New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-23
WAITING FOR THEIR CUES.
SOME OF THE STORIES WHICH ACTORS AND
ACTRESSES TELL.

SOME OF THE STORIES WHICH ACTORS AND
ACTRESSES TELL
One sunny morning last summer Selma Fetter was
hurrying down Broadway IN quest Of prominent play
wright She encountered Charles MscGeachy Fastening
up the same great thoroughare anxious TO overtaxe
we'll known had just started from her resi-
dence nearby to take boat to the seaside
"Ah! where you going in the same haste as my
SELF y asked Charles
To look for play replied Selma
And am after for play have was the
rejonder Perhaps neither OF US need hurry any FUR
Their"
MacGeachy then told Miss Fetter, In his usual glow
Ing style about the dramatization Ramsay Morris had
made Of his novel, which had Just been published
Shs besought immediate reading Of the play and an
appointment made for that noon at Mr.. Morriss
At the conclusion Of the reading Che three signed
contract for. the production Of the play, with Miss
Fetter and Mr. Morris and the energetic Charles
Hence the widespread announcements now OF
the growing success Of The Tigress"
Frederick Leslie Of the Gaety Company, relates an
amusing anecdoe about his first ut play acting
When quite young ser" he says. some boys and
myself constructed play and we called it Walkers Ruin
My mother at that time owned several small houses at
Woolwlch. England. and in OF these rugged up
temporary We exhausted all OF capital In buy
wall paper for scenery had to fix up the stage
as could. In many places therefore, 1t was
quite weak These dangerous spots indicated by
chalk marks happened get too near them
In the midst Of exciting scene, could skip over
them 1t undigniGed, perhaps, but 1t couldn't be
helped Once unfortunately, the stage did give way
delivering mpassoned love speech and forgot all
about the chalk until stepped over them and
disappeared view with great crash and catter
But anticipating. As said we had exhausted all
Of our funds we wrote out bill and posted
front gate stating that the charge for admission
would be farthing head or course 1t was only
natural the living these should patronze
fhe nd W.
With the farhng taken in sent out and bought
rush light With the second we did the same ana as inc
audience grew larger did the number Of lights increase
At last start made with the play and then the
villain became refractory He objected 10 being killed In
the first act as we had planned and in spite OF our as
it absolutely necessary FOR the success
OF the piece that he should die then he remained
obstinate and repeatedly informed the audience that
no was not vet dead. However finally got
him 70 die Oh the strict understanding that he should have
the best part in the next play Well we had no more
than settled this difficulty and got 10 working smoothly
again when my uncle appeared the and demanded
to know II it that we had charged each boy
,arthne for admission Upon being told that 1t was true
he ordered me the money 10 them at once
protested that it was impossible as we haa spent iof
candies Then give them the candles. SAID my uncle,
and We did The boy in first got the smallest
piece candle and the one who came IN last got the
largest"
The Western manager is again commanding attention
for his Difference 70 the fair Manager fIeishnAn
Of the Grand Opera House Milwaukee, has taken sdvan'
tage Of the opportunity afforded by the waste time be-
tween acts TO He has been lamenng the iact
that while outside TO change their oreat
and otherwise ill necessary waits the ladies are com
PEELED keep their seats throughout win hog 10 10
but analyze constructive elements OF their neghooTs
bonnets or gowns Accordingly he has provded an enter
tanment for which is not only interesting but also
tends to keep with them The drop curtain
is made of and by means OF steieopcon IN
the gallery large shadow pictures are thrown upon it.
1 NJ Elqf hran
nterpolsted entertainment with pictures OF Harrison and
Morton and rewarded with storms OF applause
Other pictures various kinds follow until the company
playing at the ready proceed with the next
net This feature repeated night no matter Whht
the attraction the stage In Peoria also, an ehort
is made to take of the ladies' When the Lltue
Tycoon opera company singing there recently the
audience was served the acts with hot and cold
tea In japanese cups and saucers Napkins were also
furnished by the uniformed coored walters who did the
serving There little disappointment involved for
some OF the Glove hunters" but they had to submit as
there was reasonable left them then TO go out
side The members Of the company were also treated
likewise
Frederick Solomon finds himself entirely at home on the
stage during the performance OF The Yeomen OF the
Guard" at Casino In the DAYS Of his youth and respon
sbity before he to this country to be civfea ne
was cadet in military band stationed at the Tower OF
spent many an hour around the famous oio
nile and on parade days frequently posed for the ladies In
his brilliant uniform upon the Tower Green Al night
now after his the Casino are ended his MIND
is full of these "reminiscences and nothing peases him
more than 70 find an attentive listener
1t is said that Fanny Rice can eat more chocolate
creams at stretch keep it longer than any girl IN
the profession She buys her favorite sweets by the
avepound package and eats them between meals ana al
every course but soup Her constant companion and
chum is huge black Newfoundland dog called Bruno
which goes her day for threemle breath
Of fresh air. She him with her wherever she goes
while travelling with her company and her only sorrow
is that Bruno restricted the baggage car on the ROAD
However his mistress provides him with lambs wool
sumber blanket, and the friendships he makes on the
,rat, tnsura him tho best OF care Fanny Rice s the
wife OF dentist and her marriage is by means fall
ure She presdes gracefully over pretty nat IN west
and usually appears attred in some long,
clinging gown in the style OF the First Empire On he
street she often wears suit with Directore coat
trimmed with gold passementere MISS lice began her
stage four years ago with the bosoh Aoesis III
" Patience"