Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-15

my mouth and being unable to make a
sound One night only week before the
opening night, 1 dreamed that 1 was at
the theater and that we were rehearsing
the last act. The time came for me to
part from Mercia and go out into the
arena. When 1 came to the omen doors
where l turn to go off and am s1,nnosed
tc see the arena strewn with the bodies
OF my companions and the beasts awaiting
me. l looked out into the wings where the
supers ard chorus stand their prou.is and
murmurings anything but terrible uhan
you can see them. Instead of the familiar
faces had seen daily, beheld to INV hor-
aur TWO enormous lions only few feet
eyes giared at me; their terrible teeth
kieamed white and long, their tails La
the air. For moment / stood riveted to
s .nr spo': tnen one Of them crouched and
1prahs a. me- 1 screamed and awoke.
JcSt as opened my eyes and before
1uily realized that it was a dream
screamed again. My mother was in the
HeNt room She came rushing in terribly
frightened. WHAT is the matter Sartiny
she cried, coming TO my bedside. 7 tbrew
my arms about her neck. sobbtnp ana
ae Lynn ga, al the same time oh. mother,
happy! Did you hear It? I'VE po+ ,bo
stream at last" e' zig
Few people outside Of those in the busi-
iE' sald Mr. Jas. Lederer. have any
loea OF the ruses resorted to by fhnse ~
desire to gain free admission to a theatar
Every one who has ever at any time had
ms,,a .onnectlon with the profession, no
matter now remote, thinks that he shouId
pe emitted to passes at any theater ar
course when play is not dra wing largely,
a manager Is usually quite liberal with his
passes, but 1t is when a successful niece a.,
running that the demands for free adIn,
sion are most numerous and most nersist-
eht 1 had funny experience during a 70
cent Dig run at the Casino that illustrates
TINS. L received a note from a man who,n
mad known for a number of wears and
VINO had formerly been in the professian
Dut VINO for the past few years had not
&c IN any way Identified with It, asking
LOT couple of seats. As we were seIiinS
OUT Gays ahead 1 simply paid no atten1ion
10 the request. and in a few DAYS I recetved
a annps Err note and then another These
and shortly 1 received another addres.'.i;
Dear Jlm and saying that the writer had
been In hard luck and wasn't financisI,v ~,
q &C eonoition to buy seats; that he had writ
Ten me three notes, but as he had receivad
no reply he presumed / had NOT received
tnem. He then said that he was verv
ANXIOUS to see the piece. and If 1 could NOT
81 a1 n ann passes pa would please loan him.
me when he was in funds '-'
asked. Aeoerer was
He got nothing" was the replv ..hut
Just think of the mans GALL D"'
PooI ltaIlan organ grinder as deaf as
q post, but who made up for the afg1;ct,o,,
hiah h ingenuity ,. that would distinguish a
.hsHer Gaming, suffered q practical Joke
IN new York one day this week that Is not
without an unusually comic side Tho hin
eraht organ was arranged 10 permit
trivsnca A ne , Oh tunes; He worked this con-
aiVance 10 the limit by using Irish airs on
one Day. British tunes on another and Ter
tchic and popular ones on other DAYS of tho
week; VI course, on the Hibernian days he
would confine his route to Celfic neipbhor
Mt hnr Il
week. VI Tic
band Of THE Belle of New Yor,.,s,.
comic men. that included Dan DAILY. George
Schiller and Geo. K Fortescue "a rIy th;s
week stumbled on the musician To wh;nh
OF the trio the inspiration came doesn't
, matter, out 1t Is a fact that on Tuesday
me son OF italy had an Irish route booked,
beginning in the rear of a tenement in the
ionsshoremen's neighborhood of the lower
west side. And 1t is another truth that the
band OF Tnespian practical jokers succeed
airs and substituting God Save the
queen. They further managed to he Sc
cretly on hand at the Italians first stand.
The poor organ grinder started his music
ed vigor. Just what his emotions were
when instead Of pleased faces at the win
dcws of the tenements he was met with
frowns. no one probably but his immediate
family will ever know. Round and round
went his crank and tumblirg over each
| other In rich profusion came English air
after English air. That the joke didn't pre-
cipitate tragedy was an but a miracle
The grim-faced Ceits In the windows stood
the thing as long as they could consistently
be asked to stand II. and then they did Just
what perhaps any self-respecting race
might do under similar circumstances The
NTH English air about fetched them
When the actors got the Italian ana his
organ out Of the yard they left within the
Enclosure a half dozen flower pots, about a
barrel OF old shoes. few bricks and other
! objects, worthless and weiehty enough 10
serve as good missiles for the calculated In
suit. The actors smcothed the dents from
the Italians hat. had his decorations dyesg.
ed at a convenient drug shop put The
proper tunes back IN the INSTRUMENT, re.
Quilted his wounded feelings with KbeFai
| donations and concluded that the joke was