Show not stuck on A playwright producing one of his own comedies booked for a country town telegraphed ahead for the orchestra stra to meet him at the theater on the arrival of the half balf past six train so as to rehearse before the performance began lie ile arrived and rushed to the cheerless looking little theater where all within was cold and dreary up and down the stage walked a fat man smoking a pipe and with a big trombone under his arm arin where is the orchestra asked the i playwright it has gone across the river to play at a dance all but me was the fat mans reply and are arc you all I 1 have to depend on for music muse yes sir 11 1 I suppose then said the playwright trying to be cheerful that you are arc full of music and a great player no sir said the fat roan man tranquilly im not worth a cent or id be at the dance too |