Show I STAE STAGE VAC AB What Wat Actors Mean ilean Mea by the te Slang S of the te Profession I Boston Bosten Jou Journal a I Very Ver often a layman la an listening to a group of ot theatrical men discussing I shop Is La f at a loss los to understand holt baIt hat of the conversation owing to the pe peculiar peculiar I culiar cular vernacular of ot the stage world which is breo to an Amou Amon somo sonio of the of USed phrases the te tal lowIng are ae the te better beter known kown and ad their full tul significance has ha been compiled comple by byone b bone byone one of the eastern ester theatrical journals Roast This is i not appertaining to t a afire afre afire fire fre but simply means me that an actor is assailed by b the press he is 1 usually roasted There Thero are various kinds of roasts roat but they all al look alike aUk to actors acor Hit This applies apple to the te word success When an actor acor makes make a hit wor It means that tat he has ha succeeded In his own estimation he Is always a hit bit but hut in the publics pubU s mind not he be sometimes Is I and ad sometimes is not Cold Feet This is a slang slang phrase used us In an a expression expresIon of ot disgust when a a man manager manager manager ager takes out out a company and either leaves leavea It I stranded or compy disbands it in short abort order The words will wi not be found In any of ot woI poems but in a poetical poet cal sense may ma read as follows After the te piece was out two weeks wee the manager maager got cold feet fet and ad the show sh w closed cosed Angel AngelAn An individual who does not live in the celestial regions but hilt usually a man manof ma manof of at means me who stands sponsor for a pro production pr production There are ar various arlous kinds of oi them ducton some somo good and ad some bad bd The good goodone ones one part with their money without a murmur par Nothing need be said sad about the te teI i bad ones j I Press Work This 4 term ter applies apple to the Ithe publicity given the players in the te news newspapers newspapers i papers paper The man who does do it Is called cle I Ia The value of ot worK ork a press pres agent agent press pres I Is great The methods pursued are not always I geat original orgina and ad such pure things ting as los losing losIng husbands come coma I ing jag diamonds divorcing under the te category o ot of press work work For further particulars u apply to A ToxIn Worm W care of b fi N T Y Morgue MoreA A theatre best bet known kow as a one doing no business There Is nothing dead dea about such sch a house houe save the management management At present there ter is but one in New York York although throughout the country there ter are several a Paper There k re are ae two meanings to the te word wor paper One Is i the te lithographs used by bt the various us managers manager and the theother other use is the var complimentary com admission found in the te theatre tete ticket takers box box Papering a house means mer that It Is filled lUiea fied wIt with Paper deadheads 0 It I is a practice fee fre fre resorted to t on the opening ot of ot a anew anew new pIa play The Ghost Walks This means salary salar day and frequently he has faed to walk walie wak That is why there are ae so many may un unemployed Unemployed employed actors actor S P B O OA An abbreviation for tor us Standing m Only 01 In the larger larer cities this term ter has ba been obliterated in i favor far of ot House Full Ful or Pull Full House Hous Jump Applies to the te difference between the town tow a 3 company compa Is 1 playing plying in and a town tow a company is i to go to An expression expresion us us used d to t des designate de designate ignate a a certain c style stylo syle of paper It 1 re re quirts s three tr e rn certain cn sized size sh sheets t which when pasted together form for one complete one oneS to be pasted on what Is i termed tene a stand Time The dates date booked and ad contracted for the te appearance of traveling compa companies companies nies n Call ClIA CallA e A call caB cn Is a notice placed generally ge near l r the stage door on which is posted Information or instructions to to the te players player Open Ope Time Dates not booked or con coil contracted cn for or Turkey Snap An organization especial especially ly made for Thanksgiving day |