The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1885-02-06

very angry at his mpcrtinencc, and
ordered him TO leave when he used vile
language toward her.. In her right
eous indignation she pulled out little
twenty-five caliber revolver and shot
him in the arm. The wound was slight,
and as the young scalawag was tho
scion Of a wealthy and ,aristocratio
family the affair was hushcd up.
"Such cases, however, are rare. II
is nothing uncommon for men in the
trout rows to endeayor TO catch girl s
eye, and set up quiet Irritation, and,
if successful, call at the stage door
when the performance is over; but if q
ballet girl wants to keep off admirers
il is as easy for her to do so as for any
lady in private life"
''Do all the combinations include q
full balletp"
Certainly not. Some do, but gool
many do not. They carry one or two
who are used to lead the green ones
obtained in the place where the conf
pany plays. As rule, the manager of
combination makes stipulation in
his contract that the manager of the
theater where he is TO play shall fur
nish n certain number of ballet girls.
These are called for rehearsal on the
day the combination reaches the city
where it is to play, and then the ballet
girls teach the new ones what is requir-
ed OF them. Girls are quick to learn
anything connected with the stage, and
you can teach ten or twenty girls to 90
through march or even complicated
drill in very short time. They learn
much quicker than the male supers,
who, as q rule take the palm for stupid
ity. Very few managers can afford to
carry large number of girls who do
nothing but walk on and off the stage.
Tho one or two whom he does carry
with him make themselves useful in
various ways, generally assisting in the
wardrobe-roOm, and in dressing the
new Amazons, peasants, fairies, or
whatever, for the time being, they rep
resent"
SIS it not difficult to get girls when
travehng?'
GAS general rule it is not. In the
large cities they are plentiful, but in
the smaller towns, where everyone
knows everyone else, the girls who are
willing to go on are not numerous or
desirable. l have seen some fearful
looking goddesses and very dropsical
fairies in the smaller towns, but the
girls never seemed . to be conscious of
the fact that they looked like rights.
1t is rather q singular thing that wo-
men on the stage never seem to know
when they possess bad figures. Con-
corning the beauties or defects of their
faces they are excellent judges, but
when they attempt to Judge of the
merits of their figures they are honestly
incapable of reaching any correct con-
clusiOn."
'.From what class in society do these
girls Gomez"
''From the working class. They gen.
orally have some friend in the theater, q
stage hand, for instance, who secures
them q chance when some sudden
emergency creates demand for them.
Then generally when q girl is once on
she generally manages to get her chum
on the list also. And when once they
set foot before the foot-lights they are
ruined for any kind of labor. They
become infatuated with the stage, and
if they are only called upon three or
four times Il year they will, ncverthe-
less, hang about the stage door, day
after day, on the lookout for a chance
to 60 on again
'Do ballet-girls ever rise in the pro-
fessionp"
$50 seldom that / do not now recall
an instance. They are not recognized
as apprentices, and consequently are
given no encouragement or assistance.
They are only female supers hired to
walk around the stage for the time be-
ing. "-Cincinnati Times star.