The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-16

gerry. Two yehro nBO Leluh was mereiy u worry
pretty little bluc-eyed girl. who lived In Brook
Ign and went to Sunday school dutlfully. Her
father. William S. Sanders. was an casy-going
man Of 80. Like tho father of Lillian Russell,
he was q printer. Much OF Zelda's success In
due to her mother. Zelda is the only child.
Her entrance into tho world of stage people was
in itself almost dramatic.
Ono Oppressively hot Sunday In July. 1902.
slie WINS taken BY her mother TO the closing
meeting Of tho Christian Endcavor Convention
At the Madison Square Garden. The main en-
trance to the building and the streets surround
ing 1t were choked with a crowd OF 5000 peo-
pic. waiting for the doors TO open. The child
and her mother were pushed about In the swell
tering crowd. until st length a big Missouri
delegate lifted Zelda lightly out OF the mass OF
humanity and set her upon his own broad
shoulder, where she could get a breath Of
fresh air. Dressed all in white and with
the declining sun clarifying her lustrous hair
and setting of the exquisite delicGcy OF her
complexion. sho made a picture which quickly
manager away back in the crowd. Keeping her
In sight, he cl6owed his way through the crowd
The managers visit n few days later was fol-
i .nS a-, ~ a d .rir to Cd Sa iE . z.,J The pnott9Sg s pos.
beautiful child he had ever seen. shortly After
9 small part was given to her IN a juyenile pro-
uraily did she take 70 the iootliyh.s that e
regular course Of stage instruction was arranged
Zelda soon became known to fame through a
Press Club benefit Mt Palmer's Theatre. She
dance. but 'sIr. Gerry interposed his veto.
Zelda applied to Mayor Grant Tor q permit, but
@ a,sSt and adAI Esfas as 'iif il. She he p M5i %sIyy ms aain.
unused the Mayor, and the case was Kept In the
sSsfs: fP her, %eAj bst a sw inT; w .ss w Il T fisSt Gss'd lid
Derry society In the courts, Zelda also
d aSs wlhtsa Of bf l saScSie . RRsp Chilled Gp 4 insetIn ns
of stage children, and organized the Anti-tierry
Society. Considerable worriment was provided
Albany lGf VT to ssfr he sS sS@s'p powers %s't eurisile Do
and by issuing periodical manifestoes bewailins
Zelda was present at a hearing before Justice
argued. After listening impatientiy to Mr;
Gerry's arguments FOR some time she surprlseu
the bar OF Justice and say ing to the Justice with
great earnestness as she shook her finger at Mr..
,"Oh, Judge, lent you believe him.; he's a
bad man."
.. As ar. b ssrEEs s s Tsns out sn she ki ssSTl Ssr at f fIn
demonstration gave her a better opinion of him,
s1Sm T PsTi! IL g the Ss9 fSilaSwias , sYREEiins DOH Ss 's sRs her rsr
the Anti-Gerry Society was formally dissolved.
Of raising funds for poor 'cnHiidren's sum.
9 %sd 0 %ith the su' Pres Gldisnsssna but sA' z eSH,
Sanders was the active manager, as
were given BY tie League With eohsidersbis
success, and largely through its efforts. = site
was secured at Lakewood for the poor chlldren's
summer home.
During the winter Of ls0a-94 Zelda devoted
herself to the study OF stage tancihg, for which
she developed remarkable talent. Many were
the offers that Zelda received, but so great was
however silsri tHso was "a iistened to. III tavoiiVed
even a Temporary separation. During the tour
which Zelda made with the Cinderella COM
many. under the direction uf Prof. Carl MAFNylK.
Mrs. Sanders never lost sight Of her.
,o "a t aSG eh T. w o1 ' here ssa tGat t ael dSp m wSn an % s Sapa-
waited Lucky baldwin. She danced for him, she
recited and sang 10 him. Her natural aptitude
ner won him at once. As the friendship grew,
she was never happier than when driving ~ the
aire at some entertainment, For his part the
old mans life Was llghtened and frightened by
s strais fa'' frOS i faiPyland, t NSS a Expense s''I was
e9RsideTsd BY him in ,ProcHr,ns any
As the time drew near for .zelda's departure
Mt, Baldwin grew moody and pre9efupied, he
had realized, ana that no would greatly miss
her. When the day before the final parting
Same hstl .o al Re 1siG MaS for 2 fS5s sGiid S Sa:' srisy ed
BY the gloom OF her friend, and at, length Mr,
Baldwin noticed tears RlisLening IA her eyes,
What are you crying for, Zelda 2 asked the
"Because You're so unhappy" she replied.
Mr.. I~taldwin's half-foTmed plan became a
My child" he said. drying her tears. would
you like to 20 away out to my California home
ana let me send YOU To school and make you a
rich young luiy when you grow upt
I'm. Yes, indeed | would she replied, ana theh
she added, ii mamma could go, too
That ni$ht the matier WAS talked over, with
Zelda and her mother, and IL was settled that
they should wait az their New YORK home until
MF. baldwin notified them that the arranst-
ments hal been made.
Zelda's head was moi turned by the great I'D
fortune which had come 10 her, and Ia my q
lev ot her most intimate friends dd IN rnlnde
the secret that she might HnOn he tr'usIlantCd
20 the Iarihc coast. Sometimes she almost
fancied that lcT friendship with tho millionaire
WAS part OF tho taiTylAnd ut Cinderella" aud
then she wpqld toss her curls and say;
Well, II plnE ON again this winter this
will all b. rehearsal any way. won't it,
Not many days ago there WAS y TlLg at the
door. and d very urpsaic aud unfairylIEe mes-
sCrErF boy handed in a tel gram which read;
Coau1 nc ON. Niu ucrt % in ChlsaVN
TIE nat DAY Z,ll1 and her mother ucra on
a. Wa. When they reached ChlgaEo Mr..
Is. "A. sH was there and Ih" two arm friends
u,I drlishtcI 10 -re each C-h.r asain. That
a.trru TREY lef 4rFif4 trs'n which car
q a. . #I. aE go .f' HHE can. q a. rft