The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-18

one OF the orchestra players, a solemn
looking man Of austere countenance.
leaned over and plucked out several
hairs. saying. He loves me, he loves me
not etc. Suddenly / realized that was
singing without any orchestra accom-
paniment, for every one Of the players
were screaming with laughter. The man
whose hairs l was plucklng wore tou-
pee and / had disarranged II. Then. |
too. simply yelled and hurriedly left the
stage.
All the apologies in the world could
not atone for that. The manager fined
me, and sent that orchestra man about
a half dozen different presents. which he
returned to me. Finally. when | was
leaving London, hong time after
sent him a gold locket watch charm with
a diamond set In II, and inside an engra-
we'd apology AS i left London l don't
know what he did with 1t, but I've never
seen Il or him since oh my, there's Mr..
Hillard almost through. and / follow
him" so laughing merrily. she went on
TO do her act while ! stationed myself
in corner to wait for Mr.. Hilliard.
rs II really true that you are 10 star
next season In In Connection With The
De Willoughby Claim started.
quite correct" Mr.. Robert Hlliard
responded. courteously Offering me
chair. See. Here are my contracts with
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett, the auth
or and dramatizer. and | am confident
that Il is exactly the play ] want. Mrs.
Burnett has made many brilliant success
ses' and | trust TO her ability impncily
feeling sure that her dramatization will
At me. II IL OF some interest to note
that In Connection With The De Will
oughby Claim will be the first man
play Mrs. Burnett has ever written. All
OF her plays as you know. are drama
!
either written for women or children.
Take 'Eismeralda' which was pro-
duced at the Madison Square theatre
eighteen years 20. That was written
for woman. and made Annie Russelrs
reputation. Then there was 'httle Lord
Fauntleroy," one Of the most beautiful
children plays the stage has ever known,
and which brought Mrs Burnett over
500 900 I'm royalties the first year. not to
mention the vast amount OF money
brought BY II from that time To the very
present Then there was The Lady
OF Quality with which Julia Arthur was
80 long Identified.
"1 am to play In In Connection With the
De willoughby Claim the role ot the
Rev John Baird. II Is 10 be given a
/ Broadway production. not later than Jan
/ uary. and will cost something like s20UN
| 10 raise the curtain.
| 'ThCn tnere Is no tVutn IN the runOr
/ that you are 10 return 20 Wall street. -
| inquired Absolutely none" he re-
turned. II have told you my plans.
/ For the present I will remain in vaude-
I vile. Offering The Littleest Girr and nv
new one-act play. Number 7a3. which
! Mr.. Holland. who In a member of my
/ vaudeville company. ana ] have written
together. ny tho bye Mr.. Lovenberg has
10 play that on Friday afternoon. Isa-
bel Martin. the child actress. will come
on from New York especially 10 play the
role which she created. Mr.. Robson
and his company. and all the other pro-
fegsionnl people playing in town have
been invited by Manager Lovenberg. and
I I'd like very much 90 have you come
around 10 see g." glanched nj my watcn
and realized that no doubt the chief was
fuming and frettlng for my copy. so
hastily took my departure not even wait.
ing to secure seats for Friday afternoon
and now I suppose I won't he able a.
get any good once. for there's sure 10 b.
bis sale az soon ss this announcement
is made.
THE MATINEE GIRL.