The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-14
.,uraraICAL SLANG,
U,terauces Peculiar to
81 N. us of"PIay PeOPte"

Vttprauees peculiar 10
81 VI. ms of"PIay People"
Philadelphia Tine,
TW ,,ous quantity of slang thai euV-
oc the average actor, peculiarly
I"nh ~ s,'i,e bipeds, tho "srtIsts" OF the
$ -. "would have made Qaio-
,a,s and gasp" Several strong
Of the uuctu,hed ones have
/ md nmmer quarters here, and any even
In - may DO seen posing before the
rs, 49, ~, hotel. drawing nutriment from
4 p II .,,. and the heads Of their walking
w. won rbsv are untiring takers, and the
po.M II mean things they find to soy
eca III ',,oD, members of their guild would
psrson unfamiliar with this
L,,onsl weakness. The strange words
An !, these disciples Of Thespis would
Az t,ok and every season the number
.,.,.sd. The greater part Of
rant w.. S's, h coiLed by performers in
I rri s SSs,tres who, not haUog much good
I their command, enlarge Lbeir
9,,,ies from time to time by inventing
rit( .,s nhrsz,s which, in their opinion,
anv .senty proper, Some OF the express
nv 4 tsrse and pithy, but the maj rity
ley, son driyelng idiocy. People in legiu-
Se.l,e, lard their conversation with .
a. a., Jool Of slang, but not to the extent
Isb '.o,bers ofthe variety hall do. Some
phys ru VISIONS, which apply solely to the
sre never heard in general CONVERSE
non Il ma street, but most Of the words
Is, sme into general use. The conversa-
slsney actor is about az ineligible
lIl0d acreage person as ARABIC would DO.
song and dance man with Il $500
iingv "A min ana shining black hat propped
! ~, IsSaipst pillar of the Continental
cam 81 evening and to an acquaintance
"a, "a sCnll YOU should have seen the frost
mpot .s,nck when no went on" he meant
fyes's y setipg of mutual friend was not
youlA MAJ bG those who saw ii, Ii this
esq I.ntstve of the burnt cork branch OF
" Il rgne.: desired to express his contempt
ct gilbooly and McGinnis, Ireland's peer
ersi Observation-Disclosures he would wilber the
,es n pair by calling them lays. or
i N nH,' or buffers, or ranks, or perhaps
/ d If on the contrary, the character.
Elil! ma we're his friends and in his opinion
S SU Oerlormers, no would express ii sll by
nd n thew arc 'dandies,' word, by the
III Shich he would use in tho same sense
- speaking of female. He calls beau
nm woman a 'lalls,' dandy, or 3 cork
PrE md an ugly one q 'chromo.' Ii Miss
; ,cs Maud McGonigle's vocslzsilons'
. in Bo! up TO the standard she is said to
otti a 'pisno voice. and if she plays badly
any set down as very come Off or awtully
% n |bla' A performer who gets hands, or
10, her words, is applauded, is said to have
'std EN- hard An encore is a cali and a
,rI oe encore is dandy call
b s.tonished person is knocked out or
led and while prosperous man is up
M fellow in hard luck is said TO be
ng on his uppers.' An unsatisfactory
u. lmance is referred to as a bum show,
I'd lis sntithesis is honey cooler A
!. w q. insured man is an 'sngel, and If more
!. one specimen of mankind is seen
III FL hre shlu W po hJHH ~" " avn
, aOr inquiries at what hour he will re-
Z bis salary he is almost certain to say,
50 ia will the ghost wslk?' or when will
sl igparition appeat!' Asking questions
IL kind is called 'brscing the box office
!, like an engagement with friend is to
date and to travel with theatrical
"a psDy through interior towns is set down
barn storming.' All actors except circus
hrmers are called 'fslzirs' and costume
X 1 sakement.' The circus people ere
ned sswdust FOUNDERS, and they only
hlt1aE Of actors IS 'mummers.'
s|srsll combinations playing in country
4 n n. arc called snaps but the same term
Nquently used in speaking of company
III has been hastily collected for. the pur.
ro y play ing for few nights in city. A
s. BY nighrmansger is one without money
mn wealthy one is called solid 6xer.
q hen thoroughbred 'fskir' says, Look a
iiS jsgs,' be refers 10 a stranger, for if h
) AH the individual he called his jsgs' HI
IL 1h have put it more gracefully and sale
p ion TO his rabbits