The herald., 1893-02-19
A Play on Names.


Following is an arrangement OF the
names of nearly all the attractions that
have been presented on the boards of
local play-houses in the past two or
three seasons, compiled by Louis F.
Vetter, correspondent OF the New York
Clipper
At 1.-THE Old Homestead" in "Peace.
full Valley" where "Mr. Wilkinson's
Widows" and "Dr. Bill" lived, and
"Edgewood Folks wore "Blue Jeans"
mid "All the Comforts of Home" !;
"Poor Jonathan" as "a Jolly Surprise, !"
"Inherited" "Ten Thousand Year"
from monte Cristo," "The Million
aire" "of the Henrietta.
Then ''Frederic Lemaitre," "The
Club Friend" falling "a Victim of Cir
cumstances'' as 1.-THE Heir at Law" in
"a Parisian Romance, became ga Poor
Relation"
"Beau Brummel," ga Man About
Town." and "Everybody's Friend" was
"Chums" with both "That Girl From
Mexico" WHO "Wanted the Earth" and
got ga Turkish Bath" introducing
them by Diplomacy" at "Kirmess,"
in "Tammany Hail." where "The Cos
soon" tested "True Irish Hearts" with
1.-THE Cruiskeen Lawn"
With "Daddy Nolan" "The Story
Teller" of the "U. S. Marine Band"
and paul JONES'" "The Dazzler," they
bought, through Judah, "'The Middle
man." from "The Nominee" "Ka-
janka," "A Gold Nine" at "The Bot
tom of the Sea-" that "Sir Simon Sim
ple," of "The Old Guard" influenced
by 1.-THE Power of the Press" gave him
for saving "The Lion Tanner" from "The
Lions Mouth"
Becoming Tangled Up" with "Ssints
and Sinners," in the "Spider and Fly"
he was afterwards "The Junior Partner"
with "Peck's Bad Boy" in "The Corner
Grocery" "For Revenue Only" until the
"Twelfth Night" when "After Dark"
and to avoid "Keppler'e Fortunes" he
Skipped by the Light of the Moon"
with "Amy Robssrt."
Barely missing ''The Tigress" and "a
Texas Steer" they joined "The Mounte-
banks" with Nothing But Money :"
also "The Bohemian Girl" and "The
Bandit King" who, with "Honest
Hearts and Willing Hands," had just
escaped "McCarthy's Mishaps'' with
"The Gondoliers," making it "Hoss and
Hoss."
With other "Men and Women" they
prevailed on "Jane," the witch" to
visit "Uncle Toms Cabin" in "Ala-
bama," via Shenandoah" on "The
Limited Mail" ''Incog" as "Niobe,"
1.-THE Little Broom-Seller," to see by
Beacon Lights" if "Broderick Agra" Of
"Fernclife" and "The Burglar" had
concealed ''My Uncle's Will" in "BilPs
Boot" to prevent, by "A Midnight
Alarm" "Don Caesar de Bazan," the
Little Puck" of "The Three Guards
men," from inheriting "The Salt Gel
lar" of "Forget-Me-Not."
En- route, she met Cleopatra" and
'Miss Dixie" who told her that CDR.
Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde" as 1.-THE Rivals"
OF "Virginius," (brother of "The Lady
of Lyons'') and "Richsrd ILL.," (also
known IS "Indigo'D had, with the aid
of sole Olson" and the "Liliputians, 7"
won "Nanon" and Camille" and that
"Don JUAN" of "Oake Walk" fame, and
prince Karl" of the "Creole Burlesque
company" we're infatuated with "Hazel
Kirke" and "Fatinitza." though "The
Merry Monarch" and "The Ensign" to
preserve "Caste," had tried, by
"Oheek," to prevent it.
Acblng on "A quill Alarm from zap
tain Therese," "The Police Patrol"
made "Much Ado About Nothing" con-
cerning "The Majors Appointment"
"From Sire to Son" of Little Tippett,"
but ''Tne Stowaway," yielding to
Twelve Temptations" told "The Cat
tie King" in "Siberia" why "McFee of
Dublin" and "Ingomar" attended "Der
Frieschutz" at the home OF 1.-THE Two
Orphans" with "Alixe" and "Odette,"
without informing "U & l."
Also, that robin Hood" and "Lohen-
grin" discovered "Romeo and Juliet"
in 1.-THE Honeymoon. "Superba" being
present with "a Brass Monkey" and,
as "Tannhauser" and "Faust" raised
no objection, "Dolly Warden" and
"Cymbeline" should be satisfied to say
nothing of "Yon Yonson" and LA
Cigale," who were in the company of
"Sport McAllister" and Carmen"
"As You Like It," however; for, as
"Gloriana" says, "All's Well that Ends
Well" with "My Official Wife" and
"Our German Ward" in "a Lost Para
dise."