Evening star., 1898-01-08
STAGE KISS.
II Had to BE Given Even Mt the Ri.l
of BlOOdshed.

II Had to BE Given Even Mt the Risk
of BlOOdshed.
From the Chicago Record
II was a home talent show and we sat
patiently waiting for the unexpected to
happen. The unexpected always happens
with a home talent show, and an inner
mountain village is not proof against This
long accepted stage fact. We strangers
from the unreSenerate east who were there
IN the mountains for our healths' sake. felt
assured, therefore, of an experience be-
fore the night should be over.
1T was The Mikado' which was to he
presented, tattered and torn by its transit
from first-class theaters i'm the east To tho
Town hall of Teton City. We had b.srd
NahKl-foo as he had sung about being a
,hihs Oh shreds and patches and we had
reapa thu ko,ko's announcement of his
theories and ideas, and were getting along
fairly well in our listening when the LisSs
ing song was reached. Then Red Pete
Barker, who was singing Nanki Poo. ado
Vanced to the footights
Ladies and gentlemen" the tepor s,,,,,,
began, this is a mighty Door nIace in sha
SLOW 10 interrupt the proceedings to make
a speech but as certain things are about 10
nappen' l think it is only fair that you be
put on have heard that Holy Moses D.
kins, who Is known and generally baiIsd
ana greeted as the eventual husband Of
MISS Betty Hoyler, who is taking the ma rt
Vi um fum, has announced to all con-
cerned that if followed out the dirac+Ions
OF the book of this play and insist on Liss9
ing the lady, there will be five differen.
KINDS OF trouble. l hereby announce thar +
am gong TO begin kissing the young lady in
s. aDoul three minutes and shall keep right on
hissins her through the whole blamed song
s anu iurther announce that shall do that
Kissing in full view of the audience M,ro
over, II may be of interest to Won IN know
.hsit nave secreted in these long and flow
ing robes Two first-rate six-shooters right
ready Tor business l am also armed With
me me iact that Holy Moses Perkins is sit
tihS in seat No. 161, which s i'm Diain yieuv
from the stage. As the scene which is
dpont 10 be presented is cross between a
ueHcious love song and a homicide and as
SNAIL caress the young woman with one
eye on her peauteous charms and the other
on seat NO l61. l hope you will overlook
any Httie shortcomings in the affair
nate to mention such low, coarse things
put the gun which l shall use first is self
cocker and has been recently oiled Thank
ing you for your kind attention, the show
Will now go on.
We listened to the rendition NJ -ba lie.
KISS song with great interest especially
tnoSe VINO were in range of seat No l61
NothlhS happened however, MIR Perkins
remaining statuesquely mute. But when
the applause continued on its demand for
an encore, MI Barker appeared once more
at the stage front:
Thank you,' he said, for this yindica-
tlon. out II you want some more of it l am
competed TO say you can't have it I re-
Spect Mr.. Perkins claims on the premises
Thank you one and ALL and especially Mr.
Perkins, who has this night sacrificed his
feelings for the advancement of art. The
show will now proceed
we then leaned back and listened re-
spectfully while Pooh-Bah told about his
troubles and his expectations.