The Washington times., 1904-03-13
Curing Stage Ambition.
A True Story of a Remedy Which
Worked.

Il am going on the stage. Mamma s
making a fuss about it. but there Is
no reason why you should. Now. don
be angry about Il. papa, for 1 have quite
made up my mind"
But papa one of the biggest rail-
roaC magnates in the lar West. proceed
ca TO make as much fuss over 1t as
IL his only daughter had announced her
determination to plunge into the vortex
OF vilest sin. The result was that the
young woman went to her room and
a painful silence pervaded the dining
room throughout dinner.
The next day the railroad man was
on his way to San Francisco to see
an OLD friend who was playing there.
William. II Crane. He got in town
In the evening, and shortly afterward
Was ushered into Mr.. Cranes dressing
room, at the Columbia Theater.
My God. Billy" he exclaimed, what
DO you think? Ny daughter Is deter
nlined TO go on the stage.
Lord" replied the actor, lis that ALI
I thought that some one had died, that
ycu wanted 70 borrow money, or be let
Ia on poker game IN the neighbor-
hood"
For heavens sake. don't joke
| Crane" came the exclamation. My
I little girl must not go on the stage
There is no necessity for it, She has a
good home and everything she wants
/ What shall 1 do?"
''Let Her Go Ahead"
Let her go ahead" replied the actor
resuming work on his makeup.
What do you mean?" asked his
/ friend. do you realize her mothers
I fnaIfrOa a NJ mir fvz he
| Perfectly" responded the actor
Now. you do not want her to go on tbs
! stage. You cannot reason with her. IL
wager. She is not to be cured that way
Let her go TO New York. hide her rea
1 identity so that no one Will engage hel
for the notoriety OF another society girl
goes on the stage and await the result.
III see that she is watched and will bs
all right. The experience viii do hel
! good"
The advice was followed. The youne
woman had ambitions outside Of {
| chorus position. What she wanted I,
| do was TO become a leading woman
! quickly. She haunted the agencies ans
Offices on Broadway with lots of othei
young women. In three months she wa
home and glad of It.
Hundreds OF young women have has
the same experience" said Mr.. Crane
In speaking of this young woman'i
stage ambitions. They throw thei
| relatives into CONSERVATION by an
nouncing their intention of going OF
the stage. The determination is al
right, but the putting of It into effec
ls quite another matter
Little Chance Against 1000.
The young woman without experi
ence has little or no chance of securing
a position nowadays. Managers do no
| wish to run the risk Of intrusting he
with even a small part. which. by bein,
badly played, may help mar an enec
/ tive picture. At the present time Their
are over 1900 disenSageG professional
in New York. What chance has a CIR
without experience got when there ar
so many TO be had with lots of expe
! rience and training2
! Not long ago a young woman win
stnge aspirations brought me a lette
OF introduction from an old and value.
friend. She unfolded all her hopes AN,
ambitions, and seemed to be very roucl
in earnest She said she had a goo,
home. advised her to stick 10 II civ
up her ambitions, and marry some goo.
man. She listened attentively 10 all tina
had to say. and 1t hurt her. FINAL
she acknowledged that she felt / mus
DO right, and she would take nv advice