, 1891-03-27
LEFT IN THE THEATRE.
QUEER ARTICLES FOUND AMONG THa
SEATS AFTER A PLAY.

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She WI. a~rcumpauied bv a c0lorel maid.
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NH"E -'-' A@Aeu treasurer "onh COX
DO aAs1i'A surprise.
Yes" said the woman, her voice rising
20 a trembling treble, "a tiny little dog.
He was DrIva few dqvs old. Nv maid here
left him under the seat. Oh. did YOU find
him. s.rsr
Arrnle the colorpd maid apprDaChr1 the
window. and said that she had unwittiurly
left the dog under the seat when She Hud
her mistress len the theatre. aud neither
one had discovered the loss till they reached
home. Then 90 was too late TO hope 20 lind
the theatre still open.
YES" Yrt ia thr girl. and 1 hardly
slept aI night FOR tbiukiuE OF poor little
doggy
"Uuf how did YOU happen 20 bring 10 dog
To- f.. .rfna asked Treasurer Cox.
frava ErrrTr. "Of course YOU know
thsf g. r- r.s allowed here
.H.gu HER DOGGY
Hu.- ".. DOS. lr.le doggy was so Ittl,
and so ..rr- r.n.aI the Young woman.
rrnf Q couldn't Inrra him az home all
uJ1ur you know So told Dotty here to
NUT him tu % r.-tr box aud bring him
along And Boz urla asleep Iu the cotton,
YOU know. and vs were both zl pleased
with the play. vau know lZlunriug ap-
peaTurIv at The rraF-urrrI 'tuat we both
forgot an about him. You see / thought
she had him. but lr seems she had put the
box under the seat and forgot aIl about it.
Oh. do tell me-. did you find himf"
The Young woman gnzel SO earnestly
into the t~reasurer's face that he releuted,
and naked what the dogs name was.
"Gyppy.H she replied. drying a stray tear
with n tiny handkerchief. Treasurer Cox
then produced n cigar box from under the
desk, lifted the lid and disclosed a tiny
dog curlcd up in a mass Of cotton and
sleeping peacefully. The young woman
seized the box with a joyful exclamation,
and with profuse thanks to eyery body in
sight that seemed 10 be connected with the
theatre tripped happily out. with the col
ored maid following behind.
We'll" said Mr.. Cox. with all my ex-
perience, ] never knew such % curious nrti-
Gle left in the theatre before Women are
always lcnyiuE things behind them ia their
chairs aud boxes. but who would ever think
Of their leaving dogs behind thcms Now,
we don't allow dogs in tho theatre, and she
had 90 smuggle that little fellow in. Why,
do You know. she had thut cigar box nently
tied mp in brown paper, a. IL b. werc some
package she had got Ht the store or had
forgotten 10 send by express
p COLLECTIONS
All the theatres hnye rooms in the cellars
where lost articles which are unclaimed
after "a reasonable time ure stored away.
The general custom is 10 bold found arti-
clcs' In the box Office for "a week or more.
according 20 their value, and II then I'M
claimed TO send them down 20 the cellar.
Here they accumulate sometimes for years.
They herd with the dust and theatrical
t]rappinEs and effects long since abandoned
and stored Tor possible but not probable
future use, tin some Of these cellar rooms
are vcritublc curiosity shops. Little OF
real value is unclaimed, and these subter-
raneun collections are usually far more
curious than valuable.
Il have had people come back for their
hats, - said "A theatrical man the other day.
In warm weather even women occasion
ally walk out Of the house in blissful for.
getfulness Of the fRct that they have re
moved their hats for greater comfort and
hung them on the backs Of their chairs.
Overshoes, umbrellas, canes, opera Rlnsses,
o~vercoats. cloaks, wraps. fur, banker
chiefs-these are the articles more com
monty left behind. But purses are fire.
quently lost. and these little r]eticules that
women carry, often containing valuable
articles. Then ladies very frequently leave
packages containing purchases behind
Them after the matinee. They come back
ia great haste and often in great alarm.
/ remember n lady coming rushing into
the theatre about : o'clock one evening and
sobblng out that she had lost n costly din-
moud necklace. and must have dropped II
IN the theatre after the matinee. We sum
moncd the entire stuT OF the theatre, even
to the sweeps and gas lighters. but every
man and woman OF them swurc that no
such thing had been found. We searched
the chair she had occupied and the aisles in
vain. Then we gave it up She started
away sobbing. After "a while she came
back and told US the necklace was done up
in n small package.
WHERE MONEY GOES.
"'Oh,' said 1. why didn't you say so in
the first place. We supposed 1t WINS on
Your neck.
"'Why. ] didn't think to tell YOU that
$50 we brought ont several packages
that had been found. aud she selected one
tina looked like her package. Before
opening liz she described the necklace nc
curately. Then ] opened the package, and
there was the necklace. indeed "a costly
thing Of the most superb Workmanship.
She said she had bought Il for "A wedding
present. and handed me a card containing
the name Of n very well known woman.
"a man once came back after n perform.
had left 500 IN the tbcater. We went to
his seat and fouud the roll cf bills caught
in the joint. The sweePcrs had overlooked
it.. But people denote often get back money