The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-13
BEFORE A SOLITARY MAN.
NORMAL COLLEGE GIRLS REHEIRsE
TWO PLAYS Nv COSTUME.

Tragedy" and The Marble Heart" which
they will perform to. night for the benelt Of the
college library. The audience that will attend
to-niRhts performance will undoubtedly
enjoy It very much. But the girls who saw
everything that will be described here and a
great deal that will not be described will
admit that no m after how interesting the per-
formance may be. no matter how exciting the
cllmaxes. no matter how strong the acting II
can never-not in million years-come
within Krupp gun range OF last nights re-
hearsal.
The mantle lonesome msn-was the stage
manager and general director and boss He
was q man without q soul; otherwise he
vouldn'thave spoken to the girls the way he
did. The girls got even with him. however. By
saying things that would have made him wild
II he had heard them.
The platform Of the college chapel had been
transformed into stage. with painted scenes.
drops, slides. ropes. curtain and all. and a lit
Ito room opening into the main corridor was
used as green room. The reporter came up
the stairs.
"oh. heavensi Here comes . mani What
will Miss Woods ssy1 oh. deari Such bold
nessv
"I-I-rm very sorry. SIR but no men are al
lowed on this floor this evening. Miss Woods.
the superintendent has given strict orders"
"Dut-"
But me no butts" exclaimed voice from
the green room.
Tho FIRST walking lady IL getting in her One
work" sale another voice.
mo. sir. No man 10 allowed upstairs to-
night
For tho love OF Jehosha phati when are you
girls coming out here ?" came q Rrun voice
from the chapel.
That's the stage manager" said one Of the
girls. He doesn't count Nobody else is al
lowed on the floor"
just then the stage manager came out. and.
upon learning tho visitors errand. said with
considerable embarrassment:
Pm very sorry. but can't allow any out
slider to be present at my rehearsals. 1t puts
me out. Come. girls Get your costumes on"
The girls scampered into the dressing room.
and the stage manager strobe of.
Now. there are brides and there are brides.
Some brides might not have whispered these
facts and some brides might.
The girls were In the green room dressing
for the first act Of Comedy and Tragedy"
The young lady who. will play tho part q Du-
GHSson. the notary. had diyested herself OF a
Eess msny thinss and had to g
style Unfortunately there was no mirror In
this room and he y SS LADY ssr she hsa
one ~ Ii. other leading ladies:
deeply engrossed Just then in unravellipR the
Without iooking ,gp:
out OF sight"
Another girl. who had already arrayed her;
self IN an E%pirs G S gaze the snpecie eS
Uh.h.hi Th.. costume /. beap;u-ptiiull"
1hnt de siS his office Of Notary and re-
p9ef' t Ih iiT sa sb.m. to bavs to wear
trousers and then not be able, to show them"
Well a 81 Cd a nnSn;. glr, What were you
II didn't Know I'd have to wear long
For heavens sakew came the voice OF the
Oh. Lord, exclaimed the girls Can.
With much laughter and sundry screams the
Tragedy" trooped out into the chapel The
tude. in the centre Of the chapel. and. under
frownlng brows. watched the performance.
Mile. Dumesnil came staggering out upon the
II cannot stand. / feel my strength forsaks
Ny trembling Knees REUSE me their SUPPORT
in oynss tones snpt yea get Atto more
Mile, pumesnll drew herself up haughtily.
and 10 her CAPACITY oil Normal College girl.
thought my face was EXPRESSIVE"
=, Miss Woods. the superintendent who was
and asfS general sRaperon smiisd aud femsrEed
gou ania 'S Nayv WI" val pa" srmpbinI .-Mi.s
ought moi To wear her gown 40 short"
o'S romedy .nS 'rrn nc !" vas rabaarssd with
great hrilIancy and effect. and even the
cams "The Marble Hearf Wv" ~
ThIs NAV xon viii nrobablv r.mambsr has
two parts an Sncient and a moderp PhidiSs
is the leading character OF the ancient part'
pb Ala - Iast ri Chr x"rs nink tionIs md iong
whiis ,ohss Which hId them' PhidIas was
disG9sted,
can't show my tights at ali iii I'm going to- 70.
siEFR m orIv ch,r..,.r IN ,h,. r.rt who WA. Al.
IoHeS to show any portIon Of her pink lights
vas hIcibiadss' Aicibiades's robe stopnsd short
at the Knees and hicibiades' Tor a briof ten
"ahh thera sha criad waItzing osvlv
.ronnd ths gra.rrnnp Ilor't xon xSiak ynn
kIeibiadaa cana nnon tha sfaga and ax
AZ, aiLSi " as Eahs upon inc stage suu OK
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vi" Cat itt,Ia nn,a ,orcs tnto that" srooaa,
al On. AZ. Ca nanae.r in bia driast yoIcs ~e'S
Lon. dear~ exclaimed Miss Woods that
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