The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-07-02
Matinee GIRL CHATS
WITH MISS REIMER.

| divided but am willing to wager that
| there is not one of the many thousands
| OF theatregoers that patronze Keith's
every week but will agree with me in
| saying that Miss Reiner. of the Albee
! company. is the cleverest character ar
! tiste ever seen on the local stage. Then.
| too, aside from her undisputable clever
| ness as an actress. she is one OF the
most delightful women one wishes 10
meet. She has just the kind of person.
ality that endears her to everyone.
| young or old OF either sex. She Is held
by all I'm the most hearty. genuine af-
fection. or briefly. as i heard one girl,
who sat in front OF me at a recent per-
formance put II; "Shes a dear" / am
numbered among the most ardent OF
Miss Reiner's admirers.
never tire OF singing her praises. and
II is hardly necessary TO say that / al
ways find several interested listeners
l knew that Miss Reimer was out of the
bill last week. so / decided 10 make
hay while the sun shone." and accept
the invitation which she had given me
several weeks previous TO call upon her
therefore hled myself TO the Narragan-
sett intent upon a pleasurable half-hour.
I found her kneeling upon the floor be-
fore a large trunk. so intent upon the
examination OF its contents that the
opening OF the door did not arouse her.
j stood still silent a moment. and at
length she turned and upon seeing me.
exclaimed "Holloa Well, you did
come. didn't you? How are you. Here.
sit here. this Is more comfortable" then
she proceeded TO close the trunk, but
appealed to her earnestly. Now please
don't let me interrupt you. Go on with
what you are doing
II can talk to you just as well, In
fact" with a touch of honesty. better"
all a. 11x. mir ah
said, II don't mind confessing that
would like to continue my search. You
see I'm looking for an old-fashioned dol
man that 1 want 10 wear next week in
Camille You see. j play Madame
Prudence, and she is supposed TO wear
but OF good material. only old-fashioned
some that Camille is supposed to have
given her. All. here II is. | knew II
was here" And she drew forth an old
fashioned basque OF rich black velvet,
covered with the most gorgeous
irridescent set fringe. This" she
said with pardonable pride, lis
an heirlom in my family. It's just
the thing for Madame Prudence. Then
this linen jacket. Isn't this cute? An
old aunt OF mine brought this from Pa
ris several years ago, together with a
polanaise.
And this. oh. dear. every time I look
Z Il
and she went of into the most delicious
peals OF laughter. which ! had heard so
often. as she pointed to hat of bright
pink trimmed with the gayest green par
rot; the combination was decidedly
bizarre. the very effect for which she was
seeking. II got that In New York early
in the week from my aunt, who always
saves all OF her old-fashioned clothes for
me, because really, the old-fashioned
clothes and the dowdy things are much
harder TO get than modern and swell
clothes. am fortunate I'm having my
aunts TO help me. and i have big coll
lectfo, OF old-fashioned clothes that l
prize very higy and wouldn't part with
for the world one OF the dearest things
in my collection is that dear little bon
net / wore In, THE Little Minister as
Mamie Webster. You remember IL?
That is. over 60 years old It's called
calash, c-a-l-a-s-h. 1guess. One week
I was awfully worried J was TO play
Crater In Liberty Hall" I had to wear
a red flannel pettcoat and an old. worn
out delapidated wrapper. | was In
dreadful uuandary or course could
have bought any quantity OF flannel pet
ticoats and wrappers, but they'd have been
so horribly new.
NV troubles were pretty well aired
among the company-you know, we al
ways tell each other our troubles-and
just as | was beginning TO despair the
very thing came TO me In the shape OF
n red flannel skirt much the worse for
wear IL came 10 me anonymously, and
although everyone denied being the
donor, / rather suspected that II was Mr..
Williams He denied II with such an air
OF injured innocence. however. that l am
not sure even today and I haven't had an
opportunity TO tell my mysterious friend,
for friend she or he surely was, how
grateful was for the timely aid. Then
all I needed was the wrapper and litle
head shawl One morning at rehearsal
sa gazing enviously AT a wrapper worn by
one OF the cleaners at the theatre. She
had been crawling about I'm Il on foors.so
you can imagine the condition of the wrap
per. A sudden brilliant idea seized me.
Couldn't exchange a new wrapper with
her for that old one7 | made my sug-
gestion TO the woman. who considered
that she was getting the better of the
bargain. and gladly made the exchange.
All the time she spoke, she was busily
rummaging In her trunks, and at this
point produced an old fashioned grena-
dine. "Oh. dear" she said ruefully, II
wish could wear this. See. II is so old
that II In actually falling apart. This
was made before sewing machines were
invented"
I wore this an entire season In ~ Back
Number with Willie Collier. oh. ] almost
forgot I didn't show you my hats. did
II See." and she pointed to an immense
pile OF hats OF every shape and color
numbering about twenty. az rough guess
I've been having a delightful time this
week. IL isn't often we have vacation
and so I made the most Of mine and did
a lot OF shopping. Oh. how those girls
looked at me-" and she was of I'm anothl
er spasm Of laughter. while inquired.
What girls" The girls In the department
stores where bought these hats. real