Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-10-25
THE GALLERY GODS.
OUTSPOKEN CRITICS WHO SIT IN THE
CHEAP SEATS NEAR THE CEILING.


their dramatic opinions made to order
Attractions before reaching here have been
tried by the fire of eastern criticism The
local thcatcr gOer, "a most indOlcnt apprc-
ciatOr, accepts the dicta of others rather
than energize sufficiently to formulate an
opinion of his own. In this atmosphere Of
Phillstinism the gallery is stiflcd Indeed
on the rare occasions on which it has at
tempted to assert its Independence, phys
ical force has been employed to coerce it
into uniformity with the pit.
A case in point occurred some years ago,
when Mary Anderson brought here her all
English production of "a Winters Tale. 8"
Mary was bad enough, but her troop of
transforming cockneys were too much for
the gallery. The pit and boxes were filled
with the elite of the city, and they were in
ecstasy over Il production that had visiby
charmed the Prince of Wales. But the
gods could not understand the thick
speech of the Englishmen nor appreciate
their stilted action. Undaunted by the
display of fashion, they boldly guyed tho
performance. Four ushcrs were pretty
badly beaten for attempting to restore or
der and "A relay of scene shutters was final
ly necessary To bring about quiet. There
We're Il dozen broken heads as the result Of
NIlt tNtuInk. anu tlltIt ldS lbt bttl "a NOISY
gallery in either the Grand or Olympic
since.
One Of the marked characteristics of the
gallery bOy-therc are othcr,--iS his fond
ness for particular actors or ACTRESSES The
late Lawrence Barrett was rcdhot favor
lite with the gallery hoys from one end Of
the country to the other. This may have
been due to the widely circulated story
that in carly life he was ncwsboy, and
his name was Larry l}rannigan. There
was food for hope in this for every stage
struck youngStcr in the land. \ long way
off and in another direction is Sadie Has
son, who wears IL trapper'S outfit and
shoots Indians with marvellous indiscrm-
inatiun. She is the ideal woman to moro
than half the factory boys in the big cities
of the country, and her youthful admirers
lie awake at night dreaming of her mimic
pruwess and wondering why their own
mothers and sisters cannot be nodded
along such heroic lines
The persistent fad with the gallery boys
is the modern mcludrama, with its superb
scenic accessOrc, and clmaxcs by mcrhan-
zeal device. He wants action for his adj
mission, and IA play like Rcbollious Su-
SAN would not interest him ten minutes.
1t is the show that can produce the great
est number of happenings to an act that
get, his coin the oftcncSt. Those are tho
kind Of shows they put on at lIavlin's,
clean. wholesome shows, apt to give boy
exaggerated ideas OF life, it is true but not
calculated to warp his moral fiber.
one night during the week Republic
reporter climbed to the gallery of IIaVln's.
1t was packed to the roof and us bathing
is not part of the daily curriculum of tho
habitucs it was IL trine trying. The gods
did not seem to mind it. They were
packed in swcltering rows from the railing
To the seats at the top, i'll which. when ono
is seated, he must bend forward lest his
head strike the ceiling Nearly all had re-
moved their coats and loOScncd their shirt
fronts. some chewcd tobacco Others ate
fruit or munchcd peanuts A were in
happy frame of mind There was Ger
man Knockout comedian holding the stage
while the sensational climax was being
set All his joke. were given in personal
turn and hurled back and forth among ac-
quaintances. The raillery was keen and
intensely personal, but seemed to arouse
no ill feeling. Suddenly the actor began
guying an imaginary person i'm the gallery.
Quick as IA flash the crowd had picked on II
real victim in the shape of "a sleepy look
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