The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-14

man In IRON was so tnturtuteu Will tho neArt-
less villain that he called out To me-: SOAK
him.. Jack. Hit him n good one for hunk and
then he Missed like a mad Qander.
when l was playing with Mr.. Crane in the
Governor OF Kentucky u crowd OF fellows
worked g. regular bunco game on me every
night. They were all good fellows, and they
used to meet at one II the big hotels and ask
SO ne chum.who hadn't seen thu play o 30
was a scene where | came down from tho
mountains to the Governors mansion. and lie
handed me n glass 81 whi.kcy with the remark.
house ten years Aftsr tasting 1t and then
throwing II all down my throat. gasp: You're
licker laik that In his house ten years At
this one OF Ihe fellows in the box would turn
81 bet ,ou $40 that that was real whiskey
"'Nonsense,' he'd always answer. It's cold
tea. They always use cold tea on the stage
Then some other fellow would raise IL to
$50. and the hrst-nighter always took IL up;
drank. for / argue that no man can speak such
lines over cold tea. Ho can't throw tn" proper
spirit into them. and, whenever | have lines
like those / insist on having real whiskey. Mr..
Crane aud | used TO get conyulscd over this
little drama that was carried on in the box
one OF the fellows would ring the first-nighter
to my dressing room to prove that had drunk
whiskcy. Ar.cr the play they always blew
the money in On a good supper. aud | came in
for that o, ,,,,,. ,.xou. suo.,.,
when funny things happen on the sta 20. When
/ played called BACK with Kate Claxton .ws
ised to pick up "a girl. wherever we ha opened 10
go. o'oIay the part OF a boy, who appeared in
Sometimes We struck u long. Lark maid. and
maybe in the next town we'd get hold OF n
short. dummy, 20O-pOunler. No matter what
the size. shape. or age happened to be. they all
had to wear the samo boys suit. The llnc
/ cannot enter here We used to have great
fun hearing Clay Greene teach the girls to
say this line properly. On, night, one would
shrek II as n n mouse were after her. and the
next aich: another would jerk II un IN n.deep
voice from the depths OF her ston ach. Finally
we struck Brooklyn. ana the girl obtained for
tho part was tall. and weighed at least 40
pounds. When Mr.. Greene attempted 10 give
her n lesson SHE tossed her head and sa d. I'm
an old actress; you cant teach me ANYTHING
about reading lire..' lie was quite relieved
because We never lot M on giving him. I'm
agine our feelings whcu that gawk rushed to
the middle OF the stage and shouted in the most
tragic tones ! ever heard Father. father.
Ca1 not Inter them du,ry.' We all cola p,ci.
The nearest ever C. me to going 10 pieces wa
in Springfield eight years ago. was play ing
character was that p' a man WIKI q vnod dcoi NJ
fear in hls makeup and when Nuriaunt. whp
was the Project OF Police. said that he would
tSc ."n,r. Suc tnr%elri on ali wa. I wsSt
straight through. | would have cxtr.cn'ed
myself without upsetting the aud cnre.b but Nor
daunt turned his back 10 the from; and hcgan
making faces Al ne. | laughed 20 thought I'd
never get out. Experience teaches one self
control. and ! can't Imagine any situation on
the stage or In the audience now that would
throw ne OF my guard
tsklllh ltufItu II ItFNOlS anu III Zn NlTuDE.
She says she hates the things that happen in
front.
for they completely UPSET me" she said. but
| can laugh At then after they are
b~ysoncs. l don't remember ever being
front AZ. the time. except once. / was
playing the part Of. Mrr. EyiDHge In Lady
W Wn.hTSs HSn. EHel at 'R KImt aihipn n%a1 %isTih IN
Ludy Uiadrrnicrs. Ono night tho Chinese
Legation occupied a box NEXT to the stage. and
m IIftaaA lalx NKAa NFagnnf la "A Vary A
Gus scene beywecn Iaiy Uiid rmSrf nnd mo
that hi .ese KID began TO talk. never heard
sue Il funny II tie voice "ul such Iahher In
my lie. 'ktki. ca;ca. ko-So, kihi, caci. XII
was the way II sounded ~ vel a. J can remcni-
Der. all like n blue .tIenk, Without the cnild's
taking its eyes off mo T. 1t had been an
American chid would have boon annoyed. but
this lite C~hinamn" was "a conical. Every.
body in the house WIS tittering. but the Chinese
folks In tho box sat there, watching Nell and
me. a. stolid AS s.hiuxo-. You may Us sure
our scene wasn't very serious that night. but
I'm sure the audience forgaye US. Every time
We anvthin0 ]p1theti". of woulG 20
All during that eng cement We were ter
rihly ANNOYED tv the p'o'lc IN 'hs gallery
nut craze IN Washington that winter. and We
used 10 wonder often II " cuu'Nn't iU~t stnp
PLAYED that one serious scene. \ boy
always stood OUTSIDE. Of the theatre
ono night when Sell and I were gotrE IN
he sat OIL thu steps of the STAGE entrance. with
his jaw lied No. | asked him what allied aim.
aud h. said he bal - had toutERchr. There.
raid / to Sell IN French. ! have il. We won't
have any tracking Of peanuts 20 4 sturh rs
tonight. I'll 10 "a seItish charity net. IN luy
all OF his peanuts; he ,Il 20 huu.c and 90 Ia
Led. and the. audi, nee can do wt,a"Ut.' 50 |
bought tho whO,r lot at I've cents u bag. and
the boy won't. away happy. III durip. the
ilrst part Of tho play wc were telling how eE
fectiy" our scene would be Ia tie dead silence
that we had bought. Whom Wr grt 10 IL aud
settled down to business II sounded ~ II trr
gallery hal turned It's teeth loose IN ever
peanut that had ever been rai.cd IN Georgia
and virginia. i0ig UinirrRscrc and | gazed
al each other IN despair. and wo we're 80 com.
llrtely outdonc that we threw more swirl,
Into tie scene ihRn ever before. but I'm afraid
Il was the spirit Of iemper. As soon a. could
] sent my manager 10 sOlvs the mystery OF the
peanuts. lie CANE back and said tme bow had
gone on. Go' another Immense br-kct'ul. 10
trance. and hawked his wares. two bags fOI
five cents.
During IN first season ] got n terrible frigh
from IN front one night. l was playinQ Nisb"
Rchan's mart In n Night on Ia one oi DAiy's
companies. We were In n Texas town. and
the house was pa 'ked. In on, act | tell m
lovers fortune with cards. He sat oppO site
me AT a little table. and was supposed to pick
up the lack % hearts frst. and. holding 1. Ut
10 him. say. That you I was very nervous
Of course. being young and n beginner. and he al
WAYS found the right card for me and nut Il or
top. A man In the gallery saw him toiCh the
pack. and Jumped 10 his feet, waved his hat
NJ me. and v-llcl: ''he,se II. NiSbs, the scr
Of n gun has cheated you IL frightened me
so my heart jumped up IN my thro-t."