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Show HAT BROKE UP THE CONCERT. Remarkable Headgear Responsible for Spoiling Performance. A story has reached this country of a hat which spoiled an afternoon performance per-formance at a small French playhouse. play-house. It appears that in the absence of an orchestra a lady presided over the piano. She was neither young, pretty nor talented, and not wishing to pass unnoticed conceived the idea of wearing a hat that would attract the attention of the audience. In this she was successful. The hat looked like a good-sized umbrella covered cov-ered with flowers, ribbons and birds. As the lady took her seat the surprise it caused hushed the audience into silence; when, however, the pianist struck the first notes and the flowers, ribbons and birds began a mad dance, the storm broke loose and the laughter at last grew so terrific that the curtain was lowered to give the spectators an opportunity of regaining their composure. compos-ure. They never regained it, the performance per-formance was spoiled and the authors are suing the director for damages. Millinery Trade Review. |