Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-27

ences are entirely lovable. but when the
same famous actors and actresses tell
every city from Eastport to San Fran
cisco that they "dote upon" its audiences.
the joy-diffusing singularity of the COM
pliment fades. Anyhow. how are the peo-
PIE of the stage to adequately judge an
audience? They have but one point of
view-the relative degree of approval OF
disapproval. the comparative amount of
enthusiasm or Brightness with which au-
diences attend their efforts. A theater au-
Gience cannot be judged from the illumi-
mated side of the footlights. The individ
uals comprising audiences only capa-
BILE of doing this pi operly. And they do it.
They do il in Washington. not, perhaps,
with much of asperity or Immature
in some Of the cities where people have
to bolt their dinners and dress on the way
in order to reach the theater in time for
the raising of the curtain-but accurately
nevertheless They have mentally reduced
the standing nuisance among playhouse
assemDlageS to the congregation of ills
that MIST be endured, hoping for better
things with the coming of higher civil
ization.
The Star was one of the pioneers in the
warfare against the high theater hat.
Washington theater audiences are not now
are Otner aftllctiOrS.
Between the Acts.
The man who goes out between the acts,
for instance. He is a genuine grief and
heartache to myriads. He is not amena-
BILE to reason, persuasion. supplication, but
he might be to force. 1t may be that he
tries TO get an end seat when he buys his
ticket, knowing his weakness; but when
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fourteen people nearer to the ailse than
he. upon whom he brings undeserved mis-
cry. 10 know of it. or to derive any COM
fort from the knowledge, even should he
inform them of 1t?
1t is not alone that he tramples upon toes
and upon shoes of sensitive patent leather
which is worse. His mere neighborhood is
an aggravation. The curtain barely de-
sends upon the first act before he is upon
his feet He ne er joins in the applaus
the man who goes out between the acts:
his hurry and his need are too great. If
there is an encore and the curtain comes
UP again for moment, he watches it's
rise ana tall standing. This adds to the
JOY OF the people behind him When the
curtain comes down finally he makes his
start, beginning the mumbling of apologies
with his fist step, which probably lights
upon foot not educated to endurance like
d ball players. His progress 10 the ailse
is slow. but sure He is not tackled" I'M
fortunately, but he makes for the aisle
with the determine ton of a foot ball full
back pioushing through the line. He geper-
ally takes his overcOat or macintosh along
with him upon each exit, and allows 1t to
trail dre2rlly upon the costumes of the
LADIES who do not rise to permit his pass
age TO the aisle. Some of the ladies do
rise. fearing worse damage to their APP
parel If they remain seated, and in order
TO do this they compelled to hastily
grab their paraphernaiia = Iorgnettes
wraps. programs. &c.-if they do not elect
TO put their escorts to the dismal neces-
sity of groveling around on the floor in
search of the articles after Juggernaut
has passed
The man who goes out between the acts
uio not 60 out more than once at one of
the performances at local theater recent
~ His seat was the seventh from the
aisle The man who occupied the sixth
seat was a very heavy man. with a coun-
tenance benign enough in repose: but he
mad very square, firm JAW. and he look
ed as III ne might have very complete as
sortment OF determined Noes on tap
Al the conclusion of the first act the man
III the seventh seat arose te go through his
ruthless performance. The big man In the
sixth seat looked at him from the corners
OF MS eyes, and then slowly arose pushed
Ddck MS seat, and let the amiabIe apollo
glzer pass. as did the other five peoDIe in
the row The second act was pretty fairly
under way when the holder Of the seyent n
seat returned. diffusir.G The ojor of cloves
ana all the people iii the row again arose
with great apparent docili.y to permit his
resumption of his seat. But there was a
queer light in the eye of the big man in
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