The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-23

was bloodcurdling. That so much could be
crowded into Iforty.fve minutes seemed i'm.
was described in this fashion. the local color
and spelling of the programme being followed
exactly:
ACT LIST. Hearn's Hut in Wyoming, The Half
Breeds arrival. Marsden's Plot. Unloading the
f' Acr; End piii Msrsdens. Rendezvous. In the tolls. Ro,
land in trouble. Ruth. and Roland face to face.
Step. touch her and III kill you SO help my god.
ACT 4th. Run 10 south. The Great Bowie Knife
Happy Finale.
The most conspicuous persons among those
who had paid FIVE cents extra for the privl-
!sss 81 girls sit,i IN the sto same 10 sort sort Of ofe SPIRITS Tsf that .n The
matinee girls of uptown theatres carry with
nue.. Their spirits were those of careless girl
hood. however. and they were determined to
itself chiefly In a profound Indifference to the
feelings OF the a tors. They were not inclined
he Il sf iittIe ae ap1 eitTr% were half " a doz enjoys boys. so so
young as to enjoy the illusion of the theatre.
howevtr slight nnI Srp TS nres Sc ta They sat
were evidently of alien birth. Several Of them
were elderly men. who stared inexyressively
was suddenly rolled up until it was dropped
for the last time. Two or three women OF mid;
I'M h mp sganStb a abiI it y9 at the 'a actor s"z AiI the Ee' hi iln.iny
came from the three young girls. II was un.
harden even the artistic sensitivcuess.
"Hcarne's Hut in Wyoming.I, which the syn
the name of the State in that way, was sug-
gested by, four walls Of canvas painted brown,
/ eY Hero sn Ro,G HpGfnHf sarne ?e en3erad this hns hut tam" and
which a mail carrier had Just ridden past, This
remark was addressed to an cd man with u
gray beard of his own who was present in the
hut without bearing any Obvious relation 10
ion was a young woman called in the play
FIN Primrose and descriHed in life on
She wore a black Skirt, and a white
shirt waist. but neither OF these seemed
concern on her face whenever the main door at
the rear Of the auditorium opened. At these
junctures she gnZed exrectantly in that direc-
lines with a look Of disappointment when the
expected person did not ,appear. She was evil
east esst'y yh 1aGm TIN, fne I BdWsry !"s Nd ' t a 'l! eaal Il1 hnss
been more comlIet9 than her nditferencseto
about any subject: Miss s. Clair SPOKE.
Gently when the villain was attemp tinG to alb:
duct 3 her How could you be such a scoundrel
At this stage Of the game the door opened
and the rumble Of the elevated road and the
noise Of the crowd outside grew, greater than
ever. Miss st. Clair came to n full stop and
strained her eyes TO see through the dim room.
Again the expected one had failed to arrive.
AIIdch. III luHOCeuI HlIl llhe LnC. cue. Q
sumed. with no other expression than a look OF
disappointment. -.
said 9 th 9Ia M mss s ST cI Sns se9 mot fSs a h istde made Whs'a a
fortune in Mexico and was coming to take her
away. This seemed right enough, as the hut
The, villain entered at this point. overheard the
mothers message. decided to keep the girl
away from her friends, marry her and get the
unrestrained hilarity by the three girls. They
laughed until their voices filled the hall. They
almost moved the SOlpmn-IOnklpR men tn
laughter. ,fhe small boys did Join in for a mo-
ment. Only, the villain, Philip NGrsden. was
create this Illusion he had blackened one cheek
aH@"Y H5s ct thin T''" y S"EHe c9 foiled me. Roland
Hedrne,", was his remark when a pistol was
sp In t fhe m 5r9m ms hn RSjon pb% Wa so Tam %iii sesi he
weapon back TO the half-hreed and carrlessly
the avowed object OF his iniquitous schemes,
1t was at his advances th2t she hurled the re-
| Of the theatre, door. The hero was not too far
/ away to hear her cries. When he carne to her
assistance the half-breed covered him with his
'"Never mind" Roland exclaimed triumph
antIy; tafinG a part Of the pistol from his
The little curtain fell with Il Jerk on this
climax, Its effect on the audience was varied,
had "i b teffGS youTTf Tie si acto anuS s5and nEl!' in as r i"TT
places when the curtain rose again IN response
to no applause. did not glance at them. Tho
only person who looked into the auditorium
was the leading lady. Her eyes sought the
door for a second, The small boys. who meant
to be enthusiastic, had been chilled by the
girls laughter The others sat in their places
with the same eXprcssiOnlcs- faces.
Hit him with the butt. called ont one OF
time, Even that drew no response from the
players.
There we're three more acts to follow. The
hero OF the play was the star 81 tn perform
ance. with his name in large letters. on the pro-
gramme He was young and had flushed his
preparation for the performance when he put
on a blond wig and a pair Of high boots. The
wig was plainly u%nsuited 70 his natural color
ing. That was dark His delivery OF tho
impeachment OF speech. After a while it he
came evident that he had nut the impeachment
there himself. lie did it. however. with an
| idea to his W ENJOYMENT.
In the second act the entire star cast Of five
Of 1t and were subsequently, seep in what was