| Show A who did not use scores it is well known that american actors are exceedingly fond of new york while they like other places in varying degrees down to the one night stands which they do not like it all the reasons are obvious but a new illustration may bo found in an incident of miss kose bogli lans tour of some of the small towns of coghlan introduces a minuet and she has an orchestral score specially prepared for it it is the custom when the company is traveling to send this ahead BO that the orchestra of the theater can rehearse it in a certain one night stand the advance agent approached the manager on this subject and asked if the orchestra could be called together well the fact is replied the manager we t an orchestra no orchestra no only a pian what waa more the manager did not think that an orchestra could be had in the town The advance agent telegraphed back to the town where the company was for instructions after much consultation it was decided that a piano score must be made from the already existing orchestra score the leader of the orchestra of the theater agreed to try his best to malre this new score it was a large labor for him as he was not used to such work and he staid at the theater for two hours after the performance to do it then it was sent forward in triumph to the pian and the crowning c damaty was discovered the piano iet w blind in the end a violinist was found who made some attempt at playing the music and the advance agent began a more thorough system of investigation into the resources of the theater visited new york tribune |
