The evening world., 1892-10-06
;NIs sTAGE-7RAP ENTRANCE.
Actor Macdonough Tells Of His
First Experience with It..
Gilmore and Ticket Speculators-
Oner Dramatic News.

Harry Macdc nough, who has to appear
anon he stage through trap door in Puri.
,an,a."is not at nll fond Of this method OF
erecting on entrance, which ia entirely new
=, him. lie describes his first sensations
inns: "You couldn't imagine, even II you sat
IN dark room for two weeks, what my feel.
,nvs we're when went timidly down In the
collar and CROPPED around in the dim light for
the place where the trap was situated. What
TOOK my breath away most was the immense
army of men that It required. I'm sure I
counted eleven. DIDN'T seem to be OF much
importance to them, for they merely glanced
at me as the new man. when heard the
cue Tor my appearance broke out into cold
sweat. All OF a sudden gong went on right
over my head which nearly knocked me of
the table on which l was standing to bring
me on a level with the platform Of the trap.
some contemplate joker Get OF pan Of
gunpowder under my nose, and / inhaled
three clouds OF 1t. Then heard the words,
come, jump on:' got on, 'bangr went the
bell again. / murmured prayer. went
through the air and landed on the stage. l
felt as though hau taken laughing-gas."
Ben stern has engaged Walter II. Mont.
Davenport's company.
r" The Black Crook" management sufrer
considerably from the ticket spectators
They wage mild war against them, but 1t
does not seem to bring forth satisfactory re-
suits Last night Manager 4. G. Gilmore got
very indignant and went out to the sidewalk,
where he expended all the wrath OF his
yolumlnous vocabulary trumor says that 1t
Is isexccssively voluminous) on the enterpris-
ing ticket dealers. They answered Mr.. GIL.
mure's arguments with language quite as
forcible as his own. Gilmore boiled. He be-
gan to get ready to fight (rumor says he can
llghD and a fracas seemed imminent. At
that moment three OF the managers personal
friends came up. They grasped the situation
and smiled.
"Come away, Gilmore" said one Of them,
emphatically, "that's a good blum Of yours
but we all know you are in with the specu.
lators."
There was no night. Gilmore laughed, the
Spectators Uttered, and the situation is still
the same.
The latest mania among stars playing in
this city Is advertising on the ash barrels.
Ills Is u pOSlIlVe IdCJ. tueSe StdTS WOulu
but watch the fate Of their bills when de-
posted on these receptacles, they would
change their ideas. ON one ash barrel yes
terday in the course Of an hour five adver.
tisements were posted, the second over the
rrst. tho third over the second, the fourth
over the third and soap announcement over
the fourth.
Brady, the energetic manager OF Pugilist
n n
"GentleInan jack" II that isn't versatility,
to say nothing OF economy, please say what
'.Glendalough." the Irssa play brought to
this country by Marcus Mayer and Ben
Stern, will be presented for the frst time
Nov; !. Murray, u new Irish star, will play
the leading part, and Powers. the manager
who first helped to make Seaman famous,
will have charge OF the production, which
will be scencally elaborate.
Cyril, cyril Tyler; Ill., the @ boy SO soprano "phe; 9;
palmers Theatre, win sing in boston next
Tuesday. His manager Edgar Strakosch, is
awaiting the result OF the Wang" children
settled in favor OF the children Cyril Tyler
will again be heard In this city.
Franz Ebert, the tiny comedian now at the
Union Square Theatre, is very lively as far as
leman who had seen the Liiputian Company
In Russia some years ago, waited for Ebert at
the stage door, after the performance was
over. When the little man made his appear.
ance the gentleman introduced himself, and
tod Ebert how much he admired his acting,
and how grateful to him he was for the pleas
ant afternoon he had spent at the theatre.
~ would like 10 put you in my vest pocket
and keep you there" said the enthusiastic
spectator
Well," said Ebert roughly, "you would
then have more brains In your pocket than In
your head"
All the Liliputians dislike illusions to their
size, and nothing ofIends them more than to
treat them like children. They are In reality
Charming little ladies' and gentlemen who