New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-08
THE OBSTRUCTIVE bat.
LONDON THEATRE EPISODE.

From Punch.
sccne-The Pit during Pantomimc Time The overt
"rc 0yerhcatcd Matron ITO her Husband)-Wcll they
don't give You much room In 'ere. mus say. Slii'
we done bcttcr than expected after al tal cruSE.
! | thought my ribs gone Once-but IL was on w
| umbrellas. You pretty comfortable where you are
| eh Father
| Fathcr-Oh. I'm right enough, am. .,.o,
Jimmy their son. small boy, With piping Nnlcc)-
! II Father is It's more nor what | am. can't sec
His Moher-Ior' bless the boy there amt nothen
to see yet; yonI see well enough when tIic cnrdHs
| jimmy. amt that nice now Al them ilmps d@ncln'
round and real fire comm out Of the pot-whch opc
It's quite saicand there's beautiful fairy Just conc
Jmmy-I can't see no fary-nor yet no hmps-no
n0 lis Mother the V anmppyed-was there ever ac
grayatlng boy to take anywhere Sct que'' 40 anu
! Jmmy-f tell yer l can't see no hactin Mother.
i amt my fault-it's this lady in front o. me WITH
Mother perccvlns the justice Of his co@plaimnt'
Fatner the pore boy says he can't see where lie Is
tather1well' can't ,,elp the at can II lie must
put up with it, that's , al :, con onaot mind
changing places with hin-yon'rc taller thnn him. and
it wouldn't be In your way 'arf so much.
Fathcr-lt's always the way with yOu-ncyer salts
fed, you amt Well. pass the boy acroSs-l'm for Il
quiet life, am. Changing scats) VIII this do for
lIIc settle, down Immediately behind a very large
and furry and eathcry hat which he lodges for some
| Father (suddcnyl-D--- the at!
MOther-lOu can't wonder at the boy not seeing .
Prap', the lady wouldn't mind taking 1t of, if You
Ta;icr-Ahl Ole touches The owner Of the Hat on
| the shoulder Excuse me. mum, but might | take
the liberty Of asking you to kindly remove your at ;
Father Gnorc im>i5tentiy Would y6n ave any OBJ
lection to ,oobNsG me by taking of yonr, at, mum
but Two asked YOU twice, civil enough, 10 take that
at Of yours OF. I'm APPLYING at 'ide and seek
/ behind II ere >. tNO answer
| The Mothcr-Pe0pe didn't ought 10 be allowed in
the pit with sech ats! CALM 'erself lady-and
settin' there In great at and feathers like Ugh
ander'S, and never answering no more nor stuffed
Father TO the Husband Of The owner Of the Hat
VIII YOU tell your good lady 70 take her AT or sir
The owner Of the Hat to her husband)-Don't You
do nothing Of tho sort. sam Won viii 'car Of it I!
Parties mict beyaye as Iadles when they come into
the pit! It, pity her 'uoband can't teach her better
The Father-'Im teach her! f knows better r.
The owner Of the lLatsam, arc YOU going to set by
| and hear NE lnsultcd like this
Her Husband turning round trcmulou,y,-I-In
trouble You drop making these personal illusions 10
% what's going on on the stage with all these REMARKS
/ The Fathcr-Not more nor it Is 10 sec what gon.
! a crown to see the pantermimc. dd not 10 ave a
View Of your wfc's at! 1870. Ere. Maria bowed II T
| can stand This ere game ans longer. Jimmy must
change places again. and # he can't scr he must
stand mp on the scat. that's an 49,. $500,
''' 4 PIttite behind Jimmy (touchlnr mp Jimmy,
TO set down please and not block the view Ike this
JInmy's Iather-H you can indooce mat hd' III
front to take OF her at. w-but not before. stay
whTEe SSS1 are e J%my o my Sy stand v then
that's all ! mean to see. somehow! die rsesl -
People behind him t't'rnlyl-sct down there VIII
! yer lie resumes his seat cNpostulatneD
Jmmy-Father. the gentleman behind Is a pnchn;
JmmyS Fathcr-win You stop pinchlng nv little
/ bOy'- He amt doing arms h"l
Tho Pnchng Pillt"-Lct him 81 down. then
J!mmy's fathcr,let The lay take hcr at OIL! p,.
/ there. Turn EN- out! shame! Etc. etc.
The Husband Of The o. Of the II. I'm a whisper l.
| his Wel-Tahc OIL the blessed at and have done
The O.. Of the Il.-what-nowl I'd sooner die in
| the at! (tn Attendant Is oallcdI
The Attendant order there. gcntlcWen. plea-G nm
on The .eats-yOu'rc disturbing The performance ere,
! you know ,.
the huhhub gradually subs dcSand The owner 81 tEe
/ Ilat triumphs- for tho momcntl
! Jimmy, Notncr-Ncver mini, my boy, yon shall
/ have Mothers seat IN minute. d'-'ay; II az Wa
! known. the lady a reasons for keeping her al on
| The Fathcr-Ah. never thought o. that % She
| NAV Very likely her AT won't come ot-not without
The Nother-Ah we'll mustn't BE- ard on her if
Tho - Of the H. (rcmoying the obstructionI OPP"
| Tho Rather mathematician lat" nor never.
! num- and We take IL kind Of YOU Though. why you
shouldn't Ia done It a. fu-t dunno Tor Fu iuon "
deal ausomcr without The at than what you dd IN ~
Tho o. Of the II. Gnollncd-sam ask thu gentle
man behind # his boy would NC gnirr lu'' me.
| co-dalitv is restored AMI The pantOmlne proceed
| without further d-turbanc"J