The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-01-22
ROMEO AND JULIET
Simplifed.

sat in front of two girls and a bag
OF chocolate creams, at matinee per-
Torrance of Romeo and Juliet, the
other afternoon. One of the girls had
seen the play ''scads of times,'' so she
said, and the other one hadn't seen it
at all; and the erudite one said to the
neophyte, before the curtain went up
before the first act:
"Now, I'll tell you all about it,
Sadie, so you'll understand it better
when it begins. You see. this Romeo
Is a-would you like to be an actress,
Sadie?'
''Oh, l don't know, Kitty; l should
think it would be kind O jolly. And
what lovely dresses they have! 1t
must be real fascinating"
Yes, s'pose it is; but it must be
awfully wearing on one to have to go
on and play, whether you feel like it
or not. Still I'd love to be an actress;
but papa says he'd rather see me dead
and in my coffin, than on the stage"
That's just what my brother Tom
says, when l talk about going on the
stage. He knows all about actresses,
Tom does; and he says there isn't one
out Of fifty of 'em that he'd even in
troduce me to. | guess most of them
are dreadful! Tom says that-oh, the
curtains going up!'
ACT 1.
There, now, Sadie; that small
fellow with the dark eyes is Romeo.
Lovely eyes, hasn't he? Rut he's too
small to suit my fancy. l like tall,
big men. That's Mercutio on the left
the big fellow"
'.Does Juliet come on in this act?"
''Oh, yes; she'll appear in few
minutes, and Romeo will fall in love
with her at first sight"
And does she with him?'
"Oh, head over heels! You'll think
so, too, before the curtain goes down
for-there she comes! That's Juliet
in the white dress with all the roses.
Rather pretty, isn't she? That funny
old woman is the nurse. She'll be real
funny in some of the acts. That man
on the throne is Juliet's father, and
the woman is her mouher-nasty,
horrid old couple! They'll treat Juliet
dreadful in the fourth act. There;
you see that fellow in cardinal. He
wants Juliet himself He and Romeo
will have a fight after awhile, and
Romeo will kill him; and Pm glad of
it! Oh, now they're going to dance!"
What funny dancing!'
isn't it? It's what they call the
minuet. I'm glad they don't dance
that way now"
why, l think it's lovely"
Hi"Do you? don't. It's too slow to
suit me. See; Romeo is dancing with
Juliet. Have some more candy, do"
''Now, this is the balcony scene.
Juliet is up there in a little room back
OF the balcony, getting ready for bed"
Does she come out on the bal
cony?"
"Oh, yes, just you wait. and you'll
hear more love-sick gushing than you
ever heard in all your life. This is
where the Romeo, . Ro-mee-op bust
ness comes in. Before Id gush over
fellow like that!''
''Where is Romeo?"
"Oh, he's laying low some place,
until she calls him. He'd. better. Ii
they catch him hanging around, it'll
be all day with him. There comes
Juliet. Now, hear her wall out
Romeo, o Romeo! DO you s'pose
any girl in her right mind ever talked
like that?"
''Does he climb up there?'
mo; but he tries to-there he
comes! Now, listen. Catch me Civ
ing myself away like that. 1 wouldn't
do it even in leap year. Hear them!
They go on like that for half an hour.
Take some more candy. Yes, you
must. Just hear them. It'd be joke
if that old balcony should tumble
down. That's the nurse calling Juliet.
She looks real pretty, don't she? But
now, you just really imagine a girl
coming out in her night-gown to talk
to her bow in that style!''
''Oh, Kit; how ridiculous you are!
Do they find him there?"
mo; and he can thank his lucky
stars that they don't. He arranges a
meeting with Juliet, and they'll be Sc
cretly married in the next act, ju st
like dime novel. But it's a lovely
act. Here; you've got to eat some
more candyn'
'Now, here comes Mercutio again,
and there's Romeo Pretty soon the
nurse will appear with a message
from Juliet; and Mercutio thinks it's
the nurse Romeo is in love with.
Fancy it. But it's real funny"
''Does Juliet appear in this act?''
''Oh, yes; she comes in to find out
what message Romeo has sent her,
and then the nurse will tease her."
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