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matte critic Of the Detroit Tribune. While
there. money didn't come in fast enough
and spent my spare moments writing
extra articles. Then l tried a vaude-
Vile sketch, but IL laid In the bottom OF
my trunk for long time. waiting for
someone clever to produce Il. Then ]
was given an opportunity To write a
three-act musical comedy for Ward and
Nokes, and began SThe Floor Walkers
II wrote the book In one week just before
Christmas, hurried down to Louisville
and was married on Christmas day re-
turned TO Detroit finished the book and
music In one day, and the following day
received my money for The Floor Walk
ers.' and with the money, my bride and l
went on our wedding tour. DO you wonder
that think The Floor Walkers the best
thing l ever wrote2 From that time I
devoted most OF my time 90 sketch writ
Ing. and have been very successful Mrs.
Day In my best critic never hesitating to
tell me when thing Is bad, and always
giving me quick, sympathetic appreciation
when ] have done something good. And
now she is I'm the profession she 80 dis
liked and the critics have been very kind
TO her. This is her first season. and she
as yet has been unspoiled and free from
stage affectations" "Do you like the
profession better now?" | inquired
mo" she said gravely. opening her
big, beautiful eyes candidly Il really
do not like H. ! guess I'm home mouse
prefer quiet. domestic life TO the gilt
ter and noise OF public life. The only nice
thing about II is that | can be with Mr.
Day. ! never thought / could act. but
was very anxious 10 work hard In order
to be with him. and he has been very
kind and patient with me His long and
valuable experience has been OF great
help TO me. and my model-my ideal In
genue-Ls Beatrice Ingram. who was. /
believe. a member OF the Albee Stock
company here last summer She's A dear
little friend OF ours. and IL. i'm my opinion.
the best ingenue In the theatrical pro-
fession. | knew Beatrice when / was not
Mrs. Day. when she played I'm the same
company with Mr.. Day at Louisville"
Yes, indeed" said Mr. Day. I'm writ
Ing her sketch now. It's name? Well,
| don't just know what | shall call II but
IL will be something like The Pride OF
Princess Hlds. and Miss Ingram is 10
play princess OF some imaginary land
OF romance i'm Germany. who is caught
I'm the middle OF the ocean on raft
alone with the man she loves-an uncul-
tured. but loyal-hearted youth. IL is a
love story, with generous sprinkling OF
comedy. and / think she will make a sue
cess OF It, My other sketches? / can't
think OF them all now. My first was THE
Unexpected for Davis and McCaulay.
although II was not produced until after
several others of mine were produced,
among them "A Deal on Change" for
Lillian Burkhardt. Pat and the Genii T"
for Tom Mawn, "A Bachelors Dream"
for May Edouln and Fred Edwards, "Un-
Gle Phineas," for Mr.. and Mrs. Alfreo
Kelley. and many others, almost 40 I'm
all The days are too short to permit me
to write all the sketches I am asked 20.
and SO, as I said before, I write only for
people whom ! know can act. Only to-
day | was approached by a man who
cannot act and he begged me 80 hard
that Mrs Day threw me reproachful
look when 7 persisted In refusing. But
ia have 10 neglect other more important
things II | did. At present, ! am at work
upon a new sketch for Mrs. Stuart Rob
son, also upon one for Mrs a. NJ. Palmer,
the noted club woman of New York, ana
wife OF the celebrated manager, who con-
templates entering vaudeville soon AT
this moment. | glanced az my watch, and
saw that Il was almost time for Mr.. and
Mrs Day to go on. and so ] reluctantly
took my departure, murmuring how sorry
I was for having detained them so long.
hut franly | wasn't sorry bit. for had
spent one OF the most delightful half
hours I can recall.
THE MATINEE GIRL.