Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 596
side of the cupthat has the hole in the bottom. The result is,the coffee runs out into the saucer, but the audi-ence cannot^ see this. When the cup is apparentlyfull, the performer walks down to the footlights,cup in hand, indulges in a little pantomime toconvey the idea that he is about to drink… … HE SUDDENLY THROWS THE CONTENTS OF THE CUP TOWARD THEM. paper. It is amusing to see the startled look onthe faces nearest the performer; and the trick, aswe have said, makes a pretty ending to the eve-nings performance. PIETRO BY MARY K. MAULE Jus lile way more, Pietro; see, good boy, juslile way…
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