The evening world., 1901-02-26
"JOHNNY' BENNETT TELLS
WHY SHE ISN'T A 'RAT."
The Young Wo man
Stands by Her rlan-
ager as a rlatter of
Principle and Has Not
Joined in the Vaude-
Vile Strike.


n you como up TO my dressing room III
tell you all about 1t. am SasptnE TO
get It OF my mind"
Johnny Bennett. her hair pointed In
tho front and carefully .pattcd down
all round TIL you couldn't have told.
II you hadn't known. whether II WIS n
boys head or a girls you were look
INK at. had Just come OF the stage.
and the piano was still tinklinE merrily
at the curtain music which ends the
ske,ct, known as IA Quiet Evening at
Home followed her IN short
hight Of iron stairs and into room
somewha, larger than dry.goods box.
Miss Bennett dropped YEARLY into n
chair In front o: her dressing table.
while Miss Graham. her private sccre-
tary. hover~d over her soiici,ously. and
her maid relieved her OF a few super
nuous articles OF wearing apparel.
II am H." Miss Bennett said "nnd
have been Ill for some time. am tired
out. 1t was struggle to Ee; through,
the performance. However. this Ism:
talking about White Rats. Is Il? ! un-
dcrstaud this organization has all kinds
OF bad opinion OF me. because |
wouldn't throw up my engagement and
leave my manager In the lurch. am
very sorry. Of course. One hates TO
antaEonize anybody. But am tied
hand and foot. couldn't move |:
wished TO do so. And I'm not At all
sum that ! do. I Ike to be fair and
square and white. and to trea; people
~1te, consideration and kindness. Ny
manager has been dead square with me.
But my contract with him Is simply
iron-ciud. and there's no getting away
from II. II l should now join TIE White
Rats and refuse to finish my season
(, would mean loss to me OF nearly
5000 Between you and me and the
iamp.post. I haven; arrived at tina;
happy period OF my HE where I can
afford TO thow away so much money.
Theirs Is no: tho usual two weeks
clause In my contrac, this season. II
I leave my manager ! forfeit my ton
weeks salary to come. No matter when
or where might play In future. Mr..
Elrck would be honestly entitled to
all my earnings until the forfeit had
been made good.
THE other people under his manage
mcnt have the two weeks clause IN their
agreements. so that the worst which can
happen 10 them IN q loss OF two weeks
salary. II is entirely different with me.
II for any reason other than illness l
make good to my manager to the tune
II my entire salary for the remainder
%! the season.
n. .Ars 70. u. E - ;ympash, with the White
question me said. II don't want 10
r On tina! 'e am 'G IN honor ss 81 Sod
AS BY contract, to the man who engaged
my services. He has lived up to his
Ss. had s scene %s mad, sSs fsr my .s
and furnished all the things l asked for |
In order to make i artistic and attrac-
tive and on. OF the common II you
,lfui medallion. and many pretty Access
sores which you don't see In other
v.ndsy!!Is nlsyvc Then he furnished nc
was the name by which we were known
with a private car. and every time we
went on board for journey nt night
four dozen bottles Of beer and four
dozen sandwiches for our rsfreshment.
Isn't that pretty SQUARE man? Isn't
us il true" asked. tina, the White
actors out OF vaudeville
so in ' ii. speeeh suneay nights. s" MIS-. Mss
lIenneit replied. III hardly seems pos.
sible. Why. Just see what the 'legiti-
male mas dOnc LOT tuc variety stage.
Iseto,e We came Into this business many
~ the old vaudeville performers were
getting salaries ranging from $40 to $50
= week. who now get III. and upward.
We have drawn the hes, people to these
houses. These bright. choice little TWEEN
ty.mtnute plays have become II distinct
feature Of vaudeville en,ertai nmcnts,
and draw refined audiences. We should
most asxuredly be missed by the public.
and II mistake not. BY the vaudev!llians
| themselves.
who wrote your sketch" II wrote It
myself / also wrote American Types
hu; the managers all ask for the Quiet
S ,o .m %.v jus. sssP g" s s.p
iyal little sk.t. however. which | think
VIII he "a go. Al all events. It has caused
shrieks Of laughter when I have road !,
10 come Of my friends: rs;haps his Is
They say 20. You know"
80 YOU Jon, think you'll ever De
White Rat"
..Ah." Miss Rennctt said. with a funny
little gr!mace. ~ haven't said that. you
We know not wha, Ne may be- Al
7 belong to my manager. II.
oven has an 6ptlon on my services Tor
mex, season. But when I finish my
rss, or s;ue bumsIe ina" Bee 0f
can tell
..2e rs yosn.,one a'p senS % Sss few e
equals and NJ superiora. First she acts.
sSsn she S. m "s;: s nsske' ss r c"s
' uo1ss t., s,AI ire surf"ee. She has "s srsy
matter and pluck. an excellent combine
Rat; IN 4! 81, YOU q. y: 1ou hs ks.