The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-29
AUGUSTES PASS UP ZE DEAL.
JOGGL W.T. SIDEBOARDS, PIANOS,
But NOT CABS OR ZE HOTEL.

French Comic AcrObats Come Out or the
Catastrophe Plus One Jade Necklace
Alfred So Cool Wit Laigs In Re Hair
Wants Passports and q Rest in Paris.
TO joggl' wit tables, sideboards, pianos
Eat is Messing for any member OF re Great
Auguste Family. But wen cabs, wagons,
re hotel, re theatre itself come flying thro'
de harden re Great Augusta Family pass
up re d~eal-dey pass up re DEAL
So saying, Alfred, head OF what the bill
boards announce as "The Great Auguste
Family, Weirdly Wonderful Eccentric Com
edy Jugglers, struck a Napoleonic attitude
and waited for the applause to subside.
Alfred vent down to the Federal Building
yesterday to secure a duplicate OF his full
citizenship papers, which were burned up
in the San Francisco disaster, 30 that he
might get a passport to return to France.
In no time at all a crowd formed around
Alfred, who plays the part OF the first dude
in the family sketch, his brother Emanuel,
who plays the second, and his cousin Walter,
who plays the fresh and handsome waiter.
Although all have become American citizens
| their speech, gestures n veracity still
smack strongly Of the poetic soil OF La Belle
France. Before an audience OF awed and
r~everent Federal Commissioners, deputy
marshals and court clerks, Alfred proceeded
to give the following accurate account OF
his adventures in the recent catastrophe:
DE Great Auguste Family Is re CREATES
l say to all-ze creates family comedie
jogglairs in de worl! Not so, my broz-
| zers?'
Respectful u from Emanuel and
Walter "Oui. oui. De YER CREATES
I'VE travel re Orpheum circuit headliner
in re variety houses everywhere. We play
in re Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco
Monday night. Tuesday night before re
c ata%stroph'-such big houses, such en-
thusi asm at re work Of me an my familie
l never see. Not so, my broZzers?'
Strong but reverent confirmation by
Emanuel and Walter.
TUESDAY night we go home to re Hotel
Columbia. on O'Farrell street, one block
from re theatre. All, re night, 80 lofiee,
so still, so heavenly. kiss Dora, my wife,
re hansomes' woman on 70 stage. Emanuel,
he kiss Louise, his wife. Walter kiss his
ali, well, Walter have no wife. He kiss re
chembermaid, mebbe-mebbe kiss onlee In
bees min.
"In re morning while I dream ali, 80 beau
tiful, sudden a choc, ah, prdimenti un ehoo
re floor, my laigs in re hair.
INV wife-ah, MeSsieurs, my wifel IL
vas 70 earthquake. All, wat ard luck for
re great Auguste family-and such enthus-
i aaH,;st snf Fan blk b is sc \ we ter PIbE SC; %
all but me, | put on my trousairs, my. coat,
Coolly | command my wife to put on her
to put on warm clothes. And calmly,
coolly we pack up re jewels, re money, "a
railway tickets of re great Auglste Family,
and l lead zem to safety. Not SO, my
sFor tree days We camp in ge Golden
Gate Park. For tree nights We sleep IN ze
dew. Re t'ird day We give a man one n
dred dollar to take US to re ferry yor.ot 20
Chinois. Oh, 80 many Chinois-a Chinois sea
as We go to re ferry. Dey ask to get in re
wagon. But l say no, no. Finally one Chinois
hold up dis b ,autiful bracelet and say Let
Alfred held up a handsome Jade brace.
let, set with pearls, for the admiration OF
the audience.
I'VE hide i'm. For re odder Chinois rage
and fight and try to jomp in re wagon;
and courage-ah, much couragel But /
keep dem out.
FINALLY we come to re ferry, catch re
train, come to st. Louis. / wire Paris for
more money, and 80 VI get here. An now
l want 70 paSspOT 10 go DdCh W l1iS ioi
re rest. All, re Great Auguste Family!
To wat is it come? We have joggl' wit
sideboard, pianos. stoves, everysing. Blu
now ze family is 80 nervous. 80 knocked
into re cooked at, dat, ma fol, we could
not catch q balloon.
aBnt, ali, dey will not forget re Great
Auguste Family for a short rest in La Belle
France, an wen we come back-oh, such
enthusiasm, such big business. Re Great
Auguste Family, after thrilling experiences
in re San Francisco catastroph', returns ia
an enthusiastic pipul.' All, that will be
fine. Not 80, my brozzers?'