Show faust scares the tha coo coons no noone who has bus never climbed into a memphis theotre bahery when faust is being played knows what a treat it is ia to watch the negroes at the grand grana opel a house chrismas chri Amas ni night lewis leivis conison anil and his cial play pr dented faust when the curtain rose rosa for tle the first act the gallery was a sweltering ial mass kuaea of humanity so closely inere were its occupants packed A portion of the tha gallery bhele 23 2 cents admission is charged is is reserved for white people this portion of the gallery was well tilled but that part assigned to the was literally picked packed when fautt faul cornea comes to Il memphis emphis negroes attend the theatre in greater numbers than they do any other play the first appearance appa arance of Mcp bisto on the stage created consternation to lo a mild arnild degree in that portion of the theatre vulgarly termed the buiu ards roost A look of avie ae and amazement was perceptible on all the black faces that looked down upon the stage blase the wonder grew more still when vivid flashes of lightning and loud peals of thunder accompanied the words of when he addressed faust before the latter was rejuvenated when the first act was concluded the negroes began to think they know vw hether it iva was best to stay the performance or to go home A few arose and left t the lie theatre b bit tt the majority decided to lo stay and see eee the tha thing through they argued th it they had paid their money and they had rather be vior worried ried by the sight of the devil than lose their coin they knew they sleep that night after what they lid seen so they decided to see eee it all after tho the conclusion of the aea eec oud ond act they bought was foiled but i ir the third act when be cornes comes to the rescue of faust and aids him with his sword of fire to kill valentine they knew the devil had brol e loose again the duel threw the black gallery gods into a state of anxiety they chev were frightened fright ene enel i lest histo might take a notion m e up where they were after Afler he ie third act more ner negroes roes ended heir way homeward I 1 the brocken scene in tee t de fourth act was the one that near nearly y caused a panic in this act the lower regions and all their horrors are exhibited with startling effect unearthly groans and screams florn the poor wretches who were suffering in the torments of the damned frightened every negro in the gallery the balls of firs fire that sped pd through the air kept them guessing but when a shover shofter of fire and flaites completely enveloped the stage the ci 0 capants cu eu pants of gallery seats thought their last ast flays had come horror was depicted on every face sone some of tb the ne negroes roes made a break for the door buo but t the majority of them theia were transfixed in t their heir seats by the scene and could not move they g groaned and prayed andoh and ob god oil oh god wa was 8 audible all over the galleries they all got religion at one time their many misdeeds appeared as visions in their frightened eyes eves I 1 cut but they stared at tile the in inferno fei no u until n it was seen no more Keni libis commercial appeal |