Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 January 1917 — Quick Wit on the Stage. [ARTICLE]

Quick Wit on the Stage.

Presence of mind is indispensable on the stage. Accidents may mar the finest effects or interrupt the progress of the action at lts .mbst vltal point. ————"7 — The elder Sothern affords an Instance that verges oh burlesque. In tiie third act cli-'hx of a play his pistol missed fire. . - “Bang!’*.he shouted. And the villain, with equal presence of mind, fell down dead-