The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-12-21
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How Ono Young Woman was Ele.
waited to the New York stage.

How Ono Young Woman was Ele.
vated to the New York Stage.
New York Correspondence: Sadie Mar.
tinot, the beautiful and dashing actress,
has retained a man of considerable liter.
ary note to describe her new stage cos.
TUNES in iowefy, ornate md graphic
English.
Here is a good story of Sadie, told to
me by n Of the chaps who figure in it,
and 1t really does her no discredit. Away
back in 'B or thereabouts, two young
writer's, both of whom have since became
well known factors in metropolitan life,
lived in Sixth avenue in the building oc.
cupied by the Eagle theater. Clever,
%imEecunious, needless of the morrow,
they lived as such young men have lived
from the rose colored days of Henri
Murger down to the present year of pro.
sale grace, 1888. Sometimes they dined
luxuriously, and sometimes they hustled
for q dinner in an Amerizanized Vie dc
Boheme fashion. But unlike their Gallo
prototypes and forerunners, they were
nearly always well dressed.
Their wash bill was one of the heaviest
items Of expense and credit. Their laun.
dress was a certain Mrs. Martin, and
every Saturday night found that industri
GUS woman awaiting their arrival on the
staircase which led to their lofty lodging
Sometimes Mrs. Martin got her money
and sometimes she did not. Sometimes
she brought the clean shirts herself anC
sometimes she entrusted them to hel
daughter Sally, a slip of a girl of Is or 18
One Saturday night, as the two Bo
hemians were returning to their quarters
one of them said to his mate: '.How'l
we square old Mrs. Martin tonight? l owe
her about SO, and l suppose your bill il
about as much as that, too"
"Mine's &c." rejoined the other, "ant
l guess we'll have to do something abou'
it. By the way, that's a mighty goct
looking daughter of hers who brings tn,
clothes sometimes. l wonder if she would
like to go on the stage. That would cas-,
matters a little bit, maybe"
"To be sure" said the other. cat an,
rate we'll try it on" and just then they
reached their destination and found Sall1
Martin waiting for them on the staircas,
with the bundle of clean linen on her lap
Good evening. my DEAR said tn,
younger of the two journalists. with
pleasant smile. sally, how would 70,
hketo COON the stage and be al actress?'
The girls eyes sparkled with delight
ooh! I'd like it ever 30 much" she ex
claimed. II hear they pay big wages OF
the stage"
We'll, my dear" rejoined the journal
list with a smile of ~benevolence, Il thinl
we can fix it for you. Now you com,
here tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock ant
bring your mother with you-you car
leave those clothes here, they'll be al
right-and then We'll see about gettin.
you an engagement"
Sally Martin darted off with flushed
cheeks and beating heart. At 10 th,
next morning she was on hand in com
pany with her mother who was enthus
iastic in regard to the plan, for she also
had heard that they paid big wages OF
the stage. The result of the conference
was that the daughter was engaged by
Josh Hart to appear at the Eagle theatre
at a salary of 81 a week as a figurante.
"And now" said the benevolent 30
hemian, you must have a stage name
for it would do for an actress to bt
called Sally Martin. l think we'd bette
Gallicize it into Sadie Martinez"
And Sadie Martinez it was, and will b.
till the end of the chapter.