The sun., 1908-11-08

Then was made star-7not a very lone
time after commenced 10 play. Yes
| suppose am thettoungest star II if
Ia great responsibility
Mia Burke leaves you w draw yotii
own conclusions as toNywhfch OF the
states specified IL the Responsible one and
1t is at that moment that you hear 9
strange sound .@<}
1t is merely tapping on wood. as u
some one was In fear Of bad luck. but
Miss Burke recognizes and,cq out:
"oh. is that you. MIR. Gillettefr and the
face OF Samson appears smiling, enthusi-
astio and welcoming at the door.
He has his mouth open TO speak, when
some strange. subtle, psy6hic current
warns him OF danger or IL not danger
at least a condition. unexpected and ,un-
friendly. 1t 10 ima6lnation, or does he
really shiver?' ~ 4. I;.HajGi.
At any rate be closeS his mouth on a
chopped OF word and looks about to dis
cover the cause OF HIS mental disturb
ahce.
The cause Is not far of. Half Of 1t is
pondering ON Miss Burke's last remark,
wondering II she Intended TO convey the
idea that 1t is Q great responsibility to be
young or, to be star. and the other hah
Ia sketching rapidly. - = 49, <
The temperature Of the dressing room
falls suddenly. It has been at summer
heat; now IL is at freezing point. -ts
you are busy. see. Mr.. Gillette. says
sternly, icily. He is Samson at his most
indignant. .f,,
Not really busy" Mise Burke STAIN
mers. 4only being interviewed
Being what9' NGb ~
If Mr.. Gillette's antipathy to interviews
were not already well known the uhoom-
promising severity Of his pose would have
shown II then. For IL Miss Burke had
said that che was being inocnlated for
smallpox: that she had married leihurely'
and was being divorced in haste. that che
was being examined for possible hydro
phobic symptoms. Somson could not
have exhibited in the gamut Of express
eions that chased themselves all over his
face more reproach. dismay. anxiety.
grief and disappointment.
But the emotion passes. Miss Burke
may be weak, but he will not be. 1t Is
the duty OF the strong to protect. One
ia not Sdmson for nothing. His lips
move slightly. He is not saying his pray
ers, you may be sure.
Miss Burke tries to be sprightly. II is
pretty hard work and even her brand Of.
vivscity is not able to Withstand entirely
the blast Of such disapproval.
"Yes. it's an interview for The SUM-,
you know. and was just telling them
that-you see. musical comedy is the
greatest school that you can have TO per-
feet yourself in the art Of acting. Don't
you think that it is the greatestl'
SdmscR turns his eyes away from Miss
Burke. 1t is hard thing to do when
ypu once get them fixed there. and 1t Is
quite evident that only the very unusual
could enable him to accomplish it., You
don't blame him for his hesitation, you
really don't, but when he turns them on
the corner seat where you are huddied
you try to think Of some good reason why
you were ever born. You know there
must have been one, II you could recall
il quickly. The artist meanwhile writes T!
feverish reasons for her numbering the
earth in the perfectly outrageous and un-
necessary way Of which she Is guilty. in
stead Of making thumbnail sketches OF
Miss Burke. as she had been doing in
nocuously UP to that moment.
Being interviewed
Then comes one Of those silences that
get on ones nerves. Outside In the thea
tire there IL a rlmbling Of scenery as the
workmen move the flies; there is shuttle !
of busy feet and low toned word Of
command. In the street are the honks OF
autos. street car bells jangling out OF
tune. all the mechanism OF Broadway
at Its nth power. Men and women in |
the great world are loving. hating, eating,
drinking and are merry together Only. In |
the dressing room Of Miss Burke is a great
ohange-Mr. Gillette disapproves.
An idea comes TO you. You will turn
your smile on him. II has worked ad-N
mirabIy In Miss BuFke's case. Who
knows what IL may do with Mr.. Gillette? |
Perhaps he tod will admit that musical
comedy Is the greatest OF all schools and |
may even 60 so far as 10 suggest Yonkers |
as the paradisioal abode OF talent and |
that the law Of life Is insistent and genius |
cannot be dcwned by the lack of training |
in dramatic school. Who knows2
Who. indeedl When the smile reaches !
the door there is nothing there. Dis |
has departed. You have
dim, startled remembrance that a glance !
was cast to youward. II was the fac |
simiIe OF the glance that Sdmson gives |
his rival in the room at the Hotel Ritz be- |
fore he throws himself on his throat and !
nearly chokes him TO death. In the same |
dim. wireless way you are conscious
that he has intimated to you that your sex
has protected you.
Miss Burke notices the exit Just as !
quickly as you do. She follows 1t with /
a little scream Of protest. Her exit re-
semblss his closely in its suddenness,
only where his expressed disgust hers
suggests forgetfulness.
Her absence gives you opportunity to
observe that the. dressing room Of the
ingenue is as complex In Its assumption
of simplicity as the gowns which hang
abundantly in tho wardrobe near by.
It is spiok end span as the drcsses and
is covered wherever possible with baby
blue, the true ingenue color. not one of
the fashionable shades popular in Psris,
the dead blues, decadent and dreary.
The nest Is heavily scented end there
are quantities Of mirrors and lights.