The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-07
LANDLORD WAS SURPRISED.
Had Never Had So Many Distinguished
pcrsOnagcS Under His Roof mt Once.

PcrSOuagcS Under His Roof mt Once.
''The life of an actor in one night
stands is full of woe, but he consid-
erS himself to be much-abused per-
Sonage because he cannot find in lps-
Wich, Mass. the same accommodations
and luXuries that he would find in the
Fifth Avenue, New York says an
eastern paper. The townspeople in the
one night stands also consider that
they have their grievances occasionally
when a theatrical troupe drops down
upon them. The advent of forty or
fifty chorus maidens. several smoothly
shaven comedians. to say nothing Of
the heavy old woman, the juvenile man
and the manager always causes con-
sternatlon in u small village, and the
small village cannot always produce on
short notice the many things demand
ed by the troupe.
r.. +. Rice has been conducting his
famous "l492' company, which will be
seen here next week, over Il frontier
of New England villages and has met
with many adventures. Some of the
girls felt severely sighted, not to say
injured. because they could not spend
their salaries on candy and sealskin
capes during the interval that succeed
ed between the amusement of the au-
dience in Ipswich and Skowhcgan.
They resolved they would get even
with the next one they struck, and in
very peremptory way. 1t was a SIM
pie plan-only this:
When the company reached n cer-
tain town-which may as well be called
Marlborough, Mass, as anything else--
they would register, not under their
own names, but the names of the roles
which they impersonated. When the
company arrived at Marlborough, they
ilied in solemn procession from the
railway train to the solitary hotel. The
usual number of townspcople were
standing around to see "the trourers'
and wonder as to their real identity
This wonder was somewhat Increased
when Mr., ROssow grasped the pen and
firmly inscribed his name in the regis
ter as Ferdinand of Aragon." The
surprise on this occasion was not in
the least decreased when Mr.. Williams
wrote his unpronOunceablc name and
retired in good order. Mr.. Smith made
himself known as Captain Martin Pin
zon. and handed the register to his fell
loW-conspirator, Mr. Douglass. who
not being tall enough to reach over the
counter. squatted on the floor and
wrote himself down as Don Pedro Mar
garite.
The proprietor of the hotel began to
look IilSntcncd as he cOntempla ted
these wonderful signatures and the
Nihilistic crowd responsible for them.
Miss Bessie Bonehill came next and
wrote "lnfanta Johanna" with n fine
Italian hand, but trouble began brew
ing when VIII Carleton, with very
solemn face announced himself in
black and white as "Jim Confidence. of
the tribe of Bunco." The crowning
blow was, however, when Richard Har-
low stepped up to the desk and wrote
in Gothic letters that took up half a
page, Isabella, of CASTLE"
This was more than the long-sufrer-
ing toWnspeople and landlord could
stand. The landlord had seen so many
queer things that he began to doubt
the evidence of his senses, and ljerccIy
demanded to know if lMr. Harlow was
a man or woman. Harlow attempted
to answer. hut the landlord was furious
and hardly listened, but threatened to
close his hotel at once 1t was at this
point that help came from Manager r.
r. Rice. He registered his name bold
ly. Mr.. Rice and the landlord retired
into corner while Mr.. Rice talked.
The talk was in pantomime. but it
tlckled the rest of the company i'm
mensely. The landlords face broad
ened. finally a smile played around the
corner of his lips, then he burst into q
broad grin, and the members of the
'1i92' company We're never treated so
gorgeously in Il one-night stand as they
were in Marlborough.