Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-09-02
Salt gake democrat.
WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER ?. 1885
KICKING FOR A LIVING.
Girls for the Ballet, and What They
Look Like Ia -aind the Scenes,

Look Like h< aind tho Scenes.
Not the least interesting feature OF Mr..
w. ). Gilmore's Devils Auction" COM
pany which played at the Boyd last week,
Is the school OF young women who make
up the ballet OF the company. These
girls, collectively and individually, are q
study. Their number includes young
girls, old girls, fat girls, and lean girls,
plump girls, bony girls, tall girls, and
short girls, beautiful girls, handsome
girls, pretty girls, plain girls, and home.y
girls, girls with good teeth, bad teeth and
no teeth; girls who laugh, smile and
sing, and girls who whine, sulk and cry;
giddy girls, serious girls, sensible girls,
pious girls, busy girls and idle girls,
active girls and passive girls; girls indie
pendent, bold, fearless and brave; girls !
modest, timid and shy; girls afraid TO act |
and even to think for themselves, and |
girls who, absolutely superior to in
duences or circumstances, not only push !
and fight their way through the crowd. !
but stand up like little warriors between !,
want and privation and whole families of
'elatives. The nature of their profession
S such that very short apprenticeship
viii suffice to wear off prudishness or ex-
rene sensitiveness, but let stranger at
empt familiarity or presume to oyerstep
he chalk line of propriety and the ewes
If the injured girl will snap with indigna-
ion.
SCENES WITH SCENES.
Yes, you may come in, but if | were
ess agreeable l would repel YOU. for re-
.orters are such treacherous creatures.
tere we are, semi-dressed, and would ,
ot be the least bit surprised to get ND in
he morning and find all our photographs
I some pictorial paper" and the ha-ha
nat came out OF five snowy Threats sim
was almost deafening. There
ere five IN the group, all in tights, with
olored trunks, low necked bodice bare
rms, shoulders and neck, and pretty
lroans pinned on their pretty little
eads, nobody knows how. They had
lst come off the stage thoroughly ex-
ansted from the last dance, which had
zen done so well as to call for a repeti-
On. They were flushed with heat, BIG
ops OF perspiration covered their faces
I'd Threats, and the attitudes assumed
ere those of perfect abandon. One girl.
ore anxious than tired, had changed
n costume and stood with one foot on
air, to keep her skirts from falling off.
ID half concealed half-revealed by a
uare post was Juggling away at dilap-
ated pair OF corsets, which appeared to
we no intention of getting hooked. One
unette, with large black eyes and a is
npled face, had nothing whatever to at
Y, and sat in a dark corner on a low tn
'ol, with her knees Rugged to her
som; she had far-away look in her
es, but was less absent-minded than ar
e appeared, for she laughed heartily
len anything humorous occurred. She in
d her name was Fannie, and she came
m New Orleans; that she liked the pr
ge well enough, but wished she was m
too old to becon. a premier. At the go
)r stood q girl in her teens, of except- 20.
beauty, knitting blue worsted under
'ment tn
KILLING TIME. hi
Can you knit ?" asked the reporter. Til
ont you see l CAM" was the pert an
ar. co
What's your name, and what are YOU MI
king, and where do you live ?" th'
My name is Bertha, and / reside in pc
clnnati, and am making myself a
IT. How do learn? Oh, Kitty taught
She's the best girl in the company;
rybody likes her." thi
Yes, indeed, we do" sang out the pic
of the girls in chorus, and medium, iik
mp, pretty woman of about % to
shed very red, and saying something thi
ut blarney, began an unmerciful at pei
: on the luckless chum who brought gla
into notice are
Katie is the worst sleepyhead you arc
r say; all she wants to do is to snore cor
eat. On our way from Philadelphia fro
)enver she never woke up except for doe
meals. She can eat anything; but we
her cOrned beef and her pretzel, and wa
is satisfied" Of
l answer to the writer's interroga- THU
IS petite blonde they called Fannie, ode
f: 81 was born in London, but knC
led in the dancing-college of Berlin
four years. We make as frst-class r
per week, have our travelling ex- cur
Ses paid, and we manage to save some
icy and have a pretty good time Our IT
umes are furnished by the manager,
we have to find orr shoes. Now we llon
t get rich very fast as our board costs =
10 per week, besides the cost of wash
This is the best company I was
in, Mr. Gilmore, the proprietor, be- IT
enough Of him, as It IS seldom ell he F lST'
es on to the company. His manager,
Gale, is a perfect gentleman and does :;
e can to make our season enjoyable; 81
rdly know what We girls would do Fell
out him. Mr.. Murray, our agent, is good
very considerate, and does all in his
ar in rating us reasonably at first no
J hotels. We are big, jolly family, u
Mr.. Gale is our papa lows
JUST LIKE OTHER GIRLS.
What do we do with ourselves? Why, 10
re just like other girls, silly and SEN X
at times. The pubic has some very lows
zoe ideas regarding stage peoDle. I mad
are, but if you saw us up at Z o'clock ":
e morning, and the sewing, mend
and patching, and writing, and read ~
and sorrowing at disappointment,
rejoicing at unexpected pleasures, | O.
ure you would believe we are flesh
blood and human just as you are.
t am l knitting? Some silk socks
ny father. He lives in London and ~
years old, and | am going to send S
six pairs for Christmas keep ~
in my bag, and do few stitches
: time get chance. | have only
on them couple of weeks, and
a pair and half done already, so
ant say the corps de BALLET squan-
all their time in idleness." e
lay l ask where your homo is?' in ~
d the visitor of round-faced girl, IN
a Lot Of A11tfr hrnun hair ~