AN UNWARRANTED INSULT.

Taihape Daily Times, 14 June 1919, Page 5

AN UNWARRANTED INSULT.

C\OINS UPON THE STAGE. A PROTEST FROM A SOBBING LADY. (Auckland Star.) “On behalf of myself and my husmand, I come to protest against this insult. We are Australians, born and bred; we have travelled all over the world, and have played in the largest and most famous’ halls in London. Yet we have to come all the way to New Zealand before we are insulted in this manner. . . . .” Here the lady, facing a crowded audience, struggled with a 5013: but she went bravely on. “You must know that to throw pennies on the Stage is the Very worst possible insult that can be oifered to vaudeville PI3Y9I'S- - -_ -” Then this pretty Lady, who was trying to tell- a. few front. stall flaneurs how much they had insulted her, broke down completely, and sobbingly strayed off the stage. The incident had occurred during the'*singi*ng and dancing numbers of a pair of clever eriterfniners at the Opera House on Wednesday evening. They were in the middle of their turn when a coin tinkled upon the floor, then another, then a few more‘: The man looked up with :1 queer expression of estonishiiient, but he and his partner went on. Then came some more coins, thrown from a group of men who had come in late and taken possession of seats in the front stalls. The couple went ofi the stage immediately, and then the lady ctzme back to render her protest against this insulting breach of good taste. The insult. was altogether urixvarranted, and betrayed a peculiar ignorance on the part of the few men who made it-.