The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-11

view, or II Cnab was IMPOSE Die, could he give
me little advice I was an amateur &C
tress who desired to 80 on the prof, Ss!Ona
stage. Would Dir Daily advise a Co .rse Of
study at home or abroad. Did he consider
it necessary for 8 womsn to have q backing
Of money and friends before she can hope 10
succeed, or may she rely on hard study aud
fair sharen-I tried to DO as modest as
possible-cf dramatic ability to place one
in the first ranks Of the profession. or as
near that desired place as possible. Years
of courSe-it was a lengthy epistle, fear
are required TO make a finished artist. but
could not those years be spent before the
publicl / then intimated that If he could
not grant me an Interview, any advice
would be gladly received.
This note was dispatched with very Jew
hopes that q reply would be received to it,
l was therefore very much surprised to
receive almost by return mail the follow
ing note written on paper of a hue closely
resembling a thunder cloud.
The note was from the redoubtable Mr.
DoIney and read as follows:
DEAR 1ADAS-If you will call at my
Office, tomorrow, at 1870 o'clock p. m, l
viii be able to see you in regard to the mat
ter mentioned IN your note just received.
DORHEY,
Days Business Manager.
May.
WAS punctual to the appointment at 80
o'clock, but overlooking the door to the
managers office, presented myself at the
box Office, which was always open.
Presently there appeared round, smooth
skinned, blue-eyed, wn-mustached in
dividual. He had very alert business like
air.
SIS Mr. Dorney hereP' I asked without
any circumlocutioh.
THAT is my name" was the quick re-
ply,
way
"Oh, yes. You are Miss -, please
pass around and come into my Office"
l therefore walked around and found the
Office SO plainly marked Managers Office, -
that ] wondered now ! had missed il be-
fore. found myself in a small room, or
rather large r0om made small by being
filed With chairs, tables, boxes, desks, and
all sorts Of theatrical inpedimenta.
One small window at Jne rear helped to
make gloom visible. Through an alley
lined with advertisements and playbilis,
made my way to the dosk where the bust
ness manager mad seated himself. / took
the chair which he had placed for me- and
felt that the gulllOtine scene in Paul
Kauvar" WIS about to be acted, or possibly
the dagger scene in Macbeth.
Leo me look over your letter again,
that | may understand the object OF this in
terview, was Mr. Dorney's first remark.
He turned over a pile of letters until he
came to my note, to which he had aGded
some cabalistic blue pencil marks at the
head OF the sheet.
In the meantime I glanced at the sur
rOundings. All was somber ard gloomy
and framed text which hung over the
desk did not add to the hilarlty Of the &C.
casion.
"Be Brief" commended this text in bold
letters, the remainder Of the question
cannot now recall, but 1t will doubtless
suggest itself to anyone familiar with
much Ado About Nothing" ''Be Brief, "
however, impressed itself upon my mind
aud it had the effect Of making me ex-
tremey nervous. began to retreat there
fore, first allowing Mr.. Dorney this oppOr-
tunity to glance at my letter.
II am not Miss -" I said as he fin
ished reading it but q friend of hers. She
was unable to come out in the rain, but as
the appointment was made, she has asked
me to come for her."
Mr.. Dorney settled himself in his chair
and gszed 81 me firedly.
''ls he gradually turning to stone, y
asked myself, but at the same time stated
| the Casa lady who has had good deal of
| experience as an amateur actress was very
| anxious to take up acting as profession
| for the STAGE" interposed the manager
| without moving muscle. / bowed assent,
| aud kept on the thread Of my discourse
las she considers the stage the only sphere
of action for an ambitious girl.n
While Blr. Dorney listened, supercil-
| ious smile-or something closely allied to
| it-appeared upon his face, and then van
ished in a 5wiukling.
"Of course she has no hopes of finding a
place in Mr.. Days company-that would
not be possible l Supposed
"OhI / don't know about that This
was his first reassurng remark, and ii
| cheered me up to such an extent that | felt
the tragedy part of this interview was over
and the comedy commencing.
81 thought Mr.. Daily had stock COM
panyl"
80 he has, but there is often an opportu-
| nifty for girl Of talent u
l assured him that my friends talent
conld not be questioned, and that like Beau
Brummel with his neoktie she intended to
give her whole mind to her profession, and
to work very hard
Chow tail is she8" demanded the mana
ger, rather brusquely-''is she as tall as
your
mo"
bad"
"Why," I had the rashness to ask, "is
| hight a necessary qualifications
Rash question, indeed, but I am even
now, after much wondering on the subiec
unable to decide Why it was such a ruds
one. Mr. Dorney turned to mo with his
ghttering eye-twO, in fact-'perhapS /
have professional reasons for not answer
ing that question.
''Ohn was all had voice to utter.
Another sledge hammer question was at
once put TO me.
Chow old is shen
This was unexpected, and for a moment I
| hesitated. Should make it less than 23--
no-23 she was.
"She should have gone on the stage at Is
if she ever hopes to be anything OF an ac-
| tress.n
1 could not gainsay the wisdom Of this
remark, but instaucsd Mrs. Potter, Mrs.
Iangtry and, farther back, Matilda
! Heron.
Couldn't she play the part of mar
chioness, a middle aged individual OF a de-
| crepit old lady"
No reply to this query, but "How does
she look! came next in the catechism.
"Havo locks anything to do with it?"
asked in turn.
well. yes, little, l suppose"
! was preparing e glowing description of
the most beautiful person had ever seen,
when Mr.. Dornsy left the subject Of looks
and said:
I'VE constantly have applications from
people who are willing to pay for the prlvi-
| laga Of iOiuiupr our C>0fuDaOV but NJ goIlrca