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English
1823
A married man on the stage knows his wife, because he knows she wears a blue ulster and a red bonnet. The moment she leaves off that blue ulster and red bonnet he is lost and does not know where she is. A MARRIED MAN ON THE STAGE KNOWS HIS WIFE BECAUSE HE KNOWS SHE WEARS A BLUE ULSTER AND A RED BONNET THE MOMENT SHE LEAVES OFF THAT BLUE ULSTER AND RED BONNET HE IS LOST AND DOES NOT KNOW WHERE SHE IS
he fashion in dress among stage Irishmen is rather picturesque than neat. Tailors must have a hard time of it in stage Ireland. The stage Irishman has also an original taste in hats. He always wears a hat without a crown; whether to keep his head cool or with any political significance we cannot say. THE DETECTIVE. Ah! he is a cute one, he is. Possibly in real life he would not be deemed anything extraordinary, but by contrast with the average of stage men and women, any one who is not a born fool naturally appears somewhat Machiavellian. He is the only man in the play who does not swallow all the villain tells him and believe it, and come up with his mouth open for more. He is the only man who can see through the disguise of an overcoat and a new hat. There is something very wonderful about the disguising power of cloaks and hats upon the stage. This comes from the habit people on the stage have of recognizing their friends, not by their faces and voices, but by their cloaks and hats.  THIS IS A LIBERALOX RECORDING ALL LIBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT W DOT LIBERVOX DOT HAWKE THE DETECTIVE IN STAGELAND BY JEROME K JEROME AH HE IS ACUTE ONE HEARS POSSIBLY IN REAL LIFE HE WOULD NOT BE DEEMED ANYTHING EXTRAORDINARY BUT BY CONTRAST WITH THE AVERAGE STATE MEN AND WOMEN ANY ONE WHO IS BORN FULL NATURALLY APPEARS SOMEWHAT MACHIAVELLIAN HE IS THE ONLY MAN IN THE PLAY WHO DOES NOT SWALLOW ALL VILLANTISM AND BELIEVES IT AND COMES UP WITH HIS MOUTH OPEN FOR MORE HE IS THE ONLY MAN WHO CAN SEE THROUGH THE DISGUISE OF AN OVERCOAT AND A NEW HAT THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WONDERFUL ABOUT THE DISGUISING POWER OF CLOAKS AND HATS UPON THE STAGE THIS COMES FROM THE HABIT PEOPLE ON THE STAGE HAVE OF RECOGNISING THEIR FRIENDS NOT BY THEIR FACES AND VOICES BUT BY THEIR CLOAKS AND HATS
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