The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-28
SIR THOMASSAW" SIR THOMAS"
AND LAUGHED AT THE STAGE
CARICATURE or HIMSELF.
The TraSesty. Dubbed a Nautical NOnsen-
sicality.' should he Called "Naniical
yulgnTity'--Asked " He Liked it
Sir Thomas said I'VE Coal Tonight"


Sir Thomas Upton saw himself carica-
tured on the stage of the Crystal Palace
roof last night when the travesty called
Lifting the Cup" was produced. Sir
Thomas agreed to attend the initial per-
Torrance at the earnest solicitation of the
roofs press agent, Sir Thomas Is always
obliging and he made good his promise
by appearing last night and proved his
fortitudc Ivy staying.
Lifting the Cup" IL described by the
programme as "a nautical nonsensicality
in one knot" That description does not
do the sketch full Justice II should have
been cnled nautical vulgari,y.'
Sir Thomas and his party of men friends
arrived at the roof ten minutes after the
curtain went UP on the skit. His arrival
was timely. for the stage Sir Thomas. who
was called Sir Thomas Lift, had just walked
on the st9ge
As Sir Thomas and his party stepped Oh
the elevator the actor Of the sketch was
stopped while the orchestra played Hail
To the Chief" A lower box To the right Of
the elevators had been decorated with
American and Irish flags AS a mark OF
honor 10 Sir Thomas and his party The
audience took their cue from the band
and every one arose and chcered. Sir
Thomas bowed repeatedly.
Attention was then turned to the stage.
Sir Thomas smiled pleasantly at the man
who represented him there. and to get a
good look al the acl or makeup he trained
pair OF opera glasses Oh him. g,
Previous TO the arrival OF Sir Thomas
an immense tin cup about the size OF u
milk can, had been brought on the stage.
Tails was 10 show the stage Sir Thomas
that cup really existed. One OF the
characters admonished another TO be very
careful Of the cup, saying
sir Thomas is here low and IL the cup
should vanish people might suspect son.e-
thing
'ihis pleased the audience, and Sir Thomas
laughed heartily, too.
Frequent references were made to the
cup and each ime it was displayed from
behind curtain IL had diminished in size.
Finally IL disappeared altogether.
During the progress Of the sketch there
was Considerable horse play that could
have we'll been eliminated. Several times
unnecessary emphatic references were
made to Upton tea" which many CON
song was timely and II was rendered by
half dozen chorus girls brandishing shil-
leahs, Here Is the chorus:
When will Upton lift that Cup
viii that man ever wake up,
Has he got a show.
VIII he make IL go:
We'll. may lie SO sure I don't know
Sir Thomes laughed as heartily as any
ore at the song The curtain dropped
With all the characters on the stage waving
American and Irish flags.
Most Of the audience then tried TO get
a look at Sir Thomas at short range Sir
Thomas evidently suspected what was
coming, for ne left his seat and walked
to the rear Of the box where he could be
secluded.
He talked to his friends there. A re-
porter asked him how he liked the show.
de replied with grin:
You know we are coaling Tonight"
Sir Thomas sat out the rest Of the show
In his party were William Fife. Baron
do Brabant, Col Neill Of the Royal Clyde
Yacht Club, j. G. Wilson, Jr., II. ksir Davies
and John Westwood.