Show must not smoke in the theater paul appeared at havre re bently at the missionary dishop bishop in le dull velch we ae saw in new york lal year with abon ben plympton and otis skinner As he lighted a cigar at the wings an officer of the me flie brigade in formed him that he must not smoke in the theater gut but it is i in the play explained M 1 I am smoking as I 1 go on and then I 1 throw nay my cigar on the stage very well I 1 replied the officer so M made his entree as usual but following him were two firemen one of them with a bucket of water ater and the other with a huge sponge tho the audience appreciating the sit situation nation roared and applauded with delight and M carefully deposited his cigar in the bucket and wiped his bis fin gers gera on the sponge before proceeding with the dialogue they enforce tho the regulations against theater fires la in ri fiance ance sports of the times |