Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-03-05
GERALDINE'S FAILURE.
The Lesson Learned by Experience
on the Real Stage.
Bravo. bravo

bravo. bravo
There was vociferous applause with
hands as well as voices.
My dear, that girl is born actress!
How different private theatricals are
nowadays! When ! was a girl
Really-they will have her on again
them
The curtains dividing the audience
from the mimic stage were once more
drawn little apart to admit pretty
girl with dark. ripping hair and spark
ling eyes. who advanced to make her
bow in recognition of the plaudits
which rang through the room.
''WhO is she?" asked Il visitor.
a Miss Geraldine Norton" was
whispered back. Hasn't any money,
lives with an aunt who rather dislikes
private theatricals. Might set her face
against them utterly, only, luckily for
the girl, she is engaged to a well-to-do
young fellow-Sydney Ascot-else she'd
have TO be a governess."
as he here?"
"Oh. yes! Behind the scenes! Ha,
ha, ha!''
Sydney Ascot was behind the scenes.
Indeed, at the wings, with his back
against the wall, his arms folded, he
had witnessed, with the gravest OF
faces, the triumph of his betrothed, in
The Bellies Stratagem."
"By Jove, sgd! doesn't she do it
well?'' exclaimed friend, standing at
his side. '4yhy, man, what a solemn
countenanee! Aren't you pleased?"
''Pleased!'' was the response. 81
wish to Heaven they'd-they'd hiss her"
by Jove-why?"
Because such applause is enough to
turn girls head and give her false no.
tiOns. She'll believe she is a genius.
All this will make her restless to
achieve more public glories, and be dis
cOntented that she can't; while you
know, as well as l, Ted, what a vastly
different affair is the real thing from
the imitation. The successful amateur
imagines he or she has but to step from
the mimic TO the real stage to score an
equal victory, and, oh! the disapppoint-
ment! Geraldine is too fond of acting
as it is"
Here she comes" remarked Ted
Downes, who deemed it best to slip
away round the wing.
"Oh, sgd, what did you think of mc?T
exclaimed his betrothed, dancing up to
him. WAS it not delightful? And to
know it's all over! Oh, if it were only
every, every night! But you don't say
what you thought of me?"
81 thought you excellent-for an anna
tour"
The girls checks flushed little deep
er; a hurt expression settled on her
features.
You are not very enthusiastic, at
any rate" she said, her lip curling.
''You shall hear what the others are
saying-that I'm born for an actress"
Their praise is very injudicious, my
love, if it makes you think that your
acting here would be accepted at once
on the real stage. There would be a
lot of hard work, of drilling, of heart
burning disappointment, my darling,
before you could obtain even half sue
cess in n sccond-rate part
Complimentary, certainly" she ex-
claimed, with n short laugh.
There is true saying" he smiled
Save me from my friends Their ap-
plause has sent many a young aspirant
on the stage to sup cruel disappoint-
ment. There, darling, you are very
clever as an amateur. Be wise, and
think mine the truest praise. Thank
Heaven, little wife, you have not to ex-
pcrience the falseness of any other"
''If l were not going to marry you, ="
she exclaimed, with toss, 81 would go
on the stage tomorrow. love i'll
adore ity''
because they applauded you" he
smiled Surprising they had hissedG
People are Kissed on the real stage, you
know"
She flashed an angry glance at him
from her dark eyes.
Il love acting better than any thing, u
she said, pointedly. 81 don't believe
what you say. / think you cruel, un.
Just 70 say It; and / begin to fancy we
may not be as happy together as we
thought At any rate, we shall dis
agree on this point"
"Geraldiner'
Its true, love acting. OH ] Uvuld
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