The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-05-22
Players Franks.

"Stage fright said a veteran ac-
tor, soften causes some funny effects.
Edwin FORESTS tremendous voice and
fierce manner used t, alarm the utility
people and supers, aad many are the
stories told OF him. )ne of the best is
of super who had Il do little bit of
business and couldn't manage it to the
stars satisfaction. Forrest did 1t for
him once or twice inthe desired way,
and then growled OF, Why can't you
do it as do? 'Bequse, answered the
super, if / could Ishould be getting
your salary isstead II twenty-five cents
O night Forrestwas once about to
play Metamora, nd at particular
point desired to tun and find q utility
man standing clee beside him. The
cue for the utilityman was to be the
tomahawk of tseed man Is buried at
the white mans learthstone.' Several
times the cue wa given, bat the poor
man never got tere in time. He gave
assurance, howver. that it would be
all right at niht The moment ar
rived, and Forrst Numbered the speech
with all his miht. Then he turned,
but the man vs. missing. When For
rest was in the dressing-room after the
act the faceof the culprit appeared
through an coming just wide enough
to admit it, Il am very sorry, Mr..
Forrest, buG really didn't hear yo1
give the cue Any other excuse would
have drawnrom Forrest torrent of
abuse, but It's astounded him. Taking
out five-dlar bill he gave it TO the
man, with T. words, Didn't hear me?
Well, go all SEQ an ear doctor in the
morning
when ding has to be done on the
stage there's great temptation to play
tricks wtbhc food. During the run
of Henry w. at Booths. Bishop, as
Pistol, Id to eat a leek every night.
1t was ride from an apple. But
once Thrne, who was Fluellen.
gave him. real onion, and he had to
struggled with it though the tears
conrsed own his fat cheeks. When
Sellers Is the dish of turnips brought
in therer always two peeled apples
on the ash. Raymond can't bear
turnip. 1t is poison to him. An actor
remove tho apples one night and
Raymod had to struggle with the real
thingl You can bet there was war af-
ter tllecurtain fell Matt Snyder, now
stage,anager for Robson & Crane, is
an invterate practical joker. He was
sittin one day mt n matinee perform
ance'f Uncle Tom Fosberg, who is
exceedingly tall, was playing George
HAIRS When he came to the speech
in with he declares that at the worst
he ca earn six feet of free soil, Snyder
arosi and said very politely, Excuse
me, hr. Fosberg, seven Thank you,
Mr.. snyder, seven,' returned Fosberg,
and rent on gravely with his lines.
NIne boys got even with Snyder last
ses.n when he was playing in '49' with
RaDSin. Snyder acted the bibulous
gerral who has to take three or four
driks of whisky during the last act
CD tea was the substitute all along,
bu' at the end of the season the boys
% some awful Jersey lightning and
hided three stiff drinks TO him. Snyder
melt them, but had to drink. The
duelest part of the joke was that, af-
r drinking the whisky, water is offered
| i'm, and he has to refuse it with dis
INST That night he would have given
s. to cool his throat, but Rankin was
watching him, and he had to do the
regular business. When people get up
and go out during scene it is,
of course, very annoying. A variety
man said to a party of young men who
were moving rather noisily from their
seats recently: Pray, don't get up; I'll
bava tba drinks sent To VEN They
didn't go. Pistols that have been for
gotten. or that have refused to 60 off,
have caused innumerable trouble to ao-
tors. This year, in Chicago, Bouci-
cault forgot the pistol which he has to
fire from behind the barrel in the last
act of the 'Shaughraun.' Arte O'Neal
and Korry Kinchilla engaged in their
desperate struggle. but no pistol came
to the relief of the virtuous maiden in
distress. Those spectators nearest the
front heard this whispered dialogue:
Where's the pistol?'
"'I've forgot it
"'What shall we do%
Hit him, and he must fall.
"Arte raised her pretty little hand
and knocked out the villain with one
blow. But the actor who had to come
o. and feel the wounded man was not
prepared for the change. and his refer
ence to the supposed bullet brought
down the house. "-Ne,U York san.