Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-18
SUPERSTITION OF ACTORS
THE INFLUENCE OF SIGNS UPON
THE THEATRICAL FAMILY.
TaiIsmAns or the stars-Jefferson's
Confidence in the Efficacy of a Po-
tato.
tato.

o. they Do, III world Of fancy ana heiloh'
every iucldent N their lives Is ssdzed upon
a. q slga or otncn that possesses either
bepenciai influence upo1 tber careef or
otherwise. To be- sure, says The WASHING
ton Post. there are many who by reason
II q higher education aud culture are above
tho petty superstitio1s Of the class but
these are merely the exceptions whleh
proves the rule.
Yea even this class has IS peculiar va
garles. and tue statement eau be made al
most without fear Of contradiction, that no
member Of the profesdOu Is absolutely fret
from the Influence Of sigus, omens. and the
possession OF tailsmnns.
From The star 10 the property man thefe
Is not a mcmbor Of any combination VINO
does not have stock supply Of signs' de-
noting either good 90 bad luck. which are
as frmiy believed Ia Us the most devoui
savage believes in Ills fetlches and idols.
one would suppose that an actor so
prominent In his profession a. Joseph JET
fefson would bs free from such faneies'
much less a believer Ia the efficiency of 40
Oh liial potato a. q symbol OF heailAlui-
Res agi e,,i!lln s l., 9 nsi and II
one sufficiently acuuainNd win h'm we're
60 ask he would be told an ihtfrsstillx
story CONNECTED VIA ullcheli.l shi ,t,..t,i,i,.
potato. nearly as hhrl A. slDue- Wlisti
ihe grrat ao,or Invariably carries WIN
him, aiuuy years ago. when Jeherso1 M
on unusually severe hti'eA SUI ia ,'..,l
suggested the rcheiy NhWsuPth w 80 80
procured o large sized potato and lls SAI-
licl ~ ever since. The rheumatism leit
him. and he hn- been entirely free from y
since. due Probihy 10 hl- tAyteiliisiy
temperate de and the many safeguArdS
with when be hurfoun1s Ais he4lu,, 3r t NE
~ suen lfih hcileN1 % Wv 'li..Ns,.ith Z.
tali'ili r., 'nIl ne M ,,,.i n0' P1i'
unler any flrcmiist al'is, ,,,.,, ,.,,.i,t
The laie william j. Florence hso c1ldiedi
fnlnghnr. sulpel piece OF hiiea us -, -
with llef2siy piles. etile,nlE eh 1857, ~
gar,ilns 3 Is The apple q ~ eye. and as
byih immunity against IugaltAl anu HNl"-
ca ir9nl;'r. 90. .,,., ,,,ouo.,,,t actor
EdWlh I2Dth, me most lhlcllHs uai uci9.
~ fhe EughsdspAklnE Stage, anu W.
former plfur4t Lawrence haIett' VIZ
10th believers in the signs and pgrtchls
ihat influence tmr more lsnonanl eonireies'
lipfh 0mied charms SUPPOSED 20 pe w
doWcl Win wonderful pt9peftles, anu -
death Of Inc one and The huanaAi troubles
u the other, originating ~ MS r'lFr,
ment az au mNhad ana subsequent aAi
death.
Henry lrylug's mhuncIlsm are llkeNlse
port Of q suprfstliious make up lie can
mover be- induced 10 l9OR through w peep.
hole 81 curtain 10 w w an Aeuituov a
fhy0rite occupation Win nnny " ihr lpl-
lowers OF tho business Neither WIZ ne per
nit any member u lls company 40 do IT,
s,owiiy maintaining ih9t sueh q progeeiihlnfi
VIII result ln doing bad business al That
particular lhcator
De WOLF Hopper, the genial wang, mas
q Hons tooth f9t 4 watch charm NAV lgs'
~ controls ITS destiny now more thnn
ever. FOR having mlsiaid u one night i so
hnnpcnrd hat there was 1t small audience
and a number " tnning Incidents occurred
which ~ other times would have passed w.
noicei but a. mat moment Were dehnlny
associated with the luss OF the charm
Having received 81 the following day, Hop
prr now swetrs lIf VIII never more part H.,
Dc II alone makes or unmukrs hls fame aud
fortune.
Richard Mansfield besides being one Of
tho most ecucutllc actors OF the present,
g Also one Of ,lhe most .supetaiiti0us. He
follow the tradition OF the stage closely.
ami every characteristic OF good or bad
luck Is observed or avoided some years
ugo Mansfield secured room 10 at a MOTEL.
Now 10 there Is anything Ia stage craft
that y supposed to operate a. hlodOo Of
gigantic proportions, It Il TINT supposedly
ghlucky humber. IL mis- ease. iitewls6,
thc clemcnt Of cgncldcnt circumstances en-.
turcd strongly, for " Will be remembered
| pnt Mmshebl proved failure lu Boston
OH vowed ne w1ull mover play There
| again, Yet he associated the 10 hOodop
VITA lls failure, aud the consequence f.
I that thn Interpreter ~ "lioiu Nummol
hns hls living apartments In @ special car
hotel clcrg.
Thomas W. Keone the trieed1u. plns
/ oils faith 10 -ignct ring which he pur-
| ,aiascl In M Antiquarian store IN St Louis
l q decade ugu. lie Uses a. a. Sc cardinals
/ RUG w 'Itrhelieu," hut Invariably wears
| q when on the stage. An deliberately
| carved knights 'rempar sword adds 10 tlic
| cnmpictcment pf kpcucs lucky aiautans,
! although, IKE Mausnpll he follows closely
| tllr average stlnptsilti0us of fhe mimic
| hoard.
| Frederick WArle ui Que time the leading
| man fnr poor John Mccullough aud subss-
uuontiy d star M some magnitude. fairly
invited the disaatcr which liz Incurred IN
Ills starving tours, ana outraged all the pro
pfiries NJ the stage by aslentaiiously wear.
| ku-cNlcd unlncsy stone M q ring, he nro,
| cured q scarf pin with an Opal setting, nipl
! from that time forth Ills iutimatea shnl,
l their heads and prUtditsled that the youth
| mi actor would come to gfipf But Mnrdo
persisted, declaring he would plNyN The
/ possession Ut each Jewel To lie lucky.
rhoater.gners know how many ylclssitui,,,
he has eAperlcnced, while actors tell vow
1 he brought A ON himself hy his ilpVoifon IA
/ the unlucky stone.
Ihe SalNnia father and sttu. are like the
! majority OF lheir race hide. hound btiievers
rcverae Tho cifer viii MD ,,i.rt,r,, l., 4
ho',se where any inem6cr ~ ,bc "ri,br ,s y,
pisfsrssis, red hair uithonri ,,.hv M itn.
such q fancy no one hns ever ascefi ninnd
The younger salylni has no pariicnlnr idlo
ai6ers Of rs class lie preiudices pecnila,
vi H i niXsv. vho ,ynn f,ma opd
fortune I'm ma iuiinltvibla rrnrr-snri Nfi,,, oi
sAfOnls p tahrrs nn1er v,i,tl Az as'.1'tist y
designate Us u nyc.year hopion Mrnii,ef.