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Waikato Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2289, 12 March 1887, Page 2 (Supplement)

Wife' (standing with lier husband before a'shop window) : " Here are so many tilings that would give pleasure to your wife, and that you liiitjht purchase for her ; but no matter however many beautiful things there are, you seem quite indifferent, as though you saw nothing." Husband: "A sure proof of my affection for you. For love is blind." Ovku the Rang kin Style.—lt may be gathered from the following, taken from an American contemporary, that histrionics " out West " are not unaccompanied by a criticism of details somewhat embarrassing to the average strolling player : —" The sun was shiuing brightly on Union-square when Harold Montgomery Boothbarrett strode into the centre of a group of actors. ' Why, Harold, said one, ' J thought you had gone out West with a company to play Shalvspercan plays ! You have cut your trip short, haven't you V ' Young man, [ undertook to play "Romeo and Juliet" in Butte City, Montana. All, went merry as a marriage-bell till I was about to stab myself in the last act. When ! drew the dagger the audience burst into a roar of laughter, and a rude fellow in the front row called out, " Hey, yon tender-foot, wot are you goin' ter do ?" I was astonished ; but I replied, "To kill myself." "Wot," said he—"with that toothpick? You can't come that on this community. You take this and send yourself over the range in style;" and ho handed me up a tremendous revolver. I expostulated, find explained that it was not in the play. I said they had no pistols in those days. " Wot !"" he roared. "Yo pistols ! Then the quicker yvu s-lop tins durneU play an' pfivo u;; a'song an' dance the better." And .Juliet and I had to do the "Big !-junllt.>\ve.i.'" right there, dressed just as we were. Young man, Shakspere's got no show out there P