Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-02-22

wat don't be p such . hurryf
replica n, Armand Moneharntlh, 4
the same gay tone. ~1'ho perform
ance has only begun ana you know
that the ghost does not usually come
until the middle Of the first act"
The first act passed without Incl
dent. which did not surprise Carlotta'l
friends. because Margarita does moi
sing in this aSt. As for the managers,
they looked q each other. when the
curtain fell.
That's oneip said Moncharmin.
Eyes. the ghost is late said Fir.
min Richard.
ITS not q bad house." said Mon.
charmin, for a house with a curse
on IT,.
M. Richard smiled and pointed TO a
fat, rather vulgar woman. dressed In
black, sitting in q stall In the mid.
die OF the auditorium with a man in q
broadcloth frock-coat on either side
of her.
who on earth are thoser" asked
Moncharmin.
Those. my dear fellow, are my
concierge, her husband and her
brother"
did you give them their ticketsI"
Il did. +. My concierge had
never been TO the opera-this is the
first time-and, as she is now going
to come every night, i wanted her to
have a good seat, before spending her
time showing other people to theirs"
Moncharmin asked what he meant
and Richard answered that he had
persuaded his concierge, in whom ne
had the greatest confidence, to come
and take Name Giry's place. Yes, he
would like to see II, with that woman
instead OF the old lunatic, Box Five
would continue to astonish the ma
tives?
by the way" said Moncharmin,
you know that Mother CRY isagoing
to lodge complaint against you"
with whom? The ghost?
The ghost! Moncharmin had al
most forgotten him. However, that
mysterious. person did nothing to bring
himself to the memory Of the man
ayers; and they were just saying sc
to each other for the second time
when the door of the box suddenly
opened to admit the startled stage
manager. q
whats the matter?" they botE
asked, amazed at seeing him there al
such time.
1T seems there's a plot got up by
Christine Daae's friends against Car
lotta. Carlotta's furious"
What on earth ~ said Rich
ard, knitting his brows.
But the curtain rose on the kermess
scene and Richard made sign tc
the stage-manager to go away. When
the two we're alone again, Monchar
min leaned over to Richard:
"Then Daae has friends?" he asked
Eyes, she has"
"Whom?" ~ ~
Richard glanced across at a box on
the grand tier containing no one but
two men.
The Comte de Chagny?"
"Yec, he spoke to me in her favor
with such warmth that, ii I had not
known him to be Sorelli's friend =
Really? Really?'. said Monchar
min. "And who is that pale young
man beside him?" r
That's his brother, the viscount."
"He ought to be in his bed. He
looks ILL.,"
The stage rang with gay song:
"Red or white liquor.
Coarse or fine!
What can 1t matter,
So we have wine7s
Students, citizens, soldiers, girls
and matrons whirled Iight-heartedly
before the inn with the figure OF
Bacchus for sign. Siebel made her
entrance. Christine Daae looked
charming in her boys clothes; and
Carlotta's partisans expected to hear
her greeted with an ovation which
would have enlightened them as to
the intentions OF her friends. But
nothing happened
On the other hand, when Margarita
crossed the stage and sang the only
two lines allotted her in this second
act:
mo, my lord, not lady am I. nor yet
a beauty,
And do not need an arm to help me on
my way"
Carlotta was received with enthusiast
tic applause. It was so unexpected
and so uncalled for that those who
knew nothing about the rumors
looked at one another and asked what
was happening. And this act also was
finished without incident.
Then everybody said: "Of course, it
will be during the next act"
Some, who seemed to be better in
'ormed than the rest, declared that the
row" would begin with the ballad Of
the King Of Thule and rushed to the