The sun., 1880-10-10
CHILDREN FOR THE DRAMA.

CHILDREN FOR THE DRAMA.
| Selecting Attractive Giris ut Reoth's-A Giri'.
| Pathetic Appeal.
The advertisement called for fifty attrac-
tlveglrs. aged from IL to 16 to appear in the pal
ace scene OF Cinderella" They wore request
| ed to apply at 1 4 on Tuesday afternoon at the
| Sixth avenue entrance OF Booths Theatre. Ap-
| plicants began to appear long before that hour.
but they did not In all cases answer rendilv to
| the term attractive" neither were they all as
young as 16. judging by appearances. Whero
womans age is concerned appearances are
often decetful. but Doorkeeper Corwin thought
| he was warranted In rejecting several that APP
piled. without the formality OF an inspection by
the stage manager. Arc you not more than
16. madam 2" he said to a small. faded woman
| whose cheeks were shrunken. though bloom
ing. and around whose eyes were not few
crows feet. "Of course" she replied brskly.
| You can tell that well enough. but can make
| up young. l know how to make UP as we'll as
| any one In the business. and you wouldn't
know me from child when you saw me on the
stage In a nice rig and short dress. It's all in
the make UP. you know"
l don't think you'll do. madam" said Mr..
Corwin. You'd make up for child about as
we'll as would for Romeo. Good morning."
| The fact that Mr.. Corwin is a rosy faced, gray
| haired. short. and particularly rotund person.
gave such weight to this last remark that the
| woman turned away sorrowfuly but not as il
ann?yed. Shs IN hnd evidently been told that sho
! At 4 o'clock the stage was crowded with mp
| plcants for positions. There were Mt least 100
siris there, ranging from the mite Of five yenrs,
appearance. Nearly all OF them were comfort
ably clad and the majority Of children were
peat. pretty, and well behaved Certain harm
| less deceptions were evidently undertaken.
There were girls. apparently over l6 years.
10y their dresses. which were as short as those
| OF some OF the little ones. These old girls wore
that reached me nearly n "" to the ground. They
them and With them on they looked Ike young
Mr.. George Fawcott Rowe. the author and
these collected young persons. He was the sun
around whom all these feminine satellites re-
,hronEed around him. each eager 70 present
| her claims for managerial consideration. When
he wont into the auditorium; they ranged them
."Theres lots OF 'em we don't want" he said
hate to dsappoint tho poor things We give
little enough certainly, but they seem anxious
girl theref She WON'T do. even il. she isn't 10
yenrs old, We must size 'em up. Louis Ito the
cal boy brig m @ upthe M most 9rTnsipg , hs., =, -,
|
stage and Louis selected two very pretty. we'll
| dressed children, and they went to Mr.. Rowe.
| OF 90 spoke with refined accent. and gave
names that suggested the stage at once. They
were no novicss.
Can you stay out after 1o'i at night ?" asked
the manager.
sSsaT
'.HHays yops ~ h %hlts !. dress asked Mr. Rowe.
Too shorti The idea! How can anything
b.. too short for mite like you ~,
away home; Yopli get a card when y9u are
piaIny % dressed, @ M middis- die aged e'; woman. H u
ro "ThS@ L!s9 you don't want to go on as child
Well. think 1 know too much for that. Yes.
Sir they y; can sing White dresses? Yes sir
sPoiher GrG Iye got one at home years old
Society Tor Tor T the Pfcyenon o. Cruelty sse to ch
Sf, dren down q, upon us in my How old are you
| rembed us she said:
| Twelve next month SIR"
You're rather young The Society won't let
,., Please. sT Jet me. can do it. I'm sure. 1t
~ Hardi No. D. You Just walk on and run of in
| one act. and stand around in another; But you
are too young. the Society says. and the Society
knows best my dear. Inc child turned away
A gray haired woman in black held tho hand
s s n"s ssi new fRssa around the
young, We have plenty here bstween IL and
| lG and We cant take her. I'm sorry. too.
Hard lines, amt il? Turning to the reporter.i
That woman needs the money her child would
| He had no d ilicu ty in securing all the chill
| dren he wished and right good looking lot of
we're were ] registered they troopod pc on aappiiy. % A''
| Mr.. Rowe. said n slender young woman.
w RG HSry psas soa and %s
a.place: I don'texpect. OF course. to 20 on as a
child; but l do want TO get something to do.
a chanee @ to to begin" She SPOKE ' quickly and nd
twisted her fingers neryously.
Shes stage struck" said some OF the larger
~, ~" aln very anxious to get something to do"
in = store. | did make some thngs-em-
| 6roidery and that. You knowI,and sold them;
ing to work very hard here. i don't expect to
be a star: oh, no. Pm not so foolish as that: but
work here-i'i scrub the noors, ii you'll only
| give me me chance TO come on"
-, Hush, my dear lea = don't speak SO loud" said
throng. She paid no attention to them.
=" can't helm IT. am so much in earnest. !
know that several good actors have begun away
10 very hard WORK. but il do " it, Please Pleas give 1--WE
Tho listening girls stopped laughing. for this
girl was pathetic in her appeals.
" All right. my dear l can give you some-
thing. hut y9u'Il have very little to do-only to
walk OF and on"
oh thank you. God bless you sir" and
sho hurried or leaving tho manager red in the
face and moist in the eyes.
In all my experience" he said. g / never
saw more pathetic oase than that. The girl is
evidently too III to work hard. but her pluck il
| tremendous. Poor thingv
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