The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-22
PART III.


Carpenter laughinsly answered:
"Take care she doesn't drop on you'll
1t would be worse II She thought you
were guying her."
There's no danger of that" Harry
Brackett returned. THAT Stellar At
traction of ours is boa-constrictor for
.hereisn't anything she won't
swallow"
The two dramatic authors found Miss
Daisy Fostelle standing in the wings
and discussing with Dresser the person
al peculiarities of another member OF
the dramatic profession.
AS Carpenter and Bracket came up,
the actress was saying: "Why, she had
the cheel, actually to tell me was more
amusing off the stage than on-the cat!
But I got even with her. i told her
was sorry couldn't return the compli-
ment, for she was even less amusing on
the stage than offl"
The two dramatists joined in the
laugh; and then Harry Bracket began.
"Is 1t your hated rival you are having
fun with?" he asked. swell, IL she
comes to see you in this play tomorrow,
they'll have to put n waterproof carpet
into the private box, for she will weep
bitter tears of despair while she's watch
ing you in this second act of ours"
Miss Daisy Fostelle snapped her big
black eyes at him and smiled with pleas
ure.
EYES," she admitted. 81 don't believe
che will really enjoy that scene-and
yet she'll have to give me hand at the
end of the act"
She'll go through the motions, per =
naps," Bracket returned, "but she
won't burst hole in her gloves" Then
he slyly nudged his collaboration.
"The fact is" began Carpenter, thus
admonished, "I was just going to tell
Harry BraclSett here that maybe we
have made n mistake in writing you a
high-comedy part like this"
The actress flashed suspicious glance
at him; but he went on as if unconscious
Of this.
"We can see now" he continued. "that
you are going to play this part SO well
that you will make a great hit in it,
and then the critics viii all be after you
10 play Lady Teezle and Rosalind.
They'll tell you that you are only vast
ing vour talents in modern plays ard
unat you ought TO devote yourself TO
the legitimate"
The suspicion faded from Miss Daisy
Fostcle's face and the smile of pleasure
reappeared.
That's so," Harry Bracket declared.
"You will make such hit in this part,
I'm afraid. that Sheridan and Shake
speare will be good enough for you next
season. Now that would be taking the
bread out of our mouths!"
The actress laughed easily. 81 don't
think you would starve," she returned;
'and / might. maybe--if took to the
legitimate. Not that IL would be my
first attempt either, for played Ariel in
the Tempest when was mere child.
And it wasn't easy, / can tell you.
Ariels real hard part, think; there's
certain swing to the words, too, and
you can't make up line Of your own if
you get stuck, as could in this piece of
yours
"No," Brackett confessed solemnly,
"the dialogue of Touch and Go is not
as rhythmic as the dialogue of the Tenn
pest"
"And I've played Francois in 'Riche-
lieu,' too" continued Miss Fostelle.
"But / don't think 1 really like any Of
those Shakespearean parts"
NO" Bracket confessed again, with
fearless gravity. Francois is not one
Of Shakespeare's best parts. 1t wasn't
worthy of you, no Latter how mex
rerienced you were. But RosaliDd,
now, as Carpenter suggests, and Be-
atrice-"
Carpenter here guessed from Dres-
ser's spasmcdic manner tina. the actor
was about to intervene in the converse
ton, and, not knowing what might be
the result, the younger of .he dramatist.
dropped out Of the group and managed
TO draw Dresser away with him.
After they had exchanged q few
words Carpenter looked into the audi.
torium TO discover where Mary Marvin
might be. He sow that she was by the
side of her mother, and that Mrs
Lorraine and Sherrington were still en-
gagged in an earnest conversation. He
made a movement as il TO leave Dresser,
whereupon the comedian begged him
for q moments Interview.
"l.'s about that speech of mine in the
third act that want to make sugges-
tion,' said the actor. Its very good
speech, too, and think can get three
laughs out of IL, easy. You know the
speech. i mean the one about the three
old maids: There were three old maids
In our town, one was plain as pike.
staf, and the other was as homely as