Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1890-12-28

IL . ca TIE eoauATy loliy place,
vhsfs bad fellows loss sAaa esAsr,
and relate smussax inesstenss and teli
fanay stofiss- Inc nrst enc | heard
vas en the manager Of Powers Grand.
Captain Hickey. About . Eonth ago .
play. vhoss ineIdsaEs and story are
laid IN New Yssk. entitled after
Dark, = vas presented st tia thssts9.
fas ssrspAfs Of the wesk TIE stage vac
occupied BY uassdixa i.oais James.
The play ia question followed this sn-
gaxeInsnt on Thufsday evening. On
Monday the 'phsne rang up, and was
responded ~ by the gooe-nAnred
captain. "Hello. hslloF" answers the
captain.
when Is "After Dark ?" inquiries the
other end Of the wire.
What's that" inquiries the captain.
"whsn 5 "Aftsr Dark g' repeats the
intefrogatory end.
This puzzled the captain. who, re-
leasing the phone tor an instant, re-
marked 10 . gentleman IN the office,
what fool question that is TO ask
man through a telephone, when is
after ds.k p" and turning To the
phone with his face wreathed in Hi
herman smiles. he responded with the
consciousness of wit cleaning IN his
eye, About half past O'Clock"
I
Why, the box office is loaded with
stories. Here IS one from Jas. ii.
Meade, the Jolly manager OF the .'Blue-
beard, Jr." company. When not
on the road Mr.. Meade may be
found about the foyer of that popular
theater Iii the Queen city, the Chica-
20 opera house. where lie has an inter
est with Dave Henderson. lt shows
that Mr.. Meade is man of very ready
comprehension. One day last fall
tail lank young man came 10 the door
and requested admission on a card
which designated him as "understudy
for Nat Goodwin" Mr.. Goodwin was
playing an engagement at Hooley's at
the time. The door.tender referred the
applicant to Mr.. Meade VINO was close
at hand. why" exclaimed Meade,
al am glad to see you. They are
looking all over Chicago for you. Mr..
Goodwin has just fell in fit over at
Hooley's and cannot 90 on, and they
want you there at once, so the curtain
can so up for the matinee" The fraud
SUNK away IN most disgusted and hu-
initiating fashion and the boys who
were about the foyer had a hearty
laugh.
I I +
Before concluded my visit two or
three managers fell into a very earnest
debate about "Deadheads. The gen.
eral public doubtless have too broad
definition of this term "deadhead.'
The deadhead is not newspaper man,
nor the fellow who goes in on account
of ''props" or "lithos." but the virtual
deadhead Is the person who goes in
through the compliment of the
manager. who is probably his
personal friend. "They are the worse
critics We have" quoth one manager.
"and they will nine times out of ten
say more IN condemnation of show
than the man who plants down his dol
lar for parquet seat. II is damaging
to theater to encourage this free list"
continued the manager. "Once out
of the habit of settling for their
tickets, they will never come to the
theater except on a pass. Now this
week. during the engagement of BLUE
beard, Jr.," the list has been suspended
but not one on it has come around and
put up for ticket, yet, with two ex-
ceptions, they have been admitted to
every performance that has been given
here this season. Tha. docs not show
much appreciation of favors rendered,
does it?
I + 7
Now thstweare dwelling onactorsand
managers, do you know that our own
Boyd PantIind, of Morton House fame.
is frequently sized up as member of
the "profesh'' when away from home.
IL Is told that few years ago Boyd
met John T. Sullivan, the actor, in
Chicago, and together they made p
night of il, visiting the different thea
ters. They went n on the countersign
one of the ''legts." bat in nearly every
Instance Boyd was looked upon either
as tragedian or low comedian 1t Is
but natural that they should take him
as such. For with his heavy, close
shaven beard, he has the steady, dark,
lsrge eve OF n Booth, and his chubby
check has the contour of Jim ONelIl or
Comedian Stuart Robson. Boyd has
IOts Of warm friends among the leading
lights of the profession, particularly
Billy Crane, Lawrence Barrett, Tom
keene, Henry Lee. Manager Billy Hay
den and numerous others. His host
lery Is q byword on the road, and no
one Knows the secret of making the
strollIpg player feel comfortable, and
of convincing him that he Is welcome
and smoEg friends, better than Boyd
Psntlnd. CsM.
Rnsfad Bank.