The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-07
WARNING TO "%JoHNNIES."
no Nor WRITE VOTES TO THE
PRETTY GIRLS OF THE STAGE.

ppETTY GIRLS or TEE STAGE. \
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AZ the Hands OF IN EarnEed HsasaGer-us
TELLS nis Nephew OF the pasEsTn OF Seek
,,r Aesuaintanee with stage Divinities.
In the audience at a Broadway theatre one
niebt Inst week we're two men,the elder Of whom
was the uncle OF his companion. Tho uncle
Hos annarently about 40 years old. He en-.
iovca tbe bright stage pictures, laughed uproari.
onsly when the comedians pleased him, and lis.
tened attentively to tho topical songs. He did
not nav moro than passing attention TO the
eoct NJ pretty women on tho stage. The
vounucr man, who was certainly not over 90 or
% wears old, WAS addressed by his uncle as
Bertic. It was easy to geo that Berthe had eyes
only for the charming women who capered
about behind the footliEhts. Tho jokes of the
sepulcbral.v voiced comedian, several capital
hits upon the fads of New York theatregocrs,
and some pleasing mu steal numbers alike failed
to arouse him TO anything like a show Of inter
est in:the performance, but as TO tho girls, he
simply dubbed over. He prodded his uncle in
the ribs, and at least a dozen times said to him
in q whisper loud enough to be heard BY those
In the adjoining rows:
There sbe is, uncle. There she 10 again.
Isn't she a peachi Don't you suppose I could
get an introduction to herr
To these outbursts tho uncle smilingly re-
sponded:
Keep cool, Berthe. Take in the show. That'a
what we're hero for"
The one particular girl who had aroused the
youngsters enthusiasm was indeed charming
to look upon in her picturesque costume. OF
course, BERTHE was not aware Of the fact that
she was the wife Of a subdued.looking member
of the male chorus and is the mother Of a little
toddler about z years old. The curtain fell.
Uncle and nephew filed out with the crowd,
and in a few minutes were discussing Welsh
rabbits and ale in a nearby restaurant. Then
BERTHE made another break.
Uncle" he said. II must meet her. Surely
some one OF your newspaper acquaintance
knows her. 1t would be the easiest thing in the
world for him to present me to that girl II
you don't help mo I'll send my card to'her in a
box Of flowers and trust to luck You proba-
bly, did just such things in your day."
Now, Bertie,' said the uncle, you're not to
blame for being young. You wouldn't be a
nephew of mine II you were not full of the
tricks Of a healthy boy just out of college.
But you spoke of sending your card and q box
of flowers in order that you might scrape up an
acquaintance with the charming creature in
s~pangles and tights. 1 never did such a thing
and never will. I'll tell you q little experience
L hoa IN thot AAao SASS. ~ AA"y - VA
use to you.
"a good many years ago. when I was not
much older but was quite as fresh as you are,
1 spent a year or two in a Western town which
had leaped into notice through a land and min
ing boom. The citizens built an opera house
and for the opening attraction engaged an
opera company headed by a well.known star.
They carried a big chorus. Some of the girls
were remarkably pretty. Two Of them even
outshone the girl over whom you lost your head
tonight. The company, or at least nearly all
Of the women. and the manager, were quar-.
tered at the hotel where 1 made my home.
Owing to their late arrival in town and the de-
lay consequent upon a first nights perform
ance in "A new theatre. II was long after mid
night when the curtain fell for the last time.
was one OF the OF Arrangement
adjourned to the hotel for the night. A half
dozen Of us, including the proprietor of the
opening OF the opera house. While the corks
were popping each man had a good deal to say
ne1Es aes ni eaneeia Psyiq 5be tMo 'c ahd f Sesn MGme on
the company. came in for admiration quite as
ardent as any you exhibited this evening.
tinued y the d lesaef m cam ' s"t i aHI: t hsr,'f Z rc aSp:
sented two well-known newspapers, one in Chi
in fas sdd i'd 0 to my " own NTM na aDssi the s Sa naes Of H Soti
papers. Along about Q O'Clock In the morning
perhaps it was later.at any rate we had
asked me for a card. Not having a blank card
l gave him one Of my own,s uspecting nothing
of the card and gave it to one OF his walters. to
whom he also gave some whispered i~nstruc:
t tons PRESENTLY IN wi waiter of re returned l + and And
others paid no attention to this interruption,
and the party broke pp about 8 o'clock.
fact, l was under the doctors care and had
only recently, reached the stage Of GONZALES
the last man In that TOWN Tn desire n nhyaiCal
thoughts when I was aroused that afternoon
me in the hotel parlor. The bellboy told me
that the gentleman said he had important bust
ness with me that must be settled at once.
"'Who the dickens is her / asked, that
wants to pull me out of bed at this hour, and
if he knows me why doesn't he come up to the
He's the man what brought the show here.
SIR replied the bell5oy. and he seems to be
fPs an hour % 70 r. boss; ~ | know i that
and the boss and the other gentlemen had after
the show last night
N dreaming that could be concerned in
dressed and presented myself shortly afterward
in the parlor. 1t was on the floor directly over
eH' tD D1f town. nno VIXEN SHesl0" I ent sns pt the Poom sIf the
theatrical manager and his principal baritoAe
were stalking up and down; One Of the win.
the chilly air WAS not pleasant to me in my en-
feebled condition. The manager strobe be-
tween me and the window and said:
-" Don't close that, sir. ! opened it. We
need need it open in tho business hat have to do
II was not accustomed to being addressed in
that manner, and for a second or two l was
dazed: l seated myself and asked:
What do you want with mel never saw
you in my life until last night. have no bust
ness with you. By what right have you sent for
THE manager tugged, at his necktie, his face
grew scarlet. he clenched his fists, and said:
You pretend to DO a gentleman, don't your
This was a little too much for your uncle,
BERTHE, especially in a frontier town where men
were not in the habit, Of saying things they
don't mean or are not able to back up. Totally
surprised, l actually laughed at the manager.
I" No. sir, 1 do not pretend to be a gentle
man. am one, and / advise you to get down
to the business you have in hand, and not waste
any words With that he sailed In.
" You. sir he said, you, the representative
of two well-known newspapers, take advantage
Of your, profession and your standing to
grossly insult two young women because they
happen 10 be members of a travelling opera
company. YOU thought they were alone and
defencelcss. You never made a bigger mistake
in your life. These young women are under my
n~n and MI. Aho -AsA ~N A.s..- 1o- H4l