. Theatrical and circus life;. ime tocool yersel aff. If the offender dares to argue the point the bouncer will catch him by the neck, and then astruggle ensues, canes are flourished, the audiencerise to their feet, some of the girls run in fright fromthe stage, and there is pandemonium in the place forten or fifteen minutes, by the end of which time the bouncer has taken his man out, and returning tobusiness, triumphantly answers a question as to thewhereabouts of the hisser : — Oh, I left him lyin out there in the guttherwhere the collar 11 come alon^ an ^et im. Occasionally there will be an
. Theatrical and circus life;. ime tocool yersel aff. If the offender dares to argue the point the bouncer will catch him by the neck, and then astruggle ensues, canes are flourished, the audiencerise to their feet, some of the girls run in fright fromthe stage, and there is pandemonium in the place forten or fifteen minutes, by the end of which time the bouncer has taken his man out, and returning tobusiness, triumphantly answers a question as to thewhereabouts of the hisser : — Oh, I left him lyin out there in the guttherwhere the collar 11 come alon^ an ^et im. Occasionally there will be an incident of a moredangerous kind, but tinged slightly with romance. Itis related that a cowboy went into a variety show inMarshal, Texas, one night and made quite a mash was a chair sweater in the the place one night considerably under the 402 VARIETY DINKS AM) CONCERT 8ALOON8. influence of brine, he called to bis love in stentoriantones:— Mary, get your duds on and come with me. Sh-h-h! said ARMADO AND JAQUENETTA. Arm.:—I love thee. Jaq. : - So I heard you say. Loves Labour Lost, Act I., Scene 2. 66 Sh-h, nothing, was the lovers response. Youjest tog up quickern h—, or Ill douse these glims. VARIETY. DIVES AND CONCERT SALOONS. 403 Ill be through in an hour, urged Mary pacifi-cally. This showll be out sooner than that, was thecowboys answer, as he pulled his barker and beganshooting the tips off the side lights. He had justemj)tied his weapin and was about loading upagain, when the frightened audience was reassured bythe stage manager stepping on the stage and saying, Mary, you are excused for the remainder of theevening. Go dress right away. A chair sweater, or stuffer as she is called outWest, is a girl who sits in the first part, and who hasnothing else to do than wear skirts short enough todisplay her limbs, and join in the choruses if she cando so without knocking the life out of the the first part she sits in the box
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