Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-10-15

with outward prOprIetv that - all tina,
| i required Of her. THIS mixture give,
a bad man many opportunities, since ne
NAV assume that they are al on the same
plane Of character and a't accord civ.
He hes the vantage ground OF
position.
linen to b lie 10 and do the 'indig-
uau, grand !. . mas an enemy and in
lure your oNh chances a. getting for
ware The gauge @. conduct under
such circumstances is no, that O other
society. ! speak here as one without
friends or outside influence 10 push one
ahead.
ITS the custom Of tine place Its a
behiud.thc-Sccu ustum, handed down
for generation, nom the old English
stage, where every woman IN the pro-
ip,sion was u,tracilrd 10y society aud
where Che whisperet verdict at all events
was that it was hare possible To Dc an
actress and virtuDu, woman.
stage managers sometimes proves
great trials T. the humber gigls Some
are coarse IN dcmeauor and rough ia
language When out OF patience they
vii, use biz D'S and little lis very plen-
tiiuiv. They lose respect for women.
They see too much Of them. \ mana
grr arrives at last to that condition Of
mind and habits as 10 regard his stage
IL many married men regard their
homes place granting iull liberty to
iume, fret and bully. They have some
cause. \ crowd Of cha.jeting, empty
healed girls is a trying charge Tor any
man.
"Nou have seen the stage stripped OF
its usionS, then: '
YES ~
There are other things besides scene
painting which are Illusions. The love
ly couple al sisters i'm front may re-,
have spoken to each o-acr Tor week, r.-
hind the scenes. nave heard LACY
who PLAYED the SwCethc7r. 10 Il famous
comedian considerably past his priu'
hcmoan herself before going on thai she
should ever be- obliged To play with that
old painted bag o. bones have seen
a voung actress, whose head was turned
bv success ami aiulItion % that extent
taar she deemed herSel beyond any o,
hcCOmmon res rain OI the green room,
rouudlv Scolded hy per mother Tor her
hovueniSh ways. J nave heard a bril-
liant star.aiter the play h'untly repruV,d
bv the gentleman VINO supported her
iur'bluriug out before a StIcctCar iuil
%. people some Of the incident, of the
play. seemingly with the De, N that
every one should be made % know vino
sine was. Sometimes gentlemen are
more sensitive than ladies in this re-
spect. Certainly it was 50 in this rc-
Sppct for Mr.. -, at the fist Oppol,un.-
~, fatty told Miss -- not to talk stage
bushes, 10 him i'm Il horSc.car again.
Then so many of the ladies' become
injected with a certain stage slang and
stage familiarity with each other, It's
on 'Holloa Jack" aud 'lIollOa jun
basis. They have certain over iam'l-
lar, rough, slaugy stage way among
each other, which seems very I'M
pleasant ut first to beginner
ID i this Stvlc so common To many
green rooms, which, becoming, rs 1t
were, the custom OF the place, which
grant, the vulgar man certain privileges
OF approach.
"a certain proportion indeed, Il ia~g"
pr0portion-oi theatrical people live 30
much among themselves rs 10 forget
there's any outside world except that
seen nightly from the tOotlights. Their
talk is all with each other and OF each
other and about their peculiar business.
heard an actress once remark that she
had been twice around the world, and
about all she had seen Of 1t was Il
steamer. the inside q. railway cars, the
inside ui hotels and the inSidcOt theatcrS.
some people living such lives become
filled 20 ovprHpwing with ConCeit, and
deem there's l.ltle outside the dramatic
world worth consideration. It's no,
wonderful considering now much more
attention and admiration theatrical PEE
pie OF prominence receive than those IN
other walks of lie,
Idon't know OF amy place either where
50 much pure Satanism Is brought to-
gethrr and acted out in 50 small COM
panv behind the scenes. I've been 'on'
many night when in a company al
iortv people never heard good wort
spoken Tor auvhOdv. IL seemed all
hatred jealousy 'aud hIckbltiug. The
star sworc because one of his support
PLAYED too well and attracted attention
from him. 1T was his piece and hc
wanted it PLAYED according 10 his drcr-
tons Nou have no idea how Jealous
some of these people are who own
PLAYS. They make no Couccalmeut Of
the fact that their support must play
down 10 a certain level IN order to eve
+ their acting the more prominence. Then
/ the lradin. lady would smile i'm the lace
/ oi her stage sister, aud the moment she
was out of oar-Shot abuse her for over
dressing. The old woman, past their
time Tor Irritation, find employment in
watching girls noticed 10y the actor, and
whispering scandal. It's enough at
/ times 10 make one a Synic, lose faith Q
any good in human nature, and final
~ 20 and do likewise with all ones
might.
But all is not 50 black behind the
scenes
"Ot course not. In my small eXper
fence have met with more gentlemen,
i'm the fullest sense OF the term, among
actors than in any other nnk OF life.
They are generous, upright, pure men,
who could lend one helping hand in the
matter Oi advice and assistance without
implying by manner, action or demand.
But such are not in the maJOrlty-un
the stage or oil. But the wings are no
SUNDAY school, vet, at least IN SOM
thcatvrs.