pleased
with the play, you know" (glancing APP
pealingly at the treasurer) ''that we both
forgot all about him. You see thought
she had him, but it seems she had put the
box under the seat and forgot all about it.
Oh, do tell me, did you find hin'"
The young woman gszed so earnestly
into the treasurer's face that he relented,
and asked what the dogs name was
"Gyppy," she replied. drying a stray tear
with a tiny handkerchief. Treasurer Cox
then produced a cigar box from under the
desk, lifted the lid and disclosed tiny
dog curled up in mass of cotton and
sleeping peacefully The young woman
seized the box with a joyful exclamation,
and with profuse thanks to everybody in
sight that seemed to be connected with the
theatre tripped happily out, with the col
ored maid following behind
well" said Mr.. Cox, with all my ex-
perience / never knew such curious arti-
Gle left in the theatre before Women are
always leaving things behind them in their
chairs and boxes, but who would ever think
Of their leaving dogs behind themS Now,
we don't allow dogs in the theatre, and she
had TO smuggle that little fellow in. Why,
do you know, she had that cigar box neatly
tied up in brown paper, as If it were some
package she had got at the store or had
forgotten to send by express"
ODD COLLECTIONS.
All the theatres have rooms in the cellars
where lost articles which are unclaimed
after q reasonable time are stored away.
The general custom Is 70 hold found arti-
cles" in the box Office for a week or moro,
according 10 their value, and IL then I'M
claimed to send them down 20 the cellar.
Here they accumulate sometimes for years.
They herd with the dust and theatrical
trappings and effects long since abandoned
and stored for possible but not probable
fDture use. till some Of these cellar rooms
are veritable curiosity shops. Little Of
real value L. unclaimed, and these subter-
ranean collections are usually far more
curious than valuable.
II have had people come back for their
hats, /" said theatrical man the other day.
I'm warm weather even women occasion
ally walk out OF this house in blissfHl for
yetfulnss5 Of the fact that they have re-
moved their hats for greater comfort and
aung them on the backs of their chairs
Overshoes, umbrellas, canes, opera glasses
cloaks, wraps. furs, handker-
are the articles more com
monty left behind But purses are fro /
IueDtly lost, end these little reticules that /
women carry, often containing valuable /
trticles. Then ladies very frequently leave |
'ackages containing purchases behind |
hem after the matinee They come back |
q great haste and often in great alarm J
/ renernber lady coming rushing into I
he theatre about O'Clock one eyening and
obbing ont that she had lost a costly dia~
nond necklace, and must have dropped 10
n the theatre after the matinee. We SUN
noned the entire staff Of the theatre even
o the sweeps and gas lighters. bat every
IAN and woman Of them swors that no |
uch thing had been found. We searched |
be chair she had occupied aud the aisles IN
ain Then we gave i. up. She started
way soboing. After q while shs came
ack and told Us the necklace was done up
: . small package.
wHZgE HosRT Co.'s
Oh said !, 'wtT didn't ron say SO IN
ae arzt pIzce' We supposed IL was On
our neck
' Why, didn't think TO tell you that
CSC we broogh. o7t several packages
rat had beea found, aad she selected one
lat looked Ike her package Bs.ors
pening !, she described the neckiaoe ae-
ar@selY. Then ! opened the package, and |
hero wsz the necklace, indeed costly
aing Of the most superb workmanship.
ne sad she had bozgh: 4; for . welding
resent and handed ne card containing
ze Earce of a very well known woman
"A r1An onne came back after 3 perform
Gee and sad, with . white face, tia. lie
sd III. E7oo II tAe tksa:er We went 20
e sea. AID found tie rolI - balls e&zxhs
the tC42t- The swe>p@rs dad overlooked
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TOW. We have the nos. z<ysaySns rules
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