The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-23

| body goes home humming OF whistling
1t. But long before tho home-godng, prob-
ably, have walked singing down tho aisle
OF another theatre between the second
and third act, have been led out by an usher
and have then come back and stood in
front of the orchestra and taught thas
theatres audience to sing and whistle tho
song.
Il had a small bow with mo awhile, q
church choir soprano. He got II tito too'
preooclous and had 10 ship him home.
He used to sit In the front row OF tho gall
lery and break into song there, and then
| would join In the chorus from the box
walking onto the stage. Finally. ho would
] come down, singing as he came.
Zone day / was late at di nner at . big
| Southwestern h otel and l was startled
| to hear voice | knew singing In the dining
room, the hotel orchestra accompanying 1t.
| entered and looking away down toward
ing on top of a table, shrilly piping linden
| the Bamboo Tree, and every diner WA
cheering when he finished the chorus.
| This won't do said. as ! helped
the lad down and apologized TO the hei
walter and the guests sitting near. y.
the business wherever the chance could,
be found TO do it, he said, as he explained
his action. But he was too much OF q
pusher for me.
.The best thing ever did to popularize
q song was done right here In little old
wife knew girl who was making hit
| at the garden, 50 we had to 70 and SEQ
the girl in her act. put the thing of for
night or two and planned a little surprise.
Il met the girl, who did singing part
and fixed the thing up with her. Tho
| nrpbasfra and the Old friend
OF mine. readily fell into line l was on
gagged in promoting popularity for Go
Away An Let Me Sleep, about this time.
and saw a chance to do some noble work.
my wife wanted to sit away up In 'front.'
SO her friend would SEQ her, but insisted
on taking chairs In the rear OF the garden,
near the elevator landing. The crowd
was large. The night was hot and tho blu
was good.
IT don't know what makes me SO drowsy,
! said to my wife as her friend came on
guess they must have put knock out drops
| In that last glass of lemonade
Il leaned back in my chair with one
elbow on the table. AS the girl sang I
began to snore. ! snored so loud that 1t
disturbed those listening to the singing'
They looked around in disgust. My wife
gave me kick under the table.
Wake up Charlie she said. You
are attracting attention. snored harder
than ever A waiter came over and shook
| me by the arm. My WHe DeCamo aiaTineo
and stood up
Most of the folks in our part OF the garden
thought I was drunk One man started
toward the managers Office to complain.
lust as a policeman was brought my way
by second waiter
1The entire audience turned our way.
Some persons stood on chairs and others
moved out into the aisles just az the
policeman and the waiter raised me Gus
Of my chair | stretched and yawned like
a man dead for sumber and began singings
Go away an let me sleep. All would
rather sleep than eat
"Out Of one corner of my eye noticed
great light spread over my wife's face.
| Kept on singing as | was being carried
and led 10 the elevator | sang going
down and | sang coming up.
As the elevator reached the landing
the girl on the stage struck into the chorus
along with the orchestra, and the audience
| tumbled
al never saw an audience go 30 nearly
crazy over anything in my life. Men
| laughed until the tears came and women
became hysterical. My wife was the hap
| piest woman in all the town. She admitted
| for the first time that was a sure enough
actor. which I had made up my mind she
| should do if I had 10 scare her half to death
| To bring about the conviction.