AS PERFORMED.
The amateur dramatic society had . spent many anxious nights in practice and rehearsal, and at length the great * evening that was to show their powers arrived*. One of the amateurs had found it inconvenient to attend, and his place was taken hy an understudy. But, as he was allotted a part with only one sentence, ,no hitch was anticipated. He was the headsman. Arrayed in all the glory of black tights and mask, he strode on to the stage, and folding his arras, exclaimed T “My. lord, my lord! 1 have beheaded the maid!'’ “Oh, you have, have you? returned the local newsagent, who was taking the part of the cruel Tdng. “well, then, allow' me to tell you that you’ve spoilt the blessed show. You’ve done ifc two acts too soon!’’
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Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16591, 13 November 1919, Page 7
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134AS PERFORMED. Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16591, 13 November 1919, Page 7
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