New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-20
THE SLANG OF THE STAGE.
nr WOLF HOPPER ACTS AS TRANSLATOR.

DE WOLF HOTTER AClo 40
rrpsr AND EXPRESSIVE, IF NOT ELEGANT
THE HOG NOT UNKNOWN BEHIND
THE FOOTLIGHTs.
Though DC Wolf Hopper's part in Castles In the
,rr il. n somewhat arduous one and requires M
prcscnce on the stage during the greater part =" '
norfornancc he manages to have little time 10 MN
self during each act. which, with the uSuaI '''''
vhcn tbe curtain is down. he spends in his coInp""
,, ocious dress sing room at the side Of the stage
uo &c seldom alone for two three, Of his lntimac
friends usually find their way during the evening 10
his den and sitting around on trunks OF vi a"
occasional chair. help him to forget 'he "oes Vi '
exurtant makeup" and capacio's pauhch ""v' "lo
thermometer Is I'm the eighties by chatting on Wls VI
that subject OF contcmpOraneOus human "ll''o''
The other evening the faithful few cxertcd thc'c'0'
N tho utmost for strange to say there was '''e0
~ somewhat grewSOme melancholy v'lDe Il! '' Ca
Of The good .naturcd comedian, who as Il ru'~ ""s
IA much when he IS on as his audiences w ""1" -
Is on the stage The fact was that, though inc houso
was crowded, there was one OF those '', -
chillpc.scs I'm their reception OF every jest "hon i
t,,,, h. sod experience to every comedian VINO ma
attained TO any degree Of rank In his profession l"cS
laughed but they did not roar, as llopper' auuel''
arc wont 10 do. and his heart was 'ad VIM" "'''
If is a case Of extra frappc'' Said lie o"'He ""'
Interval ana enough 10 give ~" P'~
look at them -, .ho
what earth do you mean dsNou V"0 " ~
little party. ,, lilo, cha
81 mean rs bitterly cold audience replied the
comedian and he continued in a monolo6uc' "h'''
was broken by occasional mad PUSHES to the stage o
which he returned pcrsprng and cro5sor thih ever
Hammer ever could be cross "Frappe Is bt Oh
.to slang which is gradually coming into general use
As It's originator hauer myself II IS so"'c"H"' "a
. ,rcssive and A trinc neat.
"IIave You ever thought, by the way how teF'e
and expressive tho generality of stage slang s' no
Well let mo give you few Of the most common oi our
professional expressions, appendinS thereto u'''9
t,n into the VULGAR tongue and then think you WIT
| agree with me.
.To hog, for instance, means to try and get the
laughter and applause which In the nature OF things
belong 10 your fellow performers, more easy U'sA 10
the experienced actor than an outsider would imagine
and one which Is especial favore Of some stars
who would take tit If one Of their company were "
| get a hand 800
.Tboro that Is another expressive term. what
| can he more significant Of APPLAUSE \ Jay Is an
slider of any dec puon Country IHopl' are always
h,s and town IN the Wild and WooAy West l. Jay
| town An angel f.. think. a delicious trm Inc
ANGEL (, the mcrOrlous indy VII" is oaChlHN "
COMPANY or star and who as general RUE Is gaining
e>p.r.cncc and losing little hard cash IL the course
| u tie operation.
d. .r,per.' tout simple as say in Gaul. means
the printed bills or Autographs Of every description
! WHICH h'F'l '"''" +" '"''''.9 -. d
| Cunlmlc-'s Aggregation OF '"inl'h Co"''''""' a."
~, forth can be seen At or are coming to, the oshkosh
/ .., ,,t .,,b a NIGHT 10 papnr a
! opera H"u~ "n sum ~" ' ~. - .i,t.,.,.
/ house. oN the contrary "'''' 4" "'' ~ ''' -
individual, who are afraid 20 applaud be- ar>e ther
,. . diam, .,.tfir- When the dead head,
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/ are once Inside the 'u''aI"- ''i ar ''i''''" 90
snow concerning the origin OF which phrase they
! =, 81, ..,,i.,.y ,,.,,,tt rcu,rk " that
! SOY "N'' ~ '"'' .'""' 4'
! 4, another story
. When a MAY fails Il IS "a post: when II
~. ., 4, ,ho io,ter ca-c the chances
ccci' u ~ d '''' ' 90 ~ -, a..
Are that TIE ghost "iI walk or III o'heF "oIu'' ta'
sir. y,ll be promptly paid treasury day, the
49,, , ,t y..el .,rrcd 4, tAl. solemn rite is termed.
! d"1 "i 'N' Wv" az " =, NJ,
When an actor doe not hh"" MS pu' OF "i' Mus
| A. Nc call H. hr is lui'y. and is Iahl" TO queer
vi. ,-,,r nerforru,r. lie NAV also perform til, "a
| ''' ..,..... . NJ, - a. ,..r- a.
/ Uy drying up OF forgetting portion "I IIA part ~
f,utrflv h1rr.ns 10 ever, one no matter how often
/ - 80 $50, ,l,., ...rtt.,l,r rb,rac,.r An cN.
| th'> hdNc P'')'N '''' i'-
pcIlcuccd actor. however even II he - not perfect ~
| hi. ltc- Will l.t along and deceive Dis aud cuce
| 49,, .,.I,, il, ,.h.,t moan, catching enough OF IT,