The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-17
Heaps OF Candidates for Manager
e Rice's Next Living Pictures.
New York Sun.

New York Sun.
Triby is to be put upon the stage here.
by herself, and that living picture.
Manager Edward E. Rice, of the Garden
aer S the idea or deyotng one
tie Christopher to Du Mauriers heroine.
He inserted in the personal column of yes
terday's papers the following advertisement:
''TRILBYS wanted at the Garden Theater;
ladies who think themselves fitted by ma
ture to impersonate Trilby in the KiIanyi
living pictures can apply daily at II a. m.
to Manager Rice, at the Garden Theater
stage stage door, door,, T y s,osa street
there was long line of women around
the stage door at the Garden Theater. each
looked more like Trilby than her neighbor
1t was by far too cold day for a person
to, stand still any length of time on the
sidewalk. so the whole line of wouid-be
Irilby's marched up and down the street,
lever taking their eyes from the stage
woman in this crowd, old and young, ugly
and pretty, light and dark some suggesting
Trilby while others looked no more like
her than Svengali did. The apparel of some
Of the women was plainly copied from Du
Mauriers pictures. This was particularly
noticeable in the style in which the hair
was worn and the cut of the collar of their
waists. Some of them carried bundles under
their arms. the contents of which proved
to be Trilby costumes. One woman was no.
ticeable account of the shoes she wore
She was evidently faithful follower of
Irilby. and did not believe in cramping her
feet in stiff, unyieldy leather. She had on
a pair of soft, undressed kid slippers, over
which she wore cloth spats. Her feet were
by far the most conspicuous thing about her
principally on account of their size She
was fully fifty years old, and it took Man
ager Rice a very short time TO decide that
she would not be success as living pic
ture.
Promptly at II o'clock the stage door was
thrown open and Mr.. Rices smiling face
appeared, and he announced:
Now. ladies, just step inside the hall and
come into my room one at time.
The women were all anxious to be passed
upon, and there was a squabble to see who
should go in first. This was finally settled
t ny maEh hs them form , in line and take
Rices room and stand before him and
Litany's critical eyes was a pretty young
She was well-dressed, and when asked why
she thought she would make a successful
Trilby she replied:
Because Jack says that am the image
of her, and he calls Trilby. Won't I
those of all the rest who cared to give
them. To elderly candidate Mr. Rice
said:
Madam / did not advertise for Little
Billees mother. I want a Trilby"
The woman became indignant and founced
Another queer applicant was a mannsh,
thin-faced woman. with her black hair cut
so that it just reached to her collar. Though
she suggested Svengali rather than Trilby,
she willingly left her name and address.
tune she had brought with her. Her tisure
was so bad that she was pitiable There
were al applicants by ] 80 O'Clock. At that
time Mr.. Rice was thoroughly tired out,
and he closed up his room for the day.
Shortly after he had done so a carriage
drove up and little woman muffled in
furs ran up the steps leading to the stage
door. She told the manager she belonged
to a well-known and wealthy family, and
asked If he thought she could pose for one
night without her family knowing it. Jack
had told her. too she looked like Triiby
Mr. Rice gave her some good advice and
put her in her carriage.
Out of the III applicants one was selected
to attempt the part. She is pretty little
woman, and has the broad forehead and
figure of Tr.lby. She will pose as Du
Maurier pictured Tri.by on page II, looking
'.wistful and sweet in the old soldiers
coat and the big Shippers. Mr.. Rice intends
giving manH different pictures of Trilbv
and for each he will have a different wom-
an. The work of selecting would be Trilbys