Condor, L: Gleaner, Vol. 5

Excerpt from The Gleaner, Vol. 5: November, 1905Ladies and Gentlemen! Kindly give me your close attention. Step nearer please. Step forward, so those in the outskirts may hear as well as those close to my voice. I desire to state that you see before you the members of the famous and well known Excelsior Gayety Company, and that you will hear and see things seldom heard and seen since mankind played a part in the world's history.Lose no time in seeing it (an unconscious pun). It is the chance of a lifetime.Then followed an extravagant introduction of the several members of the company, who bowed and smiled in a weary sort of way. Following this the crowd was treated to some musical numbers by the company's own orchestra which con sisted of a snare drum, a number of tambourines and a church organ. Some of the pieces rendered were certainly inspiring. An old farmer made the statement that he could commit murder with a clear conscience after hearing such inspiring music. But this is meant as a recorded impression, not as criticism. Then The Manager would chime in with this tune.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.