Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-01
LEFT IN THE THEATER.
ARTICLES FOUND AMONG THE
SEATS AFTEY a PLAY.
Funniest of All Was Cute Little Pet Dog
That Was Wrapped in 4 Eupdle.
Thieves Often in the Audience.


faShionably dressed woman called at the
box Office of the Union Square theatre.
She was accompanied by colored maid
Did you lind little pug dog in the
theatre last night" 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
He was only few days old Ny maid here
left Linn under the seat. Oh, did You find
him. sir
AT this the colored maid approached the
window, and said that she had unwittingly
Jeff 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 il was too late to hope TO tinsI
the theatre still open
Yes" put in the girl. land | hardly
slept all night for thinking Of poor little
doggy"
But how did you happen TO bring dog
TO the theatre?" asked Treasurer Cox,
frowning darkly. "Of course you know
that dogs are not allowed here"
FOUND HER DOGGY.
"Oh. but my little doggy was so little
and so young" replied the Young woman.
and l couldn't leave him at home all
alone, you know So I 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 ap-
pealingly at the treasurer that we both
forgot all about him. You see | thought
she had him, but it seems she had pat the
box under the seat and forgot all about it,
Oh, do tell me, did you find hime"
The young woman gazed so earnestly
into the treasurers face that he releuted,
and asked what the dogs name was.
"Gyppy," she replied, drying stray tear
with a tiny handkerchief Treasurer Cox
then produced a cigar box from under the
desk, lifted the lid and disclosed tinv
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 10 I've connected with the
theatre tripped happily out, with the col
ored maid following behind
We'll. said Mr.. Cox, with all nv ey-
perienCe. never knew such curious a.Li-
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 them2 Now,
we don't allow Gogs in tho 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 We're some
package she had got at the store or had
forgotten 10 send by express"
ODD COLLECTIONS.
All the theatres have rooms in the cellars
where lost articles which are unclaimed
after reasonable time are stored away.
The general custom Is to hold found arLi-
cIes'' in the box Office for a week or more.
according to their value, and if then I'M
claimed to send them down 10 the cellar.
Here they accumulate sometimes for wears.
They herd with the dust and theatrical
and effects long since abandoned |
and stored for possible but not probable |
future use, till some of these cellar rooms
are veritable curiosity shops. Little of |
real value Is unclaimed, and these subter- |
ranean collections are usually far more !
curious than valuable
i have had people come back for their |
hats" said theatrical man The other dav. |
In warm weather even women OCCASION /
ally walk out of the house in blissful for |
getfulness Of the fact that they have re- |
moved their hats for greater comfort and |
hung them on the backs of their chairs.
OvershOes, umbrellas canes, opera glasses.
OverCoats, cloaks, wraps, furs, handker-
are the articles more COM
monty left behind. But purses are fire.
quently lost, and these little reticules that |
women carry, often containing valuable
articles. Then ladies very frequently leave
packages containing purchases behind
them after the matinee. They come back
in great haste and often in great alarm
| remember a lady coming rushing into
.he theatre about o'clock one evening and
sobbing out that she had lost a costly dia-
mond necklace, and must have dropped it
IN the theatre after the matinee. We sum
moned the entire staff of the theatre, even
% the sweeps and gas lighters, but every
nan and woman of them swore that no !
such thing had been found. We searched
he chair she had occupied and the aisles in
vain. Then we gave IL up. She started
away sobbing After while she came
pack and told US the necklace was done up
II 4 small package.
WHERE MONEY GOES.
ooh said |, why didn't you say so in
he first place? We supposed it was on
-oUr neck.
"'Why, didn't think to tell you that
$50 we brought out several packages
hat had been found. and she selected one
hat looked like her package Before
opening it she described the necklace ac-
urately. Then | opened the package, and
here was the necklace, indeed a costly
hing of the most superb workmanship.
She said she had bought it for wedding
present, and handed me a card containing
he name of a very well known woman.
"a man once came back after perform
nee and said, with a white face that he
lad left 800 in the theater. We went to
lis seat and found the roll of bills caught
n the joint. The sweepers had overlooked
t. Bat people do not often get back money
II pocketbooks. You can't control the
onesty Of the theater employees, you
now. We have the most stringent rules
governing this matter.
People il the audience, l believe, in
cry many cases steal lost articles. have
bserved audiences leaving the theatre
many times. and have good reason for say
nS So. H. is 1rry easy in passing down an |
isle with . crowd to place s. hand on the
cad - an umbrella or cane standing up
gains 'hair where somebody has left Il,
T upon wrap carelessly left On the back
t ctisi-. You will seldom see thief
lick anything up that has fallen to the
DOR, however, for the act of STOPPING
OWE attracts attention.
$50 ;S is that money and small articles |