The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-31

Annie's apartment was about six
feet wide by ten long, and was disposed
in what was conceived to be a manner
suitable to one in the profession" 1t
was four flights up-four very dark,
carpetless, ill-smelling flights. The
right half of the ground floor was used
by Mr.. Terrence Sullivan, truckman.
for the stabling of his horses and dTay
in the night season, and on the left half
of the ground floor Mrs. keenan, and
the other housekeeping ladies of the
tenement had established a sort of COM
munistlc WashrOOm. But, however de-
pressing the effect of the approach to
Annie's room may have been, the in
terror sffOrded a striking and cheerful
contrast. There was a carpet. and the
windows opening on the street, were
bright and comfortable with lace cur
tains. On the right as you entered the
room was Annies road" trunk, a huge
cubic box, of the kind to be obtained
at a bargain in the department stores
with her name stenciled in large black
letters on either end. and New York
underneath. Annie. il is true, had not
yet been on the road, but she had pur-
chased the trunk with her very first
earnings in order TO be prepared. All
fIrst-class artists. she had been in
formed. were thus equipped.
bureau, the first and last essential Of
any lady's boudoir This was a small,
.unambitious piece of furniture, with a
mirror that failed miserably TO do JUS
tice TO Anne's somewhat irregular but
altogether piquant style of beauty. 1t
was rendered formidably decorative.
however, by being made the receptacle
for a bewildering multitude of photo
graphs, many of them pictures of her
own pretty face, signed across the front
with her stage name" in an unsteady.
angular hand, obviously aiming at the
usual eccentric, theatrical effect:
Faithfully yours, Dorothy Darrell"
1t is not surprising that TO a girl of
Annie's exuberant fancy the stage
should have made a strong appeal. A
number Of her acquaintance had al
ready joined the vast and constantly
growing ranks of the chorus, and their
wonderful tales of the fascinating life
behind the fOOtlights had early settled
IT. Annie's mind what her life work
should be. She would join a show"
she v uld work hard; and she would
wear gowns" and have her photo
graphs i'm the magazines.
II happened, therefore, that one day
shortly after arriving at the mature
acc of Il she had. through the media
ton of a former schoolgirl friend who
had been a whole year in the business
been presented TO the favorable notice
of the manager of a musical comedy
cOmpany-ole OF those productions that
appeal To the eye, and in a less degree
to the ear, but are not much concerned
with the understanding. The manager
had looked her over critically Her
face, with its half comical partly
turned-up nose, with its Irish gray-blue
eyes and fair complexion, was very at
tractive, there could be no doubt of
that. Her figure. though girlish, was
we'll proportional and entirely fit and
proper for the exigencies OF musical
comedy costuming; she could hum
tune and was very fond of dancing.
These particulars endnently satisfied
all the most eXacting requirements
and in short order, To her unutterable
delight. she had found herself engaged
for the chorus OF the Land OF Nom
sense" company at the munifcent sal
AIRY of $12 d week. with six changes OF