The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-01


hind the scenes at Keiths yesterday af
ternoon. / had gone over intending to
see the performance OF "Why Smith
Left Home" again. for. 90 me, II is the
funniest farce I've ever seen. laughed
myself hoarse the night before and de-
cided n would be well worth while seeing
II again. When / reached the theatre,
however. changed my mind and decided
TO wait until Wednesday evening. which
is to be known as Smith night. when II
Is expected that there will be some cut
tlng up" One OF the features OF the Al
bee company's performance OF why
Smith Left Home which had surprised
and delighted me exceedingly, as IL cid
everyone present II applause tells any
story, was the little Spanish dance given
by Miss Young in the first act 1t was
amazingly graceful and dainty, and quite
took the audience by storm.
IL made no pretence OF being feature
OF the play, merely bit OF a dance need
ed in the telling OF the plot. but We In
the audience wouldn't have II so. We
insisted upon more and more, until finally
this little woman was compelled 10 stop
from exhaustion and the play was al
lowed to go on. But the sensation made
by the beautiful dance was not for
gotten, for IL was revelation or new
talent I'm this clever artistic. What
puzzled me most, and gave me food for
thought a great deal since then. was
how and when she had managed 10 find
time to learn to dance 30. IL was very
evident that hers was no superficial.
ordinary knowledge OF dancing. but on
the contrary she showed a complete mas
terry OF the terpeichorean art and must
have trained under the best OF masters.
I determined 10 find out. II possible how
II had happened
made my way around 10 her dressing
room, fervent1y praying that she wouldn't
snub me for my inquisitiveness. After a
few minutes I saw how ridiculous was
70 even think OF such n thing. Miss
Young's dressing room is at the end OF
a corridor Just Beyond those OF Miss
Ingram and OF Miss Reimer. I stopped
at the head of the corridor, 70 see IL
could hear anyone in her room. for I
didn't want TO interrupt a caller, as I
had last week when went around to
chat with Mr.. Craig and overheard myself
being discussed by Mr.. Nicander and Mr.,
Craig. No. there wasn't sound
Evidently no one was in. Still. perhaps
she was reading. or. we'll. the stage door
keeper had distinctly told me she was in
so ! would try I tapped softly on the
door of her room, and the next instant
A rosy face. with somewhat disarranged
hair peeping at me, with the door opened
only partially. When she saw IL was
she opened the door wide and bea med an
unmistakable smile of relief and hos
pitality. Guess I fell asleep" she said
apologetically. "I was lying down on
the couch studying my part in The
Sporting Duchess and the stiffness and
warmth, and everything. must have made
me fall asleep, for ] remember nothing
until heard you knock"
I'm afraid I'm interrupting your little
rest" j said glLltily.
NO, indeed, I'm very glad you did
wake me, for I must get ready for the
matinee. My maid had n bad headache
this morning and sent her home for the
day. go must start TO get ready little
early. You won't mind my dressing while
we chet? Have this chair. it's more com
Portable than that one. / don't know
what makes me so sleepy Monday is such
trying day in stock. We are all more or
less nervous at a first performance. and
there Is so much to do. Then, too we
had 10 get up a little earlier than usual
this morning. The Sporting Duchess is
snch a tremendously hard play 10 produce
IN stock, with so few rehearsals, that Mr..
Winter has called rehearsals all this
week for o'clock II was a little hard 70
get up this morning earlier. but We all
realize that TO give such big productions
there must be cooperation He works so
hard. and Mr.. Lovenberg is so anxious to
please the public and all Of us in the COM
pany. that IL would be ungrateful OF us
not TO do our share. wouldn't it? See my
little refrigerator? Isn't that cute7 It's
such luxury TO have nice cold drink
handy on warm day. and in the middle
OF performance IL is hard 10 send out 70
get one. so when came across this baby
refrigerator. Juet like the big ones in con-
struction. L thought that was Just the
thing. Let me give you something from
IT, I've bottle Of Moxie, and. let me see
what else"
AS she stood up on tip toes. 10 look i'm
10 the tiny Ice box she made most
charming picture, In her flowing. cool
kimona Of Japanese silk embroidered in
forget -me-nots. as eager as n child
which she Is little more than.
Yes, here's n bottle OF ginger ale II
usually keep some on hand for callers,
and Beatrioe-Miss Ingram whose room IA
next door-likes 1t better than Moxie"
Then, stepping 10 the door, she called
down the colH'idor softly, Beatrice have
some ginger ale7" There was no answer,
and she said, az she returned, IL guess
Beatrice and Miss Reimer haven't come in
yet I'll put bottle UP close to the ice
for them" Then, while I drank the glass
OF dellciously cold Moxie she had poured
for me- she began her preparations for
the performance. She took down her beau
tiful silky black hair which has such
pretty waves in it and began brushing Il
while querfed. as n kind OF
loading" question; What a great many
things one must know and be able TO do
In the dramatic profession. Your dance I'm
Why smith Left Home for instance. what
would you have done had you not been
able to dance"
'I suppose couldn't have played the |
part" she admitted, "and II would have
been given To some one else IT'S only a !
Bit and one Of the minor details, but |
suppose IL really is important. I didn't /
intend 10 do so much dancing. however |
but what was I 10 do? The audience sim !
ply would not let me GO"
Don't you like 90 do it7' asked
Yes, ] love dancing. and am perfect |
y happy when I get an opportunity 10 |
iance-in fact. I might almost say I've |
ust danced through nfe. You see. !
,egah TO learn when ] was a mere baby, 1
'nly four years old. My older brothers i
md a sister went TO Professor Marwig's /
Dancing school one OF the most ex- |
'lusive in New York / went TO visit
.rts he,