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Show Promising for the Tenors. Three tenors, while recently strolling stroll-ing in Paris, began to talk of their engagements en-gagements for the coming season. "Where are you two fellows going?" asked one. "I'm going to Rio Janeiro," answered answer-ed one of his companions. "So am I," answered the other one. "That's very qneer," said the first speaker, "for I'm going there, too." Then they compaied notes and, find-ing find-ing that the same theatrical manager nd engaged each of them, they called call-ed on him and asked for an explanation. explana-tion. "I don't see why any of you should be dissatisfied," he replied. "I've engaged each of you because I don't want to be left without a tenor in Kio Janeiro. It is very probable that before you are acclimated there yel: low fever will carry off two of you, and wouldn't I be in a nice fix then if I hadn't a third tenor on hand?" |