The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-17
SLANG OF THE STAGE
some TERSE AND EXPRESSIVE, ~
NOT ELEGANT, WORDS.

| De Wolf Hopper Acts rs T-snsIa eor-The
Bog Not Unknown Behind the FoSe-
IxSts-Terms IN ComnO0 Use AmonS
Actors Expia4ned-Qzeer Expressions.
cit is aoase Of extra frsppe," -ssid- Do
| Wolf Hopper daring one interval, and
ez0ugh tegiye You pneaIaonia Just 70 hook
st them
What on earth do, you uaeanip asked
oneof TIE little pa=oy.
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| replied the comedian, su6- hs cun4tnned In
mono3egue. which WEs GreAEs by Ocea-
sioasl mad rushes TO the ssssr. fTUrd sskieA
be returned Prespirtns and eEDsssr th2a
ever, If Hopper ever -conA be -cross
SFrspYe Is bat OF stage dag N1leh Is
Gradually cocni1S into Ernaza Css- As
its W;g11aee 6scSr Rysek = Is some
wAas o4uzzaJe ac4 erroe-nen&
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bow AcESz snd expressive the generality OF
stege slang tss Eut Wei les me give
you tew ef the most eonroSr az cur pro-
tsSsannl expreSsaGzS sDpendfog c4<reto
= tr&<zsaEEdcn into ehe Vulgar tongue. and
thenI think y0a VIII sgses vSsk me.
10 bog fnz tuEsance, u1eAns sO-tEy and
get the kaegfssrHnd sppAazSs WhAch N che
nztrrs Of eknags bakcag 70 POM aaxloST par
formCSS-a nore easy hsSk - TIA SIperr
encea sct0r than Al 0rtsidar ws1Eid may
Inc, &nd one which ~ an sxPec1E1 eszs0<isS
Of suzns Stars, who WOuA6 TAXA - II oDs
Of tAeir conp6uy wsre 70 'Sst kasad'
There, faSt Il AnoSAAT sxrresxfxe tsrn.
Whist Gan be raors SIZaAlcsxSeof sEplSussl
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The Apcel l. The ue.s1OE3Cus tnr1fyt31al
who 10 backing . company o. . star. aud
who, IS Q eonsral rzz5e> h srs.ntng expert
enoe and losing EsSls hard cash in ths
course 0t ths OPsrS1ton-
'Pepsr siraFls. as we ssy N GaIIi,
means the prinsad balls or liAheGrzpes sl
eyary descrfpxioA which hoESld forth 70 =
suffering pShTic tkzx dr C~HEuEalnNAs-
gregaticn Of ComfeaI CcrneuErs, and 20
forth, can be sesn at 0r Grs canning TO the
Oshkosh opera hoEss ca such ami such
night To paper 3 house, On the contrary.
means to fl It with ApAthsttc individuals
who are AFRAID % Epplsnd because their
seats have cost them nothing. Whom the
dsadlxea0s are oSscs inside Glla builShng
they ars referred TO - know, Concerning
the origin Of wktok phrase they say'--out,
as Mr.. Rudysrd Kiptn = gouh remxrk.
that n anoLhar story
wi IA play Fails - - = 'poStlI when IL
succ sds 10 Is INT, and f-r The lnGtex case
tho chances are that the 'gh0SS win walk
or IN other words, thAs sAAE - VIII be
promptly pGtd on treasury dr. a. the
day Of tha week sacred to this sol.nlu rite
Is termed
When an actor does not know 4fiSlPa
or his 'lineS,' - we ell 1.-THE is 'hsfffy,'
and is-liaSle TO sIsear' hts fellow prrfSrm-
ers. He my hla0 perfGrIn y~ttfS feEt by
drying up 81 fcTg.ttlaS &c Fdxttas Ct his
part, as frequently hGppcns~ 10 efeTEoDe.
no matter how sften tiTsy have plTsasf that
particular character. an SSDsE1s1cEd 80
tor, however, sssEzr II he. - us< psritct ia
his lines, viii ~ HLlEg snSEhe<stS Slkhs-au-
Giencr by 'winxiaa, IT, " Ailsa Ezez1ns-OSstch-
ing eaOush Of Il, ard lEis 'caEs' IN llArcicu-
lar, from t-es proSIptsr. ~tiSstscsls 81 the
Wings az the OFT fashioned side scenes
were called.
"GAGGIsS~ AMP "GUTEG"
Every actvr. eKceyG. Of course. a comic
opera comedian, viii consistently slke lib
critics with the autkz1T'S tvxt and fusarTso-
late lines OF phrases Of ms oGn; then be Is
'gagginz' Wken. hS Gnds thHl lfnes 80 bad
that 10 thinks lao world IoSe htE self re
spect byspeaking FhoLz uska sczfona n1sni
he buries9aes tbers sliGhalF fn-<lse drliv-
cry. and IL he do@s 81 eSeTeYfy the aIlcaSncr
are gtEsu 10 sUFzgeT nc his 'guYtuaS ~ we
terra II. 'Guying 10 Pisa, abous4sneds degree
mare SERIOUS a crime thsn IgSgEi1G A
short engagement - a sup, 'Aoa sOsSssCn-
fortunaecs who can neveC gas <eEV1aru
gAgeznent support a preez<EirzD--eKhaxzre
on 'snApSS alons. Hen E1cy srestsrusad
turkey actors Enr the4r rfrtznA& .gps>kfngs
are TO DO found about ThaExzgtx1nE day,
wheRsveTY little toyssT 0E v1asEs will SID
port one show at lsAst. ls1vyeTnF tsd
An actors part y ctiyiced int ~isRgfis'
of forty -tEvo ltEes zach. and u tsee1esWus u
q2rctag he n said tS>be 'aezSd iEe1rcy.s n
not, he Ia snstnEniiT - bad SeDdIg& TIE
RueitnriIrm-is slSIays n frOnt.' ard sctors
are always sn1io1Es 70 xmas bsSsz thr paous
went in 'front.' NeIt dsg they l03s for
notices or crIticisns fzl TIRE F-sgzss.
An aeaor who Always ~ ssnsVt85>oszte
or tres - get o0ssIrsu1sily N the-ES4dle Of
the stage near the footE gbts. ~ abhoTrd
by al his fsIlOFs 50 Il the fellow who
always tines 70 Ect above or TO stand ~
far up the s42Es ~ 70 pei ais oompAa~
ions to turn hheir backs 70 The Ga<iS1aca ia
order 10 address hin
The actor whs 'nsknz n hit,' or SIC
eeets In . part s4d HBEeziist=j3 wants MA
salary raised frnLE 80 20 go . week, -
SAID 10 have "A big hSad. CT snhsleDbHn-
tine eaDut. a. va ROWaGHys put Il wEsz
We speak Bost0ne~<-
But bore yUu much longer JOS VII
be asking me, ~ We are UonG ~ tszldgr4y
inquire Of our taIls1 actor SbO hss Ilias
stepped OF tbs st&4sa sTaSi . vsiTlslSd u
appl@uss, Hsvs you besU on ysar and
now / come % tlJirEG n il. shsal have -
make a break for hezE my 'szs.'" sBd
Hopper waddled CT 20 put no into k1a
franz. sr,atsu~. -kgs,s York TrlbrrnF