The woman at a table right near the stage wouldn’t stop reading her magazine, so Sonny Blitt brought the show right to her. First he mocked her from the stage, making fun of the fact that she was plainly ignoring him. Then he leapt offstage to actually interview her about her apathy—didn’t she realize that her seat was being coveted by folks actually interested in watching him play? She answered that her disinterest was genuine—she was here on a date, not to see Sonny Blitt play, and the date was late. (The date never showed up, but that’s another story.)
So Sonny ultimately invited her right back onstage with him. And, good sport that she was, she went.
Then sat right down in the corner of the stage, by the amp, and went right back to reading her magazine.

Johnny Dooit and Dickus the Third at the Bullfinch… Evardo and Jo Cheese at Hamilton’s… Nine Tiny Piglets at D’ollaires…