The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-30
FURNISHED BY THE SUFFERS AND
is LOST TO THE Pun
Lie.
FHE FUN BEHIND THE SCENES.
EX-MANAGER KINGsBURY TELLS
SOME LAUGHABLE INCIDENTS
HE HAS SEEN.
FEW YORK HAS DISTINCT SPECIES
low j. j. CaIdervv0Od, of Minne-
npOIis, Made n Hit on Chi
cage Stage.

Ex-Manager Kingsbury, of the Grand
>pera house, while bUsily engaged in
leralding the advent of THE Woman
n Black" still finds time enough to
axe a farewell of the many friends
lie has MAIDS during his sojourn here
Hr. Kingsbury, although a young
nan, has already served a veterans
ime in the profession, and has in that
period gathered together many anus
ng stories which have come up in his
theatrical career.
The comedy part of the show bust
ness to me-" remarked Mr.. Kingsbury
asst evening, lis the SUPER or, as he
S known in vulgar parlance, the 'supe.'
have in the course of my career
seen many amusing incidents in con-
lection with these embryo actors. The
New York super is distinct species of
he kind. He is oft times an old actor,
Lnfitted for service, and it oft times
occurs that the players of legitimate
.alent are forced by conditions to en-
gage as supers in order to live When
In Old Kentucky made it's famous
IN at the Academy Of Music in New
York Mr. Lift employed ever so many
professionals in the horse race scene,
paying them double the salary of the
ordinary super, but killing two birds
With one stone at the same time. for,
While he gave employment to a num-
Der of professionals in need, he also
secured capable supers who enacted
heir small parts with remarkable sue
,ess.
THE recent big run of The War Of
Wealth at the Star uheater New
York, was also an occasion when many
Well known players turned 'supe' for
he time being. Often in that city
many productions present as supers
Ktctors of prominent reputation, who go
IN just for the fun of it. 1 recall one
'ery amusing circumstance in connec-
ion with the production of The War
Of Wealth at the Columbia theater
-h1cago. a host Of Twin City news
paper men and friends of Mr.. Lift
vent down to see the piece. The crowd
contained, among others, j. F. Calder
wood, the auditor of the Twin City
Rapid Transit company During the
performance the guests were invited
by the stage manager to participate
II the run on the bank scene. The
director found time to give a few in
5tructions to the embryo actors. and
lnished with the caution, Act az
-hough you had money in the bank
md wanted to get it out Here was
Calderwood's shining opportunity. He
Snew Mr. Lifts eagle eye was upon
i'm, and, thinking, perhaps, that some
~tay street car business might get bad.
ne determined to make a hit.
The scene opened with big crowd,
jostling about the stage, and a line ex-
tended to the bank doors with an army
Of voices shouting for money In the
midst of that big crowd there was one
form that stood on the bank steps.
towering high above them all, proud
and defiant; and above the din, every
now and then there rang a yell in
clarion tones, L want my money!
Louder and louder it grew, more ex-
cited the embryo actor grew and even
when the express team arrived on the
scene bringing a barrel Of money to
save the bank, and the curtain de-
scended upon the thrilling picture,
Johns voice could be heard, want my
money Mr.. Calderwood returned to
the audience room, feeling conscious
that he had made a great hit Mr.
Lift thanked him for his assistance
and told him that the stage held a
future for him. In telling about the