Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-19

George Lederer. He introduced
his sister to Lederer, and gave
her the start that made her musical comedy star be-
fore she married Harry B. Smith and left the stage But
of them could stand the usher business long So
some of them became actors and some managers
you see, being an usher is a great training. The
fela who seat audience of five six hundred
people and keep them in their seats at of the shows
they putting on nowadays ought to be capable of
doing almost anything. And the ella who persuade
boozed guy in the balcony that he really doesn't want
to yell out Fire every five minutes, believe me, is
some fea! Why, after such training he'd be ready to
argue with Bernard Shaw that Bernard Shaw actually
often knows what he is talking about! If Arnold DAILY
hadn't been an usher, he wouldn't have stood half
chance! No, Sir they haven't any free ciga-
rettes in the smoking room Yes, Madam, you
will find an acoustcon attached to your seat. ;.
Yes, Sir, this is problem play. =. No, that
show left here Saturday night. Probably they'll
give it back to you at the box office.
Funny gong, isn't it? We had guy in here
when we had Ben Hur' who thought it musical
show and slipped half to sneak him seat the
front The llshers who work in the theaters that
always play musical shows have elegant graft There
report around that of the roof gardens
going to farm out its usher privilege like the hotels
do with the hat-check boys. Yes, Sir-ha, ha,
ha! . D..
"Hear me laugh just then when that duck showed me
his seat check? WE'LL that's another of my duties
Eight times week, unless extra holiday matinee
makes it nine have to laugh at the joker who shows
check for K-9 and calls it the dog seat. have to
laugh the number of times each week for the
edans who up to me- show their seat checks for
3D. and want to know if have that check before
1t part of my work to always laugh when gn shows
me his seat coupon after the first of musical show
and with a wink asks me if | can CT. That means
translated, that he II hand bone If willing
to carry a note back to Susie Seesaw other
chorus girl acquaintance he has spotted. |
pected by the management to fail to with
gee when holds out coupon CO and says he hopes
won't be bum show because he doesn't want to get
seascs which is at least three times week. 1t my
duty to exhibit the mirthful mug whenever wap asks
if his seat, d. is back of post, and when say
he says, What's the of Do t?-which is on the
average almost twice week at the very least.
No, Madam, the curtain goes up ahead of time.
You'll have plenty of time to fix your hair. . .
"Other times | must laugh or lose my job when,
after msseating of people in the fifth row, ask
the guy next to him and says, E-S it; when boob
cracks sort of joke about W; about being LIS
diagram: late in getting down to his seat about the
seat R 9 belongs to the Giants; about Yes,
Madam thoroughly freproof. You got
small spot your gown off the seat? The maid in the
ladies dressing will sponge it out for you.
Certainly, free of charge. No, Sir, she isn't in
the play this time. You see, she and her husband,
who's the leading in the piece, aren't speaking to
each other this year.
"But what's the of going further9 The usher,
take it from me- has got to be the agreeable goat for
every would-be Willie Collier that thinks, because he's
paid dollars for his seat he's also bought the priv
ege of being comedian the minute he hands his ticket
to the door1nan and passes in.
3You know, though there are interesting things