. ▁Un not iced ▁from ▁up ▁on ▁the ▁hills ▁in ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁theatre , ▁gun fire ▁flash es ▁are ▁seen ▁and ▁sh ots ▁are ▁heard . ▁B ugs ▁Bun ny ▁and ▁a ▁h unter ▁ch asing ▁him , ▁who ▁is ▁soon ▁revealed ▁to ▁be ▁El mer ▁F ud d , ▁run ▁down ▁from ▁the ▁hills ▁to ▁the ▁the ater ' s ▁open ▁back stage ▁door . ▁B ugs ▁runs ▁through ▁the ▁door ▁and ▁sl ams ▁it ▁shut ▁to ▁hide ▁himself ▁behind ▁it ▁as ▁El mer ▁enters , ▁and ▁looking ▁for ▁B ugs , ▁stal ks ▁un know ingly ▁on stage ▁behind ▁the ▁cur tain . ▁His ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁cur tain , ▁El mer ▁does ▁not ▁notice ▁it ▁rise ▁nor ▁he ars ▁the ▁resulting ▁app la use ▁from ▁the ▁audience ▁when ▁B ugs , ▁using ▁a ▁car rot ▁to ▁do ▁so , ▁f lick s ▁the ▁switch ▁to ▁raise ▁it . ▁The ▁conduct or , ▁after ▁a ▁brief , ▁confused ▁glance ▁at ▁his ▁watch , ▁sh ru gs ▁and ▁starts ▁the ▁or chestra , ▁making ▁El mer ▁fl inch ▁and ▁turn , ▁wide - ey ed , ▁toward ▁the ▁audience . ▁B ugs , ▁dressed ▁as ▁a ▁bar ber , ▁steps ▁out ▁into ▁the ▁door way ▁of ▁a ▁st aged ▁bar ber ▁shop ▁set ▁before ▁a ▁scen ic ▁town ▁back drop ▁and ▁starts ▁singing ▁as ▁he ▁speak s . ▁He ▁gra bs ▁El mer , ▁trying ▁to ▁s ne ak ▁off stage , ▁and ▁gives ▁him ▁a ▁sh ave , ▁fier c