The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-13
Miss Delaney wants to know why you went on the stage

into your head?" pleaded Carlton with
patient sadness
No" said Jane pointedly; "or you
wouldn't be half so friendly"
This parts us said Carlton firmly,
and they sought their respective rooms
When Jane reached the theatre that
night she was, as usual. ten minutes
late, but, also as usual, unflurried. She
merely dabbed on her makeup a trifle
more carelessly than was its due and
jumped into her dOublet and hose more
hastily. arriving at the wings very
much lOvelier and long before the 9TH
ers who had been there on time. She
had ali the maddening aplOmb which
is the curse of the novice, and did not
acknowledge TO a nerve" in her body.
Her colleagues, tTuer artists, as they
appeared from their dressing rooms,
were in a state Of nervousness border
ing upon panic. Jane gTinned at them
serenely, yet she admittedly envied
them and was aware that not till the
same Dale fright should descend upon
herself would she be the artist of her
ambition.
Studheim. strikingly handsome in his
kingly guise. was on the verge of ride
ulousness, constantly primping his lips.
smoothing his curls. adjusting his eT-
mine and smiling his radiant property
smile at nothing. He was an Israel
itish young New Yorker, with plenty
Of money and plenty of brains, too. but
none for Shakespeare, as often hap
pens, and he was COnfiding to his
troupe that he intended next season to
star in an eccentric part better suited
to the public-that is now he put it.
He held audibly TO the opinion that
d I,aT~ -
today.
You'll have an opportunity to show
your talents i'm another direction" he
said, You. too. Miss Duke. I've cast
you for a dandy part, small but fat
And you'll have chance to study me
in a new role. You've never seen me
do farce comedy, have you?"
Yes I have," contradicted Jane; I've
seen your Macbeth"
The palsied silence which fell was,
fortunately for Jane. broken by the
sudden music of the orchestra. which.
like a magician's charm, transformed
them Immediately into jewellers of the
past. Even Jane sobered and strove 10
remember a few bits of business she
was overapt to forget till seeing Stud
helm from his kingly throne glare at
her.
solve. circumstances generally found
her in disgrace. AS tonight. in the
throne scene. at the very psychological
moment of the stacy pause and silence
with which Studheim prefaced his most
telling speech, the awe was rent and
scattered by a smothered csCkle Of ill
placed mirth-from Jane, Of course.
Pipe the throne" she whispered.
nudging the earl next her. The earl
looked. and guffawed A prince and a
few lesser mobiles did the same. Upon
the gilded rungs of the royal seat some
domestic stagehand, who evidently
''housekept" behind the scenes, had
hung a pair Of modern and bargain
countery red socks TO dry.
Two for five" Kissed Jane. sending
off the few who had so far behaved
themselves.
laundering from his eminence. Stud
helm soon had control Of the scene
again
Jane judged ii pretty good policy to
temporarily disappear when the drop
fell. Sudheim had quick change to
make and dared not take the time to
hunt her When he was safely im-
mersed in the majestic current of the
second act Jane came out of retreat
and amlably ambled among her
friends. She had the social instinct and
could not be crushed for long at a
time
Whose reputation is going now ?" she
asked. insinuating herself into a con-
versatiOn between Carlton and Nance.
and seating herself boyishly on a con-
venient bier.
Nance was peril0usly beautiful o.
nights. Carlton had excusable admira-
ton in his fine eyes
I'm So sorry for you. my dear
sighed Nance. giancing al her most