The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-27
TRIALS OF THEATRICAL PEOPLE
MARC ROBBINS OF moREY COM.
PANY TELLS OF HARDsHIPs
OF HIS Profession.

The idler Of the Ardmorelte drop
ped into the Office Of Marc Robbins.
the manager Of the Morey Stock
Co.. this morning 70 pass the time
OF day Marc. who is genial good
fellow. sas IN a somewha, reminis.
cent mood and wanted someone to
talk with. The ldler Is never too
busy TO listen TO "reminiscences and
Mark was IN ta.katiye mood.
Young man. did it ever occur to
the public that repertoire show people
have hear; aches as well as other
folks and that We have considera.
ole trials In the profession. We may
not rank the highest in the pro
iessicn. but We as a whole do a.
faithful work as any set OF people
and our trials are harder to bear
/ than most Of the actors who usually
J play one night stands. We have TO
/ study. and study hard. 4 man may
| be- playing the part OF william to-
night and tomorrow night that Of a
hero Every rep man has TO be
versatile. With the ladies it is the
same. often the lady who plays LEADS
in rep" shows generally get INTO
other lines before many years. just
. Ike baseball player who makes
good in minor leagues viii usually
g. chance TO 20 in faster com
pany.
We also have our little hear'aches
as we'll as other people and our
little worries as well. Now. take for
instance, our leading lady with the
company. Miss Verene. whose home
is In San Antonio. Texas. Miss
Nereue has not seen her mother
FOR some time. about a year, and
he fully intended 20 have her moth
er spend Christmas with her her,
in Ardmore When we We're playing
In III Reno, Miss Verene wired hei
mother the money to purchase a
ticket 10 come 70 Ardmore. aat
d when Miss Verene arrived in Ard
more she fully expected TO find hei
mother here, but TO her chagrin she
did not come The matter was in
yestigated and the blame cannot a.
yet be attached, but that did no
ease Miss Verene. The actor anC
so as any one else, and although W,
are Bohemians and seem TO live ;
J. careless life, We like home life ant
between seasons enjoy our stay a
home, which IL sweeter to US OF
account of our absence"
= Say, Marc, can't you give US ;
= story on yourselr?"
We'll, never like to talk abou
' myself, but since you are so in
4 sistent, will. Several seasons ago
p along about the close OF the season
our company was playing through
Kansas. and as TopeAa Is my home
| concluded 10 close earlier thar
usual and 20 home. | closed on,
y | Wednesday night an dthe following
day left for home. While en- route
wired my brother TO meet me at IN,
> fair grounds with a blanket, whicl
meant in show parlance that | wa
% broke, but ! did II as a joke ans
J. was not broke. Instead OF that, tn,
folks at home misunderstood m!
: telegram and thought that had tn,
smallpox, which was prevalent a
that time in that section OF the coun
try. The result of the matter wa.
that when | got OF at the depo
and went home TO mother, founC
that all Of them were expecting m,
brother TO be with me at the pes
house and that my brother hac
gone to the fair grounds pr pareC
with blanket. Immediately wen
out 10 the fair grounds and met my
brother coming In home mggng
blanket. Explanations followed anc
the joke was never seen