Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-04
LISTEN TO THEIR eanBLH.
what People Must DO who ST Behind m
Opera rheater Party.


THE OPERA Is ROBIN HOOD. A PARTY
Il Of eight enters the iheNier-three Young
women. four young reu and chaperon. They
are exactly half an hour late Proceeding 20
occupy a row Of seats near the front Of the par
quet they remove their wraps and coats in .
very leisnrely manner. meanwhile shutting OF
Sfty people from q view Of the stage, A beau
hfnl song is being sung. Nevertheless, having
finally seated themselves, they continue a gen
eral conversation so loudly a. 10 entirely drown
the music
The Girl with Yellow Ostrich Plumes--''Is
that Maid Marian"
MicrocephAiic Youth No III guess So"
'Whai does she wear a mans clothes for1''
"Give Il up"
"Isnt it silly? He, he
'sHe, he,'
Several persons in the seats behind, who
want 70 hear the song. begin 10 look annoyed.
4 But the conversation proceeds before inter-
mixed with gicgles.D
! The Girl With the Large Hst-"Do look -
J that girl in the lower box
MicrocephAlic Youth No. 2-"Aint she Oddly
dressed
shes got up to initiate the style Of our
! grandmotkers. YOU see"
"oh. that's going to I've ali the rage
| "But what awfully red hA.r she has,
| ''Scorching. He. he
And she wears glasses. too-he. he
| He. he
CMcanv bile the people in the seats behind. a.
well a. others in the neichhorhood. have lost
the opportunity to hear the song. The gAbbls
/ stops Tor moment while the singer is enoor,d,
! beginning again as soon as the music Is coa-
I tinued
The Girl with the yellow Ostrich Plumes,
/ turning 20 Microceph No aud giggiing-"i
must thank you for carrying my bouquet 30
I nicely.
Nucroceph No. 9-"Awfully jolly o, you to
say 30.
Indeed. Won do. As a reward think will
{ give ,ou just one OF nav violeis -he, he
F, Hoo. hoo"
Just hold the .ioleis up 80 can smell
them, buries her face in them Now, yoa
hold them this WAY while ] unfle the ribbon
aud get one ont. she ties and nnties them .
dozen times high in the ar and then exclaims
with affected pettishness): Oh, you don't hold
them right. at ALL
"Nou are very hard to please"
! Il m not a. al So Now. try again. and hold
them gracefully. Don't You see tina, every eye
from the stage boxes is upon us-be. her'
| Hoo, hoo
(Haying united the ribbon aud scared the
violet, she requests Microceph No. 10 hold
the bouquet whiio she ties It up again. This IL
a very elaborate process and requires more
/ than ten minutes during which the gabble Il
kept up. interpreted with giggios. one Of the
/ people behind. In despair at losing the best Of
the music SAYS "Hush,' The exclamation at-
tracts the attention Of the persons for whom 10
4 is intended aud Microceph No. 8 looks around
and saws. Thanks awfuily," Then the chatter
is renewed As bef0ret.
The Girl with the Large Hat-"oh. isn't
Friar Tuck repRlsive lookiug,'
Microceph No. l-"Deacedly 90. I should
J saw.
why do they have him so ugly, do you
suppose
''Give II up."
81 don't mean TO look at him at all shall
look at you when he comes on the stage-he,
| he
"Thanks-he, her'
a murmur OF indignation Is audible from
! the seats in the rear. Bat the persons compos-
ing the theater party do not care. The con-
sciousness that she and her friends are spelling
/ the enjoyment of number Of ladies and gentle
4 men who have paid to see and hear the per
/ Torrance merely inteusifos the satisfaction q
| the Girl with the Yellow Ostrich Plumes. When
somebody again says, Hush" she titters,
while Microceph No. turns around and re-
( marks, Thank you,' Mhereupon the conyor-
| sation is continued.
The Girl with the Yellow Ostrich plumes-
why do Robin Hoods men wear green.
wonder?''
Nicroceph No. 2-"Beast,y color. don't yOa
| think"
/ Isn't it silly-he-he?'
'.Perhaps it's the fashionable color this yesr"
Il guess that's fact But why do they have
| a girl singing love songs?"
II think il should be a mamie, be-
| "He.he'"
Ut will be observed that one of the younr
| men in the party. one Of the Young women and
! the chaperon are not doing anv part Of the
talking. In truth. IL is pretty ident tina, they
! are as much Disguised with the vulgar be-
havicr Of their companions a. j. any one else.
! The chaperon ought 10 check them. but d u
not an easy thing 10 act the part OF chaperoa
well In all respects. so the gabhle 10 kept up
continuously through the performances. In tho
! third act the beautiful anvil solo actually dis
tracts the attention of the Girl with the yellow
Ostrich Plumes from the Irritation which has
| been engrossiug herr
she-"What does that man strike the anvil
| for?'
Microceph No. 81 guess its because he's
the biggest, aud the anvil can't help itself"
Isn't i; silly to make such a noise?'
| Hoo, hoo"
lit seems TO me that the whole play is awfurly
| silly. wonder what the plot is about. DO
you know addressing Microceph No. ID
| Mieroceph No. III give il up."
The Girl in the Large Hat don't think
Maid Marian is at all commandments. he
| Nicrocepb No. 3-"Hoo. hoo"
The iinai dropping of the curtain il rather Q
pleasure has been marred by the deliberate dis
regard OF their comfort which the theater party
has manifested OF course some persons are
| unable to appreciate music. Some even there
are VINO are born Without brains Never wss
! truer remark made than that want OF eoar-
! tesy is want OF sense" This sort Of behavior
IN the theater by certain sort Of sboddF So
ciety people has become familiar enough, but
II is unfortunate that they should have imported
7 II TO Washington. At all events these were tie
observations which occurred to one OF the suf-
ferers on has way out OF the play house. HIS
thoughts were interrupted by a voice behind
him. which said in mincing tones;
''Weren tthose people behind us horribly rude
10 say hush when We were cOnversingg de-
| clare. could have turned around and glArea
at them Tor their impudence,"
1t was the Girl with the yellow Ostrich
Plumes.
There Is only one effective way for people 20
protect themselves from persons OF this descrip-
tlon. who 20 to the theater 20 fiirt and not %
listen TO the play-that Is. 60 appeal Go tie
usher. who d bound 90 see that order IL main-
| tanned in the house. II resort il had q fe~
| times 10 this means OF redress possibly the
form OF annoyance described may be checked
in this city. IL u more complained Of this
! winter than ever before.
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