The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-03-16
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LIKE A
CLOCK
Miss Amelia Bingham Never
Changes Her Routine.
A Trnthful Account Of How the Tai.
ented Actress Manager Spends
Her Time.
INTERESTED IN MANY THINGS


, ule to which she adheres religiously,
altering it. of course when en- tour to
suit the exigencies of travel. She al
lows nothing to delay the commence
ment Of her day, believing il it began
too late, Jou steal time from the hour
set apart for every other task and at
the end find yourself with several du-
ties, if not undone altogether, badly
performed.
At $3.50, after a cold plunge. Miss
Bingham attired in her working
clothes" is ready to partalSe Of break
fast. Fifteen minutes later she is
deep In the morning papers. At 10
o'clock she has wired her broker for
information and advice regarding her
investments, particularly those relat-
ing to her real estate, as the actress
owns that she "prefers a slice of mo-
ther earth to diamonds. a quarter
of an hour later she receives from the
treasurer Of the theater at which she
is playing the report Of the advance
sale for the evening performance.
Her mind at rest on these all-impor-
tsnt points she turns her attention to
the mail. Another fifteen minutes
finds il assorted in three piles; COM
munications or private matters, re-
quests for autographs. and letters ON
which she wishes to consult with her
business manager.
Promptly at eleven she begins to
dictate her replies. System is again
in evidence in this portion Of the days
work. for the actress has arranged a
form OF answers to invitations and to
requests for positions in her compa-
MES. A-means polite regret; B-ac-
ceptance, and so on. Thus she sim
plifes that portion of her -correspon,
dence. Letters of strictly personal
nature are answered in odd moments
OF leisure, intervals between business
appointments or during brief waits in
the performance of "Olympe." Fiji
teen minutes Of each morning are de-
voted to the writing Of autographs.
Miss Bingham never refuses . request
for them, and the demands are legion
At il:45 she receives her business
representative The matters under
discussion vary, but there are always
details to be talked OF. With the ex-
ception of Monday morning, when the
company undergoes brief turnover
rehearsal of points in their perform
ances which may be coming in DANCE,
of slipshod, Miss Bingham devotes the
hour from 1880 to 80 in either re-
perussl of the dailies to reading fic-
ton or history, or in painting, cary
ing or sewing.
At 1880 she partskes of q light
luncheon, and her afternoon is taken
mp with visitors. These calls are linn
tied TO fifteen minutes each. At 3
o'clock comes her maid to announce
that the time for her nap has arrived,
and nothing is allowed to interfere
with that hour of complete rest. Her
secretary is on hand at O'Clock with
the replies to her mail, which ocou.
pies Miss Bingham's time for another
half hour. At 4: 80 she dresses for a
drive, q ride or a brisk walk, return
ing Mt $50 the dinner hour Seven
o'clock finds her in the dressing room
beginning the process of make mp. At
7:15 her maid begins to dress her for
the first act, and at the half hour the
stage directors comes for a consulta-
ton which usually continues until
O'Clock, when she inspects the stage
settings. At S;io she is receiving the
finishing touches to her toilette, for
at $40 she makes her first entrance in
Oiympe.
At 10: 80 Miss Bingham is removing
her mape-up another fifteen minutes
process. A walk to her home or no
tel, light supper. and at 1880 she
retires.
Exceptions to this routine are some
times made, though acceptauces TO
luucheons or to talk on topics of the
day before the woman's club, for Miss
Bingham is now in much demand as
an after luncheon speaker.
Miss Bingham believes firmly in
the Scriptural sdsge: "Six days shalt
thou labor" for on Sunday she disre-
CARDS all her rules and obeys the die
tates of her whims.