The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-11-18

sAfI COULD YOU LEND ME- A FIVE sPorT"
nished by the badgers. Badger in the lobby is
not used in the sense which it has with the
70 bS yet into s a thestr req by means q m OF = w bSa a..e% Yos
will see these men parading about the lob y
with coats thrown, wide open to show insignia
ia,' tho fS'' TACT Se OF %h ths I mater Ra is that e the w %sn
whose badge give them the right OF, admit
Known to the 1sdf Gsorm aea" pe snsani ). ' Rat the
badgers are great on display. a few nights ago
tire. posed in the lobby for a time. and then,
throwing his coat wide open, marched, up to the
splendent with diamonds and rubies. Notwith-
standing the glamour of this ornament. the
dc spon't S stSp pee the ihs S Sssrs +, .,tsa m. man IN
See III Well, ! should say SO. Couldn't
badge" said the doorEeeper, who had spotted
his man for a badger.
lyon can buy tickets below. This house
sSWhatf Cant get in ~ Weiise about this.
meyer was nHoG refused a. a theatre before. That
III you can pawn it for the price OF a ticket"
suggested the gate official hippantly, lit will be
The commonest badges displayed ara alleged
newspaper badges, while ornaments purporting
to be the insignia OF political office arc fire.
Probably tbs most successful gams in general
- Lnut VI tAo lbbD1 CEOOks III IuTnlHHc8 the
element. of tragedy. or pretended tragedy, in the
show. A young man PUSHES into the theatre.
breathiess at the gate, gasps out:
a lady whose son and daughter are here has
just died. want to send them home"
Certainly; 20 right in" replies the door
lie strongly suspects that it is a fake, but he
doesn't care TO take any chances in such 4 mat
ter. III the son and daughter do not appear, and
the oTeathless messenger stays through the
81 thought so. Well, I've got his face, and IL
he tries 20, work me again something will break"
sage for some important political parsonage in
the theatre, or they want their family physician,
.ho rs inSide, 70 conn e once to the bedside OF
this particular theatre. The man on the door
has too good : memory for faces.
regular CRATER" who habltualiy goes TO :
theatre without paying. Specifically. however.
work for the theatre-odd Jobs at advertising,
perhaps. or work on the roof garden in summer.
the place, and is familiar with the greenroom,
This is his stock In trade; He dresses loudly.
crooked over his arm. He mas the privilege of
admittance into the theatre and can occasionally
run 5TsDd a. b q risad; INSTEAD tSS , Of running in his
sees . youth that looks to be a promising sub.
jeet he approaches him with an offer:
ouaTtsI. p Save n' soa money ION ys on ffa s e fhsr' fora
II the quarter is paid, the mudheel introduces
passes him in. But this can't be worked TO
often. Occasionally an odd Job for the house
the Willie boy. Everybody knows the Whites
At sight. They are the gilded youth with moth
Ing under the sliding who conceal themselves
behind chrYsanthemums In public places at
night. The Willie who haunts the lobby does so
because he Is enamored Of some chorus girl, and
he is In a state of great unhappiness because he
doesn't know how 20 proceed. Here Il the mud
heels chance. He makes the acquaintance
OF the swain, and contriyes to lind out on what
particular fairy OF the footllRhts Nillie'f fond
heart Is set hen ne casually remaTks:
stuck on you, me friend. Third fairy in the
front on the left. Spotted you In tina front row
last night and asked me who you vas. Good
looking young Teller with the blond hair she
"Wh-whatG Good heayens! Noticed me. did
sheY All. ahem! 81 course. Yes. | fawncied
She Esp hookinE a. me. Dsueed pretty little