The Saint Paul globe., 1902-02-25

The show was considerable to the
ffomage de brie anyhow, and Yonkers
had an excuse, but the house manager
refuses to see it Lat way, and Yonkers
and the house manager forget the glad
some greeting when their paths inter-
twine
It all happened several weeks ago.
4onkers' wife was away on visit to
the folks at home and Yonkers was. Try
ing to make up for bit Of the time
lost since the licenses and minister event
IN the little church around the corner
during the first cut of the evening he
mad collected several high balls and a
Few friends and as the manager of the
theater considered in this tale was a
friend of Yonkers the man irving to
catch up suggested trip to the show
house
The manager was glad to see Yonkers.
Nothing was too good for Yonkers and
his friends and a boy in a uniform was
tipped to take the right kind of care of
the managers friends. The boy appre-
ciated the tip and Yonlxers and party
stopped walking to pick seats in a lower
box.
The show was on when the Yonkers
party arrived and as said before the
show was leaning far to the fire brick
color The show all in all was bad
enough, but this particular night Il was
more than that
One of the assistant villains is checked
up for the slump The assistant villain
was one Of the kind who have seen bet
ter day and refuse to forget about it,
and ashamed of the company the A. v.
Just tore loose and started things When
ne reached the dressing room the man
ager noted the tired expression and also
the inability to hold converse and he
hurried to locate another assistant vii
lain.
He had to hurry for the show was on
and the assistant Villains turn for the
first stabbing was almost at hand. A
scene shifter with ambitions was caught
during the scramble and the scene shift
er seeing his chance volunteered to go
on The manager hurried out the togs
and the scene shifter dressed.
On the stage the hero was holulng the
audience. He told about the dear little
country maiden and how he was to give
up life in the city to come out and have
her wait at the farmyard gate for him
and then he Sauntered over to a paste
board rock and leaned against it.
According to the playing rules this was
the cue for the assistant villain to cIme
on and start cutting up persons. The
hero leaned against the imitation stone
at the bottom of the hill and waited. 1t
was up to the assistant villain to sneak
down the hill with big dagger. He was
also scheduled to stick the dagger in the
hero's back, but the hero just waited.
He waited some more but nothing was
doing and then the hero tried to save
the scene He faxed few lines about
the smell Of the new mown and then
waited some more, but no dagger
In sheer desperation the hero took a
chance and turned to locate the trouble.
When he turned he discovered the
trouble, also the stage hand with am
bitions. The stage hand was on the path
at the top of the hill. The boy with am
bitions was not supposed to stand there.
He was slated to do a creep to the bot
tom and then slit loose with the knife
but he never moved.
He couldn't for the stage fright had
him.
The hero saw the trouble and tried to
help out.
Come on down here and assault me,
he ordered in a hoarse whisper that
friends in the box. But the stage hand
with ambitions could not move.
II know that I will be happy with
that dear little GIRL went on the hero
taking up a few lines and then Yonkers
and his friends heard the whispered
"come on down here and assault me,
you lobster"
But you couldn't move the stage hand.
He was willing to quit being an actor
but he could not even back out
The hero was rapidly becoming excited.
He began to forget the audience and con-
fine himself to the "come down here
orders The stage manager was yelling
for the curtain and it was trouble every
where when Yonxers came TO the rescue.
His friends saw him rise up out of his
seat and then watched him lean far out
over the railing of the box.
Say you," he said in a loud, cold,
even tone, will you please come down
and assault the gentleman"
The curtain dropped and the manager
dashed for the box. Yonkers tried to ex-
plain, but the manager refused to- listen
50 Yonkers declared himself insulted and
now the two never speak.