Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 September 1887 — Brignoli's Explanation. [ARTICLE]

Brignoli's Explanation.

Sig. Brignoli tells that once while he was singing in concert for a charitable object, the prima donna was suddenly attacked with singer’s sore throat, an& it became necessary that some one should apologize to the audience. The manager declared he was suffering from nervousness and could not do it, and he begged Brignoli to make the explanation. The tenor, going forward, said: “Ladies and gentlemen, I regret to zay zat Mme. N eez a leetle horse dis evening.” Peals of laughter greeted this announcement, and the tenor looked puzzled, thinking the audience misunderstood him. He advanced once more, and with thundering emphasis roared out: “I zay zat Mme. N eez a leetle horse dis evening.” Another roar of laughter, amid which a voice in the gallery cried out: “Then, if she is a horse, why not trot her out?” Then the mistake was plain to him, and Brignoli laughed as heartily as any one.— Boston Herald.