The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16

OF the stairs, with little spaces boxed
OFF for dressing rooms the partitions not
reaching to the ceiling, but the top of the
dressing room being open, so that sounds
could be distinctly heard by the audience,
when the actors were getting ready to
come on the stage. The plays we Sc
lected were largely of the weeping va
riety, filled with tears. death, the grave,
and sobbing lines.
Had it been possible one would have
been chosen that would cause tears un-
til the audience would be forced to take
off their shoes and wiring out their socks.
This was followed by the roaringest
farce that could be found. One night
we presented Tngomar'-with 'Toodles,'
as an after piece. The cast in 'Toodles,'
contained former member of the Con-
federate navy and because of his war
record he was given the part of a sailor.
George Alburtis, we will call him. for
Identification, as he Is now big business
man, with money enough to choke
COW, and temper like gasoline en-
gine, and it wouldn't do to give his real
name, as he is mighty handy with a
shotgun. While George Alburtus had
loud sudden, roaring voice, he was as
modest as a woman, and he experienced
much trouble in memorizIng the few lines
assigned to him.
Several of the players continuously
teased him, and misquoted the lines at
each rehearsal, until George Alburtus
got raw almost to- the fighting point.
As sailor his part was to advance to
the centre of the stage, look narrowly
at the upper right entrance, and say
Ha. What do l see? Two men upon
one, and he. with a blue shirt on, I'll to
his rescue?'
"On the appointed evening of the
Dramatic Production George Alburtus
was decidedly nervous--hs heart was in
his mouth. When his turn came he
strided to the front, looked at the upper
right entrance, as had been rehearsed
and bawled in voice that shook the
rafters Ha' What do l see-er-er two
blue men with one shirt on,'-the re-
mander of the sentence was drowned in
the whirlwind of laughter that followed
from the audience"
81 have been wondering said the sher-
iff, why them Indians that found this
country didn't name things, and places
so that us fellows could understand what
they was talking about. We have got
to dig around and study a lot to get
any sense out of them fool names they
gave to streams, towns, places and such.
OF course, some of them is simple and
easy to explain. For instance, there is
'Chuly-finnee'-whi Is the Aboriginee's S
way of saying truly Finished Weed
owee-full of weeds = 'Silly-cauga' for
'Silly-codger-Ta Talladega'-jus another way
of spelling Tallow-digger
ITS sorter easy when you once get on
to what them ignorant outcasts is driv-
ing at-but 1t sure does take a man with
a good education, like / have got, to
cipher out the meaning of them savages
when they hung a name on to certain
locality.
ITS all stuff about Alabama meaning
here we rest'-it don't come near mean
ing that as much as 1t does Here we
hustle?'--look how the word is built for
instance--allay and pam-her Now
bam' means to lambaste, to hit a flat
hard lick. to paste thing-to take a
plank and bust person where he looks
the bigsest-you know there is nothing
like resting, in banning Shucks,
when it comes to Indian language it is
simplicity itself, when you get the hang
Of it!
'Allay, means to put down, to over
throw, and BAN likewise, signifies to
beat up to spank. to maui; therefore
Allay-bammer is plain Indian for fling
ing down and beating up. The Indian
language is quite an exciting study, when
you understand it, and don't never let
me hear of any you fellows getting off
that dime novel stuff again sbout Ala
bama meaning here we rest
Tuscaloosa is the same way l
used to lose sleep at night trying to