The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-29

the East as Gulnare. the favorite of the
narem. Guinare Is remarkably pretty
blonde, most becomingly dressed in pink
silks and satins cut la odalisque. Besides
these advantages Gulnare mas great apiomb
fine, fresh voice, and spoke her lines SO
that everybody could hear all she said. She
informed the audience that the Sultan was
surieited with pleasures and, seeking for
new sensations, had determined to behead
All OF the 800 inmates of his harem. Such a
wholesale holocaust of style, beauty and
youth was not TO be thought of, especially
as she, Gulnare, was one of the 365.
HER LITTLE PLAN.
Therefore she had thought out a little
plan which might prevent the catastrophe.
which should, could would and must sue
ceed II she can get the cooperation of the
Sultan's highest officers.
But while waiting for their coming she
relieves her throbbing heart like all regula-
tlon 1aVoTltes with song. "When Men De-
SPAR; The air was flowing and catchy
ana MISS Code sang 1t remarkably well. so
Wen Well that she had to repeat it. Her warb-
ing brings in the expected officers, Ben
Grafar, master Of ceremonies and special
lock-holder (Mr. Walter Thorne). Mezrour
the executioner (dr. NJ. G. bugbee). two
court slaves, black (Messrs. II. Fitzgerald
and g. V. LeroD, Jingo and Bingo, dwarfs
Masters Herbert Wheeler and Willie
Porter. Grafar and MeZrour were most i'm
posing In their court robes and acted fully
up TO the dignity of their official positions.
lelsour NJ .i carried sword long enough to cut
oil the heads of ten infidels at one sWoop
Then Gulnare tells of the Sultan's san
culinary plan and her proposed remedy But
as she only whispers her scheme the public
tor little while does not know what it is
ana IS lett to guessing. Grafar and the rest
agree to do what GulDare suggests and she
further makes the bargain with them that
II 1t Is successful she is to have the sole
credit-of it, while If it fails they are to
shoulder the responsibility.
ATYPICAL TYRANT.
All dance little to ratify the articles and
next enters the Grand Sultan, Mr.. b. p.
Flint The Sultan is very big man. with
a very big voice and a very big, bad temper.
He evidently is dyspeptic that morning
and regrets with disgust all the different
plans proposed to cheer him up He bids
MeZrour prepare his snickersee to cut off the
heads of the 365 harem beauties. also that
Of Grafar and the rest of the court, and as a
wind-up his, Mezrour's. He also de-
sires to skin a few of his subjects
alive. aud is on the point of calling
in his guards, when Grapar unToldS to him
Gulnare's plan, which is, to arrest the first
few hundred people met on the streets,
bring them into court and make them tell
the stories of their lives. The Sultan thinks
favorably OF 1t, but says if it does not sue
ceed off goes everyhody's head. ''In the
meantime drown few of the harem, the
first dozen or so you come to-" This is
done, and as the unfortunates splash into
the briny the music OF their cries luils the
beneheent ruler to sleep, and he snores
peacefully.
Gulnare expresses wish to bite him hard,
but does so sotto voce, for fear he might
hear her. Out go the guards to make the
necessary arrests, and the Sultan Slunbers
on Gulnare regards him malevolently, and
is on the point of sticking pin in him
when the guards return with their prison.
ers. The Sultan sneeZes and wakes and the
captives march in procession before him.
A good haul has been made, for the entire
caravan has been captured.
GOOD HAUL.
The Enchanted Monkeys, Masters William
and Emery Smith, Fred S. Knight AL Nc
Carthy. j. Mccullough and Walter Hoge,
of the Olympic Clubs junior class, lead the
run. The caravan is entirely composed of
the leading Characters in the stories of the
Arabian Nights" Ali were there, from
Ali Baba and Sindbad to the most in>igui-
ficant genii. When all have ranged them
selves around the Sultan's throne, showing
off their handsome and appropriate char
acteristic costumes to the best advantage
and with the colored lime lights playing on
them, the spectacle Was as pretty one as
could be imagined. Grafar as NJ. c. ex-
plains the situation, everybody must tell a
story, sing song, dance, whistle or do
something to divert the Sultan, or eff goes his
head. Rewards are offered to successful can
didates and lots are drawn for positions. The
Fairy Damsel. little Nellie Bowlin, pretty
mite dressed in blue. draws number one and
executes fancy dance, la Belle Jardi-
mere, most creditably.. The Sultan tells
her she is "a Bird" gives her SIS out of the
treasury, diamond ring and an order for
unlimited candy on his private confectoner.
Number two is Ganem, the Slave of Love,
| Mr.. Felix Deutch This unfortunate vic
tim shows by his disfeveled apparel how
| deeply he is in the tolls, especially as AlcO-
onlD. his best girl, is missing. In the most
| woe-begone accents he recounts his loss aud
| describes the unmeasurable beauty of the
| lost one.
A LUCKY INTERRUPTION.
| His tale repeated over and over bores the
| Sultan, who is on the point of winking to
| Mezsour to dccaptate him, when Ganem,
overcome by hearing that Alcolumb. who
| was in the Sultau's harem, has either been
! drowned, cremated or poisoned, faints dead