The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-08-26

mCrly Who Cannot Save Money
to Tide Them over tile Idle Season.
GLOW tall arc you?"
GIVE feet nine
/ "Iuru your profile"
A moment of silence followed, while
young man, turning "a clear cut regular
profile to the view Of his companion.
stared at frame of theatrical photographs
ON the wall of Il managers Office
stand up and let me lCulI at you. -
. The young fellow arose with some slight
embarrassment. His two years experience
had not placed him In jus5 this position
many times before, so be flushed little
as he got up But he remembered well
enough what was just then neccssary-to
throw back his shoulders and stand as
high us his straight, slender legs would
allow him.
"TOu'n do" the manager said. with
some reservation in his tone, "aud You're
one of the cases in which the photograph
did not lie entirely. But if give yuu
part can you dress it?"
what is the part?" the young man
asked, determined to say he could dress it
whether abln to or not, whether it took u
frock coat and a dress suit or Roman
togl.
olli ~ y u WY IITttIN ldrl, lH6 UlHH
agCr said. It's the leading one. ANA the
only costumes you need are two colonial
uniforms, one fatigue and the other full
dress. You ought to be able to do it for
$50. The parts that Of u young captain
and it's very good one"
what tire you payinE?" asked the
young man, with as much decision in his
mind if not in his tone as there had been
when he inquired about the costumes he
would have to wear 1t was n reputable
firm of managers, and thUrc was the pros
poet of making contract Immediately, so
it seemed to him that whatever the amount
might be be would accept it.
1--WE are paying s35 for season of 80
weeks" answered the manager. "You
are certain Of employment through all
that time, and you know our rcputa-
tion''-herc no smiled grimly--"and you
are not liEely to lose your time in working
for us
Thirty five seemed small sum even TO
that eager applicant, ard hswas busy with
mental mathematics the moment no heard
the amount. For his young wife and child
it would take at tie least $40 week in
New York or wherever they decided to
live permanently. 1t was out of the qucs-
ton for them to travel On the road he
could not live for less than SIS week.
There was s. Il week to be paid for COS
TUNES, to make up tho cost Of $3.50 for tho
30 weeks. That left s. n wcel, for period
of 90 weeks during which he would be UE-
employed. 1t seemed II desperate enough
outlook, but it was sure. There were the
wife ana the baby, and there was u living
for them out of that sum. Other offers
might not come, and they might he no
better when they did come. These reflec-
,,,, Al tbrpr,,rh nd nd
he decided quickly.
"Comc in tomorrow to sign the con-
tract said the manager, land III be
, able 10 tell you then about the rehearsals.
Well probably have four weeks of it here.
The actor thought of this with a pang,
but it disappeared in the satisfaction of
having settled his plans for the winter.
1t was true that the result had not been
brilliant. 1t had taken unusual physical
endowmen;s to get the place. and his abil-
ity in his profession had been established,
else he would never have been asked to
come to that managers Office and talk
business.
This case was one used to illustrate the
claim that the salaries of actors are not SO
large as they were several years ago, in
spite of the stories frequently heard of
, popular leading men who receive such
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