The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-13

however, T he Glob man knew moth
ing about those interesting traits when
he slipped through the big gate that is
marked with the alluring words, "Stage
Entrance" and found his way down to
the door at the rear of the Metropoh-
tan theatre the door which admits one
to that mysterious region known as 'be-
hind the scenes" He had seen Miss Bern
in the first act of the Princess Chic,'
and had admired her acting and still
more her voice, and was anxious to tell
her so.
No matter how businessike may be
ones appearance, it is impossible not to
feel in the way when one is neither a
player or a prop but simply an on
locker in the region behind the footlights.
Outdoors there in the sunlight one may
be something of a parsonage. Inside in
the hustle and gloom one is simply an
interloper, and he feels it, whether any
body tells him or not. When T h
G l o b man crossed the little corridor
that leads to the dressing rooms, he was
Just in time to see part of the Dukes
stately chateau scudding recklessly across
the stage pushed by a severe looking
man. When the severe looking man
spied 7 e G / o b e the gloom on his
countenance deepened and unconsciously
II G | O said Eyes, SIR" and meekly
corner, but a real corner. Then he looked
around him with less awe and more in
terest. A plump chorus girl with a tip
tilted nose was carrying on an animated
conversation with a gallant cavalier.
Three other chorus girls in scarlet
tights were discussing excitedly some
thing about ''hei' and ''she' ard 1.-The
mean thing and isn't it perfectly hor-
rid
step lively. there, ladies'" called out
the gloomy man as he hustled the right
wall of the grand hall of the chateau
into place The ladies stepped lively and
the right wall was fitted with neatness
and dispatch to the rear wall and the
hall began to look like really, truly
hall. h e GIL b wanted to know
whether Miss Berri could be seen, but
hadn't the courage to ask. Somebody
called out second act" and more chorus
girls came chattering out of the wings
Suddenly a burst of music broke in on
the confusion, and then there was a hush
| and somebody said the curtain was up.
Talks About Her Dog.
A glimpse was caught of Miss Berri in
! her pretty peasant frock as she slipped
! through the wings onto the stage. She
seemed just as busy as anybody else in
| that hurly burly, so TIL G. man
| made virtue of necessity and bided his
| time for an interview. 1t came between
| the second and third acts, when Miss Ber-
| RI perched herself democraticalIy on a
clean box in the wings and graciously
acknowledged that she was fond of the
| stage, fond, especially of opera, that she
| had dog and was married. The dogs
name is ONO If you are very, very
| strict morally, however Miss Berri will
| not tell you the dogs name. She only
told I G o b man in strictest con-
hdence. 1t seems Dino is game and it
| takes money to play 1t and it is PLAYED
a great deal by the members of the
| Princess Chic company DINO, the dog, is
| a white fox terrier, just above a foot long
| and, in the words of his mistress, "as
| good as gold.
when 1 first went on the stage Just
| four years ago." confided -44ss Berri, II
made up my mind that I would not own
| dog. All actresses owned dogs and it
| seemed 30 absurd. But when / played
| in San Francisco-my home city. YOU
| knoW-the dog was presented to me by an
| old friend, and now 7 would not part
| with him for anything in the world
Miss Berri confessed that she doesn't
| like grand opera, but that she does like
comic opera and she likes very much her
role in the Princess Chic" The prdma
| donna has certainly had an opportunity
! or making up her mind in regard ia
grand opera for she has an extensive
repertoire in that line of work having
sung with the Castle Square Opera com
| pany for three seasons.
My husband is one of the comedians
in that company now" she explained.
| I'VE were just married last November
| and have been together until I was Of
fered the role of the Princess Chic to
succeed Miss Sylvia. He gave me this
sword. See, 1t has knights of Pythias
! hilt'
Like all other actresses who have fenced