Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-07

touchy about some things and that's one OF
them.
After switching around. the leading lady got
hold at the right place and began to sing some
thing about a Princess whose heart sad
waiting for her Prince to make her glad and
the first squeeze she gave sent stream OF
milk into the face of Angel Willie, who had
rope around the cows horns and was talking
baby talk to her SO she wouldn't get nervous.
He was game. though. and didn't do anything
to scare Old Spot; but when Fogarty, who
played the part of the Prince, rushed the
stage with a sword Clanking at his sides say
ing, Fair maid. l prithee let me quaff the
nectar in thy receptacle!' the COW seemed to
think things had gone far enough.
Her movements were SO quick that nobody
saw just how she knocked Miss Maxwell over
the edge of the stage: but it was probably done
with kick Then she began frisking around,
and Angel Willie's rope in some way got tangled
with his legs. The cow would gallop from one
side to the other. and then rush up and down.
with Willie dragging behind and not seeming
to care much whether the stage was elevated
or not. Two or three times l thought she
would slide over the foothghts and land on Miss
Maxwell. who was badly scared that she
stayed where she had fallen and called for help
in the most pitiful tones | ever heard.
Something serious might have happened if
the bridegroom hadn't been there. Benjamin
was used to cows, and as soon as he could tear
himself away from the bride he got over on
the stage. With hand he grabbed Spot
by horn. taking hold of her nose with the
other. 1t was great scene. and if it could be
worked into play just as we saw it then it
would make people forget that there ever was
Quo Vadis or Ben Hur." After good
deal of heavy tussing Benjamin got the cow
to stand still. and we untangled Angel Willie,
who was bruised good deal but not disabled.
The great milking scene was given up right
there forever.
The worst of it was that Miss Maxwell's
lame ankle was hurt again, and she had
skinned elbow besides. l couldn't help think
ing. when got back to the hotel that things
looked dark for the Monte Cristo Company
and was sorry the wizard had deserted me. l
worried about Clytie too and wondered
whether. if the Doc had decided to get new
manager, she would ever let me hear from her.
MISS FENNIMORE, the ingenue. saw that
A'A l was feeling blue l guess. and tried to
make me forget my troubles by telling me the
history of her life. She had been married to
baseball player. she said, and he hadn't APP
peared to be capable of approaching sensi
tive artistic nature
lone of his little fingers" she went on
although none of his fingers very little
had been broken once. and it had queer kind
OF crook that used to get on my nerves. You
can't imagine how such thing will affect
person and then he couldn't talk about any,
thing but baseball. which got awfully tiresome.
He was always making three baggers or steal
ing bases in his mind. and he would jaw UNI
pres in his sleep till he almost drove me crazy.
There was no living with him after he had
played a game in which some pitcher had
struck him out three or four times He acted
as if | had been to blame for it. and at last l
couldn't stand it and had to give him up"
Then she got to telling about wanting to
star in play of her own. and promised that
if l ever met anybody who had plenty of
money and wanted to get into the theatrical
business Id tell him about her
You know" she said. g ought to be the
leading lady in this company; but l haven't
the heart to win Willie away from Miss Max
well. Poor thing! she has had hard life and
| am the last in the world who would do
or say anything against her: but she hasn't
any temperament at all. She ought to be
waiting on the table in some boarding house.
OF course, l wouldn't think of saying anything
like that outside of the profession; but you
can see for yourself how it is"
IT was going along pretty late in the evening
when l got a chance to break away from
her, and thought I'd take a walk to try and