The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-22

wv do Warren threw small
theatre envelope in Helen's
lap.
"Oh, MISUNDERSTANDING
Couldn't get thing for the play
you wanted-house sold out. Anyway
a good vaudeville show is a darn sight
better than most of these plays"
oh. but Warren, this is the only
time we have taken mother to the
theatre. and l did want her to see
something good"
Take them or leave them. You don't
have to 60" .....-
"You know I wouldn't waste the
tickets now you've bought them. Wen
go, of course, only I'm afraid mother
will be disappointed"
well, if you're going, see that
you're ready on time | don't intend to
be late and drag everybody out of
their seats to let us pass"
It was Just eight o'clock when they
started, and they reached the theatre
several moments before the curtain
rose.
Here, mother, you sit on this side;
/ think you can see better.
Mrs Allen, who for many years had
not been to a theatre, except to the
one-night stands at Carterstowns
opera house, was gazing around won
derngly. The rich hangings and gild-
ed decorations seemed to her very law
ish and beautiful.
THE PERENNIAL TRAMPS.
uniformed boy came out, placed
a large back-lettered placard, Buck
ley and Williamson" on an easel at
the side of the stage. Then the curtain
rose and two proverbial tramps with
their stale jokes and boisterous antics.
Helen felt more than ever resentful
at Warren that her mother should
have been brought to a vaudeville
show instead of one of the many
charming plays they might have seen.
Here one of the tramps, having
been tumbled out of a wheelbarrow
by the other took from his pocket a
little whsk broom and busted him.
self off, amid the laughter of the gal
lery. Helen wondered how this anti |
quated absurdity could still pass for
humor. After ten minutes of noisy |
horse-play, their turn ended with loud |
applause.
The uniformed boy again appeared /
and changed the placard announce i
ment to Mile. Ellyse." The orchestra !
struck up lively popular air and the |
curtain rose on an empty stage hung |
with dark red curtains. From out of |
long lace coat and an immense |
plume-covered hat.
After the first song she threw Off |
the coat and hat, and appeared in |
spangled red and black ballet skirt, |
with bodice so low it was hardly |
more than shoulder straps. Her hair
was bleached and tortured into many |
curls, and the rouge and powder pain !,
fully obvious.
Then the stage was darkened, and !
colored calcium lights thrown upon
while she sang a coon song and dane |
ed a cake walk with a high wilk hat
and cane.
"Bayen and Burns trick bicyclists |
came next The work of one of them. !
which was really good, difficult and |
daring feats with the wheels, vase
spoiled by the other, who dressed as |
clown, received more applause from |
merely tumbling off than the other |
did for his most skillful work.
AN INSANE YOUTH.
Howard Blynn, an insane youth
with blonde hair, a light flannel suit |
red tie, red banded straw hat, cane |
and general air of being fetching
minced out and sang II wish had a |
sweetheart" while he languidly twirl |
ed his cane.
Helen whispered. viciously.
why. my dear" exclaimed her |
mother.
ooh, we'll, if there's anything Il
can't tolerate it is these simpering af |
fected youths, who come out jauntily !
attired and yowl about "love." They'd !
be all right as bell boys and walters |
But to have to sit here and to enter !,
tanned by an insanity like that"
I41o g iaf Mr. ar6
Blynn, with a final whirl of his cane.
waltzed off the stage. A mild applause |
called him back, but it was not strong |
enough to justify more than elaborate
bows, which showed the careful, mid !
dle-parting of his blonde hair over an |
empty head.
The Carrolle Sisters" musical trio, |
came next. They played on various in
struments-bells, glasses, fans and |
parasols. The idea was not the excel /
lence of the music, but the freakish !
objects from which it could be pro- |
duced
Lillian Dell" followed the imita-
lions of well-known actors, selecting
those that had some mannerism of
speech or gesture which she carica- |
tured with more vigor than art
1t was after eleven before the our
tain fell on the last number,
Well. what did you think of the !
show" demanded Warren. as they
walked to the subway
Mrs Allen murmured politely that |
she had enjoyed it very much" but ,
Helen said nothing at all.
"GIVE ME VAUDEVILLE, HE SAID. |
oh. Helens always down on vau-
deville." said Warren. She's rather /
go to one of these problem psychologist /