New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-02
The Coming Z0Wer


Private Office of Ziegbcrt in the Jolity Theatre
zgbcr ioritng, large fatopped desk The door
opns and Mee He holds tvpeVrten manuscript in
his handy
,ryIiaJ-Say Mr. b. a script that in this
ing's mail Looks like might do for a show.
zIEGBEKr (sops 'ng and turns Grou"d-Um who's it by
MIvr1E-Book and lyrics by Glbert-W S. Gilbert Guy
named Sullivan wrote the music.
z1ECBERr-Never heard of EN-.
M1vu1E-Nor /. Couple of amateurs. guess.
zIlGBERT-What do they call the thing?
xnLvIIE-"H N. S. Pinafore The Lass That Loved
Sailor"
z1B1pzRr-Hmph Rotten title. Take from me- Frank
better stick to people something about-peope whoe al
ready made good
(Tho fouo'Otng day Ziegbert at his desk the
script front of him MeAe seated on the opposite SIDE OF tho
yBr1sr-wen Frank read this night guess
it'll do needs lot Of revamping to lick it into shape
MELVILLE (hGstiy)Oh Of course didn't mean that 1t would
go as it is.
long for one thing. III NJ. S. PnafOre" mean?
M1vuLE-Why think it's the Of British cruiser
z1BGBEzrr-Too Public don't want anything
American. a. s. s. Pnafore"? No, that won't do
MELVILLE (ercedi)-I got "The Girl and the Gunboat"!
zEBrRr-Just the thing That's settled then. Now about
te setting The first shpboardis all right But got
to something original for the second actsomethng that
gives chance for upOdae costumes The public wants upto
NnvnIE-How about that setting the second of
"The Girl with the German Meases"-remember t-sEowng
the betting ring at Sheepshead Bay?
z1rcBERT-mnense show only out two weeks, and
nody remember Besides all the costumes to
go with it
ME1vu1E-What you going to get?
z1EGBERT-Max Slapshck
M1y1I1E-But q Dutch comedian!
z1rBr- What's difference? Just rewrite that principal
partS Joseph Call him Ignatz Budweiserand there
you Anyhow I've Max under contract and it's either put
him in this pay him for doing nothing Besides, the public
likes Dutch comedians.
MELyu1E-How about the lines?
zEcBI1sr-Rotten Not laugh the piece Give the book
Johnny Hackwrght and tell him to stick IN lot OF gags
snappy up-odato stuf-fu pep. He knows what want
! mean what the public wants.
THE stage Of the Joy THEATRE afternoon of the same day.
Hans GegerGnn the piano, open in front Of him.
Zjcgbert seated by)
z1EIBERT-Well how it, Gegermann?
GE1GMANN-Ach, Meeser Ziegbet der moosc-t ISIS bee
oodifun
Emph! Must be pretty bad if yOa like it. Cpcts
up sore Let's mind the opening chorus Here play
ms C1 I Le a J' That's me worst crcr
Of the big front door, aside Might topical Of
that 10 Geigerpann Play it. (GegermGnn begins more
to pGy) Stop! Gee what punk stuff
GEGRMANN-Abe Meeser Zegbert it ISIS so prety-so toon-
z1rGBrRr-Rats! guess good tune when hear it
Why couldn't carry that junk my head five minutes The
public carry its head Send down to all the
publishers and bunch of sOnglatest thing mind YOU III
look tn tomorrow
ACT II.
(Zcq5erfs Office three oeeks later As Melvi enters Zieg-
zGssRT~Wba Broke his leg won't be out of bed for
three weeks? Slams Upon the hoo) Frank Max
Sapcks Well the Dutch Comedian and
row nigt at the latest Yes Sure now-goodby Rngs of
and turns to Melvil) Frank, fire the girl who's playing that
part and engage Maize Spotlight TO 90 w.
MELUL1E-Right you are! (Erlt)
Scene Two.
THE same four days later zegber at his desF as usual
,ryIfIeres the final proof programme for Mon
day night (Takes Proofshees ont Of his breast PocSet}