The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-22
MUCH CHIN chin.
More Chinese Talk After the
Opera of 'sThe Mandarin
Than Before it at the Grand
Opera House.
SCENERY is ATTACHED
By an Advance Agent Who Had
Been Dismissed.
Some of the Interesting Scenes
Upon the Stage.

Had the audience which witnessed
The Mandarin at the Grand Satur-
DAY night remained in their seats
1eW minutes after the curtain was rung
down on the concluding act, a second
ary entertainment, novel enough to be
interesting, would have been seen. In
thls last production the stage man
ager of the company appeared in the
leading part instead of Fan Tan, the
Vagabond, and the other principals
were Deputy Sheriffs Larry Sheehan
and Eph Kepley, Otis Hungate and In
der Sheriff Bert Lucas
The affair was the result of an at
tachment suit brought by ]. NJ. Ward
up to last Friday the advance agent
OF Ihe Mandarin company 1t ap-
pears that Ward contracted with Evans
x Mann, prOprietorS of the opera. for
the entire season at a salary of $50
week, but on Friday last after an al
tercation with Manager Roth in Kan
Sas City, he was discharged Immedi-
ately after his discharge Ward COM
menced attachment proceedings to Sc
cure the payment of $500, the amount of
salary due him under his contract for
the six remaining weeks of the season.
Otis Hungate was telegraphed to by
Kansas City attorneys Saturday morn
ing to attach the scenery of the COM
pany on its appearance in this city
Saturday night, and the young attor-
ney and the two deputies were on hand
at the performance.
The trio sat quietly in a back seat
and enjoyed the opera during the first
and second acts, but at the conclusion
of the second act the thought suddenly
struck Hungate that a part of the seem
cry might be in the course of removal,
and he made a flying trip to the stage
entrance only to find that the door was
securely locked. He then returned to
consult with his two ieutenants, and
it was decided to let the matter rest
I1Ea ~ 1T-ffN Of ha
Half the people had not made their
exit from the house when Hungate, this
time followed by Sheehan and kepley,
made a second visit to the stage door.
In response to continued knocking he
was not altogether politely Informed
that the men on the stage were "onto
their game" and that it would be inn
possible for them to gain the stage
floor This information had the effect
Of stopping the proceedings for several
minutes. during which another council
of war was held, and this time it was
decided to force an entrance on the
stage a the side of the stage curtain.
Through the peep hole in the big curtain
the men on the stage were advised of the
partv's intentions. and when Deputy Sher-
iff Larry Sheehan climbed up the steps to
the ledge outside the curtain at the south
back. he found it held fast to the wall
by numerous hands. Sheehan is an Irish
and stepping back as far as the ledge
would allow he made grand rush, head
al this sudden action, and not prepared
for such vigorous assault, the stage
hands were forced back from their posi-
ton and in a moment Sheehan was on the
stage quickly followed by Kepley and
Then ensued scene of confusion.
Property men and stage hands crowded
utes it looked as though small sized riot
would result and their annihiliatiOn be
accomplished. Sheehan and kepley faced
the crowd with doubled fists and resolute
faces, and Hungate stood behind them
and waved the writ of attachment in
'.Who let these fellows in bawled the
big stage manager. leaving the work of
experimenting the removal of the scenery
long enough to walk to the edge of the
crowd and size up the intruders- who's
your friend with the wild west hat he
laughed pointing to Sheehan, who wears
a broad brimmed felt hat. Il think if I
had been a the side of the curtain when
that fellow came up, I would have made
grease spot of him. Throw them out boys,
your work. and with this parting in,
struction the big manager left the crowd
stage hands were rolling scenery.
The stage manager had gone but few
steps before Sheehan was after him, and
catching the big man by the arm he
Wei captain. I'm sorry you missed an
opportunity at the curtain and l want to
accommodate you. There's no time like
the present, my boy, and I'm your man
made Of" and an example for the
manager to follow the deputy sheriff as
Il
tion for fiStic encounter
The opera man was only buffer. He
had no intention of hght1ng, ana so with
a laugh he simply remarked. GO away;
man, 1 don't know you, and continued
his work of getting the scenery down and
ready for shipping
Otis Hungate approached the stage man.
a ger and read his writ of attachment. a
proceeding which that parsonage paid but
little heed to. 1t apparent that he
meant to pay no attention to either the
attachment or the party, and as last re-
sort Under Sheriff Bert Lucas was hur-
Meanwhile the chorus girls had the two
deputy Sheriffs cornered. and were Josh
ing" them. Kepley was able to make
some defense. but Sheehan was almost en-
tirely at their mercy
Where did you drop from. Willie
queried one of the smiling damsels coquet-
ishly, tickling Larry under the chin Il
didn't see you come down. You'll let me
keep my tights and paint box, won't you
That's d good boy. I knew you would
In this vein the deputy sheriff 5 torment
three officers and Hungate gathered
around the manager and enphatically in
formed him that the scenery would have
to remain in the house or there would be
scenery after it was taken down without
further bother. and Ed Evans was sworn
in deputy sheriff and left in the Grand
all night to watch the stuff
AT noon yesterday Hungate received a
telegram from the Kansas City attorneys
informing him that the matter had been
settled. and the scenery was released
after the attachment costs were paid by
the company. AS last night was open
date for the company, the opera was not
injured by the attachment proceedings
Torturing, itching, scaly skin erup-
tions, burns and sc2lds are Soothed at
once and promptly healed by DeWitt's
Witch Hazel SalVe, the best known