THE AUDIENCE LAUGH singers selection of ditty for an tr ln t r core was wag too manifestly in appropriate during the th present musical searon much lucli popularity has been gained by a little SOUK song with the odd title it la is not raining rain haan to me iva its violet it ia 13 a tuneful bit ol of rael mel oily joly and has been faed d for encore I mr ill use poses with great success u decess it if was vaa air d 11 ins ing a recent recital that tile quaint bit attained real distinction the llie ar a fair took 14 cc at the eon on a wet blustering evening and as tilt night wore in an the storm increased to lo the proportions ot of a blizzard the w wind ind arose until its roar rear blended weirdly with the music and the inter missions were punctuated by bolster ous clatte rings of hailstones against the windows during the tenor solo by paul IC harper the storm reached the height of its fury and the applause which followed hla his effort was mingled with shrill echo ings or of tile kings icings wreath As the birger arose for an encore a perfect deluge of rain smote the win dow R and when the orchestra struck ot up p the tinkling prelude of oc the familiar air a smile broke over the audience ass s s s swishy went the torrent outside ll nr r r arl irl shivered the audience it la Is not raining rain began the te tenor nor but it was too much tor for even tile the poil politest test of audiences and a storm of laughter followed that even included the soloist pittsburg ritta burg gazette times