Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-20
Behind the FootIlghts
Notes Of People You Know In
the Amusement World

Mabel Deane. of the Peggy From
Paris" company, who is pronounced by
critics TO be the prettest little dancer
in the business, while the company
was playing recent engagement at
st. Louis, happened to kick her slipper
Off the stage during one of her dances.
The slipper was not an ordinary affair,
as might generally be found in lady's
| wardrobe, but one of u pair made to
order In New York. Miss Deane has
an exceptionally small foot. and wears
a az AA. AS she was particularly
fond Of this pair, and one was of no
use to her without the other, she i'd
vertised the loss in the next morn
| ing's papers. In order to gain a lit
| tie advertising as we'll, Miss Deane
offered as q reward for the return of
her DuBarry Of green suede, tied with
a large green silk bow. ten kisses. She
advertised under the name of Cinderel-
la. 1t is needless to say that she had the
prompt return of her slipper. A young
man sitting in the eighth row of the
fell in his lap He intended keeping
1t as souvenir but decided that he
would prefer the osculatory reward.
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Sig. tiberati, whose magnificent band
recently gave concert at the Odeon.
after closing his engagement at the
| state fair, has heart in his musical
body of more than ordinary size. Sig.
Liberati was I'M Denver a few weeks
| ago, and while there received q note
from young woman who was very
Ill, and had been informed by her
| physicians that she could not live. The
girl addressed a note of appeal to the
famous bandmaster, asking him as a
diving request that he bring his band to
her home and serenade her. Sig. Libe
craft responded to the pathetic appeal
promptly, and not only played sere-
made, but a complete program Of his
choicest selections. DR.. Crofts, 81
Beatrice, Neb has written a poem bas-
ed on the incident.
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Mrs Nell Burgess wife of the owner
Of "The County Fair" which has been
seen at the Odeon many times, died
Sunday at her home in Highlands. ~
T. Mrs. Burgess was daughter of D.
II Stoddard, the celebrated actor.
pleasure which Miss Mildred Hol-
land enjoys is a days outing along
Long Island sound in her yacht, the
"Catherine H." In recent interview
with a New York newspaper man she
said:
81 have handled many small sailing
crafts for several years, and delight In
the pastime. This little pleasure boat
was given me by an old sea dog IN
return for kindness which / rendered
him when he was in difficult straits.
Many are the storie. ne has told me
of sea adventures, which, if written
in story form, would interest many as
they did my friends and myself. He is
the picturesque salt of the sea, now
too old to sail the briny 'sp, but de-
lights in joining us on many of our
pleasure trips. and always insists on
frying the fish we catch. He always
helps the ladies to bait their hooks,
and, while patiently watching for
bite, sits quietly beside them with his
old cob pipe stuck fast between his
teeth which he occasionally removes
to expectorate, then passing his arm
sleeve over his mouth, smiles and
story is forthcoming.
Jest reminds me, Miss Holland.
said he, one beautiful summers day on
one of our trips "'Bout forty year
ago Malinda, my wife and me. wuz
still acourtin' We wuz agettin long