The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-23
KISSING NOT CUT OUT.
RED Pete Baker's Announcement and the Sac.
rince or Sentiment for Art.
From the Chicago Record.


From the Chicago Record.
1t was a home-talent show, and we sat pa
tiently waiting for tho unexpected to happen.
The unexpected always happens with q home
talent show. and an inner mountain village Is
not proof against this long.acccpted stage fact.
We strangers from the unregenerated East who
were there in the mountains for our health's
sake, felt assured, therefore. of an experience
before the night should BIO over.
1t was 1.-The Mikado" which was to be pre-
scented, tattered and torn by its transit from
firstclass theatres in the East to the town hall
of Teton City. We had heard Nankf- Poo as he
had sung about being a thing of shreds and
patches, and we had heard Ko-Ko's announce
ment of his theories and ideas. and were getting
along fairly we'll in our listening when the kiss
ing song was reached. Then Red Pete Barker.
who was singing Ndnki.POO. advanced to the
footlights.
Ladies and gentlemen" the tenor singer be-
gan. this is a mighty poor place in the show to
interrupt the proceedings to make a speech, but
as certain things are about to happen. l think 1t
only fair that you DO put on. / have heard that
Holy Moses Perkins, who is known and gener-
ally hailed and greeted as tho e%ventful husband
OF Miss Betty Hoyler. who is taking the part Of
YUna.Y um. has announced to all concerned
that II / followed out the directions Of
tho book of this play and insist on
kissing the lady. there will, be five diff
ferent kinds of trouble. / hereby announce that
/ am going to begin kissing the young lady in
about three minutes. and shall keep right on
kissing her through the whole blamed song; and
i further announce that / shall do that kissing
In full view OF the audience. Moreover, 1t may
be OF interest to you to know that / have Sc
erected in these long and flowing robes two first
rate six-shooters right ready for business. / am
also armed with tho fact that Holy Moses
Perkins is sitting in seat No. 1877. which Is in
plain view from the stage. AS the scene
which is about to be presented is n cross be-
tween n delicious love song and u homicide. and
as I shall caress the young woman with one eye
on her beauteous charms and the dk1er on seat
No. 167, l hope you will overlook any little
shortcomings In the affair, l hate to mention
such low. coarse things, but the gun which l
shall use first Is "a self.cocker and has been re-
Gently oiled. Thanking you for your kind at
~tention, the show will now go on"
We listened TO the rendition. OF, the kiss'kiss
song with great interest, especially those who
were in range OF seat No. 1877. Nothing hap
osquely mute. But when the applause continued
on its demand for an encore, Mr.. Barker APP
pcared once more at the stage front:
Thank you" he said, " for this vindication.
but IL you want some more oil II j am compelled
10 say you can't hayeit / respect Mr.. Pcrk:ns,s
and especially Mr.. Perkins, who has this night
sacrificed his feelings for the advancement OF
art. Tho show will now proceed"
We then leaned back and listened respectfully
while Pooh Bah tolG1about his trouble and his
expectations.