Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-11-07

W oNNe hNAAAu " u AapN'
tire After the show.
Nor KiS San-
about six months ago., said 0 we'll.
known theatre manager. there vas a play
produced in a theatre aere in which a
young actress, who has the reputation Of
being the idol amoog the dudes. took the
leading part. She is a girl who came from
the West originally, and she won a good
place on the stage by her hard work. Toe
girl PROFESSIONALLY had the leading part in
the piece aud she played i. well. Daring
the performance she received three bouquets
across the foot-lights and after the curtain
had dropped for the last time | went to the
rear OF TIE house to congratulate her upon
her performance, as | had been in a meas
ure responsible for her appearance in New
York. The dressing rooms in the Star
Theatre are down asteep fight Of stairs,
and when / vent on the starrs | observed
somebody climb up these steps hurriedly,
trip across the stage, say good night to the
dooyman and disappeared. A moment
later i spoke to one OF the actors and asked
him where the girl was. He said he didn't
know. / went down to her dressing room
and found that she had gone. Then |
hurried up stairs, and the dOorman told me
tha; it was she that had gone out as | en-
tered. hurried up Fourteeth street, and
then | saw her speeding down toward Fifth
avenue with her cloak tightly drawn around
her aud her head bent down. She was
hurting along at a terrific rate. You
nav have observed" glancing down at a
Copious display OF white wsistcOat, that |
am gaining somewhat in aesh-in fact |
have been gaining somewhat for the last
twenty years-bUt ! buvkle1 in and started
after her at full tilt. 1 don't know when |
had a brisker run than thai was, and what
made il particularly impressive was that all
he Sidewalk actors on Union Square saw
the performance I caught her fLally near
Sixth avenue, and when | came puiing up
she turned around, first looked frightened
and then pleased.
"IOu're never going home alone! lsald.
Why NOT she asked.
Its hardly the cheerful thing after max
ing 3 Lit as you did tonight. Come in
here and eat al oyster vile | rest and get
nv breath.
We went into one of the numerous oys-
ter saloons there aud she ate heartily. She
was evidently in the best Of spirits, and she
seemed to think it was no hardship at all to
20 s~cooting of to her home after her nights
work. The girls pictures sell all over New
York, her face adorns the mirror in many a
Young mans room, and she has the reputa-
ton Of being jolly, wide awake, and even a
bit fast. had a long talk with her that
night and the conversation turned upon
this very subject. Shetoidme that she had
only been taken out to supper tour times
after the play that year, and in every case
il was 6y an old friend. She told me the
uu,h. | know, for she had no reason to con-
ceal ANYTHING from me, and she was not at
al plaintive about it. She laughed a good
deal when she recalled her schoolgirl
dreams of an actress life, Of how she would
roll 10 the theatre IN her " brougham
and afterwards sup at Delmonicos, the CEN
tire of attraction and the envy Of all the
women in the place. Now she said, L
ALWAYS have a cold luncheon laid out tor
me at home, and | eat it before | 60 to bed
Soon as | get up It is time to go to re-
| hearsal, and after rehearsal it is nj can
do TO get through nv affairs in time to go
TO the theatre. If marty any one within
the next five wears it will be a theatrical
man who can manage me auStake care Of
nv business interests. | have no time sc
( be hothering with loSesick dudes.