The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-28
MATINEE GIRL HEARS THE PLANT
OF THE CREATORE OF THE CONTINUOUS

When found myself slated for Keith's
for yesterday afternoon. with an attached
note. See the Chief before going" |
felt as elated as | usually do when there
is visit To that theatre in store, but
wondered what was back OF the note.
You wanted to see me-" inquired
putting my head In the door OF the
Chiefs sanctum sanctorum. "Er-what?
Oh, yes; You know. Miss Girl, you have
the entire at Keith's, and / want you to
40 over there and find out whether that
Moto-Girl. that is there this week. is
real live girl or a doll. Get in behind
the stage. and see It close TO. Make II
talk 10 you, II you can"
i smiled audibly, but informed the busy
man, whose abundance OF work had pre-
vented him from keeping up-to-date In
things theatrical that the Moto-Girls
local engagement had been deferred un-
I'll next week. He stared at me blankly,
for moment. then replied, "oh. Is IT.?
Well, there's nothing else special for
you 10 do, so go over and see the show,
and you no doubt will find something TO
write about; there's always something
interesting over there So without any
definite plans OF attack ! 1oated around
10 the stage door, ana wandered into the
Green Room. IL was seemingly deserted
but from behind two large. cozy looking
chairs came the sounds OF an animated
conversation
II was the Creatore Of the continuous
singing plaintively the troubles OF an or
chestra leader In vaudeville. don't
mind playing Bill Bailey. Won't You
Please Come Home" Under the Bamboo
Tree" or Nancy Brown" twenty-four
fit,,f1
son, but | do object very strenuously to
the talking game. II isn't enough in
these days, he continued signing to
be able 10 read the most dllapidated
music, TO compose the parts OF innumer-
able songs for a half dozen other instru-
ments when only the plano part is given.
to lead an orchestra To play every kind
OF music in every kind OF time. so that
the authors would rise i'm holy horror at
hearing their original compositions mu-
tilated beyond recognition: no. indeed,
the leader OF the orchestra Of today,
must ask all kinds OF ridiculous questions
of the comedian i'm order to give him n
chance 10 say something funny and let
him draw his salary.
Some day when ! leave this business
II | ever do after twenty years in IT, I'm
going 10 hunt up the man, land settle
with himD who asks How much salary
do get week, and when I tell him Six
ty Dollars he asks the drummer who
says six. then hhe tells him he'll get his
And ~ ! miss cue, or the audience don't
laugh a. tho joke. they make an awful
kick and blame me for their not having
made a hit Then there's the man who
has fruit thrown at him. and it flys
down into the audience and spoils our
clean collars and shirts. and the girl who
does the scrubbing act in which we have
To turn our coat collars up 10 take the
place of the rubber coats which she neg
lects to supply us with. How we love |
that girl. I'm glad she has her act |
copyrighted n there were many I'm tho |
business who did that kind OF an act. I'd |
strike.
And now, 20 cap tho climax comes this !
Moto-Girl, and we don't know what will |
happen A friend OF mine saw this act |
In Boston, and he said the night he saw |
II the man who attends 10 the Girl" left |
her for moment and she toppled over |
on TO the poor leader. and the audience |
shrieked with laughter at his expense |