The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-25

music very well. She then asked me how
much could pay her and | told her |
would give her SIS per week aud that ont
Of that she should pay her own board. In
addition to this, | said that L would fur
nish all the costumes for her from the
company's stores. L then told her that it
was against the rules of the company to
flirt or meet men, and she replied that she
did not care for men and that her only OBJ
Ject was to gain her own livelihood. She
was perfectly satisfied with the arrange
ments and after l cautioned her still fur
finer about the inner life of the profession
she said she was perfectly willing to go
into the business and would try to become
worthy of the position. She asked me
how much she could get when she became
proficient as dancer and | told her that
she should have niger aspirations than to
become a mere dancer. When the company
started she was on hand and during the
trip made many warm friends among the
Other girls.
Did Bowes take Lottie off the stage?"
mo. He came to me in the box Office
In a staggering manner and said he want
ed his daughter and wanted her pretty
id quick, too."
told him that he could not have her
till the play was over.
But she is in tights" said he.
"What if she is'' said /, "there are girls in
tights who are just as pure and honorable
as any other girls"
"Well, said he, L don't go much on these
stage people and want her out of there
at once"
"There are just as good people behind
the scenes as there are in front of them"
said j, 'and l want you to distinctly un-
derstand that you can't cast any insinua-
tions or reflections against the girls of my
company. AS to the rest you can't have
your daughter till the entertainment is
over" This made him shut his mouth
and that was the last of it. When the
girl came into the box Office she
faced her mother rs stately as
queen l admired her for her
coolness with her mother crying,
Lottie said: Mother, what have l done
to make you weep?'
Her actions, IN every particular, made
me increase my admiration for her, and |
am satisfied that if she remained in the
profession she would rise rapidly"
''Do all the girls in your company join in
a similar mahner?'
mo; we get very few that way We get
our girls in New York, where we engage
them at the beginning of the season. As
rule they are very modest, decent girls,
and if any others join We soon weed 'em
out. / think it is much better for bright,
Intelligent, good looking girls to go on the
stage than to become slaves, washing
dishes in the back kitchen. Did you see
those four children who do the high kick
ing? Well, their mother is with them, and
We pay them 500 per week. During the
forty weeks of the season they save over
$1,000, and then they go to school, and are
bright and beautiful little girls, who have
a great future before them II these
little girls didn't utilize their stage
talent through a foolish sentimentalty,
their mother. who is "A widow, would be
compelled TO take in washing for living,
perhaps. As it is, they can save enough
in a few years to provide her home aud
make her comfortable. Our premier girl
is as sweet and modest girl as YOU will
find anywhere. Her uncle left her s., ,000
and she spent every cent of it in Paris
getting educated in her profession. No
better investment could be made, for she
is now in position 10 make big salary
during her life. Her mother travels with
her, and she, too, gets a good salary. Miss
Leah will go on the stage sooner or later