Show hurled back the audiences tribute chicago daily tribune at la grange the other night the star performer in a traveling opera company was inadvertently made the victim of a practical joke which everybody but himself enjoyed thoroughly on the evening of the performance oue of tho company was indisposed and a resident of la grange who had previously taken tho part in a local company consented to go on the local singer is a bell known man about town belongs to all to all the secret orders and hae a host of friends who could not miss such an opportunity port unity to testify to their esteem all the boys were duly notified and came prepared with proper testimonials at the end of the second act there were loud and continued calls for the local singer in the confusion the leading man did not distinguish the name and taking it for granted that he was beina called for stepped before the curtain and mado an elaborate bow an usher advanced with a large tray covered with a napkin the size of a small tablecloth the gentleman pulled out another stop in his emile and lifting the tray with ono hand and removing the cloth wh the other disclosed to view a very choice collection of turnips cabbages carrots onions and other del of the season white with indignation the the force of a catapult at the head of tho retreating usher abst as bis agitation was great his aim was correspondingly unsteady and nobody was hurt later the real situation was explained to him and after due acknowledgment on tha part of the performer whom thebo were really intended the performance proceeded to a triumphant close |