The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-11
SHE PLAYED HER PART.
A Bostonian Gives an Interesting story
About Miss Josie Hall.

A Bostonian Gives an Interesting story
About Miss Josie Hall.
A Boston correspondent sends the fol
lowing interesting anecdote OF Miss
Josephine Hall, who Is a native of Rhode
Island, known in this city:
witnessed an incident the other day
that is calculated to refute the too popu-
lar idea that members of the theatrical
profession carry with them in one way or
another good stock of stimulant. That
even a sip of sherry cannot be obtained at
all times Is demonstrated by this little
scene behind the curtain. Miss Josephine
Hall of the "Aristocracy" company is one
of the daintiest little women in the profess
sion, one of the best dressed and one Of
the coolest. She is known to some of her
friends as Marble" Hall on account of the
latter quality, but some time she does get
ratified. The first "Wednesday matinee
that was given by the "Aristocracy" at
the Hollis Street theater was largely at
tended by professionals who, not having
to play on that afternoon, desired to see
the clever work that was being done with
Bronson Towards play. Professionals
dislike to play before other professionals,
and Miss Hall is no exception to the rule.
She was in the dressing room when the
curtain went up and very soon the news
reached her that f.. S. Willard was in a
box and other well known actors and
actresses were in the audience, and the
little girl began to shake. BY the time
her dressing was completed she was nerv-
Gus and longed for something to happen
that would brace her up. She walked out
into the green room and meditated.
Absolutely Impossible.
The dressing rooms OF the Hollis street
open on to the green room like state rooms
from the saloon of a steamer. The more
Miss Hall thought, the more her mind
gravitated toward a certain object. Her
pretty face assumed an air of determine
tion and she marched straight for the door
behind which Mr.. Frederick Bond was ar
tistically covering his face with whiskers.
She knocked and whispered something to
Mr. Bond. His reply could be plainly
heard.
"Jo,I would do 1t for you in moment"
he said, "but to tell the truth / haven't
got it with me, so you see it is absolutely
impossible"
Jo looked little dismayed, but went to
the next door, and in obedience to her
knock, Mr.. Faversham displayed his
cameo-like features for moment Miss
Hall whispered something to him, to
him, to which Faversham replied; There
is no girl in the world that would do IL
for sooner than for you. You know that,
don't your But / tell you, my dear,
haven't got IL, and / can't do it,"
Miss Halls piquant face was by this
time study, but with determination
born of despair. she went to, S. Miller
Kent's room and repeated her request.
Josephine" he replied severely. II hav-
emit got drop and of course you can't
have it."
A tear tricklcd down Miss Halls face at
this state Of affairs, but she resolved to
make one more effort. So she approached
the Earl Of Normandales room, who plays
the part of j. w. Piggott in the piece.
The same request was made, but the earl
said sharply: Josephine, you know that
i swore on yesterday for three weeks, and
the bottle In empty. I can do nothing for
you"
Miss Hall then marched to the center of
the dressing room, clcnched her teeth,
shook her dainty glovcd fist at the blank
doors and remarked audibly: "well this
company Is too blessed good for me-" Then
she went down stairs and played her part