The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-25
THE Observation-Disclosures, SUNDAY q,

his clerical visitor 10 the door, and thought moth
ing more OF the occurrence until one night later
IN tne season he was leaning over the rail at the
oasA o. the auditorium OF the Boston theater,
calmly and attentvely surveying one OF
me largest audiences of the year, when he
happened TO glance at bis watch and discovered
Una. !. was ten minutes after the time for the
curtain to rise. He hurried back upon the stage,
where he found the stsee manager and cont;iic.
tor In consultation with the electrician aud
prompter, earnestly discussing something.
which, on inquiry. he learned 10 be the fact that
miss Juch had lost valuable keepsake of some
KIND and refused 20 go on the stage until it was
FOUND he hurried to the stars dressing room
70 learn that the article that had been lost Was
the little charm given her in BROOKLYN By the
reverend father In vain did Locke expostulate,
persuade, storm and command. The songstress
fatty refused, stamped her little foot and de-
ciared she would never sing the part of Elsa
again. II the treasure could not be found. All
by her manager and mother at the same time
she finally sank into chair and burst into tears.
sta,lng that she would cancel the engagement
and close the season sooner than break the
promise she had given. Just as the director be-
gan 70 consider the possibility of substituting
another opera for "Lohengrin." Miss Juch's
numerous trunks and cases IN search OF the miss
Ing trinket, came TO the front with the shout OF
Here Il is! Here II is. Eagerly seizing the
little relic aud pressing 1t to her lips the songs
tress dashed aside her tears, hung the charm
ABOUT her neck, and in less time than ii takes TO
describe the occurrence, was ready to appear be-
they came to missing the opera they were as
sembled to hear.
Manager Cordray has some amusing stories
descriptive of incidents arising at various times
in his theatrical career One in particular illus
trates the different stmospheres to which tray
cling troupe is subjected.
A nrst-class company, under Mr.. Cordray's
management, was doing town in one of the
states east OF the Rockies. Success had attended
every performance in other towns, and enthtsi-
astic applause was accorded the telling points
In this new town, however, although the com
pany did splendid work, nary sound of ap-
piause was heard, and a pin could have been
heard fall, so silent and undemonstrative was
the audience. The members of the company
could not understand the iciness OF the spec
tatorss and IN short time cold chills were chas-
Ing each other up and down the vertebral col
umn OF every man and woman In the troupe.
The surprising part of the thing was that the
house was lammed full TO the doors and every
one IN the audience took the most eager interest
in the play.
After the performance Manager Cordray went
to the local manager of the town, who, by the
way, also held the Office of town marshal, and
insisted that his company should not remain
over TO give another exhibition.
"Why mott" asked that celebrity.
why not!' echoed Cordray. 'Have you been
insides There was not single attempt to ap-
plaud. and 1t is only evident the performance is
"a failure! Nonsense
AS for your applause. ] would just like to see
the boy, man or woman who would attempt To
make any noise with hand or month in nv
house would fre him, sir. like rocket, clean
out of the house. as have done lots of times be-
FORE and we'll they all know it, I'm not a town
marshal for nothing. Your play has been great
success, sir. Stay for tomorrow night, and dn
the applause"
The opera "Tolanthe," the rehearsal OF which
has been in progress for some time under the di-
reeton of Professor +. d. Crandall, will be given
about the LIST OF March. The cast of characters
as far as decided upon, Is TO be:
The Lord High Chancellor Mr. C. L. Bowman