The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-12

and realizing how much actors oyerrated
their services. he decided to offer them a
very low salary at first. and then perhaps
raise the amount little IL necessary. So
he wired a certain weI-known comedian.
''Wiil you Join my company to play sec
onds? Ten per week, pay your own Elk
penses."
The actor was indignant and wired hack.
Western Union refuses to transmit a be-
fitting reply to your proposition
Whereupon the ready Richard tele-
graphed him at once, .'Try the Postal
::
Mckee Rankin. along with some other
theatrical men. was seated in Frank Muir
thas private Office at the Murray Hill thea
ter the other night. when Rankin related
dozen or more OF his tales of the Sierras.
When an expression OF doubt fitted over
the faces OF the listeners and the story
teller hoped 10 drop dead on the spot IL
II were not so. he furtlveiy moved his chair
off the spot.
The Ticket OF Leave Man was playing
in the upper Pacific slope region" said Mr..
Rankin. s'and owing to the burning OF an
opera house In which we were booked. We
were compelled 10 put In a night In small
town. 1t was here that Miss oNeil Joined
MS She had never seen the play and had
never gone through her lines with the rest
of the company. 1t was therefore peces-
sary to give her shor. rehearsal In some
OF the most important scenes So We called
a rehearsal at I O'Clock in the evening.
TT was a dreadful night. the wind was
blowing great guns, and the snow was
foot deep. I was In the front OF the house.
talking to local manager. when an Inc
brfated miner rolled up to the door and
presented his ticket Although fun hour
before the time for opening the doors, L
hated 10 see the fellow stand out in the
cold. so let him In. Well, anyway. the
rehearsal lasted about half an hour. IL
was then time TO ring down the curtain,
turn up the lights and admit the audience.
The big STRANGER slowly arose, yawned and
moved unsteadiiy toward the door. Seeing
me. he stretched out hts hand. grasped
mine earnestly and said;
..rt vas n goi darned good show, pard-
uer. and I'm sorry you didn't have bigger
lot OF galooss TO see IL. Say. here's sie
gold ptece--I won't see you ssarse. any
way"
SHERIFF. Mathews. of the Gay Coney
Island, company. used 10 roustabout in
a thea,er In Matoon. Ill. managed by Sc
attte,s i,npresario. John w Hanna. Mr..
Hanna relates that Mathews was also
cautatn of the supers. One time when
Thomas keene was playing Hsmie' IN
the Mafoon house. Mathews. VINO WAS
isnitor and stage carpenter. ny man, prop
.Y,y man. gas man and keeper OF the stage
door cut a grave trap for use IN the act
IN .Hamlet" when ophela is hnfled-
when the obssQuies were about 10 be COM
Melted and Laertes says: Lay her the
Garth; and from her fair and unpotiuted
nesh may vtoiets spring. tel shee.
churlish priest. msnisterlnS anger shah
nv sister be when thou Hest howhng. the
s,iuernumeraries attempted 20 lower the
s.nfffn through the trap that Mathews had
that day cut. The trap, however. did not
n, the coffin and the box was Jatnmed
us.s@sitating the lifting OF tue pan ana
the towerinE OF the supposed corpse eha-
wise The scene was ruined and the au-
.sseoee roarvd II Is said that Mathews
then determined TO turn his attention to
comedy.
sam r Jacks Trnaeriosn company Ia
,,,yv creating scandal throughout Pennsyi-
v,4n,a SAYS the Detroit Tribune. In Rssd-
,n.. the whole show was arrested. and the
r,aver hss come out with the statement
thaf All women appearing on the stage or
"a rhaster en- that city w!l have 20 wear
.k4r,s that reach no higher than the shoe
tors This includes opera companies OF
a,ry.,. class. He SAYS that Lillian Russell
viii ne arrested as quickly as any one else
II sire faces the foo,ltghts IN tights or alb
hrnyiafed skirts. He also insists that TIE
skirts shall also have To be high II the
meek II Is thought thar this action or
IN, mayor viii have the effect % making
skirts that are high Ia the neck fashion
able in that toxn-
THE GALLERY GOD.