A humorous incident occurred the other day in connection with the ventriloquial performance at the Theatre Royal, Wellington. Chalet was practising his usual afternoon "rehearsal with his lay" figure?, fancying, of course, that he and o his "familiars " had the stage to themselves ; but buzzing about behind the scenes was the manager and some frieuds, one of /'whom' is the landlord of a well-known city hostelry. Chalet was talking to his dummies and
ventriloquially made one of them ejaculate,"Now then, Dick, ain't you coming home." Instantly the boniface at the back paused in his chit chat, turned slightly :pale,' : faltered in his footsteps, and ejaculated,' "By Jove, there's my old woman come to fetch me home ; I promised to'meet her in Willis street half an hour ago, and here she is." It took some little time and no end of chaff to persuade him that he really had not ,'." listened to the voice of the charmer."
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VII, Issue 1182, 26 November 1880, Page 2
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