The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-28
IN ACTORS ALLEY.
sTAGH DENIzENs IN THEIR FAv-
oRITE NDEzvoUs.

Types OF Stag9 HANOA4IS as SOU Az
Their own haunts-Stories That the
Actors Tell-Their Pets, Their Dress,
Their Manners, Their Traits and
Their Good Sides-TraRedies in Real
Life-A New York Street Where the
Actor Is Seen off the Stage, Sans
Rouge, Sans Makeup and Often
Sans Money.
(CopUiGhtJ
NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-There is an old
fashioned tune we all like. A tune which
seems to call up memories Of somebody's
sweetheart, and that, W ben the fiddle or
orchestra begins to play sally In Our Al
ley" makes US all exclaim, isn't 1t dearW
Here in the hot days there is an alley, but,
alasI it is not that OF the lovely Sally, who
adored Of all days in the week that which
came between the Saturday and the Mon
day. Newspaper people, and those with no
fear in their souls, call it the Actors al
lsy"-and TO see the actor at his best or his
worst, you have got to traverse ID. II Is
khe street where most of the big agencies
are, and where the gentleman who played a
wicked and designing French count is earn
estly seeking, as the days grow shorter, for
position as an Indian.
THE 'INDIAN" OF THE STAGE.
Perhaps you don't know what an Indian
IL, 1t Is the name that people on the stage
give to the utility men, or to the crowd who
come on and cheer at the wedding, mourn
at the funeral or conspire as dreadful
brigands Originally they were called
"Utilities;" then this name got too long for
the actor In haste and be called them
"Utes" From that there was a natural
sequence to Indians, But to return to
Actors alley. In pair Of trousers wide
enough for skirts, a flannel shirt, sash, a
light coat and pale blue tie, o young man
is telling OF the marvellous success that he
made last year, while his manager
is cavorting around, announcing that he
IL the coming John Mccullough. Il
is funny thing that these men never get
there. Then there is the heavy villain, who
can't. though be may be the mildest Of men,
lose his character of the stage; he has his
brows knitted, looks gloomily out of bis deep,
dark eyes. as IL he were striding upon the
bodies Of his victims The leading man Is
great swell, his shirt Is immaculate, and
though the thermometer may be cutting up
all sorts Of pranks, his COLLAR never willis,
and bis scarf is In the latest style. He
knows bis business - oh, dear. yesl
But he don't particularly know
how to act %, dear mol
He must look handsome, dress well and
and please the women. II is true Charles
Thorne acted but times have changed nOw-
edsys, and the importance OF the leading
man depends more on bis looks than on his
knowledge. The man who does character
bits Is walking around asking the other fell
lows to take a drink, because he is always
certain to have a little moneyin his pocket,
and be is just as certain of an engagement
Any manager will tell you that he brings
more laughs, which, of course, means more
money, TO the house than anything else.
There is one actor who looks monarch Of
all he surveys; his attire is faultless, and his
announcements that he wouldn't play in any
but first-class compauy is respectfully
listened to by everybody else. he repre-
sents the past. And to keep up his theories
be DOESN'T hesitate to rest for six months Of
the year, and let bis wife. who Is q pretty
manicure, support him.
STORIES THAT ACTORS TELL.
How they gossip! One man is telling that
he happened to be on q platform where the
DAILY company were waiting to change cars.
One Of the inhabitants went up to one OF
the members of the company and said:
"Thls must be troupe, amt itP' "Yes,n
answered the aspiring young actor, at 70
the DAILY company" "Op' asked the other
man "is it variety showP' Wouldn't that
have delighted the heart OF Augustin Dalyl
Another was telling Of the queer loss of
James diamond star in Chicago, She had
the sort Of maid who believed there was
vulRarity in haste, and although she lost
the star at | 80 o'clock at night she never
told her mistress until 10 O'Clock the next
morning. In the meantime it had been
picked up by bootblack, who offered it to
boy who was going to picnic for 20 cents,
said star having cost $500. The boy re-
fused for the price was too high. But he
said: 81 know Teller volts got a girl, and
-, - Al
get good price for 1t and divvy on It,"
The "feller wot had grip had once or
twice In bis life seen diamonds. so he con-
cluded that before be would take so cents
for that pin he'd take it to a jewelers.. So
he took it to the best one in Chicago; the
very place where the breach had been
cleaned only three deys before. They
recognized il as James star, aud this is the
way it got back to her, although six or
eight detectives wore hunting for 1t. The
bootblack and the other boy and the "feller
wot had grip were all made happy. For
Jane being prosperous, is generous
TYPES OF ACTORS ALLEY.
You don't always hear such pleasant
stories as these in Actors alley There was
q much be-roughed. much be-bleached
young woman, whose gown told of the best
dressmaker, whose hat was Partisan in
shape, and who, In a certain way, was
pI6kb1s Dcc44o ucF WhIkSd man, r..
clever and Of good manners-a least, that's
what he was year aRo-then people used
90 say, 'His record lie 80 clear" but nova
days they whisper TO each other that this
woman managed things so that she got
into the company with him. simply and
solely to make him fall in love with her
which meant, in his case, going down,
down, down. There are other women there
eeger-faced soubrettes, whose frocks are
nsttY; whose sailor hats are worn in the
most jaunty fashion and who are more
thoroughly convinced than the manager
that they can carry an audience. The SOU
brette is generally very near my heart; she
is apt 10 be young she is apt TO be pretty;
and she Is very apt to have the admiration
OF all the masculine denizens of Actors
alley. She works like a Turk-though who
OF Us ever saw Turk work-and she is apt
60 be pretty good girl. She never aspires to
become the leading lady and she's willing to
go on for most anything. She tells you she
looks well in boys clothes, but you glance at
her womanly curves and doubt this. She
can sing, she can dance; she can whistle, but
TO save her soul she couldn't tell you where
she learned to do all Of these things. She is
brave little body, for the dignity of the
leading lady and the sorrowfuness of the
tngenue have no effect on her when it is q
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