New-York tribune., 1906-08-03
SHOW GIRL FAMINE.
Mr. Rice Finds Society Vayiety"
Scarce Just Nozc.

can ter a r-stsy girl the moment look at her.
nd she doesn't have to have a blooded pedigree
OF q certificate OF social standing, either
snos girls are just as pretty as they used TO be-
The successful show girl must be up-to-date-and
There's one thing am always looking for in my
show and chorus girls-tempeT. For temper means
a lovely woman without magnetism is an object
purposes she is not nearly so desirable a less
vagd Evereft Rice
For two days the Office where E. e. Rice, the
veteran theatrical manager and feminine pull
ch-itude expert. does business. at No 1912 Broad
way. has been in q receptive mood. Mr.. Rice has
spent most OF his waking hours gazing moodily
our OF the window. idly drumming on the win
Cow seat Charles Seagrave. his stage manager,
has hungrily stared into the corridor. John J.
Braham. the musical director. is putting in his
tine rearzanging his music They All wait
:rs for something 10 turn up.
The something Is the twenty society show
girls for Rices Girl from London company
Young. pretty and attractive. Apply II to ?
daily"
But New York is short on society show girls
This week. Worldwide as is Mr.. Rices reputa-
ton and that OF his admiration compelling
ehornses only fifteen or twenty would-be show
girls have applied. Up to closing time yesterday
six OF the eight ten required had been selected
Maybe they're all in the country enjoying
their vacations" suggested Mr. Rice with
forced smile. ~Or more likely" he added,
Frightening. they won't come out because it's
raining and they don't want to get their pretty
clothes wet.
Ane crop Of show girls is inexhaustible" went
on the famous manager. but, of course we run
across these little famine spots at the beginning
of the season. when large number of musical
plays are in preparation Many of the girls are
or having a good time and don't see the ads
and aren't thinking about work. but a few weeks
later ana the woods on the Rialto will be full Of
'em.
Every fVe or six years sees a new generation
OF show girls. The ranks are constantly being
recruited. The girls are constantly graduating
INTO matrimony OF stars or dying or something.
ana mat leaves room at the bottom for the fresh
faces and unjaded physiques
By the way. the type of show girl is changing
Y you didn't happen to know it, Brunettes are
coming in again. For several years the blond
SRI has been the favorite. 1t all goes in cycles
can tell instantly whether girl will do mr.
not Nationality hasn't anything to do with it:
previous experience hasn't. If girl is exterior
~ attractive and bright and capable she ran
soon be developed into something. If she can't
learn. she has to be dropped even if she is
handsome
"A slIl' You understand, may be ordinarily
pretty IN drawing room and yet be totally in
effective the stage
Does she make up well? Does she light m
Ven Has she charm. personality, magnetism?
Is she inspiTational?
80 II SO. We want her. There is ALWAYS room, IN,
the New York stage for girl of the right kind.
Chorus girl No. 1. who was chosen bv Nv
Aiee was an exceedingly pretty Irish-Ameri-
can from Staten Island. She wore A white dress
anu carried IN her hand newspaper clipping
We come in answer to this ad - she cola
ss-1-piy- I've got to be breadwinner and 7
cont want TO go behind a counter or I,,,nct +I,r
Keys OF a typewriter. Do you think I'm do
Ihey told her they did She was TAN slan5ar
bul not skinny with good stage figure GOOD
80, sooo features, good complexion sweet
lfeuty blonde, in fact Then she went over ~
ne piano and ran up and down the scale to
SHOW SHOW on her vocal powers. She seemed as
NiOcesI ana refineG as she pretty
20. : Was as different in looks as could he i'm
aElhea- she was dark. richly dark of the lew
asn type She was, IN fact, a Jewish American
8lrl from The Bronx. She sang beautifulIv and
she'd do Uoiu heI
But it doesn't matter what kind of +eett .
ctotus girl has does il, Mr.. Riee?" asked one
OF the applicants
Mr Rice olung to the arms of the chair for
support. i -0i
Bless your heart. you dear child" he replied
- soon as he had recovered his strength who
EYER heard Of a showgirl singing her chor,,ses
hrough baTricade Of store teeth? Her hair
may be false. her complexion may be false. but