Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-30

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Condition. She had q Daughter who
was Il Sophomore, and that was why
some of her Enemies said that she was
too far along to look the Part of Juliet
Just the same, Mrs. Skilligan wanted
Whack at 1t, for what she lacked in
Looks aud Youthfulncss, she could
make UP in Jewelry. So she began to
lay her Pipes and do some tall Schem-
ing
III the mean time, Mrs. Wrinkle was
studying the Lines and checking off the
Names of all Members who would not
dare to throw her down. Mrs. Wrinkle
could see herself on the Balcony Civ
ing an entirely new Interpretation of
the Part. She had discovered certain
Hidden Meanings in the Lines, and she
wanted to hand out the immortal Hot
Stuff IN such Way that Folks would
forget all about Julia Marl0we and
those other ordinary Actresses who
were after the Coin. regardless of Art.
The Stdge-ManagGr employed by the
bold Amateurs was an EX-Legit who
had lost his Voice asking for Salary.
He plucked UP Courage and ventured
to ask Mrs Wrinkle if she didn't tllink
she WAS Il little too strong on the Meas
uremcnts to be the girlish Capulet.
"Oh. Pickles. quoth Mrs. Wrinkle
I'm just about the size Of May Irwin
and she's Il lovely Actress. BESIDES,
I'll wear something Loose, so that they
can't see my Real Shape
The Stage Manager said no more,
for he needed the Money.
The Club had a Meeting and the
Lady who carried Weight for Age beat
cut the Anti-Fat Candidate. Mrs. Win
RE was elected the Ideal Juliet by IL
! Majority of One. and some Were mean
enough to say that she voted for Her
self As for Mamma Skilligan, she
was not Put out 4 Particle. Not on
| your Facial Expression! \ good many
! Competent Judges had told her that
! Shakespeare must have had her in
/ mind when he wrote the Part, but if
| the Club preferred large. coarse
| Creature to tackle that beautiful Stuff
let It 90 at that!
Just TO prove that she wasn't NIiffet
| she bought all of the lower Boxes, anC
on the Night of the Performance snt
| gave Party at which the Gen
tlemen proceeded to tea up and roas
! the Large Party, in spite of anything
she could say to choke them off. Along
| about . o'clock she said it was time Il
go down and watch the Balloon go up
The Push landed in at the Opera
House just in time TO break up the
! Scene in which the Child Sweetheart
| signs and wonders where Romeo is
The whole Outfit came into the Boxe.
and upset Chairs and begged every
| body else to take the front Seats anC
called for Programmes. BY the time
| they settled down and got ready to ,kit
the Performance, the large White
I Mass up on the Shelf didn't know
whether she was playing Juliet OIL
! Bridge Whist. She got twisted on hel
Lines, so that Romeo. with the REQ
Mustaches, skipped couple of speech
es. Then the Moon shifted a few Fee
and the Balcony squeaked and prom
! ised to give way. and some one in the
Skilligan Party made q low Crack thai
started Il Giggle. Juliet lasted. but sh,
was too Pink for Words.
linen Mrs. SkIncan saIQ sne wa
sorry for the Poor Thing for it reall!
wasn't her FAINT. as she had been bun
kced into thinking she was Good.
Juliet had s Curtain Calls or tw,
more than Melba's Record. and befor
the Night was over she received s,
many Flowers and was compliments,
so often by those who came up to he
little Supper-Party that she had
good Notion to leave Wrinkle and e