New-York tribune., 1909-05-16
By Sewe11 Ford
Drawings BY F. NauN Wilson

agent had the front to tell en- their act was an
tI4uc. and II he needed EN- for 81 super turn
send word
No, that any vaudeville trust could put Morrr
< Gould out Of business for good. Not much
public knew EN- too Wen But the independ
houses was some scattered. and what with O
dates and long Jumps they'd got II on the raw
Here the other night. though, things went
limit They'd Just opened for ii week y, cngagcm
up bcrOud Bridgeport. when paint store on
tlrer floor OF the Opera House touched of, and
tore the dcvouriu element had quit hcEIn his Fl
rans their costume trunk and prop box was all to
had. So they'd counted ties and hoppcd the Il
raIl clear IL from Heaven only knew how tar. 10
their next date WAS an open air summer snap {
wouldn't he billed until the Monday before
Fourth meaning a long wait between reg lar me
And So" saws l. Your talented cousin drop
around TO try his touch for a few
He let me slip HIM a " SAYS Swiftly, tryIn
best To be modest about II. All, cut out the f1l
face business You think that's The last I'll ST.,
him. eh
I'm casting 30 horoscope" SAYS L but t.
guess should say that YOU I'll see lot more OF NJ
cure and Percy.
IT was like pIacin' "a bet after The ball stop
rolliu Iusid, OF week they got to bc reg
callers and SD long as they'd had the face herb
removed and had the wrinkles pressed out OF q
striped regall4s. / didn't mind 50 much. though
Sd rule IA Just a. soon not have that kind ham:
around the studio
But Swiftly gives me q lot more details .s'u,, (.
sad case and managed To- work up consider hIr ~
pathy They don't call il being out OF a Job
YOU know They rr Just liberty people II
ylut make il So much easier, no matter h""
il = tagged Maybe YOU never tried 10 hong up
Cd ,sth-~r laudladv for the rent ot a ball room
when you'd moved Ia with no trunk and She
knew YOU WAS friSkn the free aE"nt~ tor }"ur
meals, That was one item %, the Norr'rn'.-
Gould tragedy Bat somehow they ''.ile9 her
into not PUTIN ID neN lock ou rAr l"9r. aui
they took turns -leertr IL -a. singh. sra
To see cIu 7taultu "Ht H trHn. "- t.'e
hulcserbocEcr rDSla for t1. shop -irl-- t4'1-.-
and LIaillu' dre1-, eyed sd. .Hr crowd. roH
thought they Was oocurglu rh, state suite.
and had just -trolIei out au he Sidewalk 'o
.et an idea oi What common folks Was iar
when seen close to.
THEN one dav they walks into the studio
Lrradiu heavy oh their heels. and / hears
that on account Of some heaalIner haNm cam
o,ird her engagement they re 10 pe gwen a
fr-out Uu the Parer~su-\cNarh circuit. pro-
Eidlu' they can put Oh thrce-peopic akct.h
To- .un twenty minutes and close IN tIat T. Alr
Morrison has ID great scheme for reNlsln their
old act. putin I'D some Hc" business. ai-t
rT-.II. III ii little lady he knows of who all
10 The orchids when II comes to being locker
And She does a toe dance that never iai- 10
yet en- going Costumes they can fake mp. and
they'll have To get along with such props as
The management VII! furnish
But how about the rehc,r5I>, says Per
eeg- - Gou don expect Ms 10 work up our n un
IL Madison Square park do you,
Which is AIr Morrison cue To- hit the thought
struck attitude and look hard at me BY
Hercules. Percey says he y happy M
sr,irationi IIere's the professors gymnasium.
evenings. Sunday afternoons, What do You
say NcCabe."
Well / SAID it a. cheerful as | could. CON
siderin the Jar II got from his nerve display
| told en- they might 60 ahead If they q stick
to the hours marked out for them / made 1t p
they were free to build up any OF act they wan
10. 50 long as they didn't drop lighted cigarette
the corner Of the gym or drive mails IN the H'
Fact Is. when see en- ee1tin seeder and seedier
hear about their struggles to hang onto that