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Show NOT MEANT FOR THE ACTOR. New Jersey Pest Responsible for Enthusiastic En-thusiastic "Applause." A certain theatrical troupo, aftor a dreary and unsuccessful tour, finally arrived In a small Now Jersey town. That night, though thoro was no furor or general uprising of tho nudlonce, thoro wan enough hand-clapping to nroufso tho troupo's dojected spirits. Tho leading mnn stepped to tho foot lights nfter tho first act and bowed profoundly. Still tho clapping con-tinned. con-tinned. When ho went bohlnd tho scenes he saw, an Irish stago hand laughing heartily. "Well, what do you think of that?" asked tho actor, throwing out his chest. "What d'yo mean?" Inquired the Irishman. "Why, the hand-clapping out there," was tho roply. "Hand-clapping?" "Yes," said tho Thespian, "thoy nre giving mo enough applause to show they apprcclato mo." "D' yo cnll that applauso?" Inquired tho old fellow. "Whol, thot's not np-plnuse. np-plnuse. Thot's tho nudlenco klllln' mosquitoes." Everybody's Magazine |