The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-18
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appeared just then with tumbler whose
contents the young woman swallowed al
q draught
THE worst stuff ever tasted Herm-
Ia said-she was PLAYING that part in
/ ''AIidsummer Nights Dream $50 It is
best to drink 1t without tasting, II pos
sible. A good rule when We come u the
inevitable bad things. isn't it, This?
Oh, it IS lemon and milk.
Papa and mamma have heard great
many fables about the dreadful immor-
atty of the stage" she said, so they
provide me with a chaperon- In this COM
pany, at least, believe all those dread
ful stories are fables. The company is
made up of ladies and gentlemen.
Miss Oakeri Ready for Miss Oakert'
called the prompter, and the girl hurried
to the stage for her big scene III Shake
speare's great comedy.
/ When she came back TO the green room
she was tired, so tired that her lips
( dropped pitifully. and she trembled with
excitement.
! It was heavy work for this beginner,
and it told upon her fraH physique
what shall I do with the S1oo0oe2 On
7 must win It first" she said, sinking into
an old pain-bereft chair. "Bu. If [ do
I 7 shall stepd it for stage clothes and for
tutors. I must go on with my Greek.
Clothes worry me a great deal. I have
not a proper idea of the kind needed for
the stage. I've dressed for a different
stage, you know" and she smiled at the
recollection Of Yelled Prophet and Daugh-
tiers Of Confederaey balls and Moonlight
parties at Mename Highlands that are
the browning functions Of st. Louis So
ciety.
1t was a pretty gown that Hernia
wore-a pink crepe with a jeweIed bor-
der and Greek overdress Of white silk.
And over her forehead was a band Of
burning topazes. 1t was simple and girl
ish. Her worries" had been profitable
Have you counted the cost of it alp
I asked the tired Hernia.
''The cost2'' she inquired, with a widen
ing Of the brown eyes.
Society leisure. the Injuries Of your
house the presence of your friends?"
persisted.
Friends Of the right sort one keeps
even il one sees them seldom. always.
she returned. Society never filed any
woman's life. No one ought to care for
leisure. It has more Of evil than Of good
in it, I shall not miss the Injuries of
home for while studying in Chicago and
New York have gotten quite used to
doing without them
She said goodbye to me at the stage
door, tired, little shirt-waisted. black
skirted figure.
Nine Modjeska had seen the perform
ance from q box
What do you think Of Jane oaker?r
she was asked
"A marvel she said, warmly "The
eleverest young woman ever saw"
And Manager Wagenthals said: eve
signed fve-year contract with her the
day after she read for Mr.. Kemper. THAT
IS our guarantee that we believe She has
future. We win bring her to New York
to play Juliet in the spring. we are
young men, and We have been looking for
a young woman star to hitch our wagon
to. We have found her"
There is one possibility of which Miss
Oaker's managers must .heware-mar-
riage- told Miss Oaker Sc. and remind
ed her of the pretty mnlionairess from
California who began her career with a
olare Of trumpets and ended it. mora /
or less ingloriously by marrying. the
Of Nine. Modjeska's companv |
Miss Oaker smiled pensiveIy at the an |
plication.