New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-25

the final curtain fell. She knew 'i'i' 9" o,,o,
tho atroin was over she should leei ,,,... -
and she almost shuddered at the po'9' .,,,
| fainting IN his arms and being carr ~
tn her dressing ROOM He would Inc .'s,,,4u
was ALWAYS acting She had not reaiZe" ''' ,o..
| his real character was disclosed 20 nV'' .,,,,,
che sav how theatrical he was III c'0''
no did The stage had that eftec' u" ,.
! actors. they could never stop actlns' NV
7 life tho theatre for their cheap poSi'ie
! horrible Sometimes she wondered H. "''e'
Of transforming in secOnd-class co'nP''"0' -,
too. should become like that; II she 'oo' -
dcteriorate into one Of those anecteu "'''
,ho s.aco that she had seen. the women 'i'a'
rou,od thor faces and dyed their mar - 3"
croerish yellow. and chung haggardly to "A nor
-, .h,,rco Of vouth BY marrying seymour
and going into private life she had ho'e" "
ao .hot Tro hated those women. too or
.ho. no had nretendeI TO hate thcm perhaps
,ba, was mart of his posing. Bat at any 'a'
no couId act. no was acting now with ler'o'
thar touchnd her in sDitc Of her knowledge thae
f. WAS all false that it was simply tHe On
nrassfo, Of the mans artificial nature She co"''
hear from the front an occasional SOD OF
ernnathotic woman as he spoke his lines OF re-
morse and love and made his protcstatiohs %
/ future devotion Ruckncr had always pcei
rnaudlin in this scene: he had brought o't an
is chcapness and vugarity; Seymour mace 1t
seem true and strong by the apparent Sincei''y
and the genuine force OF HIS arr. She h''''
Mrs Parton say TO the young men around h'r'
"rovs this IS acting Just you keep your eyes
onon If YOU want To get some points. yer oeS-
mour's work she know. did not derive us IN
ccllonc, from points" for he despised trlchS'
there was an evcnness about 1t that made i,
fnDlr d
VANTAGE If her as Bucl;ncr did; ne did not shine
~ her expense: hc played into her hands with
generosity that helped her acting and yet I'D
no. mar his own. They could not have worked
together more evenly if he bad been playing the
rart all season Toward the end Of the act ne
seemed to realize that they were both surprising
themselves and he stopped intcrpoatng speeches
and showed her that no was doing his best. Sh"
felt a momcntarv gratitude for the respite; yet
with 4 curious feminine perversity she wished
tia, he had kept on with his interpretations.
When the curtain fell as he held her in his
arms he spared her the humiliation Of the cm-
brace for which she had prepared Herself. lie
released her without speaking-hc seemed OK
ha,stnd from his cffort-and she would have hur
riel away If tho members Of the company had
not. gathered around her. some TO congratulate
hcr on the excellence OF her performance, and
others who felt hestancy about Offering con-
CALCULATIONS under the circumstances, TO say
good-by Mrs. Bartor who had been in the
company the year before. had n chatting CONVEX
sation with seymour; she said she was glad
h, hadn't been made too proud by his New
York successes to play with common folks.
Then she bcckoned him to one side, and Evelyn
could see the pair In earnest conversation in n
dark corner OF the stage. She surmsed what
they were talking about.
Several Of the company were going down 10 New
York that night by the Northern Railroad and
the others intended to stay OF the local
hotels Evelyn had decided to go back TO the
city. for she wished to do errands there
I'm tho morning before taking the train for
Boston: and. besides. Mrs. Leary's was better
than a hotel She usually went home with Mrs.
Barton. but tonight she didn't know whether
Mrs Barton Intended to go to the city not.
After saying goodby the boys and 70 Mike.
the property man. and Katy. his wfe-katy
was a kind Of maid for all the women in the
company-shc hestated a moment before going
to he, dressng-room. trying to make up her
mind whether she should accost Mrs. Barton.
who was s,ill talking anmatedly with Seymour.
Sh. could not gather courage to interrupt the
conversation and she turned away into the
wings. Eu, just as she leaving the stage
the Old woman called 10 her:
"Wait q minute. my dear; want to speak to
You"
Mrs Barton waddlcd up In her oli-fashloned
skirts. her face covered with patches Of rouge
and powder. Going down 10 New-York? Yes.
I'm going too; I'll wait for You. We catch
the haif-past II train. They run every half
hour. Katy says. Katy once lived here. My
dear You were superb to-nFht-iust superb. |
a. In, piV In.
every night you'd never leave New-York. Did
You know tina; Saunderson was in front? You
know Saunderson- T.. J. Saunderson. He's on
the top wave now. Saunderson is They say
he's got the Hornbeckers behind him. the rich
Jews. They're going into the theatrical business
steep Saunderson came up 10 see Madge. He's /
looking for Il soubrrttr for Clarke Ewing's new
play that he Is going to put on next year
Madgeu b. in luck If she gets a chance to sign /
with him. Perhaps he'll take shine to yOu /
dear: don't mean for the soubrette part; that /
wouldn't be in Your line Of course. But | hear /
his company amt filed yet. Say" (here Mrs |
Barton dropped her matter-of-fact manner for a /
most insinuating tone) "warnt he great? /
never saw him do well in my life He's gon' /
right up to the top, he Is. I'll bet my old prop |
crty shoes he'll be s;arrln' a year from next
season You see il he amt. Now Evelyn. love. /
don't You think you've been bit hard on him /
just little bit? He's been ten me all about |
It, Hes all broke mp. Couldn't You that /
from his actin? | feel heart-sorry for him. pom
my word do. When you've been in the busl- /
ness AZ long as | have You won't be half so
hard on the men. Why. they're mere children.
actors are. You can't expect EN- to be like other
folks. 'Tlint IN 'cm"
She took Evclyn's hand affcctionatelv. bnt
Evelyn withdrew II. She could not discuss tho
subject with Mrs. Barton or with any one else.
Tor mat matter; and # Harold Seymour had
asked Mrs. Barton 90 plead for him he had
made mistake. But she did not express these
thoughts; she simply said Il really must hurry
ana dress If I'm going to catch that train"
You're a prudc. my dear" cried Mrs Barton
with smile and touching her playfullv ON the