The evening world., 1908-11-09


4 ~ pens TO be the target of a smart
OF wit or the victim of a practical JOKE
he can enjoy the humor quite as much
as the other fellow. A few weeks
a.ro. during u rehearsal IN a Boston
theatre, he Glanced TO be stand
ing in the wings while about him
was COMMUNICATIONS, managers su-
pers, stage hands-all in "a chaotic whirl
He was suffering with cold and wore
sweater suddenly the stage manager
slapped him on the back and in EN-
phatic tones demanded:
'Say, you. get on your Job. Lug that;
trunk to the stars dressing room. Get
a move on you"
without a moments hesitation the
athletic Erlanger put his shoulders to
the big trunk and, not without some
straining and :yrunting, lugged the trunk
as directed
In Mr.. Erlanger's absence some one
appraised the stage mana ger OF his mis-
take He was full of apologies Mr.
Granger, without a emile, treasured h m
by remarkinG:
Don't let them kid you. I'm not
Erlanger. Do you think he would carry
UP a trunk
you're right. knew he wouldn't"
Speaking OF grandmother chorus girls
and grandfather chorus men, there is
a chorus woman in Ben Hur' who has
been with the production since its open
ing performance, eleven years ago:
There is chorus man in Little Memo"
who is sixty-ffve years old. He has
been with X. L. thirty-odd years
A. L. tells one on his partner, Klaw.
They had started for the Dragon-that
isn't the name-a popular Broadway
restaurant one night after rehearsal.
II won't go in there. Abe. Every wo,,
mans face at the tables have looked
at since 10 this morning at rehearsal.
I have got to have a change. Let's go
to Childs.'
Anna Held's company is rehearsIng on
the roof stage of the New Amsterdam
Theatre man who knows all about
such things, on Saturday counted no
less than twenty fur coats belonging 20
chorus girls thrown about chairs in the
wings. not one OF which cost less man
been purchased this year" Prophecy
a hard winter for the chorus girl!
Flo Z!egfeld tns a foreign dancer with
the Anna Held company that will make
the town stop. Look and Listen Par
lCulars later.
Marc Klaw without his beard looks
twenty years younger. William Harris
surveyed him carefully few days ago
Wei, i win associate with you. but
! can no longer take your advice. Must
go TO an older looking man.
Ed Matthews is the possessor Of
right hand that, to him, is constantly
surrounded by q. halo, although to the
ordinary human being It seems no DIFF
ferent from any other perfectly good
right hand.
Ed is property man az the Hippo
drome. but not long ago he'd the same
proud position With Miss Julia Marlowe,
and It was during that engagement that
the aforementioned dexter paw acquired
the halo. In q play in which Miss Mar
lowe starred and that had a run n
New York and lasted an entire season
ON the road Matthews was rung in 10
pose In one scene as Napoleon II was
q, court scene. All he had TO DO was 20
make up, to wear the proper uniform
and, standing by his throne, allow the
ladies' of the court TO kiss his hand as
ttiey entered.
Eight times week" says I'D,
"counting the SIX night performances
and the two maJinees, for eight months
Miss Julia Marlowe kissed this hand,
There ] had 10 stand all dressed up like
D studebaker RiSsy and keep from e1-
tploding every time that beautiful