New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-22
MARY RIGGINSS EXPERIENCE.
GOING ON THE STAGE IN CHICAGO.
THE STAGE SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT PROM WHAT
SIZE INFLICTED.

THE STAGE SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT FROM WHAT
SHE EXPECTED.
"Ue told me il WAS "A thoavter" said Miss Mary
Higgins TO TRIBUNE reporter yesterday. She was
sitting in the bosom of her family, her auburn locks
bound with curl papers and her youthful form at
tired in a far from immaculate wrapper. The room,
which was some Ten feet square, contained IN addl-
ton to the stove and two babies, Mrs. Higgins an
other Miss Higgins and the Master lilggscs 9l ages
varying from three TO sixteen " lie to!d ne IL
was "a theaytcr and believed him., repeated Miss
Higgins while her mother set the Kettle on the
stove and addc d: The mnrtheriu' BLACKBOARD -,
You know | am che girl what run away 70 Chi
cago" went on Miss Mary, but wouldn't have
gone if he hadn't said as how IL was ticaytcr, ana
half dozen other young ladies got fooled along
with me. This Is how II was see an advertise
mcnt i'm The Hu7Uld some weeks ago. II sand apply
to X. Fitzgerald 10 Union Square, and ! applied
1t also SAID that fifteen young ladies were wanted
for the stage IN Ghcago ", VIII ill.,, run AWAY mD
and his wife. When got to Chicago We were taken
10 TchearSe as soon as we arrived. hat was IL
day, and on Sunday found ont that II was a bad
place. They wanted Us 10 drink WINE with gentle
men. | spoke to policeman and he told me TO
speak 20 the priest. Well. told the priest ana lee
told Howard lac would have hIs license taken away
if he didn't pay my fare back to Ncw-loik; so he
did. and here am"
What was the name of the place"
The Buckingham Palace but Howard AID inc was
going to improve it and decorate it and call IT by
lie ought to have his face decorated with an
woman to siSuke lilm If he Ncr sets fur ~ tn,
house. Phwat Was he, Mary daIhn'-"n L"gl'h-
man =
"NO, mother; an Americana
" He ought TO have bin an EnSllshinan, the Iul-
fin" and Mrs Higgins gave "A mudtr0us slash AT
the bccf-steak She was preparing Tor the evening
meal Her daughter added that Size was engaged 10
appear in Il sketch and ballet that she had had no
previous experience and was TO get > ; week
I'm a room on the first floor OF No. 10 Union
square Richard Fitzgerald, who is well known as
an agent for variety performers, was found Slnok-
ing a huge cigar. have just heard sad he, " OF
the ridiculous charge made by this lllggn. girl:
The facts simply these: Howard was introduced
to me by old friend some week, ago. lie told me
Inc wa, going 10 open a variety hall in Chicago sim
liar in character to the old Buckingham here. Wa,
commissioned to get him a company by Ii, stage
manager, Dick Parker, who used To run q theatre m
Thnd-ayc. lie wanted half dozen glrl, for 20 hI-t
part and "a ballet, and advertised. Among he aI'-
pcants was this Miss Higgins, who appeared 10 be
"A ilashlly dressed girl Of about eighteen. She told
me She had been Oh the stage before and knew her
business, and when she gave her address, which is
in WatCr-st., told me ! must not think shc was an
immoral woman from the place she lived IN. On
Monday She came IN and asked me to write a letter
stating that knew OF nothing detrimental to her
character. i willingly complied and she then told
me that Mr. Howard had told her that had ac-
cuscd her of being a di-Icputablc woman. She
thanked me for giving her the letter, and when she
went away ! dismissed the matter from my mind
for we are always hearing compliments about man
ayers. She knew perfectly well what sOIt Of place
she was going 10, 40 did all the other, whom en-
rapcd.n