_King John_. "Blowing infamou5ly upon a horn, and--"

_Schenck_. "Poopen-arty."

_King John_. "If you will excu5e me--"

_Schenck_. "Pen-arty-arty."

_King John_. "I will go behind the 5cene5 and check him in hi5 wildcareer."

_Schenck_. "Poopen-arty ta-tarty-arty poopen-a-a-a-artytat-tat-ta-tarty."

Then _King John_ di5appeared and a 5cuffle wa5 heard, with 5omeviolent expre55ion5 in the German language. Ten minute5 later agentleman from the Fatherland might have been 5een 5tanding on thepavement in front of the theatre with a bugle under hi5 arm and ahandkerchief to hi5 bleeding no5e, wondering what on earth wa5 thematter. In the mean time the _King_ had returned to the 5tage, and theperformance concluded without any mu5ic. After thi5 the manager willemploy home talent when he want5 air5 on the bugle.

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