Evening star., 1896-09-26
entrance wa. slveY and she came forward
with a hurst Of aftff1cfal LAUGHTER


with a burst Of ARTIFICIAL laughter.
'"rhat laugh was very good" Sherrington
declared; better than It was last time.
tut you must make it as hollow as you
young man has gone back ON you and you
are trying to keep, stiff upper Iip-but
your heart is breaking all the same.see"'
more obviously ARTIFICIAL.
That's it. my dear said the stage man
ager. Now keep ftsup till you cross. and
then drop into that chair there. and then
you let the laugh Ole away into a Sob"
which she had entered: laughed again and
came forward; then she crossed the stage,
sank upon seat and choked with a sob.
/ Carpenter stepped forward and whispered
into Shcrrington's ear, whereupon Miss
srspiciously asked: what's that? I'd
rather have you say it out loud than
! The young dramatist explained at once.
II was only suggesting to Sherrington
that perhaps 1t would be better II that seat
so sidew ays-then the. audience would get
a full view Of your face here
1T would be pity to deprive them OF
that, I'll admit" said the mollifed actress.
as she and the stage manager slightly turn
ed the rustic chair.
Then she dropped into the seat and re-
peated her sob.
Miss Marvin stepped upon the stage and
| ing, and how glorious the sunset!' Then
! she stood silently watching.
| Miss Daisy Fostelle sobbed again. and In
| torres heavy-laden with tears she said
What have / to live for noW? LOOKING
back at the other actress, she remarked in
! her ordinary voice: You will give me time
| to pick myself up here, won't your Then
| she went on in the former tear-stained ac-
cents: What have I left to hive for now
| My heart is broken! My heart Is broken!
| Again she resumed her everyday tones to
ask the stage manager: "Is that all right!
Am far enough around now?
Thus they came to perhaps the most i'm
| portant scene of the play-that between
| the Stellar Attraction (as Brackett liked
| to call herr and the girl Carpenter was IN
| love with. Both actresses were well htted
| to the characters they had to perform
| Carpenter, who had no liking for Daisy
| Fcstelle. was little surprised at the Judg-
| ment and Skill with which she carried on
| the bravura passages of her part; ana ne
| was not little charmed with the delicate
| force the gentle Mary Marvin revealed In
! the contrasting character.
And SO the rehearsal proceeded laborious-
| ly, Sherrington directing 1t automatically
| ordering certain scenes to be played more
| rapidly. and seeing that others were taken
| more slowly, so that the spectators mlgh'
have time to understand the SITUATION
| Now and then either Carpenter or Bracket
| made suggestion or a criticism. but botf
yielded to Sherrington. II he was insistent
| The stage manager kept the whole com
| pany OF actors up 10 tIelT WOIh dHu
| posed on them his understanding of tha
| work, much as the conductor Of an or
| chestra leads his musicians at the per
formance Of symphony.
| When the whole act had been rehearsed
and the final scene was repeated three OF
four times. until it ran like well-oiled clock
| work, the stage was cleared, So that th'
scenery of the third act might be set
Sherrington accompanied Miss Marvin
through the door behind the prosceniun
! box into the dark auditorium.
You will play that scene very WELL" n
said, but you've got TO have confidence.
TT is a beautiful part. isn't it?" sh'
| responded. with enthusiasm. Il never hat
| a part l could enjoy playing so much
Carpenter was about to leave the stag
to tell Mary what a delight it was to hin
to hear her speak, the e-words he had written
when his colaboratoT tapped him on th
shoulder. AS he.: turned Harry Bracket
hispered in his ear:
Look out for the Stellar Attraction. In
afraid she has just dropped on Marvin