The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-11
a STAGE KISS OR BLooDsHED.
Red Pete Barker'S Performance OF
NanlSi Poo With Two Six-ShOoters.
Chicagn Rec0rl


II was home talent show and we sat
patiently waiting for the unexpected to
harpe The unexpected siways happens
with a home talent show. and an inner
mountain village is not proof against this
ioag-acceptcd stsge fact. We Strangers
from the unrescnerated East who were
there In the mountains for our health's
sake. fei; assured. therefore. Of an expe-
rience before tbs night should be over.
II was The Mikado' which was TO be
p eseuted tatiered and torn by its transit
from hrst-class theaters In the East to the
town hail OF Teton City. We had heard
Nanki-Poo as he had sung about being a
thing Of shreds and patches. and we had
heard ko-ko's announcement Of his theo-
ries and IDEAS. and were getting along fair
~ we'll in our listening when the kissing
song was reached Then Red Pete Barker
who was singing Nankl-Poo, advanced TO
tie footights.
Ladies ard gentlemen" the tenor singer
tegan. this IS mighty poor place in the
shrw 70 3~tcrrupt the proceedings to make
sIeech. but as certain things are about
20 happen. think K only fair that you he
put on. have heard that Holy Moses Per
kins. who Is known and generally hailed
and greeted as the eventual husband of
Miss Betty Hoyler who is taking the part
q Yum Yum. has announced 70 all con-
cerHed that II | followed out the directions
Of The book Of this play and insist on kiss
ng the lady. there VIII be i've different
kinds OF trouble. I hereby announce that
| am going 20 begin kissing the young lady
IN about three minutes. ard shah keep
right on kissing her through the whole
blamed song. and further announce that
/ shall DO that kissing in full view OF the
audience. Moreover. IL may De- Of interest
10 you to know that I have secreted in
these long and flowing robes tao first-rate
siN-sAo0ters right ready for business I
am also armed With the fact that Holy
Moses Perkins Ia sitting in seat Ne l67
which is 10 plain View from the stage. As
the scene which j. about 10 lee presented;
- cross between delicious love Sone and
a homicide and a. J shall csress the Young
woman wt;h one eye or her heaufeous
charms ana the other or sea No IL. I
hope you wi,l overlook any little shortcom-
ins= In ,se affair. 1 hate 20 mention such
low coarse things but me gun which I
s5all use 6rSt $ "a s@lf-cccker and has been
Recently oiled Thank NJ you f3r y0ur Kind
attention. the show w4l now * on
Nc listened 20 The rendition q the kiss
ing song wita great lateresy. especially
thos" who aey@ in range OF seat No lsT
No.hns happened however MI Perkins
remaining statueeguciy mute. But wnea
the applause continued on It's demand for
an encore. Mr.. Barker appeere,! ouce more
AZ THE STAGE fr-nf:
THINK yca ne said. Yer tAls v!naica-
ION bGt Il yea want <oFne mere % III am
compelled to say yor CRuf have r Z re-
spect Mr. Perkins Claims In tae premises.
Thank sou one aud al and esp sal > MIR
Perkins who has iris nisht sacrificed his
fse-inxs Ter the advertisement OF al. The
sAow ~ now proceed
We sAsn is3ned hack and listened re-
sce-tfusiy white Pooh-E8a tald sbo0t his
trouble and hss expectations.