The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-01-02
THE REHEARSAL. !
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The stalls and the balcony Of the
empty, crescent-shaped hall, with Its
scent Of last nights cigars, are, In
spite Of the itful shouts Of music,
asleep under brown-hoIland counter
panes. and all the movement Is CEN
tered In the orchestra and on the stage
Now snd 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
sning to the rehearsal Of a song, yaWn
again and write something down In
notebook with a giant silver pencil ana
90 away.
On the stage, where the T gaslignts
look yellow in the sunlight, that, In
spite Of all opposition, has gained ad-
mittance, is a back-cloth OF Margate
Sands. with lifelike visitors in out-ot-
date costumes and badly-dravn SIX
hats, and there is a persistent sound
d carpentry behind A lean. salloW
youth in a screaming tweed suit Is al
The footlights, giving, in confidenual
way to the band a new song, and mem
Oers Of the band, peering at the sheets
d music on the stands, keep about
half an eye on the conductor and play
n hesitating, tentative fashion
And there's hi-ti-hi-ti-hi-u and old hl-
u-hi-ti-hi,
And hi-ti-hi-ti-hi who is so glorious;
And If hi-ti-hi-ti-hi-ti would but hi-t-
hi-ti-hi
Twould be jawly sight better fer all
of US.
The lean youth walks round the
stage with a 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 mysteriously
bis 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: |
-jawly sight better fer all of us.
The orchestra plays hurriedly a swift
and the lean youth resum-
ng his straw hat, confides to the vacant
auditorium another topical verse
,hrased In similarly obscure and re-
icent terms. When he finishes he says
that they'll have to put
lot more 60 into 1t at night; and the
CONDUCTOR says, That's all right, Tom
NJ, old man. Well pull you through"
tommy, old man. asks the conductor
What he says to liquor The conduc-
or promptly says Yes" and disap-
'ears. The orchestra discards the
heets Of music, and a boy emerges
rom door and CLEANS them, with a
lew, l think. to gold from their own
I. He is a somber boy who does his
FORK aggressively, as though he felt
imself destined for higher occupation.
Move your 'oof, fat 'eadr' This to
he cornet low can / pick I'D any,
ng If you keep your big foot all over
="
Cornet, unscrewing the mouthpiece
his instrument, asks what the youth
doing there at that time Of the day.
nd adds that a little more of the az
ressive boys cheek and he'll fetch
i'm clip side the ears. do it, says
he aggressive boy, defiantly, lodging
ehind the euphonium- Go on, Do
J You lift so much as a little finger
me and your life wouldn't be worth n
momink's purchase. I'd alter your
&c for you so that you'd ave to ply '
he cornet with the back Of your neck.
hen you'd look foolish. wouldn't you?
ou'd be a perfec' lain stock, and"
Three ladies. Three ladies in extrav- !
CANT walking dresses, and o, such