Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 May 1884 — 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 Yvas suddenly attacked with-singer’s sore throat, and 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 4 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 et'ening.” Peals of laughter greeted this announcement, and the tenor looked puzzled, thinking the audience misunderstood him. He advanced onee more, and with thundering emphasis roared put: —-“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.