The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-03
But it didn't occur to

story of the play. But 1t didn't occur to
me as necessary. o.. a.. ..srr
"Well, when stapleton appeared to put
the ''supers'' thru their first PAGES he
found as fine set of young men as ever
graced a stage. Tall, well built, clean
shayen and god to look upon they We're,
every one of them.
'Great heavens" Stapleton cried to me,
"are these men 'supers'?" u.s..
He silently shook my hand in thanks
when told him it was even so. Then he
started in and devoted four hours to put
ting them thru their initial PAGES.
Then there was an hour for eating. The
stage was set for the betting ring scene
when we returned. And we saw that the
supers were regarding it curiously.
1T touches their sporty Blood said
Stapleton, and I acquiesced. Then the
principals came on to take up the story
and as it was unfolded my supers got
together and whispered excitedly.
Il wonder If they are going to striker"
Stapleton queried.
."Oh, no." said I, merely creating stage
business" H.. r--~. = r. ~.
Just then a bookmaker got his cue and
he beloved forth an invitation for the
money. The supers nodded to their leader,
a six-footer with the bearing of a full
back in fine fettle. He stepped to the
footlishts and, addressing stapleton, said:
Pardon me. From the lines just spoken
by the principals, we gather that this act
represents betting ring and that we are
supposed to represent race track gamblers.
Are we right?' +: --.=
"Quite right" quoth stapleton, looking
at me as if to say: "Brainy lads"
"Then," said the super spokesman, II
regret to say that all our mornings labor
/ is for naught. We are DESTROYS Of earn
ing the money you offer for our services,
even as we did once In a play called The
Sign Of the Cross But we cannot par
ticipate In a betting ring scene, to say
nothing about assuming the character Of
gamblers.
"You see," he added, as stapleton,
speechless. helpless, with mouth open and
hands at his side, stared at him, you see
it Is quite impossible, for we are stu
dents Of the Presbyterian theological sem
mary
J. M. Barrie's play, entitled Little
4 Mary, and rightly called by the author
on the program IAN uncomfortable play
was produced at Wyndham's theater, Lon
don, this week by Charles Frohman, and
was well received. The moral that Mr.
Barrie seeks to point is that the English
ar1stocracy overeats and that the upper
. classes can be regenerated only by recog-
! milton Of this fact. The scene is laid In
a modern country house. The play is
brightly written and admirably acted by
John Hare, Gerald Du Maurier and others
: while Nina Boucicault, as an Irish chile
in the prolog, and later as the high priest
ess OF the new faith, carries off the hon
ors.
The late Frederick s. Gibbs and Ed.
, ward Gilmore, the theatrical manager
were cronies Gilmore lived at the ole
Brunswick hotel on Fifth avenue fol
, years. It was the custom of Gibbs t.
, go around and see him nearly every Sun
, day afternoon.
) They invented game called "Nigge
: up and niger down" Gibbs would take
: upstreet and Gilmore downstreet, and i
j a negro came up Fifth avenue before on'
/ went down Gilmore would pay Gibbs So
; II a negro came downstreet before on
j went up Gibbs would pay the So
/. Gilmore was luckier than Gibbs. Nor
! negroes went his way than went Gibbs