The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-02

| whom he wishes TO KNOCK" is mentioned
| He Will shrug his shoulders and murmur
| ''Yes, he is eood-tha5 is, / think so
| AheInp" This often sets the manager
| thinking, and ii only remains for the
| "knocker" to draw his attention to the
| "good man" on one of his off nights &c
finish the woyk.
Then johnny" goes marching home.
! Another interesting specimen of the
"knocker' tribe is the man who works on
| superstitions. The large majority of stage
people are superstitious, and the ''insiuu-
| ating knocker' has simply TO drop hint
| that Mr.. So-and-so IS Jonah" quoting
| e few instances OF his hard luck, and an
other head goes under the managerial
guillotine, for 10 manager wants a 80
NAH in the company. Above all, if bad
| business is being done, the slightest word
will have the desired effect.
Barry Sullivan, the celebrated English
tragedian, discharged the best leading
man he ever had through the influence of
"kncc6er~"
Sullivan opened at the Alexandria thea
ter in Liverpool with an elaborate revival
OF Richard Ill" The tragedian prided
himself on his performance Of Gloster and
made extensive preparations to dress the
part correctly. A new suit OF arInor was
one of the many new things he purchased
for the production. After the performance
was over Sullivan, who was delighted with
his success, was sitting in his dressing
room, still dressed in his arrnor, when Mr..
"Knocker," unusually spropoS Of his
name, knocked for admittance.
Mr.. Sullivan" said the willy one. II
hope you viii pardon me for disturbing
you, but I wished 10 say how pleased /
was that everything turned out all right"
Sullivan looked up
L don't understand, - he said.
The "knocker' smiled as lie spoke again.
"Oh. no one would know it, sir. II fits
beautifully, Just as il it had been made for
You.
Sullivan was perplexed He looked
again at the speaker and asked him in
language more forcible than polite what
he meant
Nny. the arnor, said the "knocksr +"
We'll. what about IT" demanded NJ
Sullivan.
We'll. sir, don't believe he meant any
harm, bat Mr.. - confided 20 me
though be made ne promise not 10 speak
of ij-that he loaned it 70 you for the
night
The air wa blue Tor \ few moments,
and il was said that the sulphur IN the
room tarnisbed tss amor worn By the
traaedisn u s.cn an extent that he never
wore il ogaan-
He rushed h,indiv ont 81 the room upon
t6e stage s.5 reared out for his leading
nan
TIE leading man had gone u his hotel
Gone o. Lis hotel. chs cr!ed the IL
furiated a~tor Come here re cried 20
the property toy, Who was standing near
bv
IRE property boy approached
Take that man srurk. sarieked sui
lizaa. and pur i IN the street Then 90
around and tel h.rz from me never 20
show his fsce 20 no again
With ,Lal be stalled sEslesfscallT % his
dressing room, and taking OF his arInor
eung T. into corner
Tbe property by delivered ihe rsesszze
e the ssfssrisiieo lfasiing tnsr- Sho. inno
cent a. r. .vss - an cIrase- ccDlf no:
understand why s1rh az insuit should ~
offered hiEs zzd Va too Esfr1n 70 s-k fn<
az exuiaaatlcn- r., to3k the first tszin
fer London. and y s-ss ar- anfil after sre
great sraSe-iizn : Ga.-.h "a; II hezrS tie
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