The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-22

leaps up, stabs me in the back a nd /
fall. Then curtain.
This time l came on as usual. The viii
lain turned. 1 put my hand back to
draw the pistol but it wasn't there. We
both stood stock still.
Great Scott. 1 haven't got a pistol.
l whispered.
&c The property mans on a drunk he
whispered
Z" What shall 1 do?'
:" 1 don't know. Stab me-
Il haven't got knife"
4" Well choke me. said he after we
had stared az each other for full min
ute.
Il couldn't think of anything else. as we
sprang at each others threats and began
choking. Talk about Weber and Field 5
choking scene. it wasn't a patch on what
we did. We chOlIed each other all around
that stage until we were blue in the face
trying to find some way of making a
climax and bringing the curtain down.
but We couldn't. Finally We struggled
out of the entrance. where the stage man
ager was hopping up and down and in
venting new and picturesque profanity
10 fit the occasion. II was hopeless. We
couldn't do anything TO save the scene.
and the curtain was wrung down on an
empty stage The audience thought We
were drunk and Kissed US
THAT episode killed the business for
the rest OF the engagement, and so we
closed
Returned managers are not as nuIner-
GUS by a very far per cent rs returned
actors in New York. sul they are not
scarce. They do not get the sympathy
the actors Go. and usually they don de-
serve IL
The theatrical business is Of reces-
sity cash business. It Is 80 much q
gamble that nobody cares 70 give a man
ager financial credit The printer de-
mauds cash Al IN advance 70 De sure.
hut he will send The paner g O j.
only. Il must Dc paid before # can he
used. The railroads demand cash IN al
vance for transport ztfon. cash Is also
demanded by the scene painters. the CO..
tune makers the exr-essmen and The
landlords- The doctor - the only one who
does not demand cash in advance. lie
waits q week before n expects H. ard
even then he only gets Il z the manager
has Il % give.
The moneyless managers life Is ret a
happy one. He has tales q woe a. well
as the actor. Among the hard luck stor-
les now current on the Bialto is orc -
q manager Who made collection q lanc-
lords
He had a run q Toor business. At the
end Of the week there was> Just about
nct the hotel bills
You settle up Or 7 send Tor the sheriff
and ycur trunks stay. said TIRE landlord.
Put exrlaired the manager. There
Is nothing fn fhe trunks ycu can real
ize on ard I've 70 property ~ ~ would
be useless 20 sue ne NoE q y9u iet IS
20 on VII - able 70 pay yog- hear
ve have got q good sale IN TIE nsEt
tovn. and you wiIl ct your raoney Tses-
day. only tWo DAYS late that's better
,haa not getting it az al. ard SOS. Wsaid
20; rrt il y you attached "a
Sure thing~ sad fhe iandlorss. Who
saw the argument But ] % j,lsf 70 aions
with you - TIE re1t tow ard bring
the money back save yel TIE trouble
of .e-siur &. Ven might not have vc1f
checkhcok ha1dT
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saEcss-a and agreed
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