First was an overture by the orchestra, after which came "The Gleasons, in their mirth-moving musical farce, entitled 'McMonnigal's Court-ship.'" This was to be followed by "The Lamont Sisters, Winnie and Violet, serio-comiques and skirt dancers." And after this came a great array of other "artists" and "specialty performers," musical wonders, acrobats, lightning artists, ventriloquists, and last of all, "The feature of the evening, the crowning scientific achievement of the nineteenth century, the kinetoscope." McTeague was excited, dazzled.

In five years he had not been twice to the theatre.

Now he beheld himself inviting his "girl" and her mother to accompany him.

He began to feel that he was a man of the world.

He ordered a cigar.
Meanwhile the house was filling up.