Telegram-herald., 1889-07-27

lnai Fid14l oce1rrs1 - ny z.a1 = aet =
&c ~0Ldsrse as perhaps.
f1rtlu4ls4g NJ Dsraey has o1lE Ga
A~e1. 94t ns D<kus ssry zco1 4se - STAT.
tA> iasrs ( $40 rsbassi Eas mere cara.
estlg 1 1stsr&iasc - ln2ks tnsr sctortz 81
s1s Ar- Bay / rsrsr1sd E@a1s sith a.
speed Ais1 . rots a - = Rete Ia 2-l / ssi
fcrIh 20 .splrasto2s tor sselligas oeaors
aszsa 1ia II &c ~osla sss klE1lg 4g.olat
some 4sy . 2ea - coud give nae a. later
fisws o. z taaz 49, -. 9osS. 0l-. ccl.d as
zise -. lttls a1sice. ! 49, a. zE44eell
actress sso desired 20 q 81 ne pT-t-s
s-oa4i ss4ss- ~ s1L1 M Day 4dv-se q
eouFs~ ~ ssuay a. hoTas or a1roal. j. :
&c eols.c-r it necessary fer q s2Ilsu O.
Aass a backing u Ioaey and f-ieg1s
s~fors shs ssa nope % succeed. or nav shs
rely on hard sgadY and ~sklr shsfs''-l
Isied 60 Be as modest as posslDle--os
dramatic ability 20 place enc ia the nrss
fanks sf ths pEcfesslon. or ss near that
desired place as possible. Years o.
course-lE ~ klenzthy epistie. fraE--srs
required TO max . finished artist, bat
could aOt thos~ years De spent before tie
publics I snea iatiMated that II ne coald
rot xraat me a. interview, as advice
would ss gladly received
Tai aots vas despatched with very fen
sopss THAI a reply wouls DC received 20 IT,
l wss therefore vary much surprised 70
rscssvs almost BY return mail, the follow
iag note written on pa.sr Of hue closely
resembling thunder cloud
The zots was from the redoubtAb Mr.
Dorney and read as follows;
Dear AadapI-if you viii call az my
Cnice. to morrow, a. 80 - n. l vii be
abe 50 see you IN regard 70 the matter
mentioned n your ucte just received.
DOgNEY,
Days Business Manager.
Nay
was punctual 20 the appointment al
80. bat overlooking the door oth- mana
gers office. presented myself AZ the box
ofice. which Is always open.
Presently there appeared q round,
smooth skinsd. blue-eyed brown-mOus-
sachod individual he Aad a very alert,
business-like air.
ID Mr. DorDey heres I asked without
sny circuml0cution-
THAT IS my name" was the quick
reply.
II AMI commenced in weak sort Of
way
Oh, yes You are Miss --. please
pass around and come ints my office. +"
therefore walked around aad found the
once 50 plainly marked Managers
/ Office" that wondered how / had missed
IL before l found myself In n small room.
/ or rather large room made small by
being niled with chair. tables, boxes,
I desks, and ali sorts OF theatrical impedl-
ments.
/ One small window 81 the rear helped 10
make gloom visible. Through an alley
| lined with advertisements aud playbills.
| made my way 10 the desk where the
| business manager had seated him |
took ths chair which ne had placed for
me, and felt that tho guillotine scene in
Paul Kauvsr" was about 10 be acted, or
possibly the dagger scene In Macbeth.
"Let me look over your letter aga n,
! that may understand tilc obi-cs OF this
| interview. was Mr.. DorneyT sfirst remark.
de turned over q pile OF letters until he
came 70 my rote 20 which he had added
some eshalistic blue pencil MARKS at the
| head OF the sheet
la the meantime I glsnced az the sur
roundings All WAS sornbre and gloom '
and framed text which hung over the
desk did net add 10 the hilarity OF the
! occasion.
"Be Brief" commended this text in bold
letters, the remainder OF the question
cannot now recall, but it will doubtless
suggest itself to any one familiar with
Much Ado About Nothing" "Be Brief, .
however impressed itself upon my minc
and it had the effect Of making me ex
rremely nervous. | began to retreat
therefore. first allowing Mr.. Dornoy thi,
opportunity to glance at nay letter.
lam not Miss -" said IA he I'm
ished reading IL but friend OF hers. Sh,
was unable to come out in the rain, but a
the appointment was made, she has askeC
meto come for her"
Mr DOrney settled himself n his chai
and gazsd at me fxedly-
"Is be gradually turning to stone"
asked mysslf. but at the ssn1e time stateC
th- case-n lady who has had y good dea
| OF experiences ~ En amateur actress wa
very anxious TO take up acting IS pro
fessiou-
In other words, your friend has Graz
for the stage" interposed the manage
without moving muscle. bowed assent
and kept or the thread os my discourse
.as she considers the stage the only spher
| OF action for sn ambitious girl
While NJ Dornry listened. a asuperciliou
smile -or something closely allied to it
appeared upon Lis face. aud then vanished
Ia a twin ling.
"Of course she has no hopes OF finding
pia-e la M Days Compsny-that woul.
, lot De possi Ole suppose -
"Os don't about that" This VA
his FIRST rcassurinR remark and IL cheere,
M up 20 such an extent that ] felt thl
tragedy part q this interview was owe
aid sEs comedy commencing.
Il Thought Mr. Daily had a stock com
2sng p
50 he mas. but there l. often an oppor
tuuity for girl Ot talent"
a-surel him that my friends talen
could not oe questioned aud that lik
Besu Brunlm-l With his nscktie she in
tsaded 70 sivs her whole MIND 70 her pro
fession. aud 70 work very hard
How tai IS she ?" demanded the man
,z-r rather brusqu.ly-'ts she as tall a
Touf'
No"
Bad"
WHY had "a. rsshness e s.k. 'i
osizht a necessary qualification"
Rash question, Indeed. hut j am evel
now. after much wondering on the suh
'rct. unable % decice why it was such
| -un- one. W. DpFnef tnrn-l % me VIII
nj. ritterfnz cr--tvo. In fsct-"perbsp
I have professional reasons for not snsv-'
lsx that que~tion.
Oh - wss al had voiee % utter
Another sl-fgs hammer au-stion "a
a. onoe put 20 m. How old e sher'
rhis va unexpected. sud tor = NON -
ne-itstsd should 7 nnsks II lsss tbz
no-t~ruty- rbr-- she wss
81. q