The times., 1897-07-04
and the standard Of 1ngersoIl is now in the

and the standard Of Ingersoll is now in the
ascendant.
Hut there are other girls who Scorn lead
ing men and reserve theT smiles for the
ie;me premier Up 10 cate Jap" W.ee-
lock has leld the heart breaking record
Ia this class, but, behold, the adorable zap"
is atar away out on the Pacific coast,
where 'JaLs" are common, and another
Richmond has entered the field III Ire
person Of Bert c. Thayfe-he Of the bright
blue eyes and merry smile that reminds
one Of a composite Nat Goodwin and Henry
DiXey III his 'Adonis" days. While yet
new in the LIST, Thayre's testimonials arv
strong, il rot numerous Only the other
day lie received a note from a lady, who
informed III that she positively could
not live without him." Thayre has for
warded the letter to lady in New York
who would have something to say about
the matter, to see If she is willing to sub
NIT to divorce in order TO save g human
life.
OF course this statement is likely 10
queer Thayre in the contest, because mat
inec girls do not like married men; or at
least, do not like to know that they are
married; but the other contestants insist
that Bert ought to be handicapped any
way, because OF his beauty and winning
ways. As an example of the man " hom
matrimCny has barred completely from the
race may be cited Billy Boag. or
course, Billy is bald-headed, which is
severe drawback; but he hides this de
feet successfully under n wig But all
uli ,rt. Il
just before he joined the company, and no
gill, not even matinee girl of the most
rabid type, would ever think of sending
'mash'' note; to "A man in his hon eymoon.
But later on, who knows? Billy is promised
some very fascinating characters, and he
may make up his lost ground.
Henry Bergman is seen so seldom before
the foOulghts that he is almost an uG kno wn
quantity in the contest; besiCes he has time
for nothing but his work, and cha inning
little maiden of about five years holds
his heart, or all of it not owned by her
mother Jimmy" Barrows is another dark
horse, because he Is always cast for roles
Of naughty old men, whom the matinee
girls thinks funny but horrid. The, too,
Jimmy devotes all Of his affection TO his
wheel, when he is not engaged in learning
the lines OF his long parts, so it is useless
for any but bicycle girls To hunt him.
Geoffrey Stein had great hopes when lie
received note signed 10y AN A dmiring old
Maid" but when he found that it was a
forgery perpetrated by his brother in the
box office, he straightway went into re-
tiremcnt and lid his ByrUnic Yisage behind
a series Of borrid foreign makeups. But
he may win cut when ne is cast for the part
of some gallant French count or German
baron.
Little Willie" jefferson has up to date
been scorncd on account of his youth, for
the matinee girl does not fancy an actor
too evidently of her own age. But last
week, as rnay have been noted, Willie
spIouted quite u successful beard-alI his
own, too and this may serve to raise his
stock, especially when it is known that
| he owns team Of horses, Z rare vi0ion-
cello, small yacht, and lots Of luxunes
mattainahle by the average actor So
| IF the matinee girl has really serious in
! tentions, sne should bear in mind the fact
| that Willie will grow, while Few older men
| VIII become as well fixed in life as he is
| IN. B.-We DC not get q commission from
Willie foI thus booming his stock, but 10
| so merely on the principle OF giving tie
| boys chance."b
The ladies at first refused TO enter the
| contest unless little Grayce Scott was
heavily handicapped, it being currently
reported that she receives a whole waste
basket full OF 'mash" notes every day
But Miss Scott is secrctye little body,
and nobody gets to read them unless It
Is her partner, Pearl Evlynne. 1t is rumored
that they may pool issues and divide the
| prize, If it be in Givisible shape But there
are others. Some of the boys have dis
covered that jeanette Ferrell is even
prettier off the stage than on, while Albert;
Gallatin's classic beauty a reminder oil
| the divine Maxine Eliott-oughr to make
| her a favonte from the start. Sundry
iuprcssiUuanie youths have been wr!tin.
to Carrie Berg, uns ware OF the fact that She
is tie wife Of the stage mana ger, and
mother OF a little daughter who inherts
her beauty AS for K ate Denim WilSot.
while she has passed the giddy age, she
is SO popular that every man IN the coin
pany would write her fiILal love letter
just to insure her good showing.
Sol Smith Russell has bcen a resident o
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