Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-13

me- and die; My heart is in - Its
easy. We exit. You have a sort of prayer
speech by yourself Say anything suitable
that comes into your head. Only use
heaven instead of God Audiences dom
like too much God. When you can't think
of anything to say cry and say alas. But
work up change of mood for the curtain
line Anything is better than this misery;
1 will marry the COUNT Back up into the
calcium on that and hold the picture. You
may get call. It's the only scene you've
got, so you must work it up"
~ thought you said the piece was farce
comedy. don't think this is funny"
'It will be if you don't do it right. Now
for the rest"
"Freda, can't do any more now. Ny
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, and bow around and are intro
duced to folks. We are all easy in the piece
and we can pull you through. Act as you
would in 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 the only important one. You
come from r. upper. Papa leads you by
your upstage hand. He brings you down
r center, and says: Count de Mallaroy,
my daughter You have bean looking
down all this time. He passes you over to
center. When you get there you lift your
eyes slowly to look at the Count. You start
back. Be sure you give yourself chance
for good look first. You start back-don,s
walk on your train, though-shriek and fall.
Try to fall comfortably, becaus. you lie
there through the rest of the scene. Don't
get your head behind the curtain. Did you
ever faIl?'
"No."
'It's like this. Sway a little, then let
yourself go. As you come down, let your
arm go out so that your hand breaks the
fall and your head lies on your arm, face
down. That's the easiest fall. See, this
way" Freda swayed, her eyes halt closed,
a moan crossed her lips, and she fell lightly
and limp on the floor, face down on her arm.
''You see, it's easy" she went on, sitting
up. "You can do it all day and not hurt
yourself"
Wont my feet show?"
'Your train ought to take care of itself
and cover them if you don't get tangled in
it when you step back. !"
''Oh dear r'
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, do
gymnastic faint and leave the rest to the
star. The last act you have just one line,
"My husbandp You go up to the altar aud
a lot of business. 1 can tell it to you just
before you go on, if 1 don't get chance
earlier"
They went all over it a couple Of times
Then Freda said cheerfully:
eThere that's swallowed. Now for
dresses %
"Oh, Freda! Dresses It's after 1, and
1 haven't a stitch %
After 1? So it is. We will have lunch,
my dear"
"But the dresses?"
"Oh, dresses are nothing. We must
live p'
1t was after luncheon that Freda said:
'fNow we will take a walk and talk
dresses"
'I'm so tired, Freda."
"That's why you want to take walk.
Besides, the dresses are good deal of a
question, and there is very little time. Out
doors is the best place to face 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 Birds
things. You are Sd much bigger. First is
a summer dress-ought to be swell-with
lace hat and parasol and all that. Got any
thing?"
''No."
'We must fake them. I have a green
velvet Zouave jacket and pair of long
gloves" unused Freda-
ooh, can't go in thatP'
"Have you nice white skirt?"
"Yes-lots of them"
Cali right. We will buy some deep
founcing, white lace. If we are in luck
we should get some pretty decent for about
20 cents yard. 1t may be 81 25.
t'There's no time to make a dress"
''Dear child, we won't make it. Well
pin it."
"On what?''
t'The band of your skirt
"But the skirt is short, like any petit
coat"
t'We will wear another white petticoat
under, and we will pin the upper one as
low down on the under one as is necessary,
and we will pin the lace wherever it should
come"
"But there is no waist. A Zouave
Jacket won t cover me!'
''Oh, well! You don't want to be too
much covered. Wear a nice corset cover
for foundation. We will pin in full vest
of lace. L have white sash. That can go
around your waist and tie big at the back.
Oh, that's all right
"But won't it all cost lot-all that
lace?''
'It 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 hand
now."
cit does not seem fair for me to be put to
expense for part that isn't nina
''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
moneJ actresses make! We have to turn
the biggest part of our pay right back into the
speculation. We are partners in
his risks and failures, but We get no rise
over his successes. It's great business
"Sleeves, Freda."
ooh, yes; L didn't think of sleeves We
must find time to make them. Sew in a
full ruff1e. you know, to your corset cover
sleeves of the lace, draw in the edge of the
ruf1e around your arm by string, push the
sleeve well up, and make the long gloves
meet it-makes a pretty sleeve, too. ANY
hat will do. My ingerue 'Stormed Down
one will do. The pink roses will be pretty
with the green Zouave. You can use Birds
parasol"
"Where are we going, Freda?"
''To buy the lace. Now, the next dress
The ball dressp'
"Oh, how can manage it! have nothingp'
"Pshaw! evening dresses are easy; same