Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-08-19

STOOD BY any one Who4has seen d met
Eropolitan manager strolling about the
foyer Of his theater some evening dur.
Ing the earlier stages al an assured,
phenomenal run.
From the first there was no question
which feature OF the entertainment
was the attraction extraordinary. yar-
rnan-yerman, the savage tattooed wild
boy, speaking only his native foreign
MISUNDERSTANDING was d Triumph
Beanling, wreathed5in smiles. melodi-
Gus, Incredibly fluent, he had but to
open his lips and a dead hush fell upon
the audience. Breathless. they leaned
forward, hanging upon his every semi.
syllable, and, when Penrod checked the
flow, burst into thEaasrs of applause,
which Yerman received with happy
laughter.
Alas, he delayed not DER long to dis
play all the egregiousness OF a new
star, but for a time there was no
caprice of his too eccentric to be for
given. During Penrod's lecture upon
the other curios the tattooed Wild boy
continually stamped his foot, grinned
and ~gesticulated, tapping his tiny chest
and pointing to himself as it were to
say, Wait for me; I am the big show.
So soon they learn; SO soon they learn.
And again alas this spoiled darling Of
public favor, like many another, was
fated to know In good time the tickle
hess Of that favor.
But during all the morning perform
ances he was the idol OF his audience
and looked It The climax OF his pop
ularfty came during the fifth overture
of the SchoAeld s. Williams military
band, when the music vas quite drown
ed in the agitated clamers of Miss
Rennsdale, who was endeayoring to
ascend the stairs In spite Of the phys
ical discussion Of her governess.
Il won't go home to lunch!H scream
ed Miss Rennsdale, her voice accompa-
MED by a sound Of ripping. II will
hear the tatooed wild boy talk some
more! It's lovely-I will hear him talk!
/ will! I Will I want to listen to
Verman-I want toll want to-
Wailing, she was borne away, Of her
sex not the first to be fascinated by
obscurlty nor the last to champion its
%eloquence.
Terman was almost uncomfortable aft
err this, but, like many. many other man
ayers, Schofeld & Williams restrained
their cboler and even laughed fulsome-
/ In u,haY, fbofr nr:paipo1 offy.oo{inn oc.
saged the role of o comedian in private
and capered and sauawked In sheer,
fatuous vanity.
The first performance Of the after
noon rivaled the successes of the morn
Ing, and, although Miss Rannsdale was
detained at home, thus drying up the
single source of cash income devel
oped before lunch, Maurice Levy ap
peared, escorting Marjorie Jones, and
paid coin for two admissions, dropping
the money into Sans hand with {
careless-nny, q contemptuous-gesture
At sight Of Marjorie, Penrod Schofeli
flushed under his new mustache Ire
painted since noon) and lectured as b,
had neve lectured before. new
grace Invested his every gesture,
new sonorousness rang in his voice,
simple and manly pomposity marked
his very walk as he passed from curiot
curio, and when he feariessly handles
the box of rats and hammered upon !
with cool ~insouciance he beheld. 70
the first time In his life, a pnrl Of ad
mfration eddying In Marjorie's Lowell.
eye, a certain softening OF that eve
And then Verman spake-and Penro,
was forgotten. Marjorie's eve restei
upon him no more
A heavily equipped chauffeur ascend
ed the stairway, bearing the messag
that Mrs. Levy awaited her son an
his lady. Thereupon, having deyoure
the last sound permitted by the maj
agerD TO issue from verman, MI. Lev
and Miss Jones departed to q real mat