Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-05
WAYSOF STAGE FOLK.
Some of the Little Eccentricities Act
ors and Actresses Display
IN THEIR MOMENTS OF LEISURE.
stuart Kobson's Amusing Attempts at Play
ing BARRIERS Part.
PITTSBURG PEOPLE IN NEW YORK
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE p1srAroz.


them almost daily, and each and everyon,
cessful on the ''staige" some little capel
must be cut in their everyday life to attract
attention.
Yesterday was being shaved in the st.
James Hotel barber shop, when 1 noticed
Stuart Robson sitting next to me, with q
wa1ed-haired, razor-wielder standing idly
yet interestedly looking on. The famous
funny fellow was shaving himself, and the
sound of that blade traversing the stubble-
field of his physiognomy was like unto the
| gentle touch of small boy, short stick
and paling fence.
He won't allow barber to divest him of
| that hirsute wire which adorns his face, and
| the greatest joke about this idea is that he
doesn't know how to shave himself He
looks like be needed shave, no matter
how often the habit has been INDUCED in
during the week.
MAKES THE BARRIERS STARE.
Another strange feature of this jugglery
is that instead of Mr.. Robson shaving him
self down, as other mortals do, he persist
ingly pushes the sharp steel up against the
grain of the beard. The BARRIERS all stand
back aghast and wonder how he survives
such an ordeal, but no one is more compla-
cent than he when the job is done. The
clever comedian then seeks the washstand,
allowing the bowl to be filled with cold
water, into which he plunges his whole head
and face, holding his breath as long as pos
sible. After this the poor barber gets a
chance at him.
His only opportunity has now arrived,
and he takes advantage by vigorously
rubbing down the patient" who will not
deign to allow a plebeian handle him. After
all this is finished Mr.. Robson pays the
usual price OF shave, shampoo and brush,
but practically he has done all the work
himself.
One not in the business cannot imagine to
what poor stage-struck girl is subjected
when she faces the stern and critical man.
ager of company, there to display her tai
ents, whatever they may be. 1 accompa-
MED young lady the other day to a man
ayers Office up town just to see and hear
what goes on in such a place when a new
subject arrives. The young actress during
the past season has been popular favorite
throughout the country, possessing lots of
personal beauty and a very charming voice,
besides having other accomplishments which
go to make up the requisites of a successful
all-around actress.
UNPLEAsANT FOR HER.
She wished to join a certain company
which goes out with new piece next season,
and the manager is endeavoring to get to-
gether band of bright lights in the pro-
fession. The young lady answered an invi-
tation to call at o'clock in the afternoon
When she made her appearance she was
welcomed only with business-like warmth
by the cold and worldly manager. About
the room sat several other men, who were
joking and telling hard-luck stories about
some rival companies which was a "frost"
in Denver, or Frisco, and Immediately after
expatriating upon the enormous business
done by their party In Omaha, or Chicago.
While all this talk was going on, we entered.
Are you ready to try your voice, Miss |
askec the manager at the same
time motioning for professor of music to |
the piano.
Yes" she answered, hesitatingly, as she |
gazed about the room at the ogling
spectators. But" continued she, mot be- |
fore all these strangers"
why. certainly, they won't hurt you."
And SO she had to display her vocal tai
ents In the presence of a whole room full of |
people. She afterwards told me that such
an experience was extremely embarrassing
and unsatisfactory, much more so than be-
fo-e large audience in a theater.
HOW STARS ARE DISCOVERED,
] also discovered that many of the stran-
yers sitting around were the agents of DIFF
erent managers who are constantly on the
lookout for new material in the profession.
ind if this young lady or any one made a
favorable impression Oh them, they so re-
cort to their respective employers, Thus it
s that many stars are brought out in the
he theatrical world; also the chances are
hat many are kept in the background Just
because of the notifying presence of bold.
BAD men at private" rehearsal.
81. P. Dilworth, the prominent voung
broker of your city, is at the
iilsey. 1 had very entertaining talk |
With him there yesterday upon subjects of
,eneral interest to Pittsburgers. He isa
Toung man of nineteenth century ideas
coupled with an indefatis able disposition
which has placed him foremost in the [
younger ranks of business men of the Gas
jity. He has just passed the thirtieth mile
tone, but his premature gray hair-a sippu-
ar feature of the Dilworth family-leads I
people to think him much older. His firm |
ecently became associated with the Clans
'preckles mammoth sugar refneries, which i
S the largest in the world and one which |
las successfully battled against the great G
sugar Trust
Mr.. Dilworth is also identified with coal q
nd glass interests in Western PennsvI- '
-ania. He speaks of Pittsburg and its sd- '
AGENT towns as being in a happy state of :
prosperity, far exceeding any era in its his I
Dry. Now that the Schenley heir is con-
emplating more Improvements he thinks
bat Pittsburgers should be abundantly sat
SIZED with its plethorIc gain. as against the =.
arger cities in the country, He goes from I
ere to Boston, where business engagements 1
nv his fnl
TO EUROPE FOR REST. s
Wilson G. McCandless, with his family
ave apartments at the st. James, They
i'll sail for Europe on the 18th, SO 1 am in o
'rmed. Mr.. McCandless, his many friends D
i'll be glad to learn, is enjoying better I
eaith than for months past. He tells me
lat New York agrees with him far more
ian Pittsburg, which is accounted for in
lie fact that he indulges in that panacea
II all llls-rest-to a much larger degree =
ere than when involved in the trying du- !, II
es of a bank president.
1t is probably distasteful to anyone to p
ave his native city run down by nom e.
sident, but the way Philadelphians are "
iiszsd when they come over here is some {, {,
ling pitiful to behold. And they deserve ID
too. 1 had occasion to run over there "
is week, and the contrast was so great that c'
y, friend who accompanied me could \,
It remain over night. When anyone ., .,
eaks of going to Philadelphia, he invaria- a.
y is met with the remark, "Philadelphia? # #
ny where is that place? Is it on the map?" il
} further illustrate the disdalnful feeling -
New Yorker has for the City OF Brotherlv
I'VE and green shutters, little coIIoouy in
e 'City Directory" between the clerk and
rter of hotel, fttingly covers it.
A new guest arrives, the porter takes his
rd and baggage up to the office, while the
untryman from the banks of the Scbuylkill