Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-19
Correspondence of Ths Evening Star.

| Special Correspondence of Ths Evening Star.
| New YoKx, September f9, 1891.
THE talk OF the theatrical town Is the gift OF
L a house by Millionaire hesebrough toActress
Eytinge. Much has already been published
! relevant thereto. but one peculiar considers
| tion has been overlooked. Pearl Ey singe was Z
great beauty and clever actress fifteen years
ago, but when, last winter, she committed the
| ofiense of reappesring on the stage In the guise
Of an artists model in Dumas' The Clsmsn-
ceau Case" she had grown coarse and fat and
she was literally driven out Of sight with ridi.
Guile. The occupants Of the upper parts Of the
theater guyed her numerically. That is 10
say, the gallery boy scornsd her. Nov We find
that millionaire adores her.
on THE STAGE AND IN REAL LIFE.
Miss Eytinge il q bright woman. Ths last
time heard her chat she talked like this, ~
nearly as can quote from memory: even in
these times of realism on the stage the mimic
doings differ from the genuine. The beautiful
dream OF a girl who plays the sad heroine in
the Iiay and who goes over to the piano whom
the duck comes and the calsium man puts the
moonlight on aud who plays sweet soft
melody does not always play 1t. She sits up
and pretends. hides her head, sways herself
and runs her fingers around. but often M not
ihe gill who is made up for the hag who stole
the beautiful dream Of II girl in her infancy IL
the one who is playing tho sweet soft melody
Just behind the scenes. But the fewer Of these
things. the public knows tho bet
ter How different stnge life is from
the real life 1t Is supposed to depict.
when the leading man tells the leading lady
that he has to 60 away, far. far away for q
long. long time. In real life the girl gets
telegram orders to jump to Chicago goodbye,
and sine receives 1t just when her pet enemy is
watching her, or when her dressmaker is kick.
ing about her bill, or when she is warming
canned soup because the cook has quit. On
the stage the heroine grabs the back OF chair,
and says: .No-only the heat Of the room,
when she 10 told all Of a sudden that her best
real life she says chcerily: Has he? Do you
know always had an idea they would make a
match OF 1.-THE was so fond OF her, and she
doesn't move an eyelash."
NEARLY A TRAGEDY.
There was nearly tragedy on the first night
of new play at one Of the Broadway play
houses this week. 1t happens to be rule at
this theater that no flowers can be passed to
performers across the fOotlights, therefore
the manager was somewhat surprised aud All
noyed when messenger arrived at the front
OF the theater little before with huge
basket Of roses directed to q subordinate MEM
Der of the cast He FASTENED round to the stage
and found the young lady and asked her If she
expected the basket passed over the footlights
to her.
"Why, TO be sure" she replied
The manager rejoined in rather cutting tones
that a certain class OF adoesesnt performers
fatIgued him exceedingly,
do you have any objection to my receiving
the flowers on the STAGE asked the young lady.
Don ask foolish questions" responded the
manager NO flowers are ever passed up in
this theater.''
The actress set her lips and dangerous light
came INTO her eyes. There was going to be
scene before the curtain went up.
That basket OF flowers" said she in firm
tones. will either be passed to on the stage
or Will not go On in my part. do not intend
70 disappoint the sender az those roses"
Young woman" exclaimed the manager now
thoroughly angry. yen will so on and play
yOur part and those flowers will not be pissed
up TO YOU. We will not waste any more words
about 1t.
MAD CLEAR THRoCdB.
The actress stood still, with blazing eyes and
heaving chest. fairly scorching the manager
with the intensity OF her emotion. She ough.
TO have been dressing at that moment for her
entrance was Immediately after the FIRST cur
tain. Beginning to rub her gloves on with ter
rible deiberateness she tapped her foot ner-
vously and painted audibly.
Il will sever my engagement with you now"
consider it Il disgrace to play in theN4er over
which you lad control"
But you will play your part tonight" ejacu.
lated the manager excitedly.
IL most certainly shall not" replied the in
Il can sue YOU and obtain damages" shouted
the manager.
''Sue away" responded the actress.
The manager had never been in iust such a
predicament before. There was no nnderstudy
| fCrt Fa,-
could not proceed without one. lie would have
liked TO Eiil the madaeniug woman on the spot.
but that would have done no good Turning to
bright-eyed young stage hand who had been
listening to the conflict between himself and
the actress he told him to 60 out to the lobby,
get the basket OF flowers and bring II on to the
stage Then addressing the actress he said:
Madam, l shall doliver those flowers TO Won
here. III You persist in not doing your part
will have some young lady 60 on and read it.
L DO not intend to be oyerridden in this mat
ter"
The young stage hand returned presently
with the big basket of roses and deposited it on
the stage. The rebellious actress approached
| it, lifted the card attached to it and immedi-
atcly started back in surprise.
This il not my basket Of flowers" she en-.
claimed These are for Miss Blank. Where
is my basket?
That was the only basket in the lobby" ex.
planned the stage hand.
why those are your MOVERS, put In the
manager, stopping forward al be spoke and
looking at the card. As be read the name he
also started In surprise.
why" he cried, II made O mistake. l read
your name before instead of Miss Blanks.
There are evidently no flowers for you. OF
course now You will have no objection to play.
ing your, part. weno longer have dispute,
you see."
The actress did not speak a word, but, turn.
ing on her heel, made for her dressing room,
The manager looked hard at the stage hand,
who smiled back knowingly At him and seemed
much pleased.
You young rascal" said the manager after
| o moment, ''how did you get so bright
Born that way. sir. replied the stage hand.
And when the young man was paid at the end
of the week he found an extra $40 bill in his
envelope. Through his sagacious trickery the
regulations OF that theater remained unbrokeu
and the Mutinous actress went on and acted
her part in total Ignorance Of the why she mad
| been hoodwinked.
WELCOME CHANCE.
1t should be considered good news that three
! Of our theaters took down their hidsously
painted drop curtains this week and put ND i'm
stead embroidered dsapsrics. Three other
theaters had made the same happy kind Of Q
change earlier this ssaSen and Il Il certain that
| more will follow now that the good example
has been set. So it is likely that the crudeiy
| drawn and badly colored picture which used
/ to pain our eyes between acts In every theater
will soon disappear from view altogether.
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