. Theatrical and circus life;. ey turned homeward Mr. Courtaines eyes singledout a lady approaching with an armful of bundles, andhe commenced a species of maniac gavotte, waving his 142 STAGE CHARMS AND OMENS. hands at her and shouting: Go into the ! Hey ! look out for the ladder ! And when in spite of his adjurations, Mrs. Cour-taine — for the lady was none other—walked under aladder leaning agai nst the side of arising building. liesank upon a row of beer kegs and fastened a cumula-tive grip on Mr. luces arm, exclaiming — Did youwitness it wasnt my fault? I warned her in time,did
. Theatrical and circus life;. ey turned homeward Mr. Courtaines eyes singledout a lady approaching with an armful of bundles, andhe commenced a species of maniac gavotte, waving his 142 STAGE CHARMS AND OMENS. hands at her and shouting: Go into the ! Hey ! look out for the ladder ! And when in spite of his adjurations, Mrs. Cour-taine — for the lady was none other—walked under aladder leaning agai nst the side of arising building. liesank upon a row of beer kegs and fastened a cumula-tive grip on Mr. luces arm, exclaiming — Did youwitness it wasnt my fault? I warned her in time,didnt I? lt Do you remember my wile walking under a ladderyesterday? observed Mr. Courtaine to Mr. Ince onthe morrow. Yes, what of it? Well, when we got home we found the cat hadkilled the canary bird — killed and ale it all but thetail feathers, said Mr. Courtaine triumphantly. Now what do you think of that? Here come aroundto Theisss or well have those fellows around us withtheir infernal low-minded superstitions PORTIA AND SHYLOCK. P08TIA: — Nay, if the scale do turn But in the estimation of a hair, -0„a+Q Thou diest, and all thy goods are confiscate. Merchant of Venice, Act IV., Scene 1, CHAPTER X. NOT DOWN IN THE BILL. Some very queer things happen behind the scenes,and even on the stage in full view of the audience —occurrences that often mar the pleasure of the playfor the people in the auditorium, and raise the wrathof the performer. Anything out of the usual runof business that occurs behind the scenes throws theplayers off the track frequently. There is a great dealof work going on at all times, out of sight or knowl-edge of the audience, and a slight disturbance may bean interruption fraught with dire disaster. There areactors and actresses in the wings, often, completing thememorization of their parts — winging parts, as itis called — or it may be going over their lines again,if they are not confident that they have full possessionof them ; an
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