Show PERILS OF THE PANTOMIME chances once taken by clowns har lejuine lc euln and pantaloons clock work precision was necessity in speaking of his connection with the fox american pantomimes panto mimes th late P F W Il IIo felc otele once manager of theold bowery th heater enier told me that making of these many mechanical tricks consumed much time T W W writes in all the e new york sun many skilled workmen were employed as these devices mid had to work perfect ly iv and not get stuck when in use the th duties of the sange manager were arduous indeed from the time the stage manager tinkled his little bell for the rise of the curtain curial n t to 0 his signal to ring down the act drop he wax wa or as busy a man ns as could be found anywhere in any capacity on earth everything and to be done aone when the order was given to do it or everything would be instantly thrown out of trim with the result of V confusion confuso on gone nind mad serious accidents are likely in tn happen to performers if the greatest care lsne Is not exer exercised cled talethe kethe Ta work I 1 of that ahn t merry fellow with the magic sword who Is always dancing and gliding about with his lovely columbine what a hazardous parthe plays ile he Is perpetually taking ft leap in the trust trusting irig to sheer lucks sit BB to whether he ha will do that leap i safely I 1 e saw nw paul Mai martinetti conle come up through the star trap ln in theo the usual wiy lw on one occasion butan stend stead of leaving the he trap in its place e he took it up with him the of f the star were sticking in hia and the square framework was rest ing ng on his shoulders deri when lie he landed on the floor he staggered a fe few vr abts then hen righted ahlm himself self and ran off the stage AR he continued ills his part he could not have been injured greatly I 1 think he was lucky not to have hav broken his hl cellar hone bone |