The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1880-07-24


dancers have brought their breakfasts
with them. and the chatterinc arr, eacla.
nations begin.
.'Oh, some ham NO il is no, ham;
IT is preserved beef" >'Give me some"
"Whose got some salt.' "Ags.he, give
mc lack my bread" ,shu, the win
dow! who'll buy my radshcsl"
"Ah, ma chere Fanny has some chick
eas. Then they exchanged treasures.
Evallne exchanges her sardines for some
fried potatoes and goes shares with Ma
RE Bourgard TO buy Pauline Ardsn:n's
radishes.
The rehearsal bell is ringing; they
must go down and finish their breakfast
on the stage, while the stage -,n aster calls
over the list and the ballet-master chats
with the composer.
Snow, mesdenoisellcs, are all ot you
rcady2"
The girlsforned into groups.
"Who is waiting theres"
ut Is Bertrand, senior
Always bertrand, senior. Where Is
ChenuE
Here, monsieur.
lake your place.
Then addressing himself to another,
the stage manager said
What are you eating stillT'
I'm not eating, monsieur, it is only
coffee berries
The stage manager shrugs hia should
ers, and at this moment the bale. mas
ter knocks on the stage with his staff.
The musicians start an air and the re-
hearsal begins Evaline does her best to
replace worthiiy, although Professionally,
the coryphec Bertrand, senior. She walks,
rcns, dances, mixes with all the groups
kneels down, rises, srd then begins it
all over again.
"Come mesdcmolselles, once more. if
you please"
And from once more to once more the
rehearsal is prolonged until o'clock.
! The dancers then return to the dressing
room. Evaline undrcsses, puts on her
ordinary costume, and leaves the opera.
1t is ) o'clock when she arrives at
Montmartre. Nine. Chenu is al n. door
| OF her house.
'Ah! there you are. Ah,lt IS lucky
| for you that you have come..n
.But, mamma, the rehersal has only
just tinished.'
Just flushed Nonsense You always
tell the same tale. .ssa4 N1re you have
been staring III the shops and gaadinG
about
"But, mamma
i don't want any, Bat, mamma.
Make haste to take your Lat and cloak
i ,H a,aal fl4., -
Evelina protested that she had = sew
her dancing shoes. No matter; she must
do that after she has peeled the potatoes
and Nine Cnenu returns maiestieally te
her pots ami pans, while E9ellna ob.ys
grumbling.
Having peeled the potatoes, Eye.lna
takes out OF her rc'ieule a pal, OF dane
ing shoes and goes and sits III the court
yard to repair them. It IS to'clock. Eve
/ INA has barely time To Wa-a herself, Il
dlne and return in haste t. the opera
/ She figures in the first act. plays IL The
second. and dances in the ballet N til.
third. Duling the fourth aet she remains
in her dressing room ani rests. sh'
| does some crotchet work IL order 70 pas
the time.
The call boy hurries along tie corriao
| CRYING .Mesdames, the fourth is over
Eyellna has only just time to put on he
last costume. Pataras. pi. pal. pout /
is the explosion Of the end already, ane
Eyclina will miss her entree. She Iushe
/ down the staircase, bounds on TO til,
stage and arrives Just IN time TO disap
pear in the trap with the daughters .
Saten, whom the barytone has Just anAihl
lated.
The curtain falls. Evellna rushes 70 he,
dressing room, undresses, dresses herse.
again, and starts for Montmartre. Il j
nearly O'Clock when the dancer rings 2
the door ~f her bone. Nine. Chenu pull
the Gordon.
..At last she cries, here you are-.h'
last, as usual All the enants have COM
home long ago.
Eyelina does not reply. She is too tired
She goes to the cupboard, takes SOM
bread, some wine and some cheese, an,
eats while she is undressing. Then sh
climbs up her ladder, goes 70 bed, say
her PRAYERS, and falls TO sleep in her mis-
esable garrct.
The dancers day is at ar end.
I, is d notable fact that aIi the Literar
News prizes for the best quotations o
women were won by ladies. The appr.
o;ativa sentiment receiving rhe hiuhes