The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-23
CHAPTER XIII.
a CHANCE MEETING.

A month had slipped away since that
ner'orab0 evening on Which SalOuc had
made her first appearance Oh he rotrds
of the Bahyl0rau Ghaatcrof Neii,li,s.
Miss Ncilio Gazing was g.ill hgurirE
on the daJulGso' The great musIr hall.
and she was poW accorded one OF the most
prominent positions in the programme.
The marked success she had achieved
there had only been the precursor of a
larger Success She was 20 win.
On the FTilay following her first ?p-
pcarance on the boards of the BabVl0nian
the Ehespian-thc theatrical and musical
journal for which Mr.. LLOYD Craven was
criticized contained most fatteruw
aCcoHnt OF her debut Tho entirely
favorable Critiquo said among other
pleasant things that "Niss Nellie
Barring was one OF the handsomtst
women who had ever made her bow TO q
metropolitan audience, and was i'm addition
TO that probably the finest singer VINO
had ever Graced the music halls with her
presence After this the wCll known
critic had said that il was not likely that
theaters of variety would long remain in
possession OF such genuine artist. Miss
Barring was meant for opera OF the best
kind, and would sOOu ind her true vova-
ton in one or another OF the TEMPLES Gc-
voted to the best work Of the great musi-
cal composers.
The effect OF that notice, appearing as
! II did ina musical and dramatic paper Of
! high standing and undOuhted influence.
may be imagined. 1t caused no small eju'
! in the circles who are closely Co}uorcd
| with the stage people began to talk about
| the ne" star; editors sent representatives.
| To the BabNOnidu, aad the chorus OF
! praise was daily augnentinG.
Before the irst week of her engage
ment had transpired Salomc and her
! agent had received many offers from on
! terprsiuc managers on The outlook for Ii
! new star whose ability would serve as "a
| lure TO iul the empty benches of their
! houses.
But Niillincton, the wide awake mana
! ger of the Babylonian had already Sc
! cured the drtIstc'S services for two
/ months, at a salary of $50 week. Had
! he even offered an engagement at that
/ rate Tor six months, Miss Barring 10 sing
/ nightly at different halls in London &C
! cordlug to his Instructions but acting
! upon the advice OF her agent. Mn. Lidcott.
/ she had declined to make any arrange
| ment beyond the time named
| or the two months she was destined To
| remain at the music hail over which Mr.
! Mithngton held sway four or tive weeks
! had passed. and Salome had begun To- ap-
| preciate the advice the music hall artistes
! Miss Flo Thompson and Miss Violet
| Stanley-had given her. respecting the
! temptations to which her good looks
! would subject her when she once COM
! menccd her career on the boards
Her great beauty and conspicuous abil-
/ ity had made her the central feature of
| attraction TO the crowds of men. good, bad
! and Indifferent, poor. well-to-do. wealthy
/ and titled who hochod each evening TO the
| Babyionjan
Scarcely a night passed DURING which
she uld not receive some evidence of the
impression she had made on the mdau-
mable hearts of her admirers. After
each vocal effort il was common occur.
renee for pretty and costly bouquets to