Show A sell giuy years ngo alien I was not eo well knowlin know nin ih e theatrical world a I am now was a party writes mr W J florenco to tle era to I am afraid was a sail hoax on my friend diio public of new york the idea originated with the late mr john baroug b im then manager of tho lyceum theatre where I was engaged as general utility A piece was pro deuced called A row at the lyceum theatre or green bloom seen Is each member of the company aarum ing the part of or lier mr brougham playing sir brougham mrs vernon MM vernon ami o on in the ordinary of and alie ceno WAS the of hie the performance perform nce wa realistic and deeply interested din audience firo weded until the of dixs biln buln a mutants who ing her friends looked over her pirt objected to oms s of ii lies and laid dam to something more tragic thereupon a tout man clothed in a eria garb who had hitherto bielly ui elly li tend and laughed with abo brejt rose in hit in the centre of the tau mid to the of ahe house exclaims s that woman look looka a for all the wold like clementina her voice i very the lorro the bame after a pause aft added with great it ia it is n wifel fol this by leaving his eat in s great excitement rushing toward the nd shouting ai the lop of hi come oft the tage thou masori able woman the utmost con union quickly reigned in the theatre abo audi ance BI arst at ike pitr flirl ed uie quaker wilh crie of put t sit down and police and altogether quits a tumult arcio up in thea third tier in near the and to 11 ll w A red who added greatly to the excitement by threatening to give old a Y jl if he laid a hand on the young oman saying moreover bo would go down and do it at once he rushed down stairs to carry his threat into execution he uproar entirely stopped the performance ladies were endeavoring to leave the house and gentlemen were addressing the people and vainly striving to restore order all this time the rate hubband was scriv ing to reach his wife and be ultimately climbed over the orchestra followed by the red shifted defender of the young oman finally both were seized by a couple of fat policemen and dragged upon the stage when there they were made to face tho house and immediately the recitation regi tation semicircle was formed the epilogue was poker pok cr and the curtain dropped almost before the audience had time to recognize in the red shifted fireman your humble servant V J F in th indignant husband mr himself in tho recovered wife mrs brougham and to realize that they lud been the victims of a stupendous all |