The San Francisco call., 1904-08-21

il is often the mothers fault when the
children get sassy They tell them
that they viii punish them II they do
certain things and -
And the children do them and their
mammas don't punish them" continued
the child. They. let 'em grow sassy
II is all right if you stop 'em when
they are littlei"
Was it really the tiny, white-frocked
baby at my side talking? Just as I have
written. word for word, the childish
voice was piping away. Do you re-
member that I said Baby MARITIME was
6 years old?' She was chattering of dolls
when I heard her again.
I never play with dolls" she said.
I let the cat play with 'em. And I
play with the cat. It's names Be
della It's a beauty.
oh. you heard Elizabeth Murray
sing 'Bedelia?' said.
No" she said, 1t was Frances Starr
at the Alcazar-in The Moth and the
Flame you know 1 played the little
boy. It isn't a good part. I hadn't
anything TO do. That was one Of my
parts"
That was a picture Of Baby Mar
tine on the mantelpiece, posed with
Juliet Crosby in Madame Butterfly"
q tiny, tottering baby.
why, do you remember that7" I
cried
I remember just the line she said"
prattIed the child. See, blue eyes,
fair hair, just like father, him my
baby trouble"
She was years old then.
And you don't like comedy?"
asked, pushing the candy over TO her.
She took hard chocolate" quietly
and said again: No, I went 70
Fischer's one night with papa and
mamma. They sat there just laugh
ing and laughing. I put my head on
mammals lap and went TO sleep.
thought il was the silliest old thing 1
ever saw. It was called Fiddle Dee
Dee
There, Mr.. Fischerl
But that is burlesdue at Fischer's,
not comedy" I explained respectfully.
"Oh, burlesque, you call it" she said;
well, don't like it, whatever you call
it"
7 think possibly If you saw some Of
the comedies at the Columbia you
would enjoy them.'' I suggested
I've never been to the Columbia"
she informed me.
And what are we going TO do when
we grow up?" I asked.
We'll, I want to be a leading lady, Of
course" MARITIME said, drawing up her
little white neck. Il don't want to
play parts like Zaza and Sappho,
though. I haven't seen them, but I've
heard people talk about them. 1 like
most Of the plays I've seen here. was
in an awful one last week, though
Just Struck Town But that was at
the California
And what else have you been in?"
I began to feel extremely young with
that experienced little soul beside me.
"Oh, I've done Little Eva, and Gre
ated the part of Chan Toy in The
First Born'-we're going to do that
here in a week or two" the tiny mum
mer said. She blushed then, as with
an artists shame, she asked me If
knew that she had been in The Toy
maker" I was, but 1 wouldn't tell
anybody, though. 1 was the Little Bo-
Peep on top of the drum. I hadn't a
word 10 ssy!-Oh, here's Olliei"
And Ollie, rosy-cheeked, boyish. burst
into the room, the picture man follow
ing her. The children posed themselves
in the big chair. Ollie. with her big,
saucy blue eyes, saucy upturned nose,
golden locks topped by a red Tam, and
sailor blue serge suit, a complete foil
in character TO the other little one. 1
noted afresh the purple-veined tenn
pies Of the other child, the fine, long
chin. the bulge Of the brow, the small,
fine nose and mouth, the accurate oval
Of the face.
She was saying: I've only had bit
Of cake TO eat all day, Ollie"
Ollie laughed: And I couldn't eat
anything myself but two eggs, two
slices Of bacon, plate Of buttered
toast and-oh. fried potatoes and cof-
fee. And I had 'em in bed, That's
what you get for being up late"-to me.
"Oh, is it?" 1 said.
I'm fond of eggs" she laughed. do
you know-oh. my sister. that's Geor-
gle Cooper, she used to send me to the
theater with eggs and milk and lemon
beaten up together for my brother-in-
law-that's Landers Stevens. It's de-
licious," and Miss Ollie smacked ap-
proving lips. "Well. Landers used to
notice that it got less every day. He
only laughed, though. But it's real
good-do you good. Teeny"-to Miss
MARITIME.
MARITIME doesn't like eggs. or COM
edy.' began. I'm sure you do?"
Yes, I do Miss Cooper decided She
has a quick, boyish laugh, the gestures
of a boy, sometimes the boy voice.
What kind Of thing do you want to
do when you grow up?"
Like Miss Roberts does,' Ollie said.
Miss Roberts does so many kinds
of things" I remarked.
That's the reason" Miss Cooper put
it.
And what are your favorite parts
now?"
"Fauntleroy for one" she replied:
I've just played a beautiful part in
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