Show PERILS ot OF THE PANTOMIME Chances Once Once Taken by Clowns Harlequins Harlequins Har Har- Pantaloons Clock Clock Clockwork and Pantaloons work Precision Was Necessity In speaking of his connection with the Fox American pantomimes the the- I late F. F W. W Hofele once manager of theOld the the- theOld I Old theater told jold me that the- the making mak of these many nn mechanical tricks consumed much macli time T Ti W W. W W. W wf writes In the New York Sun Many skilled workmen were employed employ d. d as these devices had to perfectly perfect perfect perfect- perfectly ly and anel not get It stuck when In use ue The The- duties of or the stage manager were were- time the- the arduous Indeed From the stage te manager manager tinkled 1 his little bell for the rise of the curtain to to his signal signal sig sig- nal to ring down the act drop he wasas wasas was wasas as busy husy a n man as ns could conid be found anywhere anywhere anywhere any any- J. J where In any capacity on earth Everything had hael to bedone when the the- order was given to do It or would be In Instantly thrown out of trim with the result of f n a a c confusion gone gone- mad S Serious accidents are likely t to to- happen to performers If the Are greatest t care 4 ty pot nt t exercised Take Tak the work woric of Harlequin that merry tell fellow ow with the magic maAl sword I wh Is Is always dancIn dancing In Ins ing an and anal 1 gliding nh about ut his lovely Columbine What a hazardous parthe part parthe parthe he plays s He Is perpetually taking a leap In the dark trusting to sheer luck luckas as to whether he will do that leap leap- safely or not I saw Paul Martinetti come up through the star trap In th the the- usual Usual- ual way y on one occasion bu but inI In- In I it of f r Ie leaving th the trap trap-hi Its cehe ce- ce he hue t took It up with him The Thep p point l its of th star were sticking In his neck and and the square framework was W S restIng rest- rest restIng Ing lag on his shoulders When he landed landed land land- ed cd on the floor he staggered a a 11 few steps then righted d himself and ran o othe off the stage tage As he co continued his parthe part parthe he be could not have been Injured l gr great great- at- at ly Iy I think h he was lucky not to h have v broken his collar |