The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-05-16
In the Lobby
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In the Lobby
From the San Francisco IugleSide.)
In the main room OF the Baldwin
hotel the other night. Mckee Rankin
and n number OF old professionals
were swapping stage stories. Some OF
them We're musty, but then they were
worth the laugh.
Rankin recalled the old Philadelphia
days when John Quinlan had the Wal
nut Street theater.
One day the old fellow said very
grandiloquently to large crowd OF
acquaintance and admirers in thelob-
by:
well, gentlemen, next season this
house Is going to open with entirely
new auspices.
"Bedad," calculated his honest
treasurer, who was intensely Irish;
I'm mighty sorry for that. / should
think the bad business We were doing
wild 'Mazeppa,' last season. would
teach We TO leave horse pieces alone in
future"
Another story came from the South
out OF town in Mississippi. 1t seems
Tom keene was there in his autumn
circuit, with Richard III =" company
OF magnificent proportions.
The doughty tragedian consulted the
leader oil the town orchestra as to the
music OF the piece. Looking over the
selections which he had brought down
with him, Keene discovered that he
had forgotten TO bring the march which
usually accompanies Richmond's en-
trance on the stage.
However" said he, to the conduc-
tor "any other march will do that
you know only remember to make it
something stirring and patriotic.
'All right" said the Southerner, as
senting. | know just the thing"
Keene went back on the stage and
dressed for the part. The play went
on swimmingly through the successive
acts. The cOnductor and his orchestra
gave unexceptional satisfaction.
\ flourish OF trumpets gave the sig
nal for Richmond's approach. The ser
ried rank OF martial supers advanced
4 to the dazzle of the footlights. Finally
came the mighty Richmond. The band
/ gave prolonged and warlike chord,
/ and then burst into the iocund strains
/ of Dixie"
! The actors listened and looked with
horror. But the audience rocked the
theater with applause, in which the
rebel yell was lntermlngled.
+ Then someone told a funny anecdote
about Lawrence Barrett's experience
+ in a Southern country town, where a
I circus was about the most extensive
show that ever reached the region.
Barrett had ventured down there
with vast quantities OF paper. Huge
shOw-bills. i'll ten stands" illumined
the country barns and village fences,
with the gorgeous panOply Of "Fran-
cesca da Rimini'
Barrett and his people ahghted
from the stage, on the morning OF the
opening day, 4 quiet, dusty plain-clad
. company.
As they wended their way toward
the hotel veranda, they were surprised
to see large groups OF people ranged
along the main street.
Presently a gawky granger stepped
up to Barrett and drawled out
Say, mister, when does the pur-
ceshOn an grand entry Begin"
The Swell Reporter.
The Baltimore American has the
swell reporter OF this country. He is
Il man about 80 years OF age. There
Is not the slightest necessity for his
doing any work, az not only il his
father Il millionaire, but he has a for.
tune in his own name which Yields n
large revenue. Nevertheless this
young man Is so passionately devoted
70 journalism that he entered the serv.
ice OF the American az a minor re.
porter IN order TO master all the de.
tails OF the business. He has now been
reporter II good many wears, and
loves his work as we'll az ever. He
gets Il good salary from the paper, but
spends twice as much every week
W nen he goes ont on an assignment
he uses his own private coupe or hires
a cab, and ii he does not wish to re
turn to the newspaper office he viii
telegraph all his matter Mt his OWL
expense. This journalistic phenone.
non travels like lord. He ALWAYS
stops at the very best hotels. and will
take two sections of a sleeping-ca1
when he can get them. As for clothes
he has an infinite variety, and il ever
special correspondent had a suit for
every day in themonth this enthusiast
has one for erery day in theyear. He
cares nothing for the salary. but works
hard TO make his mark. and is one OF
the best newspaper men in this coun-
try. lie says that one OF these DAYS
he Will have paper OF his own which
he will devote himself to. Writing is
ms chief amusement. When he is not
writing for his paper he is composing
a book, and INDUCES in the luxury al
a stenographer. He occupies a large
suite OF rooms in a flat. and they are
furnished like those of a prince,
liz began telling her OF his love in
imprisoned tones, when suddenly her
lace became perfectly expressionless.
/ her eyes assumed a farawav, whittier
am-l-drlfting look. and all interest in
lie seemed departed Pardon me. /"
ne SAID. coldly, your evident indif-
ference leads ME to believe that nv
words are dlstasteful to" "N-not
a-at a-all, George" she articulated.
with great difficulty. "b-b-but | feel
th-that m a-a-about to s-s-sneeze-
aW neutrality-suspicious., There Now.
George' as you were saving
New York Sun.
HERE, > yelled a small boy who had
been trading knives, sight unseen
that amt fair" What ain,t ~