Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-03-18
LEFT IN THE THEATRE
QUEER ARTICLES FOUND AMONG THE
SEATS AFTER A PLAY.

The Funatsst OF All was = Gate Little Pet
Deg That Was Wrapped In . Banais.
Many rhiags Are Recsvsrsd--Thisves
Are Often In the Audience.
About II o'clock on bright morning a
fashionably dressed woman called at the
box Office Of the Union Square theatre.
She was accompanied by n colored maid,
did you find little pug dog in the
theatre last nightr she asked the man in
the office.
"a pug dogi" asked Treasurer John Cox
in affected surprise.
YES" said the woman, her voice rising
10 trembling treble, "a tiny little dog.
He was only q few days old. My maid here
left him under the seat. Oh. did you find
him, sirfo
At this the colored maid approached the
window. and said that she had unwittingIy
left the dog under the seat when she aud
her mistress left the theatre, and neither
one had discovered the loss till they reached
home Then IL was too late 10 hope To find
the theatre still open.
Yes" put in the girl. land hardly
slept all night for thinking of poor little
doggy"
| nut now utu yUu uhpptu 10 Ufiuk u uok
70 tho theatre" asked Treasurer Cox,
frowning darkly. "Of course you know
that dogs are not allowed here"
FOUND HER DOGGY.
'Oh, but my little doggy was 90 little
and so young" replied the young woman,
land couldn't leave him at home all
alone, you know. So told Dotty here to
put him In n cigar box and bring him
along And he was asleep In the cotton,
you know, and we were both SO pleased
with the play, you know" (glancing APP
pealingly at the treasurer) that we both
forgot all about him. You see thought
she had him, but 1t seems she bad put the
box under the seat and forgot all about IT,
Oh. do tell me, did you find him."
The young woman gaxed so earnestly
into the treasurer's face that he relented.
and asked what the dogs name was.
"Gyppy," she replied. drying a stray tear
, with tiny handkerchief. Treasurer Cox
then produced cigar box from under the
desk, lifted the lid and disclosed a tiny
dog curled up in a mass of cotton and
sleeping peacefully. The young woman
seized the box with joyful exclamation,
and with profuse thanks to everybody in
sight that seemed to be connected with the
theatre tripped happily out, with the col.
ored maid following behind.
WELL" said Mr.. Cox, with all my ex.
{ perience, never knew such curious arti.
Gle left in the theatre before. Women are
always leaving things behind them in their
chairs and boxes. but who would ever think
Of their leaving dogs behind themt Now
we don't allow dogs in the theatre, and she
: had 10 smuggle that little fellow In. Why
do you know, she had that cigar box neatly
tied up in brown paper. as il 1t were some
, package she had got Mt the store or had
: forgotten TO send by express"
ODD COLLECTIONS
All the theatres have rooms in the cellars
: where lost articles which are unclaimed
! after a reasonable time are stored away
The general custom Is to hold found arti
!, Giles" In the box Office for n week or more
n according to their value, aud il then un
! claimed TO send them down to the cellar
: Here they accumulate sometimes for years
4 They herd with the dust and Theatrical
y trappings and effects long since abandoned
and stored for possible but not probable
/ future use, till some Of these cellar room,
q are veritabe curiosity shops. Little o.
! real value is unclaimed, and these subter
|. ranean collections are usually far NOR
. curious than valuable.
II have had people come back for thei
n hats" said theatrical man tho other day
a I'm warm weather even women occasion
. ally walk out OF the house in blissful for
"a Retfulness OF the fact that they have re
n moved their hats for greater comfort an,
m hung them on the backs of their chairs
"a Overshoes, umbrellas, canes, opera glasses
q overcoats, cloaks, wraps, furs. handker
!. rhiefs-these are the articles moro com
r. monty left behind. But purses are FIRE
. puently lost, and these little reticules tina
- women carry, often containing VALUABLE
a articles. Then ladies very frequently leav
packages containing purchases behin'
them after the matinee. They come bacl
In great haste and often In great alarm.
=. remember lady coming rushing int
!. the theatre about o'clock one evening an
= sobbing out that she had lost a costly dis
! mond necklace, and must have dropped
, In the theatre after the matinee. We sum
= moned the entire staff of the theatre, eve
: TO the sweeps and gas lighters, but ever,
/. man and woman Of them swore that n
: such thing had been found. We searehe
the chair she had occupied and the aisles L
Al vain. Then we gave IL up. She stArte
n away sobbing. After a while she cam
back and told US the necklace was done u
In small package.
"a WHERE MONEY GOES.
"'oh,' said I, why didn't you say 30 |
the first placei We supposed it was o
err your meek.
"'why, l didn't think to tell you that.
. $50 we brought out several package
n. that had been found, and she selected on
n that looked like her package. Befor
opening IL she described the necklace q,
m curately. Then | opened the package. an
~ there was the necklace, indeed cost
thing of the most superb workmanship
She said she had bought IL for a weddin
present, and handed me a card contalnin
ut the name OF a very well known woman.
OF "A man once came back after q perform
70 ance and naid, with a white face, that
sn had left 500 in the theater. We went |
"A. his seat and found the roll OF bills caugi
he In the joint. The swcepers had overlooks
ne Il. But people do not often get back mons
~ or pocketbcnks. You can't control q
Id honesty OF the theater employees, 20
I'D know. We have the most stringent rul,
mt governing this matter.
IT, People In the audience, | believe,
hs very many cases steal lost articles. l hA,
lie observed audiences leaving the theat
Id many times, and have good reason for "a
4s2 ing 20. IL In very easy In passing down 9
~ aisle with crowd 10 place hand on q
head OF an umbrella or cane standing Z
against chair where somebody has left
OF upon q wrap csrelessly left ON the bas
Of o chair You will seldom see q thi
pick anything up that has fallen TO q
:, floor however, for the act of stoopii
~ down attracts attention.
=, $50 IL IL that money and small Articl
~ dropped on the door are seldom stolen
", | ,t.sas.n In che nudianrp thnuoh I ha