The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-05

be sylph, and for that reason never
wear fancy costumes.
There are some things I would pre-
fer people would keep to themselves
announced La Templeton. scanning a.
note which had just been handed in.
THAT Is about the twenty fifth today.
Will l please answer Immediately as ia
my Intentions in regard to singing
Johnny and the Flat-Iron Building
The author has a chance to sell 1t, but
can't see why l won't use 1t. He prom
ises to put my picture on the cover,
as an inducement; will divide the pro-
ceeds. which will help me financially
and he is sure 1 will make the hit OF
my life.
cit sounds conceited. 1 suppose. ia
say 1 am pursued but when it comes
to twenty-five and thirty songs day
and then the cruel comebacks when l
refuse them. 1t certainly Is strenuous
living. One reason / can't take mora
exercise is because 1 have & to dodge
young and hopeful song writers, who
seem to dote on running me to earth.
There is only one man in a thousand
who can write a song around an act
ress. and as for the other 999-please
excuse me.
II have faithful cabby and my
aunt, who are true bodyguards. and II
a man who looks suspiciously like
song writer tries to approach me as i
am entering the theater a danger sig
nal Is given and a defense is offered
while I escape"
There is one peculiar characteristic
of Miss Templeton which would throw
the iron palmed ushers of gay
Gotham back on fathers support II
she were omnipreSent in all the New
York playhouses. Claques are abso-
lutely forbidden. If an usher should
dare to give the determined and brill
liant Fay a single hand she would pos
itively refuse to take an encore.
II don't want any encores l don't
earn" she said. 1T simply kills a show
to have these encores that are given on
Slight pretenSeS of enthusiasm. | be-
lieve in leaving an audience hungry for
an encore rather than satiated and
weary. Talk about the horny handed
sons of TOLL wish 1 could give a per-
1petual vacation to the horny handed
ushers who work overtime in our en-
terprising theaters.
r do 1 have any particular supersti-
lions about first nights? Well. there Is
one thing l never fail to do. and that
is to spend the few days preceding an
opening at my aunts home In Elm
hurst. I can't be bothered with seeing
people. Can you blame me?'
Fay Templeton, who enjoys the repu-
tation of possessing the highest de-
gree of the divine sense of humor. the
biggest heart and the most compan-
ionable disposition-to her friends-of
any actress. Is also the most temper
mental.
She, lives In her work At q rehearsal
she stands in the wings and goes over
and over her part. AT a performance
she Immediately goes to her dressing
room after an exit and before the big
pier glass there perfects an impersona-
ton until it pleases her own fancy.
II put my aunt in the very back row
OF the balcony at dress rehearsals and
play to her." said Miss Templeton.
The chorus girls who work with Fay
Templeton hold her In q sort of rever-
ence. She never forgets a face. and
can tell any girl with whom she has
ever worked by name. The good things
she has done for these aspiring merry
merries' who stand in the wings and
long to command Templeton salary,
are topics which are rehearsed as fire.
quently as the lightly tripping dance
steps.
you must not question about be-
ing kind to people, for my nemesis In
the shape Of turned-down song propa-
gators might rise and STAY me-" she
said. There Is one thing / do which
would be impossible if / should turn on
my sympathy valves for composers In
interest me. Instead of keeping photo
graphs Of my friends l keep an auto
graph letter, and whenever a person in
terests me l ask her to write a letter
as q keepsake. Wouldn't 1t keep q IL
brary busy. though. If should file the
epistles from my song givers? Fads and
superstitions run rather close to each
other and If / should confess that
have a superstition about keeping au-
tograph letters from people l like
might be accused of being very pecu-
liar. which would never do"
"Cue. Miss Templeton," called voice
outside.
II know it's inconsiderate of me to
rush away so inforn4ally. but 1 really
am afraid they won't hold the stage for
me. Remember, it's q dead secret
about my being superstitious. No one
supects it," laughed Miss Templeton as
she entered from the left to the strains
Of my Hindoo Belle"