| Show IMITATING AV ali EH lEHOR the A he filow following ing anecdote exhibits the late emperor or of rumia in a new dew character As 03 well as records one or of the most happy asp escape es fro from na on an awkward position that was ever effected by wit and adil presence of mind somo some years ago age there WAS bas comic actor olt at st named martinoo martinoff ho had the mot molt extraordinary powers imitation of Or and wasso vaa 10 great a favorito favorite with the public am sometimes to venture of h bis awo in ties of MOC the adai L a or of antl e t to his big player flayer I 1 to no name more than ii nt down dob for them tho the emperor had A high chamberlain or ir a person filling a sim sini I 1 ilar AT office in darned a in C A polo gerson A whether kr fur fan or malice martinoff Martio off while performing contrived to let fly fl tome rome pana against this great man which were wen very cry warmly received by the audience the consequence was aj ai soon boon as aa the ilay w was over the actor found himself cayll in cho custody or of a guard of foldier foldi cr who took him to prison where ho was told he was to be confined for a auf aorl orl night not content ali pith tin this told himself or coo con that it should come to his hia care car that the ilia player hd bad actually had the afe presumption emption to indulge in imitations or of hia imperial ial majesty on his liberation lilar went to it court to pay his tr as bual and the emperor told bito of tile occupation which he denied well paid the emperor if oi c er did so soi let trio tao havo have an imitation nr myself to now we know you can do it 11 tell choose this was in an ailward and carolls crolls position for the poor tilter actori who tell felt he houd got get into trouble for other either falling bort or tile character bu but 4 autocrat WAS determined and th there oro wn was no DO esc ei ca ape suddenly a right thought struck Mar mallinoff Linoff and drawing him himself tell up dp he fumed the act met hearing bearing and madnor of 0 f the emperor and in 10 a voice voice so like that it mado made aery out one present start he said eaid Z give thousand silver stop 1 said the Kinro 1 I bovo heard quite enough tho the imitation is M if lWi rable but tho the c D ter tan i moot pro aro albom to be too eV expensive enVe give him tho the coubles roubles rou bleSi bles sky and now beitf lot thia bo be tho the 1 last t tio limo ti O you mimic me ine here or elsewhere clde where it 11 is is of cours fi unnecessary to sly eay ilia Martia off who had expected noth g less than a journey to siberia w was s too 0 clad to pocket the money and e escape escare 60 well |
