_Beastly_--A condemnatory adjective applied by an actor (see above) to the treatment accorded an actor (see above) by Americans during his engagement in an American musical comedy adapted from the German, after the actor (see above) has returned to England following a declaration of peace. _Handkerchief_--A small square of linen with which, when he has (or hasn’t) a cold, an Englishman blows his wrist. _Old Top_--A term of endearment applied by an actor (see above) to an American who seems to be about to buy a drink. IV A General Theatrical Glossary sardou (v.t.) | --1. | To lock the door and chase | | a reluctant lady around the | | room. | | act (v.i.) | --1. | To spoil an otherwise good | | play. 2. To endorse a new | | massage cream. 3. To | | please William Winter. | | Success (n.) | --1. | A bad play. 2. A d--n | | bad play. 3. A h--l of a | | d--n bad play. | | fairbanks (v.t.) | --1. | To leap headlong out of a | | window. 2. To lick three | | men with one hand. | | doro (v.i.) | --1. | To compel favorable critical | | notices by having beautiful | | eyes. | | alwoods (v.t.) | --1. | To foil a villain. 2. To | | foil two villains. 3. To | | foil three villains. STORIES OF THE OPERAS I PAGLIACCI (ē pal-yät-chē) Two-act drama; text and music by Leoncavallo CHARACTERS CANIO | Tenor TONIO | Baritone BEPPO | Tenor NEDDA (Canio’s wife) | Soprano SILVIO (a villager) | Baritone THE STORY Act I