Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-27
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WNrHEoP
A JUVENILE HORDE.
NEW YORK YOUNGSTERS SEE 4
THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.
sir Thoussud street urchins Swarm Into
. Metropolitan Playhouse and Make
AWAY with Everything Portable Within
Reach--A Pandemoniurn-

Reach-A Pandemonium-
Fully 1000 shouting, screaming, chat
tering, cheering youngsters attended the
performance Of The Scout given for
NOR children at Niblc's, and outdid the
indians as regards noise aud drowned
the reports Of the pistols with their en-,
thusiastic wells.
Snch nm audience has never before
been inside -. walls of playhouse.
There were bows there with dirty faces,
and BOYS whose natural color did NJ !
give one an opportunity To SEE ii the.
were dirty or not. Little girls were
there. too some white and Il few black.
and they took as much delight in the
performance and made as much noise
as the boys.
The doors of the theater were besleged
as early as 7:3o o'clock, and by $50 there
was tremendous jam about the Broad
way and Crosby street entrances. Once
the doors were opened there was no use
trying to collect tickets. The boys sim
ply swept everything before them, IL
an incredibly short time every seat con
tanned at least two occupants, and ever.
available place from which the stag,
could be seen was occupied.
The boys hung on the posts like mon
keys. occupied the stairs. stood on TIL
radiators, and if it wasn't for the tel
big policemen who were there topreservt
order there is no knowing what they
would have done. The youngsters talked
to each other from all parts of the house
Hay, Yaller.' shouted one urchir
across the gallery. did you see me
| brudder:" Nav" came the answer
"Hully Mo- shouted back the tirs
speaker. me Inudder will slaughter
me- Hi. Red" shouted another young
ster, "where's Mike.' "Oh, he's down
in the parkay eating OATS came the all
swer.
/ 1t was 10 o'clock when Congressman
Timothy J. Campbell came before the
curtain and addressed the boys. A
| least he tried to tell the boys to be good
citizens, but they heard him not, and HI
concluded IN pantomime.
One little girl wearing big red hal
occupied cnair all by herself in the or
chestra. Take off your hat, Mag
| shouted the little one behind her, bu
/ she paid no attention. and in an instan'
that hat was sailing down the aisle
| When she got it back it was in ribbons
and TO quiet her cries policeman liftei
! her into box. where she spent most o.
her time sticking her tongue ont at tht
other girls.
/ How the boys cheered when the cur
tain went up. They applauded Dr.
Carver like mad, and when he threw
the villain in the big tank they YELLED
furiously. :. The comic lrishman and th'
/ darby pleased them immensely, and the,
marveled al DIR. Carver's aim when il,
broke all the bottles in the saloon witt
rifle balls.
The actors soon discovered that it wa,
useless to talk, as they couldn't be heard
and they went on great part of th'
time in pantomime. No villain was evel
more heartily disliked than Cherokee,
| Jake. played by Mr.. Sommeriield On,
boy in the gallery threw half eaten aT'
pie at him, and an Indian picked it NJ
and finished it. In the fourth act erie
came from all parts of the house t.
| throw Jake into the river. There wa.
tumultuom. applause when the horse fel
through the bridge, and there was NOR,
when the play was over. 1t took jus
seven minutes for the house to empty
and it seemed Il miracle that no Gus
was hurt. Had one boy stumbled whit
coming down the gallery staircase tn'
result would have been appalling.
After the house was emptiett Manage
| Comstock y ent in and viewed the wreck
/ Every other row had broken seat air
in one place an entire row wa- delnol
ished. The ,lcbins broke open the olb'r;
glass machines aud carted off the glassee
and in some cases took the machine.
and ALL
Well said Mr.. Comstock. the,
had a good time, and don't care as lon
as they left the four walls and didn't &c
hurt. New York Herald.