Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-07

VIII necessarily creep every now ana then. Each man Is given everything belonging to his part by the super masters assistant, who has list of the articles. In ex- change for these he takes the mans street clothes, which arc promptly locked up in box provided for that purpose. After the performance the things returned by the super are checked of carefully. If they are all there, he gets his everyday wearing apparel. A card which is given to him on the first night is also punched. This serves as a memorandum of his at- tendance whom pay day rolls around and also enables him to pass tho Cerberus at the stage door on the following night.
 There is very little jealousy ordinarily among the men. They do not care what work is assigned to them or what positions they are given so long as they get their pay promptly. Sometimes one of them who imagines that he is born comedian will attempt to guy his comrades and sometimes tho actors themselves while on the stage. Whenever this fact comes to the ears of the super master who is in- variably Q rigid disciplinarian, there is certain to bc an immediate vacancy in the ranks. The women are usually annoying to the man who employs them. They all want tho prettiest costume. If there are to be two lines, nobody Is willing to be in the rear one, while if there is but single row the place on tho end nearest the foot lights is wanted by every mothers daugh- ter among them. Sometimes this results in lively squahbles in the dressing room, not infrequently resulting in vigorous
 hairpulling matches.
 Many of tho female supers really believe that they are destined to become great stars in time, but this idea soon leaves them, and they quickly settle down to the humdrum of their very prosaic existence.
 McClory says that the only girl in his em-
 ploy who stuck to the belief that she
 would rise was in his employ when he furnished extra people for Mary Anderson
 at the Star theater. This creature, who
 was quite petite and particularly pretty,
 when not on the stage would finger about
 tho wings, intently watching the per
 formance and drinking in every word that
 was uttered by the actors, instead of sit.
 ting in the dressing room gossiplng or
 knitting in the company of her friends.
 That persistent girl Is now a well known
 actress commanding a salary of S110 a week, of whom the most discreditable thing that may be said Is that she Is
 ashamed of having once been a super and
 will even tell a falsehood when questioned about it point blank.
 Among the men who were wont to guy this same girl for her ridiculous aspira- tions," as they considerably expressed 1t, were some society gentlemen" who were put on in dress suits in the same produo- tion. McClory says that among the piles of flowers that were sent to the stage were numbers to these scions of tho Four Hun
 drcd, who had purchased them for them selves.
 Among McClory's supers in a sporting ! melodrama which had long run in this | city was fellow who had seen better days. | He was a veterinarian, with a diploma from an English college. It was found necessary to let ono of the men say, ''Who | won that last racer" This line was given | to tho horse doctor, who used to roll 1t out each night with siccant emphasis. Doc,
 as he was known, had up to that time been O great favorite with the boys. But
 now that he had line to speak he held | aloof from them and was often seen pacing meditatively to and fro at the rear of the stage. Then his associates revenged them-
 selves by writing on tho wall of tho dress | ing room: The doctor is no longer a su- | per. He Is an actor" Even this did not
 disturb the veterinarians equanimity,