Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-29
STAGE STRUCK
The Experiences the Show People
Often Encounter.
An Iowa asu'e WAC Was Par icuiariy
Anxious to Join Miss Good
rich'~ Company and Walk
Iithe Way at That

The public has no idea of the ex-
periences we have on the road-ludicrous
experiences at that-with people anxious
to make the stage profession. Only
seeing one side of life before the foot
lights. they become stage struck and
anxious to become identified with it. We
not only eet such people face to face
and hear from their own lips the story of
their infstuation, but we receive letters
from them. Here, for instance, is a sam
pc. have just opened it aud you nav
| read it if you like" The speaker was
William Po.te. Jr., manager of the Eunice
Goodrich company, now playing at Har.
pers theatre, and the conversation &C.
Cured between acts in the lobby of the
theatre the other evening. The press
man solicited the use of the letter, and
here 1t Is, the name of the stage-struck
young man, who gives his sge as 90 years
and height as five feet, nine inches, Being
suppressed as matter of kindness to
him:
Booze, Boone County. iowa, May %.
le9l.--William Poltle, Jr, 20 Ogden
Place, Chicago, Ill.-Dear Sir: Will you
kindly let me have your attention TO my
letter written under this date. Ever since
your stage show was here I have been
thinking of it-especially the play
The Fisherman's Daughter" Every
night during your weeks engagement
here l witnessed every one of the
plays. In spite of being a m lie l always
witness every stage play for l was once
an actor, when Twas nine years of age. l
was told then that it would be very easy
for any one to instruct me to play on the
stage. For number of years | was
hundreds of times made to do many diff
ferent kinds of laughable sEd interesting
things and plainly understood psnto>
mines on the chapel platforms. l sm
Used 10 changing my coun;enance and
DISCUSSES, and have the greatest desire
OF Joining your splendid show. AS
have DO home in the world. Tor parents.
can 1in stage show without offending
nv poor relatives. | was ALWAYS called
dancing clown" for l used to bother
dancers by my witty, silly and Imaginable
actions. believe that if a mute joins a
stage show the show would be great
success for the audiences would be SUR
prlsed TO see q mute in show.
Thus the show will be a great attrac
ton. have no fear nor am bashful to
do silly actions on stage. am a travel
er from one place TO another place: from
Pennsylvania TO Nebraska. If YOU let
me jnin your show can and will strive
my might to do with my best on the stage
To amuse the audience. I am willing TO
receive but a small salary. but if you in
tend 10 let we Join your show please first
ask your actors and actresses if they don't
want mute to play on the stages with
them. After letting me join your show |
would like TO have you send me suit of
a tramper, so / can walk from here to
! Chicsg so that great audience would
ne at your theatre or one OF the theatres
~ Chicago when arrive there, but if you
tesr that | would take the suit sent by
yon and not 60 to Chicago, you can send
it 10 the manager of the opera house
, here, for there is no good walking suits
| here. Hoping to hear from you as soon
as possible will send you one of my
photographs if you want.
Mr.. Pottle has not yet answered the
| mute's correspondence.