Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-04-27
sARNUM's PRESS AGENT.

And How He BoonlcI Play by Francis
Bret HARP.
Accustomed as they are to startling
situations and scenes of tragic horror
before the footlights, one might mag
tne that play actors would become 30
blase as. 10 be beyond surprise. Bnt they
are not This was proved beyond doubt
By Manager McManus Of the Fourteenth
Street theater not long ago, who told
this story:
when Frohman's Sue company
was going through the country early in
the season, the advance man fell i'll In
one Of the large western towns 1t so
happened thst the public had to be no
tilted through the press Of certain
changes in the bill. His illness was Of
serious sort, and so much depressed
was he thereby that he took TO his bed.
OF coarse he was greatly worried be.
cause he did not know how to get read.
ing notices in the papers.
'iu the midst Of hismontal and phys.
ical distress a good angel in the shape
of friend, who for years has done
press work tor Banun' S Greatest Show
ON Ear,l, came to the rescue.
""Just you stay in bed, old boy
said the friend. IN write all your
| p,ua# notices. Rest easy, Iadd.o I've
| hadE 80 years experience and was writ.
ing prcss notices, I'll bet, when you
| we're in short dresses
with shis Che good ultured fellow
s07linl forth with COPY Of the r}rr.
bill from which to make up his press
| notices. The advance man took another
dose Of medicine, rolled over few
| times and did not awaken till daylight
He dressed, felt much better, but was
| still pale and weak. He ordered tea and
toast for breakfast and few soft boiled
eggs, and while they were coming be-
gan TO peruso the papers.
"He didn't peruse long before his
| wasted system received a shock that
caused him to gasp for breath. There
| on the third column Of the first page
was tho result of the circus man s fruit
full pen:
CoMINGi CoSTINGl CoNINGi
| sUEi SUEl sUEl
| NOVEMBER /.
Stupendous Dramatic Success.
| Positively But One Night.
| Don't Miss lei
Colossal company, composed Of world re-
! nowned wonders Of the theatrical stage from
all parts Of the civilized globe.
This was as much as the advance
man in his exhausted physical condi-
ton could stand at one sitting. The
dishes on the tray began to whirl, and
unpleasant drops Of cold perspiration
collected on his forehead. Think of it!
A dignified theatrical company herald
ed as a troop Of freaks in a dime mu-
scum. When the advance man recover
ed himself, he read the article follow
ing the horrifying headlines. 1t began:
"Suo" Is coming Tell your neighbors and
tell your friends. Bring them with you; bring
the children; bring tho gray grandmothers.
| ]. Is the one chance Of lifetime 70 witness this
| wonderful theatrical production.
| Al y proiiigUte and prudigious expense the
management Of Tho opera house has secured
Charles FrohmUns massive aggregation of sru
pendUus speculative and sciHtiliant theatrical
| polar stars.
In "sue," by Bret Hlrto, tho greatest author
in captivity, will appear
| ACCOMPANIES IN ONES
| 6-LEADING LADlES-0
4-LEADIEG MEN,
5-GIDDY sOCBRETTES-5
| COUNT 'EMi COUNT EMF
| Exactly as Il was produced before every one
OF the royal families of Europe.
Il WHAT THEY SAY OF Us:
The funniest play l ever saw.-Bismarck.
Batter than HCncle Toms Cabin, n-Oueer