CHAPTER I.

A PRELIMINARY PEEP. PAGES Admission Fees--Cerberus at the Back Door--The Awe-Stricken Stranger behind the Scene--Swarms of Actors and Employees-- Description of Stage Settings--The Green-Room and Dressing-Room Explored--A Visit to the Dressing-Tent of the Circus--An Act that Beats anything of the kind in the World--The Female Minstrel Gang and the Break-o'-Day Girls 19-27