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Show By JOHN BAUER Con. Mgr., Valley Musk Hal If P Some of the customs which prevailed in the Eng-ll lish spsaking thratre, in the 17th and 18th centuries, are! rt worthy of being noticed. I The audiences, it se:msjy were less patient than those of the present day. Numerous Numer-ous methods were therefore devised to while away the time previous to the start j of the performance. (f Books and cards as well as nuts and apples, bottle) ale and tobacco were soldR to the waiting audiencej Even the women took a s share in the unfsminme err. joyment of smoking. W(, are told: "In the plavhousa at London they offer thi women the tobacco-pipe.' The popcorn, candy a, soft drinks for sale in out theatres today are the dil rect descendants of the nulfl 1 and apples and ale of Lon A don theatres two and thre-; y hundred years ago. X Playbills were very earlj-W in use. They were affixa to t he numerous posli which encumbered thg streets of London; thesg were used as hitching pes' for horses. The phrase "posting bills," is still in us today. , Q I An entry in a stationer i book (the stationer wa then the printer) for 0c tober 1587 reads: "John Charlewoode, ly censed to him by th whole consent of the as sistants, the onlye yB printing of all manna tf bills for players, provide that if any trouble "l herebye, then CharleU wood to bear the charge. IV. Even in those days th outdoor advertiser had at i difficulties! In the 17th century i, was customary that name of the play to be P" sented was printed withou T any list of characters or of the actors who were to in. personate them. This chanS cd in the next century that we know, for exam when David Garrick mafl his first appearance in w,D. don: 19 October 141. Jfly We also know that th role in which Garrick rMj. his London debut was K Richard the Third. It J moreover, not a little .am ing to read that this HK . toxical Play was present between the two parts ' i Concert of Vocal and strumental Music. . The hour of performait varied at the different X tres from one to wre J! o'clock in the Only one drama was PJ sented but this was usual ,f folowed by a burlesque o f tertainment called a JJ Contrast and variety e given by the feat! L dancers, tumblers and I sM P ere as well as by the" traduction of music betw the acts. This custom of a sen play followed by a cwj afterpiece plus olios prevalent all through . 19th century. All the P" 3 grams of the early) i of the Salt Lake TW" 1 attest to this. The customer said he to say It with flowers w J loved her. The florist suss r a dozen roses. The suitor ', i "Make it four roses. j man of few words. -T j 1 villa (Mo.) Cooper County j ord "J |