The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-21
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THE REHEARSAL. !


Ink kEHEAKSEL, .
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The stalls and the balloon, Of the
empty, crescent-ahaped hall with It's
scent OF last nights cigars. are. In
spite Of the fitful shouts OF music.
asleep under brown-holland counter
panes. and an 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 unrestralnedly. and punch
themselves on the chest. and. after list
enlng 10 the rehearsal Of a song. yawn
again and write something down In a
notebook with a giant silver pencil and
30 away.
On the stage. where the gasllghts
look yellow In the sunlight. that, in
spite Of all opposition. has gained adj
mittance, Is a hack-eloih OF Margate
Sands. with lifellke visitors IN out-of-
date costumes and badly-drawn silk
hats. and there Is a persistent sound
OF carpentry behind. A lean. sallow
youth In a screaming tweed suit Is al
the footllghts. giving. in confidential
way 10 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-tl-hi-ti-hi-t and old hl.
tl-hi-u-hI
And hl-ii-hl-ti-hl who "a 20 glorious
And II hi-u-hi-tl-hi-u would but hl-tl-
hl-u-hl
'Twould be jawly sight better fer All
OF as.
The lean youth walks round the
stage with a swaggor and fne conduct
Of his hooked walking stick to N,
changed rhythm:
Yes, jawly sight better fer an Of us,
A jawly sight btster fef all Of US.
And when
The youth. singing thus mysiesiously
his topical song. comes down at IN,
third line Of the chorus and sends NJ
softly 10 the empty gallery what Il
clearly the telling line OF his song
And when hi-u-hl-ti-hi goes 10 hi-tl-hi.
u-hi
Twill be-
Shouted now with straw hat removed.
-jawly sigh, better fer all Of us.
The orchestra plays hurrledly a swift
symphony. and the lean youth resum
ing his a,Fag hat oonndes to the vacant
auditorium another topical yers,
phrascd In similarly obscure and re-
uccnt terms When ne finishes be- say,
oomplainlngly that they'll have 10 pal
lot moro 90 into 4 az night: and N,
conductor says That's an right. Tom
my, old man. Wen pull you through.
Tommy, old man. asks the conductor
what be says 70 a liquor The conduc
tor promptly says "Ycs." and dlaap
pears. The orchestra discards IA,
sheets OF music. and a boy cmergol
rom a door and CLEANS them. with &
view, think. % gold from their own.
eF. Tie is a Eombcr boy who does nj.
work aggresslvely. as though he felt
himself destined for higher occupation
Move your 'oof. Eat 'oadr This I,
the eornet low can pick up any
ing u you keep your big foot all oycl
IT."
Coruct uEscroWlng the mou,hplec,
Of his instrument, asks what the yeatf
10 doing there az that time Of the day
and adds that little more Of the az
gross.'u vOyE cheek and he'll ictcl
him a clip side the ears. do AZ" saw
the aggressive boy. denantly. dodgin,
behind the cuphonlum. Go on d,
Il. You liit so much % a little 6ngel
al me and your life wouldn't be Wortl
mominks purchase. I'd alter you
fee for you 50 that you'd ave 20 pll
the cornet with the back Of your neck
Then you'd look foolish. wouldn't you
You'd be a pcrleo' LAIN stock. and
Three ladies' Three ladies In oxtrav
agant Walking dresses. and o. sucl
spirits. They come on from the sidl