The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1901-04-22
5onnie NaSInn...

tucker cut on such a night. and espc-
sally when ncr much,alken-of coup" IS
merely the s;rcct-car
These two girls s,oppc,, nt tn" stage
entrance. left their dripping umbrella
with tac aoormnn. and proceeded dowa
mo narrow stairs 10 their dressing
room.
rhey were chorus Girls. Two ., Weber
s. F!eldss rrc,;!osy. and their name" are
May Page and As-dgc AGac
followed hem. for ;hat evening
was TO be the guest o. Bonnie Nn:!n.
ana Bonnie MnEtn an. her sister occupy
4 tiny !i:;.c Gress!ng-r"ou. jus, on o:
hat used oy the larger part o: the
chorus
therefore had a chance TO scru,!n!zr
closely thsuc famous stage beauties
They certainly are lovely lot o: g.-.s.
oven AZ close range. but the makeup
and the costumes add certain ,usirc
which Mid and rain ard dizzy clothes
DO no'. and /; Is mos; gratifying TO " 4 il
these it.lc creatures emcrgin.; from
carthworm EaTb to that OF the gorgeous
butterfly.
To an ad,nr!ns publ!c the chorus cir!
Is q Hnys the same.
The fascinating. doll-lixc creature 30
ictchaSly arraycd. VINO N.arci"s and
counter marcses ir!ps and sings be-
hind the :ootl!rh.s Is The only chorus
G!E. they know o.
They sac her there 70 often tina, they
.orSet there may be another girl. GIL
u Girl who scrubs on her makeup and
hurrics into her plain stree; clothes an !
away from 'hc theatre as fast a. sh"
can when 'he performance is over.
ayf,If. - .kN.4 al Fl
viewed from the front. Is misleading,
one crrs into thinking her crcntur.
beyond NIL earthly car. or sorrow.
But the chorus girl has her own Sriets.
Sometimes the greatest OF these IL tho
fact that she :. raorus girl
| have taik.d i'm many chorus girls
during the last weeks Not one bu;
has not confessed that her ambitionn
IN" first rev or the chorus. an! great
many have accepted positions In the
chorus because 1T was the only oppor-
tunity tina; offered
Weber X Fields Is billed as an nil
star company, and found ;hat all the
stars were willing and glad 10 talk
about :hcir charming co-~orkcrs. the
chorus
| came up stairs from the dressing
rooms Just before LILLIAN Russell makes
hcr entrance In tho first scene OF
Eddie Dee Dee
The chorus was 10 q womar-or. per
haps. should say. to man, for they
are fctchirgly arrayed in manly attire
and STYLED ''shirt-waist men'-occupying
the stage
was Watching with wonder the pleas
Ing transformation OF the dripping Miss
.Aiac and Miss Page pccp.ng carefully
out through the wings SO that III, .u.
dience should not observe me when
,cit Hight touch on my shoulder and n
voice whispered
Aren't they Just the cunn,:.'cst things
YOU ever saw
| ;urncI. and there stool the charm
Ing Nils. Russell. in her stunning blue
irpck, al ready 20 go on.
Yes. indeci.' wen, on M Ms. '" RusssIi
II nope you will say rice things Of orr
sws c no iso ssTls rs, They ar" jus; as
age. nesslc clayton. conndeI 20 me a
sad story OF The chorus. /, Is TOO sal
,he feelings % a h1rd-working cirI.
Miss Clayton has a pathetic, child.
like face. ana when she snii 70 mo h"r
:ntncs:. Nh, hue re. rye' nlmos, hEins with
just what 4 story this NE Is o. worl;
aud sacriiire. with scarcely ans time
for, Pleasure: how desperately all OF the
almost went With her
AS was leaving Weber and FiclJs's.
Bonnie Mn.in took me aside again. II
want 10 show you my sword she said.
hurlcEuuc OF "hrtzena.'
The Officers Of the training shtn
Burial, presented me with tN's. sf,'
Went on. YOU SEQ II hla my name ~
The rwor! is indeed a beautiful hi, .,
workmanship. md Miss Bonnie may
And walt" she continued. ~ you
are going to say nnyrni,s ahou, 'hn
chorus girls. I Wish you would tel HOY