Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-16
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vogue of the scene chewing actors.
Persons in charge of the Star theatre
stage, becoming alarmed aT@ the yor-
acious appetite of the bear, heroically
assailed him with long poles and drove
him into one of the dressing rooms. the
door of which was securely locked from
the outside. s.
There the animal was left to do ss
he pleased, and from sounds which oc-
casionally drifted through the crevice
underneath the door, it was inferred
that he was quite busy This impress
sion was strengthened later on, when
a large stream of water poured out up-
on the stage and trickled down in 20 the
cellar.
It was then discovered that the bear
had topped off his scenic feast with a
dessert of water pipe, causing the flood
ing of the entire esta blishment before
the water could be turned off. Mr.
Wincherman's bear is now securely
chained up and his, diet is restricted to
the usual fare, not including articles
upon which he evidently looks rs the
delicacies Of the season.
III:
The following is from the Dramatic
Mirror and may be interesting:
Violet Dare, Waterbury, Conn: @.
"When a person who has never been
on the stage before is engaged for a
certain company and knows nothing
about the stage, what does she 10 at
the first rehearsal? Does she sit in
the Wigs and wait to be told what to
do, or does she go to the stage man.
ager? How does she become acquain-
ted with the other members of the COM
|pany? Is it permissible for her to
speak to them without an introdnc-
tion?'' Ans. Tt behooves the inexper-
fenced actress to get to that first re-
hearsal at precisely the appointed time
land to make her presence known to the
lstage-manager. The probabilities are
that the sta ge-manager will the
initiative by demanding who she is and
what she wants. Having established
her identity, the wise thing for her to
do is to get out of the way and sit
quietly in corner until the stage-m
ager tells her what to do next He will
not be backward in the matter. Get
ting acquainted with the members of
the company is an easy problem. A
harder one is not to get too well ac-
quainted with them. @. "When the
star, whom she knows. comes in,
should the amateur speak TO the star
or wait for the star to speak to herr"
Ans. It might be wiser to wait but it
all depends upon the star. G. sDur-
ing roll call, when ones name is called.
should one answer here or present ~
Ans. Either word will do. Miss Dare.
Some actors in the circumstances
merely grunt @. What is, the mean
ing of up stage and down stage
up stage is toward the front is it
not?,' Ans You are wrong, Miss
Dare. Down stage is toward the
front, ..up stage is toward the back.
The phrase 'sup stage" when used as
slang in reference to a person, means
naughty, self-important, arrogant and
proud. @. ssWhere can one learn the
art of make-up?' Ans. Makeup is
taught in the dramatic schools as part
of the regular course. It is also taught
by amiable old actors to apprcciatiye
young ones. In every company there
are sure to be found several kindly
players of experience who will give the
inexperienced all manner of assistance
provided the newcomer is in earnest
and Is grateful.
PRIMROSE AND DOCKSTADER.
There will be another evening of
rare amusement at Polls next Wednes-
day, when Primrose and Dockstader's
minstrels are announced to make their
annual appearance here. 1t will be
admitted without cavil. unquestionably,
that this is the premier minstrel or
ganization of America, and that it's
performances are at all times the best
| expositions of the possibilities of min
strel entertainment George Prim-
rose and Lew Dockstader themselves
provide an entertainment that is worth
any mans money. while they never
fail TO carry company strong in ev
cry member The organization has
had a remarkable success at the sum-
mer resorts during the past few weeks,
showing that it is up to the high stand
ard it has always held Lovers of
minstrelsy will find this easily the best
minstrel entertainment that will be
offered this season. The sales of
seats will open Tuesday morning
Ready Bits for buildings and dress
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