The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-12-22

dn atmosphere OF earnest yeb ulapudu-
Gus freshly Numbered ruffles and
firm young muscle which per-
vades all the other theaters
also and makes the life of bass viol
player most hazardous one. / was
perfectly astonished a month ago
while here with my family, and as
had other shopping that could be done
later l allowed the family to look casu-
ally upon the billboards, while l pro-
missed myself that later on I would do
the balance of my trading for winter
and also do little DIR. Parkhursting
besides.
The "Blaclc Crook" is play which
one gets the synopsis Of and reads after
he gets home, but I'll bet dollar that
he cannot do so on the ground. l will
will give a brief epitome, so that those
who wish to understand the play itself
before attending it may do so, enjoy.
ing the scenic and incidental parts
while present, thus saving great deal
of time. The quality of the dialogue
is fiat enough for the commencement
day at an idiot school. If blind man
were to come home alive after attend
Ing the "Black Crook" he would have
! 70 put his brain op his asparagus bed.
1t would be useless for other pur-
poses.
The general literary tone of the play
reminds one of the works of Steve
Brodie, or the persifage of Nine.
Yucca, who lifts the horse at Huber's
dime museum.
And yet one does not go away. 1
was alone, and at 10 a. IN. could get
one lone seat by the man who plays
the popgun in the orchestra. sat
over three hours holding a large fat
lady with real alligator neck and
moss-green freckles on it. At first she
rested equally on me and gent on my
right, but the gent on her right got
weary, and taking a lingering look at
the ballet he went away.
/ Count Wolfenstein is character in
the play, and lives on his title and S11
per week. Rudolph is a poor artist,
who paints campaign banners and so
cannot get anything only every four
! years. But while he is in the hands
of his enemies and pinned to large
pillar of the dungeon of the castle he
is approached by Hertrog, called the
Black Crook, man who lives in the
mountains and has dealings with the
devil, ever and anon swapping him a
soul for q milch COW or town lot. II
must be remembered, however, that all
along here rapid fiddling occurs, and
beautiful girls, relieved of their wraps
! by kindly hands, come in and dance
in a sprightly way, which reminds me
of the Jardin Kerbiff, in Paris, where
was once ut.
All at once the orchestra opens with
sort of bugle call sounding like tum
my da da, tummy da da, rat to tat, raj
to tat, tummy da da, tummy da da
and then some more girls come upoI
the stage and cut up so that put Q
corner of the fat ladys Paisley shaw
over my head. Next came view OF
hell, and the old lady removed the
shawl and told me l could look now
1t was a beautiful sight. Dragonfr,
runs this department, and when ht
cracks his lInuckles the sparks of elec
triclty snap forth like everything.
He is clothed in medicated red fan
mel from head to feet, and in face re
mains one of the magician Herman
met Herman once in Tifin, Ohio
We played against each other. We
stopped at the same place, as regards
hotels. He asked me to sit at his
table. said l did not mind doing 81
if he would not play any tricks on me
He said he would not. Before we go
half through he begged my pardon
he IS a very polite man-and said thert
was some foreign substance in my let
tuce. said doubtless. There always
is more or less foreign substance IL
lettuce, but could not ignore the fac
that there was, indeed, e diamond
ring. looked it over with sigh ant