Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-04
DRAMA UNDER A CLOUD.
Interesting Adventures OF Members Of
the theatrical Profession who are
Hung Up in the West.


past every man who has nothing el Sc 20
do has cot II into mis- head that tbe Noth.
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long-felt want. TIE result is t-AI t4efe
Is procession ot brgseu-dGTu artists
making their way slowly back 20 the
States.
A few week ago manager who repre-
scented himself Is from New 1Qrk-nearly
all the companies seen aut here com from
Sew York a.rect-r a7-e1 " esi, ID ahlns
arrnu Zemeut- f1r bis great "aA star
company. lie had e e1Fs Gus sAift ir}nt,
a biz dIamorI pin. and Watcn-cl am
that cucirc. d lis BODY TWO or three
times. BE billed al tae towns au1 made
arrangements llr halls, hotel fare aud
advertising. "1en the 500" got mere
there were four men. tW0 women and f.
boy and they exp aimed their lack Of bag
gaze ly saying that a great mistake Ead
been made down the road Dy a freight
conductor, who lltcned tneT special car 70
q freight going last instead q leaving 1t
for rhe West-bOund train. When the cur
tain rose there was So 50 in the house,
and the play, which had been advertised
as the Two orphans vas changed ny
request" the manager said, 70 II am .et."
Toe man who played the melancholy
y hoist the curtain and sum me scenes
ne had a hYely time d u. Alter playing
here q week the manager ieit lo"n win
al old ulster butioned nigh 10 the neck
while the landlord was wearing his a
mond, and the Aal proprietor Ea1 1ls
watch cham.
ms party nad no more IMAM got olt OF
sight when an advance agent for the Ly-
ceum combination arrived ana registered.
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the landlord, AID then, joining party a.
the BAR SAID;
Inc iact Is, I've lost my company. l
was v keep a week 0r 80 IN advance, and
occasionally run BACK ano see Row Things
were getting along. ! began 70 sus pect
that something was wrong, when tne boss
told me That na1 better Keep right on, as
II cost money % come BACK, and ne would
send me ny salary and expenses DT mail
Kept 90 until my cash vas an gone, ana
tlen came 20 sop. / nave billed
eleven towns a1sad Tor them. no Two
allAe. ln one i put ap Den lhompson,s
bills IN ano'1er L0tta's, IN
another Daniel Baudman's, in an.
Jtner the Lights o. London and 50 On,
and any company that wants TO 90 over
the ROAD ana % business VIII ma everv-
thing an ready. IFe made an arrangement
here with the landlord 70 stay until my
company catches up with me, and think
al take a good resi-
llree QaE- aIterward ne got telegram
from Ne" orr a. follows;
" e are Ia Ne" York, alive and no
bones broken. Hope QUIZ have no LrOu-
BE 10 getting home. We did"
HE advance agent j. tending bar IN
dance mouse, ana hopes, Win good luck,tO
gel money enough y Duy a ticket home
some time next May.
Nesrly ail Oh these companies have for
q different zluds o. posters, which look
Ike samples from a snow printing house.
a. lle Tram came IN the oJuer evening
one theatrical company stood on the plat
form wnen another alignled. The MEM
pers q p0lh looked disconsoiate enough.
Dur Wnen I1eY saw each other they
bfaced up. me manager u one stepped
up % the manager Of the other and re-
marked:
" hy, jim, are your people hereg ]
na4 no llea We were 50 close on your
cafes. We've being doing q smashing
business down the ROAD, ana ia just as
soon lay ny people Oh for week as
not
- e." said jim, "Te're here, but were
Just closing our season. I've had big
oner 70 take IN the southern circuit, and
81 mere was a thousand dollars IN ad-
vance concluded 70 throw up my Wes-
tern tour and 20 back East. hate 70 90,
for we were coming money here"
Next tney were trying to borrow $50 Of
eacn other and not making much pro-
gress.