The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-22
MISSING FACES ON
PADUCAH'S RIALTO
ONCE MORE TO-DAY
1t Was Amateur Night at
Mayfield Sure Enough for
+ 1.-Two Jays"
Then One of the Prettiest Girls
Was Attached.
"QUICK CURTAIN" HAsTY EXIT
"QUIcK CURTAIN" HasTy EXIT

Missing faces from Paducah's anna
teur Rlalto around Fifth street and
Broadway showed mp this morning
with carmine cheeks. tear-streaked
and b,ackened eyebrows, smeared
Iaround sleep-heavy eyes. They were
the remnants OF the Ielsley Musical
Comedy company that Thomas Hell
sley took TO Mayheld. Like every
thing else from Paducah that ever
went to Mayfeld. The touch of the
hnality was given this production OF
Two Jays" and dlsI.lusioned ANA
teurs. who trod the boards week after
week in Paducah. returned TO read
the Clipper and dream dreams of pro-
fessIOnal triumphs.
Not only did the audience az May
fed disapprove OF :he performance.
but Chief of Police McNutt attached
one Of the young ladies' Miss Mar
.garet Bruce. of 1892 South Eleventh
street, at the instance Of her mother.
Chief McNutt had IN mind bringing
Mss Bruce back this morning. He
took her in charge after the perform
ance last night. and he was consider
ably embarrassed when the entire
bunch of pretty girls and funny
comedians" as the bills say, boarded
the train with him.
No press agent greeted the report
ers with the story Of the histrionic
achievement in Graves county last
night. but the outfit appeared at the
police station. accompanied by Off
GERS and Mrs. Bruce. and this gave
rise 10 rumors Of Wholesale kiduap-
ing that would have teki-d p~ofes-
sional press agent to death.
The company was composed chiefly
OF young boys and girls that have
done stunts on the stages of the NOV
ing picture shows.
The Andrews Opera company played
a two nights engagement at Wallace
park last week. followed by open
dates. The principals then sang and
played AZ moving picture shows. The
Helsloy Musical Comedy company was
organized with many of the local
In the cast. and the trip
was made to Mayfeld. A fine crowd
greeted the show. for IL was well adj
vertised, but before the curtain had
been ub long there were ominous ex-
pressions Of dissatisfaction from the
audience. and after a quick curtain
the performers took the managers
advice and left.
Miss Margaret Bruce was taken in
charge by Chief of Police McNutt and
this morning she was placed on the
train for home. But the members of
the troupe were on the train also and
some still wore red cheeks. blackened
eyebrows and powdered hair.
when Miss Bruce reached the
Union station her mother was there.
Charles Whittemore took
charge OF the remnants Of the musi-
cal comedy company, and they We're
guided to the police station. Miss
Bruce is a telephone operator and
Yesterday morning at II O'Clock she
eft home TO work, but instead she
left with the company and went to
Mayhe'd. When she failed to return
home the police were consulted and a
telephone message to Mayfield led
Chief McNutt TO take charge of the
girl.
Margaret Bruce was penitent this
and evidently her first night
on the stage as chorus girl did rot
prove as thrilling and delightful as
the lights and glare OF the stage from
the front indicated, Miss Bruce is
pretty girl with dark hair and rosy
cheeks ard after listening TO a re-
proach from her mother she said; 81
will never try it again; one tina is
enough for me. wish was back in
our old home" Spying a reporter,
she said: "Please do not put il IN
the paper. | don't want anyone to
know il. Please keep II out"