The sun., 1893-09-10
OMEN OF THE YELLOW ELAGEO1 Ell

Faith In Ho od o DE-. Ma cots, and SpIr s..
THAT play can never succeed" said an olti
time manager. In an uptown caf6. scveisl
nights ago. 1T is a pity too for it's good
play and n good company. l wish that had
not seen the dress rehearsal"
You're getting old. Colonel. and you only
sec success in the past" said leading man.
THAT Is where you are wrong" replied the
manager. II know a good thing when l
it. and this play is a good thing. but it began
with a hoodoo. and it will surely fail"
"Hoodoos are tommy yrot! There is no such
thing as q hoodoo that can harm any play"
Around the table were half dozen actors
and men interested in theatrical affairs Few
mon In Now York know more about the his.
tory Of the American stage for the past few
years than the manager who spoke. Booth,
Jefferson BarSatt. and Irving have all claimed
him as their friend and his "reminiscences OF
the stage make him the centre figure in any
after the play gat.e .ee ring OF actors.
Now. Colonel" s.Std the leading man when
the glasses had been oiled. you were talking
about hoodoos on tho stage. don't believe,
In them. When a play Is failure it is easy
to explain 1t by saying it had hoodoo.'
WELL" said the Colonel actors the world
over are superstitious lot Even Henry
Irving brought his horseshoe tc this country
when he first came here / didn't believe in
hoodoos and that sort Of thing when was
young. don'tIlike to accept theDa now, but
am forced to by experience.
Have you ever known the yellow fageolet
to fail in wrecking play? Now. you laugh
at that. think that as O rule. there is no
harm in a yellow fiageolet in ITSELF but there
Is peculiar fatality in the circumstances that
bring 1t into a theatre orchestra at dress
hearsal or on an opening night. There was
yellow fiageolet in the orchestra to- day. ard
that is why say that the piece is doomed.
Yes. that's right: laugh II you will. but my ex.
perience is o long one and think am u
will tell you that q yellow fageo,et is sure 20
wreck any company. Circus men won't have
cidents to illustrate what / say. Perhaps you
remember that when The Junior Partner WAS
success EyerythlaE pointed that way, w. but tx {
Epensad nd With EhaD s9T faaseSe in the Hrehs
began. That is u fact. I have known stage
aseee drven CUT 81 the t"s
That ie lust as absurd" said the light com.
% Sdy the sssss psst the n IN
dressing rooms. Know the eject q that M % ma;
cot: IT, tor Dr. IVA Was in IN the eompapy Every time
thought Of Hunters Point and the gas house
Son ths @ to
snssse@snt cheese % had Been sa!S siv:n q 10
}%S Each er had Dreess sma them Peea ron N
u, loud cheese It was too rolled up in paper
took it TO their dressing rooms EDDIE Toy
nearly nearly ch9Ged beeaass of the smell Of tina,
that cheese settled him. a eouti coud onIy show
them what could do in Daly's comnany,' be
Italian cheese Pm too delicate for this wor&.
=ps Yay and Just Mt.y walt pnt get into 'ks
cigarettes cigarette on the stage and pull my ,euus.
Now Mo- Colonel spsakkinS about hoOdoos, that is
We'll replied Colonel. the Italians
Soags Sas nsiHrHiiy spnsrsttp%s know an ogers
and Of course. there was in Ii a seat nGmb"Toi
aa ad 1t was ono Of she best seats in the hon-"
sS' lead rf Psh' ass Ths
painted out the number IL and Numbered it
sons nSw tns saiS shs leading nn
# Actors are NATURALLY superstitious Perhaps
may lead to failure or success. Probably a
pe'Se have urfsh''Gn dash nf that ' issnS IN tn"
whether they VII! admit !, or not. DO yeI r,:
"mSGr MSIIssf VsA hGss noGh.a1 made her h "'
TSe oA A. b you ter the plot Of this pay
Rose CoGtjan used certain G perfumc on ra;
sad Rs9d tat Hns she She al%.,s nSns ss ~ .
the play may De. Of course. it is only W.
ian S; y npa 9atbs yet have heard .nat NJ
H.r WEen she si made 9Or arst great hit % she w.
wears in hor con certs now shoes meda n, ,I.,
last and Of tho same pattern. SIZE
Ieiisyes ,, thad they bring her luck ami alIa.
fchty they nave done no. Yes, stage folk arc
= BIZ supeEstitious. You probably have all seal
Would- 20 lunny men thrown or a stage n re
snges in Mac Deth.' - '''' 'o'""'
=, there i yeEy little or no connection sal
,hlr,n , ma nalism. Int the COMPENSATION suGgr.t- n.
h on would az probably be surprised to know
n .. sp,ritualIsH Billy Florence was a Spitltpul-
ST. ~ a,tnough 'ntigh lew neople knew il. knew Iu
an aiSSeI d. about his belief to me- BARLEY lanJ-
% 'sh was another. and so is MoVicker ui II.
40 ,ngo Adn isaacs Menkan is now simlly u
ewnr law" 70 TO You youngsters. She was
nj Mpnlai; as well as q very hcHu'.
~ ~ NomaA Tho elder Dumas and navy
~ ahmer , men oi letters We're among her frie.'-.
s 'nT mIote TWO volumes OF verse. which .l'
a.neh. were inspired ty the spirits. The-1
",sss snis consisted OF musical lines Of vary.nE
~ ana ana th.y attracted some attention. I'm
'ooSooss' s'r,.uSiist, nI1 but an nrm belieNsL,,a