The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-31

"Ihat must be the idea, was aSSented.
Good That is what you think. Now,
let me tell you what l think If the the
atrical managers were to combine and
adopt a rule that there should be no ell
cores, what would happenl A great many
people who were pleased with a perform
ance would come a second time to see the
whole repeated. That would be money in
the box office, would it notln he asked
bringing his chair down quickly on all
four legs. people who liked it would
pay again to see it once more, would they
not?" He gave triumphant look across
the table and waited for an answer.
Now he continued, 'as a matter of
fact, what does happen. Some one comes
out with pretty song, and there is an en-
core. The song is given again, and there
is another encore. There is another call
and 1t is repeated. / have known that
thing TO go on four, five and six times.
What Is the RESULT A lot of us are sick
ened Of the whole business. We 20 away
feeling as if we had something forced
down our threats, whether we wanted it
or not. We. go away done with that affair
and opposed to it.
Isn't it the same" he went on, with
those very people who insist upon the re-
calls? They satisfy their greedy desires
then and there. They get all they want
Of the thing at one time. They 90 home,
knowing every air and every song by
heart. Why should they go agair2 If
they carried away feeting idea of the
sweetness of the songs. the melody
and the harmony of them, or of the
brightness of the dialogue, or of the grace
and fascination of the dancer, there would
be magnet constantly exerting an in
iuence TO draw them back again. But
they know 1t all. and there is no reason
why they should return to it,
You say that the actors or the singers
appreciate the compliment of being re-
called, and it gratifies them so much that
they are eager to respond Wouldn't
they appreciate the delight of playing to
full houses all the time, of knowing that
people were coming again and again to
see and TO hear them2 Wouldn't they
like to see the houses as well filled at the
end of long run as at the beginning
Wouldn't it be a real compliment to see
never vacant seat, night after night.
week after week and month after month ?
Wouldn't warm applause that expected
no immediate return in the form of a rep
etition of the scene, or the song, or the
dance, be gratifying
And" he added, swinging his chair
back again and then swapping the legs
down on the floor, "wouldn'U that be max
ing money! Wouldn't the manager make
money! Wouldn't the PLAYERS get better
salaries the next season, because they had
stuffed the managers pockets with bank
bills2 Wouldn't that be a pretty good
thing2"
The man about town was Just finishing
a cold bottle.
I'm not much Of a Frenchman," he
said, holding up his glass and looking into
the sparkling liquid ia reminiscent way,
land try to be a good American, but we
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by following the Gauls so far as recalls
are concerned. When a woman has sung
her song in Paris she has sung it. II you
want to hear it again you can come the
next evening When a man has done his
funny act he has done it. The elephant
dances for you, but he doesn't keep on
dancing until you are sick and tired of
life"
The man about town lighted cigar and
looked up into it's pale blue smoke.
Its very tiresome,' he said, in bored
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