The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-26
STAGE SUPERSTlTIONS.

Ifrh ANIRNhM HNNHA
~ - SiA i5~ AAV'J AVAsfJs
Actors ana theater managers are sala
o. be the most supersutous folk IN the
world next TO gamblers. and they pro
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i-,-f ne If 10 i'm n9e,,5 others
4 -, ,'' 5,,,ressf,,7 ras,,s.,sr
cannot srnnrass a shfver of delight
her, az ne ,irsf performance of a niav.
3D.. ,.ar ,,-.if-a ..,oee rha STAGE
,I-l,s+ IL. =, -f--, az, ,,,,,ef,e'7it7r that none
ut fl,ar,, 10 sbis ~ t-ie,,- ror1nosedlv OF
~l,,rse me at must annear of his own
f,4.. ,,.fl1 no chase ar ifre the eat from
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az. 80 i ~, ~ MIN ~ the minds
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tf t~t y to' 19lie We ~
l9I one 'l w. @e-D ~ 80 y -
'tcasionaily lhe ,lies VI a Pis,g i-si -. ~.
Al umpreila 10 De opetlea men eia
hpoooo ls N1teu- 1uO ~ MS i-1A %
hearts, the average acton Would nor
give much for the chances OF success
uf amy play mat had sucA d req uii
uent in IT,
Although 10 start on Journey on d
Friday or on the 18th day of month
does not alarm the actor or me lflsiilels
ger. bad luck IS Indicated ~ the Hl91
person who asks for seats Tor lofth-
coming play is a crOss-eyed man or Wo-
man The ticket seller would hesitate
To impart the news of such an event TO
she manager and he would never tell
The actors for fear of upsetting them
l,a-,cnd the mower of giving good per
.-l---s-,ea rims the box office as we'll
IT,. narts of the theater. has its
,.s-..+fflo,ls
t.-set5-,,os tho actors have cause to
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Atste l wa ~ ~ 80 MOTT aS
90 lnesr pel-Le' IL -,t,ss@.+ when
else lol M1l. ~ 1.;r,e,.s ~ fine man
tneit comes li.'o 49, ,s,t,j,, artors are
ayers the tu1a 'ii"- ~, 1900
what the pIole7siVA eoil7 49, +,-
That means 20 tne no ~ s-ris n,
bring pad tueh 70 49, 49, 7,la1-
which they nave any pai L. w - - -
after play IN Wnlch d Ger ts..ll a. -
pears happens 10 meet WIN "a - -,
taera ls very lll1ely 70 slilHS W ny
lief that ne is a uoouo9- ~ -
presence o. d csi I'm 49, ir9Il,ence.
IN cast tdiiut Oh e3-ii 80 4[-.
the success or lallult OF "a pray uiil 5-s
lnucn depends on lue 4oliLts 5IT
player -5ut one OF lile mus e Va g; y,
Aooaoos on the amer lcait 20 .,. -
actress whose taieht mas D10ll az
edged for twenty years
She is able TO secure eHipl39 men N.its
with small companies, OWING 10 +ii9
conviction ot managers that neI pa
Icipa ton ln any play Will ~1l s1tlt-s
suit in failure The same Story hds
been recently told about star Wn3
has not been SO successful as rs . ms
be- In the opinion OF many lHiiueiieiai
managers. he IS hoodoo
Two years ago an American actor
playing i'm England brought sun 19s
damages against newspaper that re-
lerred 10 MN as d hpouoo- IN the plo
tession ne naQ been regarded LOT years
I'm that light
IL may be readily understood now
aetors may acquire such reputation
Many or them are ambitious 70 attempt
something out Of the line Of their ordi
nary work i'm these ambitious schemes
the public may not always be Interested
These efforts therefore tan
IL takes only three or four failures III
succession TO establish I'm tne minds OF
the managers the opinion tnat an actur
IS hoodoo. There are at least halt q
dozen wei known men and women lli
the profession here who have that rep
utatlon altnougn there IS only one case
p Mnlcn a prominent payer rs pIaS-
tieaily unable 70 ma engagements with
high-class companies -,.,......-...
Laese are some or the oid traditions
Or the tneater toik that GATE IRON. from the