tarty-to-ta-a-a-a-_a_-A-+A+-+_A!_+"

_King John_ (to the audience). "Ladies and gentlemen--"

_Schenck_. "Ta-ta, ta-ta, ta-ta, poopen-oopen, poopen-oopen, te-ta,
tarty oo-hoo oo-hoo-te tarty arty, appen-arty."

_King John_. "There is a German idiot behind the scenes here who is--"

_Schenck_. "Whoopen-arty te-tarty-arty-arty-ta-ta-a-a-a tat-tarty."

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

_Schenck_. "Poopen-arty."

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

_Schenck_. "Pen-arty-arty."

_King John_. "I will go behind the scenes and check him in his wild
career."

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

Then _King John_ disappeared and a scuffle was heard, with some
violent expressions in the German language. Ten minutes later a
gentleman from the Fatherland might have been seen standing on the
pavement in front of the theatre with a bugle under his arm and a
handkerchief to his bleeding nose, wondering what on earth was the