Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-11-19
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The stalls and the balcony Of the
empty, crescent-shaped hall, with itH
scent Of last nights cigars, are, In
spite of the fitful shouts Of music,
asleep under brown-holland counter
panes, and all the movement is CEN
tered In the orchestra and on the stage.
Now and then stout, tired gentlemen
lounge into view at the side Of the stalls
and yawn unrestrainedly, and punch
themselves on the chest, and, after list
ening to the rehearsal Of song, yaWn
again and write something down In a
notebook with giant silver pencil ana
go away.
On the stage, where the T gaslights
look yellow in the sunlight, that, In
spite of all opposition, has gained ad-
mittance, is baclt-cloth Of Margate
Sands, with lifelike visitors in out-of-
date costumes and badly-drawn Blk
hats, and there is persistent sound
OF carpentry behind. A lean, salloW
youth in screaming tweed suit is at
the footlights, giving, in confidential
way to the band new song, and mem
bers of the band, peering at the sheets
OF music on the stands, keep about
half an eye on the conductor and play
In hesltating, tentative fashion.
And there's hi-ti-hl-ti-hi-ti and old HI
ti-hi-ti-hi,
And hi-ti-hi-ti-hi who is so glorious;
And II hi-ti-hi-ti-hi-ti would but hi-ti-
hi-ti-hi
'Twould be jawly sight better fer all
Of us.
The lean youth walks round the
stage with swagger and fine conduct
OF his hooked walking stick to the
changed rhythm:
Yes, jawly sight better fer all OF US,
A jawly sight better fer all Of us.
And when
The youth, singing thus mysterlously
his topical song, comes down at the
third line Of the chorus and sends up
softly to the empty gallery what is
clearly the telling line of his song:
And when hi-ti-hi-ti-hi goes to hi-ti-hi-
ti-hi
Twill be-
Shouted now with straw hat removed:
-1awly sight better fer all Of us.
The orchestra plays hurriedly swift
symphony, and the lean youth resum-
Ing his straw hat, confldes to the vacant
auditorium another topical verse
phrased in similarly obscure and re-
ticent terms, When he finishes he says
complainingly that they'll have to nut
a lot more go into 1t at night; and the
conductor says, That's all right, Tom
my, old man. Well pull you through"
Tommy, old man. asks the conductor
what he says to a liquor. The conduc-
tor promptly says "Yes," and disap-
pears. The orchestra discards the
sheets Of music, and a boy energies
from a door and CLEANS them, with a
view, think, to gold from their own
err He is a somber boy who does his
work aggressively, as though he felt
himself destined for higher occupation.
Move your 'oof, fat 'eadW This to
the cornet. low can l pick UP any
ang If you keep your big foot all over
It%
Cornet, unscrewing the mouthpiece
of his instrument, asks what the youth
Is doing there at that time of the day,
and adds that little more of the ag-
gressive boys cheek and he'll fetch
him clip side the ears. do itg' says
he aggressive boy, defiantly, lodging
behind the euphonium. go on! Do
t! You lift SO much as little finger
1t me and your life wouldn't be worth
/ momink's purchase. I'd alter your
Ice for you so that you'd ave to ply
he cornet with the back of your neck.
Then you'd look foolish, wouldn't you? |
You'd be a perfec' lain stock, and"
Three ladies. Three ladies in extrav- /
giant walking dresses, and o, such
Iplrits! They come on from the side