Sunday morning globe., 1901-11-03

not only interesting. but startling and some
times aRlte sensational. They will az oe
truthfully detailed in the columns OF
SUNDAY MORNING GLOBE on the stsh
of which this well-RnOwn newspaper wiiler
and clever young woman is now valued
member EDITOR GLOBE
Il is needless to say no second in
iunction to 90 home and forget the
incident was necessary to make me
obey. Sleep had flown from my eyes
and for long time ] sat by the open
window meditating upon the yicis-
situdes and inequalities Of life, and
coming to the same old conclusion that
those who give time and thought to
sueh subjects ever must, that it is un-
deeipberable and will be for all time
Such is the wise provision of a mercl-
full Providence that we cannot realize
the force of the hardships which MI
our lives with their ever varying FORMS
but with ever the same effect. Medi-
tating thus on things in general ana
nothing in particular my mind began
to dwell on the possibility Of changing
my occupation and mode Of life. There
was nothing in view except more OF the
same kind of work in this or some
other city on day duty, yet 1t IS IacI
that be he poor and humble hall
starved and ill clad a real, sure enough
newspaper reporter never Wllllhgy
gives us his chosen work; ana Ihe
same is true of a newspaper woman
So the first impulse was to do the same
work i'm a different form, and at Jhls
point my desire was to write some
thing that would bring the writer TO
the attention Of the public and thus
omen M way for the peaceful pursuit
of literary work. II never seemed to
occur to me that it was not possible Tor
me to write story worthy OF TINS
Aattering attention, all that seemed
wanting was the theme. The theme
is still wanting, and may perhaps
never materialize.
Then. as was no doubt, inevitable
INV attention was called to an oppor-
tunitv to Join an ameteur comedy com
napv who has not at some time or
anotber had a wild desire to go on
the STAGE and with what lhIlll ol
ioy was the news received that Ihe
manager thought you would do' anu
please to report at the stage entrance
iho following Monday night without
fau What visions of fame have been
concealed by that self-same stage door!
what verities Of fate have been dls-
closed by this same forbidden portal
In the morning paper soon aiter tne
occurrence related, there it was IN DolG
tyne. "Wanted-A few more ladies' ana
Gentlemen to Join an amateur theatrl-
.oI comnanv as support to comic
onera star" IL was all there, theatrl-
ca1 comic. amateur Surely some role
ryo,,Id lust fit me. for IT was out OF the
ouestion that I would not fit any role
oven in this accommodating assorC
ment Barely allowing myseH ullle
for necessary sleep. walked to lhe
stopa door i'm question walked, ala
I sav7 Well. IL was some eight or ten
sonares from my home to the theatre'
ana barely six minutes was required 10
cover tbe distance while ordinarily az
least ten minutes was regarded
Sure enough the manager LhouBnO
would do and told me to report TOT uuIS
next rehearsal night MY hrst alsap'
pointment came when / discovered Iha'
tbe rehearsals were to be helu IN
nriyate house for the first few nlghls'
ana not behind the footlights. 1t Is
wonder I did not resign my position
at once and sit up all night to learn
tbe new part assigned, but some sense
Of precaution was youchsated ana l
was content with renewing acquain-
tance with things and people theatre
twice a week for the next few weeks
Rehearsals progressed for about nVe
weoks when at last the manager an
nounced that the opening performance
would be given at Alexandria on the
following Monday. This was early In
the month Of May. 1t was given, ana
as far as memory serves, was a sue
cess. From here we visited Cory
Erie. Scranton, Pittsburg, Allegheny,
and Philadelphia. Pennsylvania, El-
mira. New York. on through Harris
burg and Baltimore to Washington.
We played three nights at the Bijou,
then a melo-drama house with daily
matinees especially for ladies and chill
dren.
The fourth night the crash came.
Announcing that the leading lady was
suddenly stricken with pneumonia,
the manager stated to the audience
that II they would quietly file out, their
money would be refunded at the DoN
office. What really occurred behind
the curtain was the following. A
counsel Of war had been held in the
room I occupied, since be it known, l
had advanced to the position Of second
I'm command so to speak, and had a
dressing room shared by the next lady
on the program, whereas ordinarily It
would be a case of catch as catch can,
Here we discussed the pros and cons
OF the matter, and 9ried to screw up
courage to go on a strike. The animus
Of the whole thing was the manager
had managed so we'll that he had over.
looked the trihlng matter Of payday,
and we had about decided to refuse
to play another night or matinee until
the promised salaries were forthcom-
ing How well l rem Cmber each mem
ber of that company Their paths
have gone far from the one / trod
and am still treading, and they will
bear with me If / here record their
names. First was Bert Temple, our
i itragedian. and afterwards leading man
to Charles Hanlon, the Shakespearian
interpretator so well known I'm the Ma.
tional City: then came Dick Beulah.