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Perhaps no iallacy is moro thoroughly
di1used and believed than tho one that relates
to the presence Of bold wicked and wealthy
man around the stage door OF the theatre after
tho perform sncs 10 over. 1t Is generally and.
In fact. almost universally believed that there
arc men -about.town and club men Of Now York
who devote . large amount Of Internal ingenu-
ity and almost lmitless wealth 10 the task OF
Juggling pretty actresses of TO supper after the
theatre 10 oveY. II Is true that thoughtful men
have remarked the fact that actresses are sell
dom sesn at popular restaurants after the play
and that stories which dub men tell OF their
conquest ln this direction are often absurd and
improbable In tho course Of the writer's ex-
pcriencs ho has boon continually surprised by
the absence OF these traditional society vii.
lains about tho stage doors Of New York thea
tros. In talking with . we'll. known manager
on the subject. whose theatre is In the vicinity
Of Broadway and Thirtleth street. and who
has had experience OF theatrical life in New
York. the following facts were brought to lights
About six months ago." he snid. there
was play produced In city theatre here In
which young actress. who has the reputation
OF being the idol among the dudes. took the
leading part, She Il 9 girl who came from the
on the stage by her hard WORK. | don't mind
aT ns x4 II pes
she played it well. During the performance
she received three bou1uets across the foot
the last time l went to the rear Of the house 70
congratulate her upon her performance. as I
Ssw Yrf The dS a9f ssn an In
tho Star Theatre arc down stoeP hight Of
somebody climb up these steps hurriedy, trip
across the stage. say good night to the door
girl was; Ho said ho didn't, know, went
down to her dressing 1r room % and found that she
!Rs, ia had s s%ns out a q. sn,e1sa hurled SS up
down toward Fifth avonue with her cloak tightly
drawn around her and her head bent down.
ss rts M
gaining somewhat in nesl-in fact have been
1Guck led in and started after her at fuii tilt.
don't know when had r brlsker run than that
was that all the sidewalk actors on Union
square saw The performance, ! caught her
puiling up she turned around first looked
frightened and then p'eased.
."Y9u,re -. nesyer going home alone p said.
It's hardly the cheerful thing after making
hit rs you did tonight. Come in here and
We went into one OF the numerous oyster
saloons there and she ate heartily She was
evidently in the best OF spirits. aud she seemed
to think it was no hardship ut all 10 go scoot-
ing oil TO her homo after her hi.tts work. The
Girls pictures sell al over New YORK. her lace
room. An" she has the reputation Of being
Jolly. wide AVA ke. and even bit fast. had
Iona. talk With har that night and the conver-
sation turned upon this very SUBJECT She told
me that She had only been taken out to supper
every cass it was by nm old friend. She told me
the truth know. for she had 10 reason TO conceal
a2s nbn IT, She good when
she recalled her school girl dreams OF an
actresses life. OF how she wond r"ll to the Thea.
tre in her own brou.'ian. and afterwnrd sup At
Delmonicos, the centre OF attraction and the
envy Of all the women in the pincr. Now she
said | always have II cold luncheon laid out
for me nj home. and eat it before 40 10 bed.
Soon ns get up. II is time T. 20 to rehearsal
through my affairs in time to go to he theatre.
II marry any ono within tho next five years. it
will be a theatrical man who can manage me
and take care OF niy business interests. I've
no time to be botherin. with iove-sick dudes. '"
:. l, her cas-, case any criterion .,,,,,s
more hensv than the run OF the young women
on tho stage. There are to-day in New York
running after actresses and spending wealth
up.n them. One Of thom is pig. good hearted
who live. like IA king and spends thirty or forty
Thousand u year. and tho other is the son OF IL
y puiGy lace, and an Immense desire to have
his name associated with some pretty actress
on the comic oiera stage. These two men are
we would naturally know them all. You see.
there is practically no green room on the
American stage. by which | mean there is no
such green room as you nnd in Paris or Lou
don. whore friends Of the managers may con-
gregate during the play to chat with tho women
OF the stage. The American managers are very
particular about this. ana it is the most dif
iicult thing in the world for man who
has no business there to get on n weli-orIered
New York stage. There are, OF course. one or
two actresses in New YORK, notably the stars
whose fortunes are ample. and who are at
tended to and from the theatres by their hus
bands. hut that doesn't count. you know. The
greatest crowd OF hnngers-on nbont the stage
door OF q theatre is to be found when light
opera is running. II you have never seen a
crowd of this character it would pay you To go
and stand near the stnge entrances of the
Casino and tho Bijou Theatre some night and
look AT the group Of eight or ten men whom
you will find lettering about there. | don
think you can Il nd the price OF an oyster sup
per among Il dozen of them. They are tho
poorest specimens Of humanity that the word
can turn ont. and if the ambitious girl who
dreams OF triumphs which como after great
performance on the stage could look thcm over
once. She would prot tabiy keep on doing house
work or tcaching school and giye UP forever