Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-11-04
JOHNN|ES Of
STAGE DOOR
ARE ROASTED
Poor Degenerates Who Chase
After Chorus Girls Held Up
In Bad Light BY One Who
PretendS to Know.
phoenix Democrat.)

The Democrat this morning receiE-
ed the following communication, sign
ed One That Has Been Put Wise "
in which the writer pays his respects
TO the So-called stage door Johnnies:
"A great many times the profess
sional people are put to task I'M
known to the average citizen. Hay-
ing had a great deal of experience on
both sides OF the above mentioned sub
jet, I will attempt to tell in brief
way my ideas of the so-aclled stage
door Johnnies-
1T is universally believed that the
young ladies' on the stage come of a
rough home, and that they are an ig-
norant class as a whole. For the
benefit og the people whose brains are
covered with that kind Of moss, wish
to say that today there is no better
educated class Of people living than
the stage folk. They are great trav-
efers, great lovers of good times given
in a proper way; they are the best
conyersationalists for one to converse
with, and they are the most charita-
BILE class of people. We find that
some of our leading female stars were
at one time chorus girls. Some of
these women have married very
wealthy men and quit the stage for
the domestic life, while others have
married prominent business men and
remained in the profession.
''The average person attending a
performance where chorus is used
does not stop to think why the chorus
girl is an important asset to the com
pany. First ! will compare the two
classes of entertainment, dramatic and
musical comedy. We go to play
which is given by good company, we
will not say New York production
for throughout these United States we
do not see many of them; but for an
Illustration, we will say a good show
given by. good actors and actresses
During the progress of the play. we
are brought to tears and laughter by
the different members of the com
pany, and leave with usually a good
lesson taught, feeling of respect for
the leading man and woman, and one
of, may say, hatred for the heavy.
The lesson given US has had a tend
ency to cause us to continue on our
way home and think nothing further
of them aside from the play. The
next day we continue in our work.
possibly thinking of the play at diff
ferent moments, and If our minds are
fertile we compare our own condi-
tons in life with the lesson given.
The play is soon forgotten when the
next one arrives, and this time we
see an entirely different class of bill,
a musical comedy.
the minute the Autographs are
hung up around the town until the
company arrives, there is one con-
tinual outpour Of Ifs and 'ands' that
would put Webster's unabridged die
tionary to the wall for the language
used. At last the company arrives
The members hustle around for
places to live and after getting located
they go to tae theatre for a rehearsal
The evening comes and the show is
given, but not to the same people as
went to see the pretty little drama,
but null Of the happy-go- lucky fellow
that never had sister, and whose
intention It is to make a date with
one of the pretty little chorus girls.
The show is over AMI the stage
door Johnnies are there with bells on
to spend their paltry salary On people
they 90 not know. and possibly nay