The morning call., 1891-09-13
alLss eRANLrE 90 rHE P4Rr zHE srAeE MANAeERD

| ut will he you don't do it right Now
for the rest"
"Freda, can't do any more now. My
! head is going round and round"
Don't get ratified, dear The rest is
nothing. It's the ball scene. You just
| come on and off md bow around and are in-
troduced to folks. We are all easy in the
piece and we can pull you through. Act as
you would in a real drawing-rOom and keep
! one eye on your train. The stage is
crowded, and most supers are all feet,
Your entrance cues the stage manager
| will tend to- | will stick close enough
| to you on the stage to shove you off when
you should go. The last entrance is tine
| upper. Papa leads you by your up-stage
| hand. He brings you down X center, and
| says: Count de Mallarey. my daughter.
! You have been looking down all this time.
| He passes you over to center When you
! get there you lift your eyes slowly TO
| chance for a good look first. You start
I back-Don't walk on your train, though,
| shrek and fall. Try TO fall comfortably,
| because you lie there through the rest Of
the scene. Don't get your head beyond the
cn!tain; ..%d i Did you ever fallY
"IPs like this: Sway little, then let your
| self 90. As you come down let your arm
| 90 out so that your hand breaks the fall, and
your face lies on your arm, face down;
Freia swayed. her eyes half closed, moan
crossed her lips, and she fell lightly and
| limp on the floor, face down on her arm.
| you see, it's easv," she went on. sitting
| up. You can do it all day and not hurt
yourself"
won't my feet show?"
"Your train ought 10 take care Of itself,
and coverthem If you don't get tangled in
| it when you step back"
"Oh, dearl"
Don't fret. You see you haven't single
| line in that act. That's the way when you
support star. In the great scene you
| show up with a gorgeous ball dress, 90
gymuastic faint and leave the rest to the
star. The last act you have just one line,
NY husband! You go up to the altar and a
lot OF business. l can tell it to you just be-
fore you 90 on, il l don't get chance
earlier"
They went all over 1t a couple Of times
| Then Freda said cheerfully:
"Therei that's swallowed. Now for
| dressesp'
"Oh, FredaI DressesI It's after 1, and
haven't a stitchp'
After L? So it is. We will have lunch,
my dear,
But the dresses?"
"Oh, dresses are nothing. We must live I"
1t was after luncheon that Freda said
Now we will take walk and talk dresses.
"Pm so tired. Freda."
THAT'S why you want to talk walk.
Besides, the dresses are a good deal of
| doors is the best place TO tace worries. The
sunshine and air helps one"
"You have spoken as if the dresses were
| nothing! Oh. what shall / do ?'
My dear, there was no good facing two
worries at once. You can't wear Bird's
| things. You are SO much bigger. First is
| a summer 1ress--ought to be swell-with
| lace hat and parasol aud all that. Got any
| thing?"
| No."
1--WE must fake them I have a green
velvet zouave jacket and a pair of long
gloves" unused Freda
oh | can't go in that"
"Have you nice white skirt?"
yes; lots OF them."
"All right. We will buy some deep flounc-
! ing white lace. Ii we are in luck we should
| get some pretty decent for about 70 cents
yard. 1t may be 81 %.
There's no time to make dress"
"Dear child, we wont make it; We'll pin
| it,"
"0n what?"
The band Of y0Ir best skirt
''But the skirt is short, like my pettc0at."
1--WE will wear another white petticOat
under, and we will pin the upper one as low
down on the under one is necessary, and
| we will pin the lace wherever it should
| come"
But there is no waist. a zouave jacket
wont cover mel
"Oh, well Yod don't want to be too
for foundation. We will pin in full vest
| of lace. | have white sash. That can go
around your waist and tie big i'll the back.
On, that's all right"
But wont it all cost lot? All that lace ?''
1T will cost something, but lace is good
thing to have on hand, Daisy. You see how
it would help you if you had some on ham d
now"
" 1t does not seen fair for me to be put to
expense for part that isn't mine"
That's the way in this business. Clothes
are supposed TO grow on us to suit any part
| we are given. Yet they talk about the
money actresses make. We have to turn
the biggest part of our pay right back into
| the managers speculation. We are partners
in his risks and failures. but we get no rise
over his successes. It's a great business"
Sleeves, Freda."
"Oh, yes /; didn't think Of sleeves. We
must find time to make them. Sew in
full ruffle, you know, to your corset cover
sleeves of the lace, draw in the edge OF the
ruffle around your arm by string, push the
sleeve well up, and make the long gloves
meet II, makes pretty sleeve too Any hat
will do. My ingenue 'Stormed Down one
will do The pink roses will be pretty with
the green Zouave. You can use Birds para
SOL"
Where are we going, Freda?"
To buy the lace. Now, the next dress
the bail dressl
"How, can 1 manage it! have nothiDgi"
"Pshaw! evening dresses are easy; same
lace skirt we have rigged. Birds 'Stormed
Down, second act white dress has loose
train"