, 1877-11-25

plicity, tic conflding nature, OF your large
hearted but pennifcss actor.
! Tic capital stock {lot paid up) Of our the
atrical manager is sometimes q key OF beer ant
box OF cigars. He lets it be known that he il
about to organize i company for the tour Q
the provinces, aud Immediately h. is surrounded
by crowd OF professionals, ''hanfattcrs,
etc, to whom he unfolds his scheme. AS lon:
as the beer and cigars hold out he is ''solld >
with them all. In turn tney strut of aud tall
big things about their prospects, anti DECLINE
ever SO many imaginative offers. The manager
then circu1ates the report Of mis- intentions 1t
cial ear, and the first thing you know there is
wandering band of players OIL the cars (a1
theatrical prices). Occasionally they STRIKE
luck, in which case the manager puts on airs
pany. Often. too often, they strike
dcsolation, ampcnctrabe public apathy,
| ard impracticablc hotel-kecpcrs, in which event
the manager grabs all the receipts lie cali aud
glidcs easily bac1 on Pullman palace-car, leav'
ing the Others to plungt: home through the
| mud. Il few curses, not deep but loud, a'd
that ends it, especially if the backsiding man.
aver las saved enough to buy the beer for the
| Mourncrs.
Perhaps it is just as well that ono set Of cx:
pcrcnccs should be balanced against the other.
! AS above remarked there are numerous lna1l-
ayers here. The other dry All advertisement a1':
pearcd in ! city paper calling upon al kinds oi
dramatic talent to call III No. 1868 Clark street
lin the basenlent), where arrangements were to
be had for the asking. The applicants were
| plentiful, and of all kiuls and degrees, from,
the leading man down to the educated goat. 4
large canvas sign illuminated after dark] inti-
mated that there was frceluncll to be had down
stairs. This was reassnring- Creeping down
| with care the visitor found himself Ill a long,
narrow, and very dark saloon, the space be-
tween the -four and ceilin:; being just six feet
| aud seven inches. There wAs Il bar near tho
door, furnished with a few wnisky-bo1tles,
glasses, box OF cigars, and nalc-1aseu,
Slender young man, who might have BETH takea
for spiritual medium. This WIS the proprie-
tor.
lie admitted that he was the author OF tho
advertisement, and appeared quite hopeful over
his prospects, ~ have only just opuued here"
hc said, ''aa,d see tc chaticc lor i lrst-cass
variety and dramatic entertainment right here"
{llow familiar these pLrascs sounued) II have
seen the police on the nlattcr," lic went on,
land they won't give auy trouble. s'ioug's !
dou't ruiz any women ill., Won't iave to pay L
license, you SEE because don't haye i curtain.
Tha:'s where the liceuSe business comes i'll; BIZ
sides therea saving i'll cxpense."
81 You will have your stage. OF course, over
there ':-Iointins to the back part of the basc-
ment, tli1nly lighted by two tack windows.
'Thar,'; said the proprietor, - is where I
mean to tx lip the stage when l get matters
arranged. My stage is out in the back yard Just
now, but I mean to tlaye it taken inn
'.What style Of theatrical business do you ill.,
tend to cultivate here. Mr.. COurll!n
'!Wcll, I've been III the show business all my
life. I've been travelling rouu1 with L company
--of course you've heard Of 1.-THE sAcrobatic
AIiiancc.f''
:tThat's good title Acrobatic Alliance is
good. are you to havc acro'atlc performances
lcres ANY trapcze hllSlsess!'
Well, not quite yet: The fact is" said Mr..
Coucl - didn't exactly mean to stArt all at
once, but put that advertisement in to yet the
boys to CONT around aid do sulncthin.-sing,
dance, or recitc-so could See what they were
worth"
Yes, that's good idea, anu perhaps You
might ret some Of our ieadin. nen--,}oe
Wteclock. for insta1!ce-to co1iic duwn and give
q rcaIiny,:'
'Uf course, OF course, I cxncct that.
There's lunch on that table, sir: you're wei
come
Wouldn't it be good idea to have ma
rionettcs wien you hayr liked up Your staEe:"
:! On. yes, the mariune1tcs-to he SURE; I'nl
going to have all the ncW attractions,",
1.-The marloHettcs are very attractive, bat
they arc touchy pcol'le-sensitisc. You can't
Tool much with their feelings. When the ghost
walks, you Snow-''
An, tllcrc'l be no trouble about that. / pay
luy people promptly
= What DO you ttIiuk of the Dardanellcs!''
qucrcl tic visitor.
Ill take them in if they're good" said he.
g Whereabouts are they PLAYING no~s'' i
- Somewhere near tVEStantlnop}r Just now, /
think; but They MAY be lal Tor 9 fair figure.
In this way ran tue talk for awhile, aud the
inspector ol the new trnptc OF the drama crept
out OF ti,c mole into Tue :T-
1t is probable enough that Mr.. Couch intends
to start new theatre i'll that sngu!arly unlike
" place, and, with the puittntss vi the polcc
authorities to aa hin, Why not! lie will undoubt-
eiy have any quantity vi = talent at his back.
1t is also probable that he will lake his orgaZ:s-
tio.l-wiien it has drank his key dry and smoked
all his cgaTs-out in the country. And alter i
while We will them tru,;ging ''boo'less
home and wcasilerbeaeen hacs,' exclailning
that there's no money i'll the land.
HOME GOSSIP.
THE PRODUCTION OF LILLIAN II At sl'y1cKER's
has been the only notable dramatic event OF tic
week, and there will or ought to be general
feeling Of satisfaction that the management
should find it eSpcdicn1 to keep it OIL the
boards another week. The piece las proved
very palpaolc hit, and it Is gra;i-
fyin9 to have to record success
that is due so largely to the individual merits
OF the actors, including, OF course, the scenic
artists, Rogers and af.iusha. The cast is e1ni-
nently worthy Of recognition as one OF the most
symmetrical and complete VIC can remember
for some time at this or amy other theatre. It
series to bring into prominence several men,
bcrs Of the company who, for lack Of opportu-
nifty, have hitherto been resting in comparative
obscurity, while the leading lat:ics and rcn,Ic-
men tlud fresh fields for their artistic ucyc,eo-
ment- McVickcr's Eu1bage although mere
sketch, is felicious anu carefully y-ijuistcu Drr
formanee. Wheclock. Lcaroek. Lec, and Pear
son. each and I'LL act their parts will eoy,mrnl-
able spirit and intelligence, while Roland Reed
may be said TO llave created i ncw comedy t:har-
actcr in his admirable rendering OF e. lv9shiuq-
ton 1htYs. Among the ladies'. the CHEZ
place OF honor must be- awarded to
Miss Alice Hastings, who in tho parr
OF F'orfnce st. lIiuctnt Drosc,., the liysiy
widow, has established herself firmly in t..r
good craces OF the public. Miss Laura Don.
who takes the part Of Lutian behaved graceful
II aud correctly, but, ul1ortuuatciv, "tle
emotional u is not her forte.
At the Adc}phl tie veteran Zoe and Dashing
Charley have shared tile lai,ors and divided tile
honors OF the week. The houses have been
good throughout, and the audiences apparently
pleased with the inexplcaile du1lb-siluw :l.tl
noise which constituted thu greater part OF the
entertainment.
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
There will De a Thanksgiving matinee at
McVickcrs on Thursday, wien LILLIAN " will
be presented.
Ed Zimmerman who is the forcrunncr Of j.
b. Emmet( e Frtz"), arrived here yesterday.
" Fritz y is starring it through the West, and
viii be IN Chicago before long,
lmo@en and her educated goat passed through
the city the other day. The goat is doing well.
Mr. Jacob Murray escorted the Marty to t,,p
train. There is sad to be leak surncwhere.
however, in the 11nogen dramatic organization.
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