The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-19

those who sit in the orchestra or sell pro-
grammes, and the dramatic critics bring il
with them into the house Presently,
however. had to change my mind about
my little neighbor.
He sat up excitedly in his seat, rubbed
his hands nervously on his trousers, and
leaning in my direction peered, not at the
stage, but at the wings. / heard him nut
ter, Her cue in a moment, and / don't
see her!" He looked around the house as
If TO signal to everybody that something
was about to happen, and then / noticed
his feet began to beat the floor instructive
" and his one palm run to the other
Next moment the heavy father whispered
to the old and therefore comic spinster,
"But not word of this to my daughter;
here she comes"
stage. with tears for her father and smiles
for the audience. and, as l thought, one
quick glance for my neighbor. His feet
battered softly on the floor, as a sign for
the audience to cheer, but they were re-
luctant, and after she had given them an
imploring glance she began to speak slowly,
rs one saving to herself between her spoken
words; II am still quite willing to stop if
you viii applaud me-" And she was ap-
plauded, for my neighbours feet at last set
others agoing. and then she curtseved and
waited for more, and then we all became
energetic. The little man had been breath
ing quick in his excitement, but now he
heaved great sigh of relief and whispered
20 me in exultation: what a recention
the 0'Reilly has got, sir. and quite spon.
taneous. The same thing occurs every
night. every night, every night. Hushl
You will see acting now"
He had silenced me when was about IN
ask him If he was here every night. limit
him down as an ardent admirer of Miss
O'Reilly, and had further evidence duriny
the first act that one man may lead the an.
plause. as a conductor leads the orchestra
When Miss Helmsiey entered and soma
pitites began TO cheer my neighbor cried
"Sh-sh" so fiercely that the demonstra-
ton stopped abruptly, and Miss Helmslev
Withdrew her curtsey. When the heavy
father paused in the middle of his long
speech for "hand' to help him on his
way, he would have got il but for the
'bh-sh" OF the little man. When the
comedian nudged the elderly spinster in
the ribs, which is how elderly spinsters
are made love to on the stage. some
ladies giggled, but my neighbor looked
at them with face that said. There il
nothing Iunny in that" and they re-
strained their mirth. But when Mis-,
O'Reiily snatehed the smoking can from
Leonard and put il on her own faxen
head he chuekled till the whole audience
admitted the fun Of it, and when Miss
O'Reilly told Lord John TO stand back and
let her pass my neighbor brought down
the house, and when she made her reluct-
ant exit he brought down the house AGAIN
and when the curtain fell on the first act
he shouted 'O'Reilly" until we were ali
infected. Not until he had her before the
curtain would he retire, and then il was 20
speak about her 10 me. The EXCHANGE of
! vesta introduced Us to each other.
.You have seen the piece befere9n 7
asked, with the good nature that is born
of 4 cigarette. had already sufficient in.
txrest in him to wonder who he was.
1.-THE pieceG' he echoed indifferently.
ooh, yes, have seen the greater part of it
frequently"
He shrngged his shoulders.
az don't know. he answered contempt.
uously, al always walk out of the house
inst before the last tahleau."
as Miss o'Reiily not on the stage in
that tsbleauf" / asked
ssShe is not, he replied, rspping out an
n..h or two and trembling with rage.
..Did YOU ever hear of anything SO mon
.trousY She is leading lady, the idol Of
~ the town, and yet she is not on at the
srs Excuse me, sir. am always taken
- this way when think of il,
He biz his cigarette IN two and asked for
..a,h.r vests. Then he explained -
..she dies, you know, in the middle of
the act" ,,
.Not At all" he resolted. she ought not