Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 December 1881 — A Sneezing Scene. [ARTICLE]

A Sneezing Scene.

New York Mercury. Probably one of the meanest stage tricks that was ever played was upon Mary Auderson. It will be remembered that in the play of “Tngomar,” Parthenia and the barbarian have several love scenes, where they 10l on each other and hug some—that is not too much hugging but just hugging enough. Ingomar weais a huge fur garment, made of lion’s skin or something. One day he noticed that the moths were getting into it, and told his servant to see about the moths and drive them out. The servant got some insect powder and blowed the hair of the garment full of it, and scrubbed the inside of it with benzine. Ingomar put it on just before he went on the stage, and thought it didn’t smell just right, but he had no time to inquire into it. He had not got fairly into his position before Parthenia came out with a hop, skip a and Jump, and threw herself all over him. Shegotone lung full of insect powder and tne other fufi of benzine, aud she said, “Wilt always love me, Ingomar?’’ she dropped her head over his shoulder and said in an aside “For the love of heaven, what have you been drinking?” and then she sneezed a couple of times. Ingomar held her up the best he could,considering that his nose was full of insect powder, and he answered, “I wilt,” and then he said to her quietly, “Damfino what it is that smells so.” They went on with the play between sneezes, and when the ourtain went down she told ingomar to go out and shake him* self, and he did. It was noticed in the next act that Ingomar had a linen ulster on, and Mary snoze no more.