The New York Clipper (March 1904)

DRAMATIC. VAUDEVILLE. CIRCUS. Copyrighted, 1904, by ttt Prank Q netn ggHlMM Company (Limited) Founded by FRANK QUEEN, 1853. NEW YORK. MAECH 26, 1904. Mi55 (Tipper's Anecdotes, Personalities and Comments, CONCIBNINO STAGE FOLK and Sometimes OTHERS manager, "they were pretty durned thick about hen a spell ago, hat the frost we bad t other night killed most of 'cm off, an 1 I don t think they'll bother you much." * The llemsey and Bradhato team were play. lag their success, "The Oal from Skowlie- VOLUME Lll.-No. 6. Prloa 10 Cento. "l"here must be some mistake, I didn't book anyone by the name of Bradbam, but I did book a lady named Sla Hopkins. I'm afraid yon had your Journey fop nothing, MIm." "Not I," aald the octree*, quickly seeing where the mistake was, "Hose Melville Is enbarrasslng to the member of the Carroll Comedy Company to whom It happened. Tni company waa playing an engagement at Hln- ton, West Virginia, and It was at this place that a -certain bit of stage business did not "go" with Its usual success. The manager made an announcement that. BY JOSEPHINE OHO. "Pop," said a small boy to his father, who la an actor In one of the Broadway produc- tions, and who, )n his home life, Is known to be somewhat Inclined to fault finding, "a boy told me of a new disease today." "And what's that}" asked the actor, but with small show of Interest, for his temper was ruffled, having had a few unpleasant words with a member of the family. "Llot-ltls," replied the small boy, with an nlr expectant of being asked to explain the disease, nor was he disappointed. "Llnt-ltls!" repeated the actor, unsuspect- ingly nibbling at the bait the boy had thrown out to get a Joke on "father." "I've heard of all sorts of 'Itises* but this Is a new one on me. What's It like?" "Weil," said the youngster, edging close to the doorway, ready for a quick exit, "It's a disease of the throat, and I wouldn't be as he passed down the aisle. One of these was thought by a patron of the performance to be offensively directed to the lady with him. Without warning he took the perform- er by the collar and forcibly led him to the entrance, through which be threw him down a long flight of stairs, paying no attention to the pleadings of the actor that ha'was not drunk, and that be had to finish his act. The man did not understand. The performer finally got back to the stage where he went through with his turn, accom- panied by bowls and Jeers from the gallery. There Is a little story going shout con- cerning a prominent Broadway star who is considered one of the best groomed and most up to date dressers both on and off the stage. One of last week's March-windy day* played havoc with the bead gear of many a man, among them that of this most particu- lar of well dmsod actors, fortunately the nccldent to his beautifully brushed silk bat happened not far from the store of his bat- ter, so he stepped In to have the bat Ironed. While waiting he sauntored, bareheaded, about the shop with his hands folded behind him. There was another customer In the pines, a fidgety little man, who had been trying on hats, likewise trying the patlenco of the surprised If you should get It It comes from 'chewing the rag.'" 9 'Even the 'property man' has histrionic ambitions," said Joseph H. Slater the other day. "However, I beard of one Instance wlure one of these useful members of the company refused to have 'greatness thrust upon him.'" Mr. Slater related bow the leading man of the company fell auddenly 111. The sUgo manager In desperation turned to "props," who was also "manager of transportation," and said: "Yon can help us out In this emergency, lou've heard the lines often enough to be familiar with most of them." "I'es,"' said the property man, "I s'pose 1 can get through, and I'll do It this once only to help yon out But In the future I want yon to distinctly understand that my Hie Is 'sheriffs' and 'Jailors.'" tfeually the traveling stago manager's first 1 -I'-ty on entering a theatre Is to slxe up the •Kmenstons of the stage, and to take Into consideration the conditions as suited to his Production, A friend of Slater, who was piloting a company through the Maine lumber regions, f nme | n contact with a local manager who jiad made enongh money out of bis sawmill to build a new "opery house." He had not Kt become familiar with the names of stage Mlonglngi when Slater's friend happened "tang. After a ahort conversation the man- "Ker, looking upward, saw that the borders wore not In place, and exclaimed: How about the flies?" ■Ml," drawled tb# ««wm11l np#rv hrwiew gan," at the Grand Opera House, Butte, Montana, when Manager Sutton received s telegram from the manager of a small thea- tre on the Edison clrcnlt. A single turn was wanted, and as the team had the week open Juanlta Bradbam accepted. This actress does some very clever character work of the "81s Hopkins" type, so Sutton telegraphed that he would send a "Sis Hopkins" act to fill the bill. Arriving at her destination, and making herself known to the local manager, who was somewhat new- In the theatrical business. Miss Bradham wis greatly surprised when that gontlemao ssld: the actress who originated the character Sis Hopkins, but I do similar work, and that's what Mr. Sutton sent me for." * Another vaudeville story comes from J, Shirley Boss, the theatrical agent The Incident was Isnchshle. tbongh grmirlv owing to I he sadden Illness of one of the performers, the wire and trapes* act would have to be omitted. At this a disgruntled seat buyer In the gallery (who was In re- ality tho performer) began a. drunken remon- strance about being cheated out of his rights, In paying money to see things on the bill, and hiving them cut oat After a pre-rehearsed conversation between the stage manager and the supposed drunken man In the gallery, the manager ended with: "If you Insist on the act, why don't you come down here and do It yourself?" "That's what I will," said the man, who privwljxl Inward <h» stag*, making remark. salesman who waited on him, The latter bad left him for a moment to search for an. other slyle In soother part of the store, but by himself the little man still continued putting on bats and taking them off. Turn- ing toward the actor, who was at that mo- ment passing him iu the aisle, be petulantly oxcla lined: "I don't see why you can't find a bat to fit me—Just look at this, It doesn't lit at all!" "Neither does your coat," dryly replied the actor with a significant look at that gar- ment, seeing that be bad been mistaken for the salesman. A pretty young girl, who Is a member of "The Tenderfoot" Company now playing at the New York, waa dining with a friend at one of the popular Italian restaurants. At an opposite table sat a man whose careless dress neither proclaimed the calling be fol- lowed nor his social standing. He sat star- ing at the pretty girl In a manner that made her 111 at east, until finally she called the attention of her escort to the man. "See here!" exclaimed her friend to the proprietor, for whom be had dispatched a waiter, "I want you to order that Inpudent fellow from the place. He's annoying this young lady by staring at her." "What I that gentleman with the big black eyes?" ssld the proprietor, Indicating the man. "Yes, that's the one, and If you don't dis- pose of him I'll punch bis head myself," angrily exclaimed the escort. "Oh, I couldn't order him away," expostu- lated the proprietor, "he has been ono of my regular guests since tbe beginning of the