The Sentinel=record., 1912-12-29
EXPERIENCES OF THE PINK LA.
 DY" co. EN TOUR.

Genial Jdhn Daly, Manager of "The Pink Lady Company" was recently visited for a few days by particu. lar friend of his who is manager oi the Colonial theatre, Chicago man. stopping in this city and as a natural consequence travelled with The Pink Lady" company on their special train, the same as the other Bohemans ot the organization. It was certainly an experience to hear him talk about It. He met lhe Company in Charlotte. N. C., and his first trip "a la special train was to Columbia. s. c. All about the train were townspeople, who had come down to see the show" off. The engineer gave farewell toot of his whistle. Just then John Young one of the comedians, stuck his head out of the open window and waves an unsealed letter in his hand, beckon- ing to the waiting crowd. A young chap, who was anxious to show close acquaintance with the play actors" ran forward to the window
 Here said Young, Mail this for me. Wait minute" as he gave last glance at the envelope-'Ive for gotten to put on the county
 By this time the train was under way. and l1e volunteer messenger was forced to strike a swift dog trot to keep up with 1t Young kept talk ing to him out of the window
 Just minute. he called. just a minute" I'll get that county in a minute.
 The Charlotte youth increased his paces and kept his eyes fastened on the open window. Presently the train ran by the end of the platform, and the swiftly moving young man plug ed off it's end into pile of cindeTs-- which was the climax for which Young had been working.
 This is one of the standard jokes which Is tried by almost every musi cal comedy company as 1t leaves a onenight stand As rule, the people who play in a modern musical come dy are more or less reckless and ire sponsible At any rate. they are young and full of animal spirit. II being their everyday work to amusa the populace. They seem to think it their right to get as much fun as possible out of the aforesaid populace outside of working hours. In the argot of the stage it is 'Joshing the Rubes."
 A day on the road with musical comedy would almost certainly throw the average serious minded citizen into nervous prostration. Your mu- sical comedian plays the part on the stage as well as on It. It Is next to impossible 10 get him in a serious mood. He never misses an oppor- tupity on a railroad train or in country hotel to play a joke on every body who presents himself.
 Harry Depp, the juvenile comedian of the company, is as famous for ms uractical jokes as he is for his danc- ing. Ha has a peculiar solemn ana cadayerous face, and some of hls pest tests are played in pantomlne m tne dining-room of the country hotels. oll entering the diningroom he VIII SUCK Tn his lips ard wrinkle ap his race until he looks like a man in ms SEC ond childhood. Then he VIII sum mon the head waiter and point to the various eatahles on the piil oi fare. and occasionally his moulh' giving the poor, unsuspecting servant to understand what he wants 10 eat
 After ths meal is spread before him again he will start the symhas tie face and hand sercises untll eF- erybody at the table (proyided they are strangersl and the walters are rattled, when he will motion TOT pencil and paper and will write TOT the waiter to cut mp his meat into microscopic pieces, because ne IS un- able to chew it or cut it up hiihseil.
 After this performance he VIII arise from his chair with all the agli- fly of his youth Gas he IS ohiy 44 years oldl. give most generous lip and thank the servant, with snort elaboration and, if the waiter sur wives the shock. and the strangers Who have witnessed the jokes doil choke to death, young Depp IS sa'is- fled. as he is very easily pleased
 The Special Train" is the seat oi an almost pure democracy once III side the car doors the chief comedians and the leading ladies are simply on a par with the memoers Of the enc rus. For everybody on the ear mas nickname, and SO far as the stars are concerned. these nicknames are nefes heard outside of the car. Thus Alfred Deery is Scissors to everyDody on the car. but outside of it's sacred pre- cincts he Is Mir. Deery to eYeryDody