Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-04-23
ONE NIGHT ONLY.

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at the food does not come to every
stlu5GICr. Now, mine-the speaker
voice had halted curiously for moment
well, it spells an actors story that is
,,a perhaps without parallel. There--never,
never should I forget it-that day, /
e" mean, when as a few Of US were wait
n ing Iistiessly for instructions at the
new suburban theater our brusquo old
manager panied in with face as white
as it was worried. And it was to me he
a. becli0ned.
'cr "Quicl;. This way, Strangr' And I
v4 went after him into one Of the dressing
rooms. "Eere's a go.' he blazed out
see his arms waving now. "Here's the
place alive with posters and expectation,
II, the curtain bound to 20 up in five hours
,, to a packed house, and no one in the
wide world to play Karl Angel. No
II one! The opening night! 1t means ruin
re in suburb like this Up and down he !
went striding, while gasped, for Karl |
Angel, as You know, was the pick Of |
the parts i'll "Iho Unknown knight. ="
10 Every one dying to hear Norman !
u Caifyn, and here comes note to say he
can't possibly take it tonight had an
upset or some fine thing. | wire off to
J. wentworth, the man understudying
HIM all along, and back comes the con-
founded reply that he's left home for
nobody knows whore. strang!" He
e stopped and faced ne. "You re not the
: pushing man thought"
+ "I'll play it,, " said. The room had
seemed to whirl round, but | believe |
AI1s M
last yes, bat mans heart may sink
very low while he waits on chance. He
knew well enough | had studied the
role trom tho very first, but be had al.
ways given this Wentworth the ,refer.
once and pochpoohed my every decper !
ate attempt to rise superior to those t
/ deadening minor parts n
You will You must. There's M p
one Else to take it. There, do YOUR level
BEST and J. shan't forget it; neither will O.
the public Hang it, though it means
half empty house tonight anyway. RI
with Cattyn out CT the cast. | suppose sc
I'm hoEnd to sticl; up notice. And tic
what aiout the tbings-the helmet. u
MaIl ShIIt ana all: Annoying! must i
Sohd-ho 70 yourself for them. You n
can compare notes. Here S his address, Ia
the Strand hotel. Hurry off. You're be
qHlte sure Of yourself, Strange" he {"
I0med Iervcusly, and I spun round Tel
AoIS. ~ thought had flushed through IN
me- H!aEe'a estimation Of man s pow TIT
erS was notoriously worth having in WI
those days. nil
"Am /? Well, so sure, Mr.. Blake" mig
said, closing the door, "that if Mr..
Catyn himself only consented no ono hal
lUt cur three selves need know there roc
'as been any change for the one night to
certainly | mean it, If that can alter abe
iour liked opinion Of me. I'll ,,lav Nor. ped
nan C&iyu and Karl ANGEL TOO so pas
h"b you CT any one else will never see
aI!ierHlcc' | could he iIl-any one
0uId take ny part--and you can have l.
Nnr lull house and advertisement. Is Gus
hat agrecd?' lony
N nonsense; you couldn't. Never dow
cara OF sUch thing" he whispered. ton
-aflng at me- Perhaps there was some. had
llns in my determined front that dav NOR
lat impressed him. "You woulda my
cIl' II you think hc---it's the opcnipp nen'
eht too-therc, | won't say either will
"y' You must see Catfyn III ri @ who
~ two hours The ideal" won
Yes, the queer, daring ideal THAT ders
as at 3 o'clock. An hour later, with wha
o chance Of my lifetime Thrust ;nta if on
hands, l had reached the civ and "(
Us in train On my way to Pecthan they
ort as was the time and thrillin, tLo curt;
;asion, | meant to call home first .,,d and
i my young wife what a wonderful s
ing had happened. She. who had 50 One
zen cheored ne On, and brichtercd Bra
urS as dark for her as for me ,bo been
'uld know, and be at the theatcr that for it
5ht to sec ny first real bid for snd. Supel
~ never nervous, | could do it, 7 Blu
l"-b't to come on as CafIvu him. She v
l. ana play Karl Angel as he alonc would
$ supposed to be able to play it! In knew
he1sht, slzo and pitch Of voice, thero ing re
not deal Of ifIertncc-tbat wac lected
lt had occurred tome to study h;y Slippi
q at 'ho outset But would C1frvn stutfe
am or allowing it? | could bariI,, into t.
% expect 1t. Whether or no. thnt plana
ht s work would send me snrinoin,, take +
thc slippery ladder, knew. Unrr,h1 hurrie
Nahce' Nance' went up those an en-
- 'hrco at tlme-tho prospect theate
"eu u nave mado another man of ST.
ana sho-when she dropped that minute
i"s'ihB heedleWork and swayed up the SEE
maze, L remember | held her ~ 1t was
$, length. "It's a guinea kiss r.. a little
laughed. And then. toncbod up'' w
no look on her pale, dazed face-wo open b
nau real struggle to beat back the night
- canned down. "I'm quite sane surpris
lei You said my chance would the day
q IL has-the very night the new be wait
tor opens! Say nothing to apvbodv her hoa
DC thoro by 8, and see if you know The
nan who plays Karl Angel.n and we
lew moro quick breaths of exnlona. say, 81
anu 'i'h ran out-leaying her in tor"' a
ol tears and laughter togcther-on1 then?
hurryln5 westward to see Norman awful,
n Great actor as he was I had afterwa
lSc Of presumption at the ti,no that h
in'lly sent up "a card marked "ur the paw
re'oilect though, it did seem ward III
hilko as | was shown up the grand happent
'aSo tc his sitting room-still moro know |
ien' as he opened the door, fonpd t Mn.ee IA
nessed, smoking n cigar and look. Th",, ' gu
pr as usual-oxcept, "I o.. s'i
mt, triho startled. p' IL wa
h, it's youl" TTo soo,, nove
't up: You're to take NV ,,,aa. was no
An ,f my pi'co even to S
what about Wnu,,, "".1' YOU flash, Il |
''"0''i' Sure full in I'll
~, nuI to be found. Sorry to hear Of lf'1
UT ihdispUstiou, Mr. Cafr,,, ,,, VI "lstAn