Life — January 17, 1895 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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-LI Tue Pray oF To-Morrow—Act 1. (Enter “ Wolf-eyed Gus" pursued by Myrtle, the soubrette, who shoots him three times. He is carried away by three supers.") MyRTLE: Ob, how happy Iam to think that me and my poor mamma will never | again not be annoyed by that villain! Iam so happy that I could sing. (Winks at the leader of the orchestra, Sings.) & -— — daisy aE month of May le Mary — contrary — fairy — — heart's so gay.” (Does a“ buck” dance and exits, laughing cneerily. Enter Dick Merryweather. the hero, wearing an expensive suit of clothes and diamonds, accompanied by his father, who is burdened with property whiskers). Jack: Cheer up, father; all will yet be well. thief who stole the copyright on your incubator and—Ha! What's that? (Draws @ revolver and shootsa man who was hiding behind a tree), What was saying? Oh! yes; once let me get Percival Marquetienne in me clutches and all thy wrongs shall be Oh, my boy ! when you talk to me like that you make me think of your dear, brave-hearted mother, Won't you sing me that old familiar song of her'n ? Jack: With pleasure, father. (Does a fancy step to the footlights. Sings.) My heart feels quite overcome, ince Patsy Kane is on the bum, | For a drink of booze He never will refuse, And that’s why his sister lost her job. I swear that Iwill run down the (Father weeps). FE Cho. — Patsy's on the bum, Patsy's on the bum, He got so full of gin That they had to take him in, And the judge said : ** Patsy, you are on the bum,” (Loud noise heard outside), FatHer: What is that I hear? Jack (with rare discernment) : (They run away.) Enter Black Burton, the paid assassin, accompanied by a number of villains, bump into one another and have to be straightened out along one edge of the stoge. BLack Burton: We have tracked him this fur and he can't escape us, What yo, me lads ? (The other villains growl. Jack appears on a rocky eminence at the rear of stage and makes a long speech, recounting his past life and defying Black Burton.) Biack BuRTON : Now for me revenge ! (/e starts toward Jack, who pulls a lever and releases Co 000 gallons. of ai The villains are washed back to thetr dressing rooms. (Curtain.) Act Il, Living pictur Act III, Specialties. — Chicago Record. Tt must be our enemies, AN amusing incident occurred at the close of Sam jones's sermon at Pulaski, other day. Stepping down from the pulpit and looking solemnly over the audience, tf revivalist said: ‘I want all the women in this crowd who have not spoken a harsh wolf or harbored an unkind thought toward their husbands for a month past to stand One old woman, apparently on the shady side of sixty, stood up. ‘Come forward give me your hand,” said the preacher. The woman did so; whereupon Jones said ow turn around and let this audience see the best-looking woman in the county After taking her seat, the revivalist addressed the men: ‘ Now I want all the mez this crowd who have not spoken a harsh word or harbored an unkind thought tow their wives for a month’ past to stand up.” ‘Twenty-seven big, strapping fellows ho out of the audience with alacriy. "Come forwsed and give me your hands, boys.” Jones gave each one a vigorous shake, after which he ranged all of them side side in front of the pulpit and facing the audience. He looked them over carefully solemnly, and then, turning around to the audience, he said : ‘1 want you all to tate good look at the twenty-seven biggest liars in the State of Tennessee."”— Argonaut. by all Newatealers { Britain. The Tater. 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