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You let me alone!"
1t was a silly remark, coming from a
grown-up, very blonde and very effem-
mite young man. yet II set the audience
at Keith's yesterday afternoon screaming
with laughter, and was one OF the count
less funny things of Gay Parisians," the
funny farce In which the Albee company
is appearing this week.
The line was spoken by Harry Hilliard,
as Maxine. the youth whose devotion to
the study of Plato swerves TO the study OF
gayeties when taught TO him by piquant
maid 1t has caused so much laughter.
that, although the week is but half over.
it is frequently heard upon the streets
and flung at Mr. Hilliard as he hurried
from the theatre TO his hotel.
do you like this sort OF part?' / asked
Mr. Hilliard
Yes, because 1t gets away from the
conventional so-called straight parts. /
like anything that has some character to
IL.
But the Juvenile man OF a stock COM
pany," he continued, has little opportu-
nifty The character man is the man who
gets opportunities for versatility OF make
up. / remember my first professional en-
gagement. i was a druggist in Cincinnati.
earning enough money to study medicine
One year showed me that would not be
content in that field. so went TO a thea
trical agency to try for a position.
Il heard the fellow ahead OF me say,
when the agent asked him his line that
ne was a juvenile man That sounded
pretty good. so / said when my turn came
that /, too, was a juvenile man. / don't
know why. but l was engaged. 1t was
like a thunderbolt to my folks at home
and I had to stand a storm OF protests
and advice The company played Shakes
no
one-night stands: but l was so green that
/ actually enjoyed II. / didn't know any
better
Talk about versatility OF makeup! I
didn't know how to make up at all. The
leading lady discovered my ignorance and
was very kind to me, giving me a great
deal OF help. That's about all l did get.
however, for the weeks we received sal
airy were so few that we almost forgot
what 1t meant IL ever there's a time to
appreciate one-night stands it's ones first
season-and only then"
SALLY SCRIBE.
A testimonial benefit. which included
| several numbers by local talent. was given
| at the Providence opera house last even
| ing. for Miss Leonora Kirwin, the popular
| young actress who lost her wardrobe and
nearly all of her belongings in the San
! An overture by Raymond Ladd's orches-
, ira. was followed by sketch by Miss lola
| Dodge and Daniel Bagnel. Tom Wise
| from Keith's amused by reciting Eugene
| Fields description of Nine. Modjeska s
| appearance in Denver as Camille.
| Miss Louisa Semper sang Partisan.
| American songs and danced a Spanish
! dance, the Brown University Quartet
| gave humorous selections, and Mrs. Spary
| rendered contralto songs. George Sphinx
sang three Of his compositions: Miss Isa-
| belle Ahearn made a hit in a monologue
descriptive OF a Cockney family at the
| theatre. The Lyric trio was repeatedly
encored. and Miss Hanley and F. Il
Murdy sang the "Miserere."
Miss Kirwin appeared in the garb OF a
| Gehha girl and sang the toy monkey sone
| from The Geisha" and You're the Boy
| I'm Looking For" She also gave severa
! limitations. which were received with en-
| thusiast1c applause. Frank Byrne follow
ed and Mrs Louise Arnold Kenyon sans
"A Knot of Blue" and "Dearie" TIL,
Bingvile Minstrels of Boston closed tn,
! entertainment.