The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-05-11
U. S. GUNBOAT NASHVILLE,
A STAGE KISS.

1t Had to De Given Even at the hisk oil
Bloodshed.
It was q home talent show, and
we sat patiently waiting for the un-
expected to happen. The unexpect-
ed always happens with a home tai
ent show, and an inner mountain
village is not proof against this long
accepted stage fact. We strangers
from the unregenerate east who
were there in the mountains for our
health s sake felt assured, therefore,
of an experience before the night
should be over.
1t was "The Mikado" which was
to be presented, tattered and torn
by its transit from first class thea
ters in the east to the town hall 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 Kos announcement
of his theories and ideas and were
getting along fairly well in our lis
tening when the kissing song was
reached Then Red Pete Barker,
who was singing Nanki Poo, adj
vanced to the footlights.
Ladies and gentlemen, the tenor
singer began, this is mighty poor
place in the show to interrupt the
proceedings to make speech, but
as certain things are about to hap
pen / think it is only fair that you
be put on. I have heard that Holy
Moses Perkins, who is known and
generally hailed and greeted as the
eventual husband of Miss Betty
Hoyler, who is taking the part of
Yum Yum, has announced TO all
concerned that If / followed out the
directions of the book of this play
and insist on kissing the lady there
will be FIVE different kinds of trou-
BILE. 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 further announce that | shall
do that kissing in full view of the
audience. Moreover, it may be Of
interest 10 you to know that l have
secreted in these long and flowing
robes two first rate six shooters
right ready for business. am also
armed with the fact that Holy Moses
Perkins is sitting in seat No. 1C7,
which is in plain view from tho
stage. As tic scene which is about
to DO presented is cross between a
delicious love song and a homicide
and as ! shall Csress the young
woman with one eye on her beau
teous charms and the other ON seat
No. 1877 ] hope you will overlook
any little shortcon % III tlfS affair.
I hate to mention suth lRw Noarse
things, but the gam y aiah I shall
use first is a sch coegsg aad has
been recently oiled. rhauklAa you
for your kind attens a ae show
will now go on.
We listened to the rendition of the
kiss-kiss song with great Interest, es-
pecially those who were Ia range of
seat No. 167. Nothing harpened.
however, Mr.. Perkins rem aiming
statuesquely mute. But whea the
applause continued on its deiaand
for an encore Mr.. Barker apI~a-ed
once moro at the stage front
"Thank you," he sale, t'ior tbs
vindication, but if you yfssnt SINE
more of 1t ! am compelled to say
you can't have it. / reepcet Mr..
Perkins claims on the aSss sss.
Thank you one and all. and en- %sial-
lly Mr.. Perkins, VINO has t'ii light
sacrificed his feelings for 81 ad-
vancement Of art The sh wa
no'F proceed. :"
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