The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-24
OJIEER PEOPLE WE MEET.
,.OlD PHIL OSOPHER TALKS ABOUT
rue HA6lTUeS OF THE THEATRE.
cS.r,cicrs Seen In tho T>obby-Dudcs and
xoL,is- Washers Who Come to See and
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tie Seen Socic'y ho""S DA"" SUNNI
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,snan. nervous looking man Of uncertain
-, was Standing at the street entrance of
=, town theatre few evenings ago.
1b,re was n popularity in his appearance
.ricb soon attracted the attention of re-
,,.-ter Despite The mans strongly marked
l,ortcoan-e and whitcncd hair and beard,
,,.i,h were neatly trimmed. he was rather
r,,-ishy attirci and carried a light gold
t,,}ci cane Presently as the crowd began
.,~,,hcr the slumbering energies within him
.,.oh,. As each person passed him and en-
.o,i the theatre his sharp, searching black
,,ss carefully scanned his foatules and then
,-,-rcd 10 the next conner.
The reporter approached The old gentle
mon md engaged him in conversation. The
.ranrcr tarncd, looked at him steadily for
.,,7,ent and then extended his hand with n
sarin, impuisive smile.
"You are n reporter, believe" he said
"am mistaeenf
Tho reporter modcStly admitted that he
as
L am very glad YOU are, sir, very glad,
f,~Tcan show Won something here that viii
o,,lea very readable article. The study Of
n.nan nature, sir, is always interesting,
All Won can get no better photograph of all
h. pinse, than at the theatre. Would you
lFo 20 have mo point IL out 20 you' All
rrh.. come into the lobby. It's n better point
for observation My name is Bond, if you
rsn. % know who am
TIE SUDDENLY RICH.
-D1you see that man thcref said Bond,
n-,,,rt'y pointing 70 one who wore tho APP
clrance Of wealth "Ie comes here as he
Zoe, e'-ewhere, with that air of confidence
,,i ertainty which grows with success.
grt. apparently. m the requirement Of riches
b.h.s acquired nothing else You VIII no
r.sult Ac appears to be known 10y people
.tar fhm to them. Now. behind him Is
,rItel different character llo Is an habitue,
Up REGULAR plavCoer Observe the way he
.t.... tck.. between hl- thumb and fore
fr-.r. ready for tie doorsecpcr q tear of
.t.raun lie has been there before lie
Knows everybody ami every body knows him,
.. frern.rr bows and smiles Of recognition
which Dr. ,z ianscs show Yet his air is q
u.rt ono. and everything about him an
eoYr,.s 90 uau 0f the world
SIR b. uI cea "a speaking and stood in ST.
.nt ravrry for moment or two, while the
.-owi ttirkancl and the reporter thought Of
Dante, vision and the endless stream Of shad.
1ay forms and faces which the mysterious
-rido pointed out and described. Then Bond
broke ol, again:
-Hare comes the dudes and Washers, with
bor small heads and big canes See how
or--loas they looi, and how they stare at The
ai.e, us they enter They'll oglc the act
,.s>... to-. when the curtain goes up. There,
DO. - them has stopped 90 whisper 90 an
.sr.r I'm wager be IS asking bow be can
-.t behind the scenes, or may be inquirins
haaldross of some young woman in the cast
H,would bo ashamed % let his parents n
friends know Of tine vulgar curiosity and the
hlfues, which inspire, 1t, ana sometimes be
foolish enough To- confess IL To others. Itell
yo1. my young friend with an emphatic
orrs-ure of b. listener arm, "thc class TO
which those young fellows belong docs more
larln 20 a theatre than one would think, and
le system they follow has often demoralizcd
members of very good companies ] would
lle 10 have my say about them, that's all
There was another short pause and then
Cord continued, this timo more calmly and
with less feeling: Here comes character in
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'Ntill another early conner, whom don
500 here tonight, IS the counTyman. lie
rumes 10 see the show, which will be some
thing % talk about when lac gets home. His
ncyperiencc however, quickly gets him into
trouble Perhaps he viii buy his ticket with
ont any misunderstanding, but he IS sure 10
mistake the parquet for the balcony and to
be sent back 70 the place his ticket calls foi
without exactly knowing why Even then
no Is apt 10 get tho orchestra, dress circle ana
iarquet all mixed up ana the only way ou'
# the difficulty IS TO return 70 the ooN once
rs general thing ho Is by no means SAT
'shed with the explanation No receives there