The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-03-02

sseries About ths TvssAs, AassAaps, anA Jssss
thaa Relieve The AeaeAeax Of A esS>a

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Actors and actresses have good deal Of
fun among themselves on the STAGE" said Q
veteran actor. 80 long as they don't let tho
audience know what liberties they are taking
no especial wrong Is done. though guyinR 10
strongly discountcnanced by good managers
Generally the best fun is quite impromptu. but
sometimes Joke Is carefully planned before.
hand. Two Of the rrcarranged kind have been
played on Billy Florence. himself an inveterate
guyer. In the picnic scene In The Mighty Dol
lar he is requested to sing. but. before Begin
ming. asks. Has any member got a troche p
ceeG asS" 81 DO sBy b ssips EGeeyod he pro
sSsa he put this Question every S% me HaS,scSi
i9otlights and offered him q b box o. troeh ss
Nearly everybody has seen y,n, The Mighty Dollar
he S whS have he
ssay-I don't He; however. yields to solici!s.
ton .s And begins to MARBLE but In 50 exesrabe
the usual cue iSr tho coughs came nGt ! sound
tho sonT we'll aa Was s1 veey ON.
tie o9sSa GROUND b., foot and
nosesd in mad % sns to the cad Of sRs
yerse, and then VIC applauded him and asked
Ali the Thornes are ever on tho lookout for
shall not. SEQ that they are not sticking 10 the
Flag Is The most iseorrigibIs. When his
father was lessee, Of Niblo's, business was very
had sSS ,s . Ga I. MAS d e. I
YES the sed rasH WIZ Mr. ThoRs $E
a Ss: TOO, ~, Pies called Tho II; was RSo.
ssrIy acts showed wa was GOING 10 'S be dsaS
failure certain raa point hsH to
Tor the iSpU.' ThOrnc. who concealed
Ssana 5sSk arSss and s sSsd
The late Charles il. TRorne would stand i cad
whisrer funny stories into an actors ear when
They ws" pssss TSs ne
tse fa se s Rsn hf cas
scene Thorne had to areste that
SSs pirSs rsssns %sas " ms s,Ssss,
shouted Tho nsxt night fSorns d. sfn
aS TO Be e o% ssa sS sher VII
NOTHING ting mater With the
ssuscs some funny e'sets Edwin HfafFF For
rests tremendous voice and fierce manner
used to alarm the utility peopIo, and sSpers,
Of business and couldn't manage il to the stars
Why can't YOU do Y as i do p because. an:
ling Your salary instead Of twenty-five cents tsi
night. Forrest was once about to- play Meta.
Dn% and at Gar'eaa r9ntd desired to turn
s!ae hi him The cue for the @it man
stone Seyeru! times the cue was givon,
but the poor man never got there in time. He
be all right at night. The moment arrived: and
Forrest Numbered the speech with all his
hs as" Be but f % 4He
after the act the face of the cuIprit appeared
through an 9Sening Just ws enough admit
sass would GSys drawn from Forrest torrsn!
p I%n 4, 6eai mG we'll 60 and see an ear doc:
When eating has to lie done on the stage
bssSs s.Rss 6 II 5 ssa ~ .:s
enes rssIa. Ehs @fS Ss %
Tough the tears @ @ down his tat chssts
When Sellers has the dish OF turnips brought
sfs t spnss on y:
poison oi to him An actor removed The apple:
after liz :ar'sip isii: NIT snyder now .,sss
manager Tor Robson and Crane. is an inyeterats
oi asy
berg: who T. eXNGeed!pgIy tail was playing
In which he declares that Mt the worst he can
earn six feet Of free soil, Snyder arose and said
very politely Excuse me. Mr.. FosberG. seven,
Thank you. Mr.. Snyder. seven returned Eos.
berg; and went on grnycy with his lines.
The boys got even with Snyder last season
Snyder acted the bibnloms General who has Ia
take three or four drinks OF whiskey durina
the last act. Cold tea was the substitute al
along but AT tho end Of the season the boys
but had to, drink. Tho crnelest, rart, Of the
JOKE was that. after drinking tho whiskey,
water Is offered to him. and he has to refuse II
with disS4st. That night he would have given
him. and lo had to do the regular businoss.
When people get up and go out during scene,
1t IS OF course. very ANNOYING. variety man
said to party OF young men who were moving
They didn't 60. Pistols that have been fofGot-
ten. or that have refused to go OF. have caused
nnumer4be troubles to actors. This year In
has 10 ire from behind tho barrel in tho last act
Of the Shauuhrnun.' Arte VNeni and KoyTv
kdlc.el'a engaged In their desperate struggle,
but no pistol cnme 10 the relief OF the virtuoui
S T IsSs sGGedi sosss
".,,where's the pi:tol'
what shall We dor
Hit HIM. and lie must fall
out the villain with one blow. But the actor
who had to come on and feel the wounded man
WAS not prepared for the change. and his refer
s ses to the supposed bullet wound brought