Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-03
QUEER PEOPLE WE MEET.
AN OLD PHILOSOPHER TALKS ABOUT
THE HA9lTUES OF THE THEATRE.
Characters Seen In the Lobby-Dudes and
Be Seen-SOciety Young Marshall


Yokels-Mashers Who Come to See and
Be Seen-Society Young Man-sman
Bay.
A small, nervous looking man Of uncertain
age was standing at the street entrance of q
down town theatre fow evenings ago
There was a peculiarly in his appearance
which soon attracted the attention of re-
porter Despite the mans strongly marked
countenance and whitened hair and beard,
which were neatly trimmed, he WAS rather
foppishly attired and carried a hight gold
headed cane. Presently as the crowd began
to gather the slUmbering energies within him
awoko As each person passed him and en-
tered the theatre his sharp, searching black
eyes carefully scanned his featuies and then
turned 10 the next conner.
The reporter approached the old gentle
man and engaged him in conversation The
stranger turned. locked at him steadily for
moment and then extended his hand with a
warm, impulsiTe smile.
"You are q reporter, believe" he said
Earn l Mistaken
The reporter modestiy admitted that he
was
Il am very glad you are, sir, very glad;
for can show you something here that will
make very readable article The study of
human nature, sir, Is always interesting,
and you can get no better photograph of all
Its phases than at the theatre. Would you
like to have me point it out to youi Ali
right; come into the lobby Its a better point
for observation My name is Bond, If you
want to know who l am"
THE SUDDENLY RICH.
"Do you see that man therer said Bond,
presently pointing to one who wore the ap-
pearance Of wealth. ''He comes here as he
does elsewhere, with that air of confidence
and certainty which grows with success
But, apparently, in the requirement. Of riches
he has acquired nothing else You will no
tice that he appears to be known by people
rather than to them Now, behind him is
quite different character. He is an habitue.
or regular piaygoer. Observe the way he
holds his ticket between his thumb and fore
finger, ready for the doorkeeper to tear or
the coupon. He has been there before He
knows everybody and everybody knows him,
as the many bows and snASs Of recognition
which he exchanges show. Yet his air is a
quiet one, and everything about him an
nounces man of the world"
Mr. Bond ceased speaking and stood in 81
lent revery for . moment or two, while the /,
crowd thickened and the reporter thought Of /
Dante's vision and the endless stream of shad-
owy forms and faces which the mysterious
guide pointed out and described Then Bond /
broke out agains
"Here comes the dudes and shsrs, with /
their small heads and big eanesl See how
conscious they look and how they stare at the /
ladies as they enter. They'll ogle the act
resses, too, when the curtain goes up. There,
one Of them has stopped to whisper to an
usher. III wager he Is asking how be can
get behind the scenes, or may be nquiring
the address Of some young woman in the cast.
He would be ashamed 70 let his parents or
friends know Of tie vulgar curiosity and tho
Daseness which inspires it, and sometimes ac
IS foolish enough to confess IL to others / tell
you, my young friend with an emphatic
pressure Of his lstensi 5 arm, the class to
which those young fellow belong does more
harm to a theatre than one would think, and
The system they follow has often denosallzed
Members Of very good companies / would
ike to have my say about them, that's all"
There was another snort pause and then
Bond continued. this tirne more calmly and
with less feeling: ''Here comes character ia
professional or man Of letters; possibly poor,
'ut always a gentleman Education invari-
.bly tells Good breeding and q thorough
Of the ethics OK polite society are
'asspores anywhere, my young friend. and
II no place are they more Observable than at
be theatre Thu man never comes earIy,
Ike the bald heads and tie dudes, nor late
Ike the society people. He always arrives
ut AZ the I
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