San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-04-29
A COMEDY IN THREE ACTS
THE NEW THEATRICAL MANAGER
AND THE THINGS he LEARNED.

Wages in Adsance and the Leading Man
Who Carried Her OFF in a Coupe After
the Performance Was Over.
The Leading Man rests his cigar above the
sign. BALES slch as these are for ordinary
mortas, not for him. He regards himself in
the looking glass with something of pleasure
in his gaze. He sits down in a chair opposite
the dressing table and shouts for his servant
This worthy rushes in at once and the even
ing's Transformation scene begins.
With defness learned by long experience
the dresser rmoves the masters street attire
The master, in the meantime, is engaged in
looking ova the evenings correspondence
Here is a Letter from a stagestruck school
girl desiring an introduction. The note Is
torn up and trown in the corner The Lead
ing Man has long passed that stage of his
his profession The next letter is a request
for an autograph. The dresser, who is a
better writer IAN his master, attends to this
department. Ie takes a certain delight in
writing his m'ter's name and deceiving the
innocent. Allressers are alike in this par.
ticular.
PUTIN ON THE HANDSOME.
Now comes ''make up" The Leading
Man is strictlytent on business. He throws
away his cigar2oks earnestly at his retlec-
ton in the glasrolls up his sleeves and be-
Gins to work rst he covers his face with a
greasepreparan which serves as ground
work for the int. Next the eyes are pen
ciled, the wrines drawn, the mustache de
fined and the ig carefully adjusted. The
work is done rally, years of experience are
brought into p in as few minutes. The
no ,,-irr lAn
More paint is w. and as the work progresses
the entire counance becomes transformed
TO such an ext that the Leading Mans
mother would Ier have known her son had
she seen him. asst glance in the looking
glass and the w is over.
In the meant the dresser has changed
the shoes, prepd the costume for the act,
and arranged ds minor details.
The door II opens and the manager
enters His hrests jauntily on the back
part of his he He smokes very strong
and singularlTocious looking cigar; his
talk shows ded Hebraic accent.
"How's the Ise!" is the first question
that greets entrance. The manager
shakes his heaThere are volumes of in
formation in tshake.
About $2OOstly paper"
An ominouslce prevails.
The manages down upon trunk, kicks
vigorously anally pulls a bunch of dra,
matte papers J an inside pocket. They
afford him lithtisfaction.
Them felldon'L know good play
when they see he remarks sadly. They
are a preciort of jays" The Leading
Man turns tonaster encouragingly.
"Never mind fell Wait until we get
New York ng, that's all. They can't
do us, you k You're a splendid loser
and game. tr saw better. Next sea
son we'll laugthis"
The managcOuntenance brightens; he
is pleased at tmplilnent, for it is his first
season in theess. Next year, if he lives,
he will knowe, but the probabilities are
that his wealll not be a source Of great
trouble to hit is the common lot of NOR
tails. Why we seek the exception!
Presently ell rings for the rising OF
the curtain manager takes his place in
the proseceI5oX and leans back with the
lordly air standard Oil magnate, pre-
pared to ad at the proper time and
place Thele in the body of the house
look at hirrusly and envy him. They
don't know
;ANAGER'S TRIALS.
The act and an adjournment to the
dressing reagan in order. The leading
man is wis heated brow and drinking
n LARGE Sc of beer which one of the
kings gutas just brought in from the
nearest s. The manager enters and is
invited tie the feast. He drains his
glass ouichen a knock is heard at the
door Tperty man enters.
"Pleast want tin cintS for to buy
cake for I'd act"
ITO brti"
"a ca, for the dinner scene. We
need n Gu knows it, sor."
.'Wbao name of heaven, became Of
the cak got yesterday Tell nc CT
once"
..Plazats ate it last noight, sor."
The er swears long and loudly
..vou'rk of thieves all around. Money,
monevlo time. Last nigh the stage
babvg Had to get anot-v"; s. out. J
Now mt cake. I'll give you the
cake. id, sir! if it goes you go too.
You p Rats is too thin a game t.
work
"TEs in!' screams the call boy. IhC
leadirwalks toward the stage, leaving
fire n,still sitting on the dressing room
trunng vigorously. By and by therr
comele tap at the door. 1t is gentle,
very.
90 growls the manager. The door
opepy little and the soubretto enters,
She EARNING; her tinidity is delight
full t.
ss1at's the matter nowf" says TIC
mn, rather Modified tones. "Oh, !.r,
vortille the rest of the managers I'vc
nla indeed you're not. If you wcII !
woave troubled you. But you sc,
sir alone. Mother has gone TO Nv
vi only want one weeks s::;3r, n