Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-02-06
ROMEO AND JULIET
Simplihed.


formance 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 1T
at ali; 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, ] don't know, Kitty; / should
think it would be kind o Jolly. And
what lovely dresses they have. 1t
must be real fascinating.
Yes, / s'po,e it is; but it must be
nwfully wearing on one to have TO 30
on and play, whether you feel like 1t
or not. Still I'd love 10 be an actress;
but pa pa says he'd rather see me dead
and in my coffin. than on the stage.
That just whaS my brother Tom
says. when | 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 i.
There, now. Sadie; that small
fellow with the dark eyes Is Romeo.
] Lovely eyes. hasn't he.' Rut hes too
small to suit my foncy. l like tail.
! big men. That's Mercutio on tne lett
the big fellow"
docs Juliet come on in this act?"
"Oh, yes; she'll appear in lew
minutes, and Romeo Will lall in love
with her at first sight.
And does she with him."
"Oh, head over hee,s. You'll think
So too, before the curtain goes down
! lor-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 Juiiets father, and
the woman is her mother-nasIy,
horrid old couple! They'll treat JuiIet
dreadful in the fourth act There;
you see that fellow in cardinal. He
wants juliet himself. He and Romeo
will have IL tight after awhile, and
Romeo will xiii him; anu I'm glad OF
it. On, now they're going TO dance"
Nv hat funny dancing
Isn't it? It's what they call the
minuet. I'm glad they don't dance
that way now"
Why, think it's lovely"
4 ado YOU? | don't. IL too slow TO
suit me- See; Romeo is dancing with
Juliet Have some more candy, do. y
ACT II.
Now, this is the b lcony scene
Juliet is up there in IA little room back
of the balcony, getting ready Tor bed. u
Does she come out on the bal
cony!"
"Uh, yes. just you wait, and you'll
hear more iove-sick gushing than you
ever heard IN all your NE. This Is
where the Romeo - ko-mee-o" busl-
ness comes in. Before Ia gush over Il
fellow ike that"
Where is komeo?"
"On, he's laying low some place,
until she calls MIN. He'd better. IL
they catch him hanging aro.nd, it'll
be all day with him. There comes
Juliet Now. hear her wall out
Romeo, o RomeOr Do you s'pose
any girl in her right mind ever talked
like that?'
docs he climb up there?
"No; but he tries to-there he
comes, Now. listen. Catch me Civ
Ing myself away like that | wou .dn't
90 it even in leap year. Hear theml
Tney go on like that Tor hall an hour.
Take some more candy. Yes, you
must. just hear them. It'd be a JOKE
down. That's the nurse calling Juliet.
She looks real pretty, don't she? But
now, you just really imagine girl
coming out IN het night-gown to tlS
TO Ier bow in that STYLE"
''Oh. Kit; how ridiculous you are.
Do they lind MIN there?'
"No; and he can thank his lucky
stars that they don't. He arranges "a
meeting with Juliet. and tney'll be Sc
cretly married in the next act just
like dime novel. But its lovely
act. Here; you've got TO eat some
more candym
ACT III.
Now, here comes Mercutio again.
and there's Romeo. Pretty soon the
nurse will appear with a message
from juliet; and Mercutio thinks its
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."
That's mean"