Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-10

evolving recruits for the stock company
OF the house; and, In order to test the
them practical training before audiences, a
travelling company 10 kept out on the routes
taking in only minor villages. Sometimes the
party includes one or two professional actors
for the more important roles, but 70 the ma
penses only being covered. In this way the e1-
penses are kept down to small proportions, 30
that the tours nearly, II not quite, pay for
themselves; and once in . while performer il
developed who is available for employment in
the city thester. OF course, these successful
candidates. are glad to take . regular engage
ment at low wages, and in that way the shreWd
developer gets frosh and young and tolersble
good players stsmal cost
WHAT CAUSED HEB EMOTION.
You can't infalibly judge by studying faces
in theatrical audiences whether the owners are
deeply affected by the play or by something
else.
II declare, We girls have an swfully hard
time of il" said pretty thing at q tea. 81 am
positively discouraged. Last Monday night I
went to q theater With . party and I should
have enjoyed myself il had not had on a new
pair OF boots. They began to pinch me aw.
ct that point where had TO bite my lips to
keep from crying with pain. The young men
side Of me were doing their best to interest me,
and a. did not know them very well could
not confess 70 them how severely was suffer.
ing. Finally my situation became desperate.
could bear the pain no longer, and resolved
70 get my shoes of without anybody knowing
1t. By doing il very cleverly / succeeded in
getting the shoes unbuttoned and then quietly
slipped them of. Oh, what . relief Il was
During the rest Of the evening was as happy
% queen and am sure that the young men
thought me swfully bright Just as the play
was ending / wondered how / should get
my shoes on again without attracting
attention. leaned over and attempted to pull
the shoe onto my left foot. It stuck. / tugged
away ut it, but it wouldn't go on. Horrors! I
exclaimed 10 myself My feet are swollen.
Imagine my predicament Try a. would my
feet would not go into those shoes and with tears
in my eyes told one of the young men by my
sidc-the incest one. He was awfully good
aboutit. He said: You have rubbers.' Yes
replied. Then put those on and l will get
you into your carriage, SO no ono will know
anything about it. did as he bid me and he
stuffed my shoes into his coat pocket. Well,
nicely. The young man still keeps my shoes.
Isn't is horrid Of him? Oh, we girls do have
such provoking things happen! Now, what
had done to be prosecuted by tight shoes?"
"You had not bought them large enough. It
Il q femin inc habit, replied the listener.
"oh, had not thought of that" said the
pretty young woman, holding out her foot and
contemplating it. ~ suppose was to blame
These that have on, however, are q world
too large"
The shoes referred to made the girls feet
appear like pieces Of wood, and as she walked
away she looked as though she were tiptocing
over floor composed Of broken glass. But
server OF auditors was my recollection that
had watched her facial misery at the theater
and had thought that she was emotionally
affected by tbs play.