The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-02
STAGE GIRLS SEE
1.-THE CHORUS LADY"
Special Matinee Delights Moths
of FOotIightS.
AUTHOR FORBES TALKS
Stage "Mommers" Wept and 1t Is Said
That Johnnies Tried In Vain to
Buy Seats to the
Show.
AUTHOR FORBES TALKS

From the New York World.
Six little lace handkerchiefs about the
size of a half-developed sneeze mopped
up the tears that the Pony Ballet SHE'D
all over 1.-THE Chorus Lady" yesterday
afternoon at Hacketts theatre. Seven
hundred others were also industriously &c
lieving as many feminine noses of their
outer coating of pearl powder. For the
Chorus Lady was playing to her kind.
The special matinee was Miss Rose Stahli 5
compliment to all the other choru ladies
in town. They came in droves. By half
past one the sidewalk was blocked. They
were of all types-much-puffea bloades,
"red-headed spear bearers" like the friend
of Patricia OBrien and retrousse bru-
nettes.
They giggled and posed and preened
themselves while flashlight was taken
on the sidewalk. Big and little, thin and
effulgent. attended by long line of wor-
Shipping Johnnies, who tried in vain TO
buy seats at fancy prices, they poured
into the house, stabbed their monumental
headgear with murderous weapons on tho
down to enjoy themselves.
Missed No Good Points.
They enjoyed the pieces every witty
line. Miss Stalh could not speak for
several minutes after she came on, their
uproar was so great, and when she re-
marked that she used to think she was
the real screech in her family" the chorus
girl gods yelled themselves hoarse.
The scene in the chorus girls dress
ing room caught as many lines from
the house as the stage,
Look at the streaked blondine; Amt
she just look like Maise for all the
world?" came in an audible whisper from
the front row.
As the play and the heart interest
progressed, and Patricia's true nobility
stood out in its sordid setting, the chorus
ladies relieved their feelings in anec-
dote.
"rhose girls are all alike" said fuf-
fly haired dancer to her neighbor.
There was Mabel had beaut of a
new cloak last year, and when I was
out of job she says to me: Go down
to see a manager in that coat and he'll
take you sure"
NO" interrupted the voice OF spear
bearer in an Immaculate princess, 1T told
him l thanked him for his hospitality, but
I'd have to have an introduction. I'm
not that kind you know"
Stage "Mommers" Wept.
Some of the chorus ladies brought their
mothers. These wept the hardest. Others
came with their lady friends and "remin-
isced." Alice Fischer. Raymond Hitch
cock and Marie Dressler are among the
stars who had boxes, and up against the
cornice, "skied" in the topmost box, were
a group of the stage children In the Hat
tie Williams company.
When Patricia cried, ITS the woman
who pays" at the close of the third act
she was almost mobbed.
Amt she just eegant?" screamed the
chorus ladies in front, and she had to
respond to curtain calls till she was tired
Forbes demanded the insatible audi
ence as one woman. Miss Stahl looked
about, but Mrs. James Forbes, the au-
thor, had descreetly fled. "rll find him.
she promised the chorus girls. But she
didn't till the very close of the play.
when she dragged him on and the house
rose at the pair of them. what is to be
-bouquets?' asked Mr.. Forbes.
"Bouquets" they shouted back. As the
crowd was pressing to the door one
chorus lady in a magnificent pale blue
velvet and sables. carefully dabbed her
blue eyes (matching shade) and muir
INJURED to her friend:
81 am so sensitive, DEAR
where is the man who takes the car
riage checks?" demanded another mar
vellous example of s20-a-week art, hold
ing about her priceless mantle of baby
lamb.
The Montgomery and Stone chorus, the
Hattie Williams Sam bernard, Joe Web
er. Spring Chicken" Fay Templeton
1.-THE Tourists and Richard earle chorus
lodies were those represented. They were
entirely representative.