The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-07
THEATRICAL AGENTS
TRY TO WORK MISS
STEFFENSEN
st. Paul Young Woman is
Asked to Pay s25 for Dra-
matte Instruction in Re-
turn for Engagement at
$50 a Week. But She Holds
On to Her Money.

Miss Mary Steffensen. of this city,
has decided that she will not take the
partS* of Fairy Baneful in Frank j.
Watson's musical extrayanza, "Zan
Zetta,' at $35 per week.
This will be sad news to Mr.. Wat
son, and also to Bert Morply, who is
to stage and rehearse the extravagan
"a of ''Zan Zetta,' and who expected
Miss iSteffensen to forward SIS for the
privilege of playing the part of Fairy
Baneful.
Miss Steffensen is handsome
young woman, and during the past two
years has taken minor parts in several
of the stock companies which have
played engagements in the Twin Cit
les. DESTROYS of becoming an actress,
Miss Steffensen keeps an eye on the
papers, and a week ago saw an adver
tisement in an afternoon paper stat
ing that chorus girls. were wanted in
a new production to be put on in Chi
cago.
She answered the advertisement and
two days later received letter from
Frank ]. Watson, sole owner and
manager of Watsons theatrical enter
prises," with offices at. Sc Van Buren
street, Chicago.
The letterhead, gorgeous in red and
black ink, set forth that the
twentieth century spectacular extrava-
many enterprises which Mr.. Watson
was managing.
Watson Engages Her.
The letter asked Miss Steffenson to
forward her photograph. and further
stated that he thought he could en-
gage her. Miss StefTensen forwarded
her photo, and Jan. 8 received another
letter from Watson. In this commune
cation Watson announced that he had
decided to engage her for the part of
Fairy Baneful at $35 per week.
Il pay transportation and furnish
all your wardrobe. I will also advance
money for your railroad fare to re-
hearsals if necessary" wrote the
obliging Mr.. Watson. This would
have undoubtedly resulted in Miss
Steffensen going to Chicago, but the
next paragraph in the1etter put a diff
ferent light on the enga gagement.
I have made arrangements with
Mr.. Bert Morphy, of Morphy's Mod
ern Dramatic school, 225 Dearborn
street, Chicago, to stage and rehearse
my production, and Mr.. Morphy has
agreed to instruct. drill and rehearse
my principals at $50 each.
Tells Her She's Lucky.
Owing to the fact that you
are suitable for the part of
Fairy Baneful, I have decided
to pay half towards your training,
and have instructed Mr.. Morphy to
| accept SIS from you, upon receipt OF
which l will mail you a contract for
thirty seven weeks engagement. Ow-
ing to the fact 1 am furnishing all
wardrobe, you can consider yourself
lucky"
The next mail brought a. letter from
| Bert Morphy, notifying Miss Steffen-
sen that Mr.. Watson had paid him $25
toward her instruction, and congratu-
lating her on her good fortune.
1T is possible" said Miss Steffen-
sen, last evening, that the Zan Zetta'
extravaganza is all right, but it looks
to me as though the manager is too
kind and generous, and l have decided
not to send Mr.. Morphy the SIS to re-
hearse me in the part of Fairy Bane-
ful, and consequently do not expect to
have the thirty-seven weeks contract
mailed to me by MIR. Watson. Under
! the circumstances, 1 prefer to keep my
S25.''