The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-06-27

The lovely eogpie of sisters n frsnt
nay rot have spoken ~ each ss5er for
weeks bekiad he seeles. hare hard
Ia5y who played tbs sg.efaeart N 4
famous COMEDIAN, cr,sIceT- ~ past BIS
prime. benaoaa kerself bef1re gong %
that abe should ever ~ obliged % pay
with that "Gld painted bag az oones-
have seen young actress, whose had
was turned ~ sucssss and situation n
that extent that she deemed herself oe-
ysnf asy 81 the comnon restraints q
the 2reen-rooza, rogrGIy sccl1ed ~ her
mother FOR her hoy9srlsA ways. / have
heard q brilliant star. after tie pay,
bluntI7 rep.o7ed By the gentleman VINO
supported her. for b.grsI1g ont before
street car fal! # people sor8e Of the
incidents % the plaF, seemingly With
the design that every one sGauId be
made b know Who she vas. SonetiEaes
gentlemen are more sersitlTs ihan
ladies in this respect. Certainly il sss
40 ia this Tespset, FIR Mr. -, s. the
first opportunity, fatty tod Miss -
not 10 talk stage b1sIa1ss wish him IN
horse car again.
Then 80 mary u the ladies' beconas
infected with cs-tAi1 stags slang.
and stsgs familiarity e..h each other.
lis On 4 "H0Iloa Jack and "E5!.oa
jim. basis They have certain over
familiar, rough. s.angy stage way
aaoEZ each other which seems very IN
pleasant a. first 10 , beginner.
A certain proportion indeed .srgs
r. - 49, n - ~
ranch among thsn1selves as 70 forget
there's aEJ outsiGs world except that
seen lightly frcza he f1oslights. Their
talk Is all with each other, and about
their peculiar business heard 81
actress once remark thas she had been
twice aroGnd the world, and about all
abe had seen os il vas . steamer. the
inside Of railway ears, the inside Of
hotels, and the Inside os sheate-s
Some people living sGch lives become
filed 20 overfowing With conceit ard
deem there's little outsId3 the !ragIatic
world worth eon.Ider2ii0~ TIA not
vouderfa eorsifrrinz ho9. mueh more
atteatIor AID atmj-a I.n theatrical
p-opie - Fromtn~rre rvcstgs tnsa tGo.e
"a bfEer w.fks of@ r.:
/ dos'5 know Il sny place either
where an much pure Sa.auism il
broaght together and acted out IA So
small comps, 50 behind the scenes.
I've been on many night, when in
company Of forty people. / have never
heard . good word spoken for anybody.
II seemed all hatred and Jealousy and
back biting. The star sTore because
one Of his support played too well and
attracted attention from him. 1T was
his piece, and he wanted it played &C
cording 10 his directions. You have
no idea how jealous some Of these peo-
pie are who own plays. They make no
concealment Of the fact that the support
must play down" to certain level IN
order 70 give their acting the more
prominence. Then the leading lady
would smile in the face Of her stage
sister, and the moment she was out Of
earshot. abuse her for over dressing
The old women. past their prime Of
Irritation. find employment in watching
girls noticed by the actors and whisper
ing scandal. It's enough at times TO
make one cynic. lose faith In any
good in human nature. and finally go
and do Likewise with all ones might.
"But all is not so black behind the
scenes"
"Of course not. Ia my small expe-
rience l have met with more gentlemen,
in the fullest sense Of the term. .mong
actors than in any other rank in life.
They ara generous. upright, pnre men.
who could lend one a helping hand in
the matter If advice and assistance
without implying by manner. exaction
or demand. Bot such arc not in the
majority-on the stage or off But the
wings are not on Sunday schools yet, a.
least 10 some theaters."