Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-11-06
PESTERED BY DUDES.
CarIeton,s Company and the Bad
1Mashers,, of ,Frisco-The stage
Door Protected by "a shcnt-
dcr-Hittcr.

ontside," said one Of the Carleton Com
pany to San Francisco Post reporter the
other day, "you ought to see the time the
ladies of the troupe have in holding OIL
the Washers. 1t makes Cartoons blood
boil sometimes, and mine too. Carleton
is very careful of our ladies', and does
what he can to save them from the
dudes. You have no idea how cheeky
and persistent some OF these idiots are.
I'm married man, you know, and my
wife gives me the whole business. That
is, suppose she does. take it that the
fellows who spend their days and nights
hunting actresses fancy the women of the
stage have nothing to do between per-
formances but receive company and have
a hilarious time. needn't say they're
in error. Just now, for instance, we're in
training for the 'Mikado.' The chorus
girls have to rehearse every day from
ten to twelve o'clock. Then they go off
to lunch and come back again at
two, when the principals go on
and peg away till near dinner
time. After that comes the evenings
performance, and when that's over no
body's got much strength or inclination
left for anything but supper and bed.
Take our prima donna, Miss Paullin, for
example. Why, sir, the work that that
lady does every day OF her life makes
fellow wonder at woman's endurance.
She's a delicate little thing, and has to
save herself all the time. Often at re-
hearsal she curls herself up on chair
like tired child, and speaks her lines
and sings her numbers from that position,
the action going on without her. She's
done up completely every night when the
curtain drops. Yet the way the Washers
pursue her, you'd fancy she had no mind
for anything but amusing herself when
off duty.
"She gave one OF them the g. b. in q
fine, original style yesterday afternoon.
There's fellow here who has been send
ing up his card to her at the hotel every
day since she came. She was always not
at home, OF course. yesterday he had
the gall to give the bell-boy letter for
her, and it read something like this:
"'My Dear Miss Paullin: My card has
come back to me now daily for nearly a
week. I'm tired of this sort of thing, and
want you to understand that you can't bluff
me off i'll this way. I've set out to make
your acquaintance, and don't you forget that
/ mean to succeed. You might just as well
give me an interview first as last
"Now, what do you think of that ?'i
asked the member OF the company.
SIT makes me proud OF California -
said the reporter.
eyes, l suppose so; but there's one
Californian who isn't so proud as he was
When Miss Paullin got that polite and
seductive note she was SO mad for a min.
ute that she couldn't think. But she
succeeded in thinking to the point pretty
soon, for she handed the letter open to
the bellboy and said
"'Young man, take that down to the
clerk and ask him for me to return it tc
the gentleman who gave it to you.'"
swell, sir, the masher was pacing NJ
and down the Office in his best clothes
twirling his cane and lingering his nous
tache when the clerk received the mis-
sive. Pm told he fell against the safe
when his eye took in its contents. Their
he beckoned to Mr.. Masher and passed
him his letter. The engaging you'll
couldn't make out how the clerk came t.
be in possession OF it, and his eyes Cog
: gled with surprise and bewilderment. III,
didn't wait long for an explanation, how
ever.
Take that and get out OF here, you
blackguard, says the clerk, and il vol
don't want to be kicked to death, you',
better never show up around this hote
again.
ellis name? Oh, hardly" said tn
member OF the company, shaking hi
head. 'rhe clerk has given the bus
ness away to the men about town, and
makes me happy to think how tina
dudes reputation rs blood will suffer
That's punishment enough for one of hi
kind.
"Miss Vincent broke another of tn
breed in two few nights ago. He ha
been in box every evening ogling hel
but he hasn't been there since he ha
the Joy of a personal interview. Mis-
Vincent was going TO the hotel after tn
performance, when this chap left a lad
and gentleman he was walking with an
started toward her. You see, he wante
to impress them by showing on wha
terms OF intimacy he was with the charm
ing actress.
How do you do, Miss Vincent? p say
he, lifting his tile and holding out hi
hand.
! "I don't know you, SIR she saws
drawing back and looking scared.
Don't you know me?' he cried, i
pretended establishment, and misery, toe
for his friends, the lady and gentleman
were Just behind him. why, surely
Miss Vincent, you
"If you don't go away says she, al
in tlutter, Il shall call policeman
What was left OF that dude was born
away on the burst OF laughter that cam
, from the friends behind him. Figure u
on the fame he achieved for use as
captivator in private life, will you?
but these two fellows were rougl
workers in their business. There's on
in Boston who takes the chaplet. Mis-
Paullin was playing the Prince in ga
nlta" at the Boston Theatre last winter
She came in on horseback in one seem
at the head OF her troops. Altogethe
there were about 800 people on the stage
II was gorgeous thing, tell you. ON
day anice young man called on Manage
lompklns and explained that he was q
wealthy New Hampshire family, an(
was wintering in Boston-al of which
was ,rue: lie was stopping at TIE sam,
hotel as Miss Paullin, the Quincy House
and had tried in vain to make her nc
qualntancc, lie didn't think it necessar,
TO give this information to Tompkins
however What he wanted was to be
come an actor TomplSins was agreeable
but said the aspiring youth would have
10 wat, as there was no show for him in
Aanlta," 1t being merely Spectacular
piece WIN all the speaking roles filled.
We'll, the fact is, said the nice young
man, I'm SO anxious for an opening that
nave already gone on. Pve been one
81 your supernumeraries for week, and
Il
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