The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-01-22
MARY AIMS CAREER


formnnce almost ruined by single
interruption
Il was 4 domestic tragedy OF English
rural llfe and one act began with a
tablean copied exactly from q popular
painting called Waiting For the yer.
dict which was also the title OF the
play
The scene gave an exterior view OF
the building within which the husband
and father was being tried for his life
on charge Of murder
The trembling old grandsire leaned
heavily on bis stan The devoted wife
eat wearlly by the closed iron gate.
with babe on her breast. tired but
vi2sant A faithful dog stretched him.
self az her feet. while his shaggy
shoulders pillowed the head OF the
sleeping child who was the accused
mans darling
The curtain rose on this picture,
which was always heartily greeted and
often. 50 well II told It's pathetic story,
second and third round OF applause
greeted n even before the dialogue be.
gan
The managers little daughter. who
did the sleeping child. contracted a
cold and was advised not 10 venture
out OF the house for fortnight So a
substitute had 20 be found. And a
fine lot OF trouble the stage manager
had. He declared half the children OF
Columbus had been through the sieve.
And there was the troube-they all
went through. There was 10 one left
10 act as substitute
But at last he found two promising
little airls-sisters they were and very
poor--but the mother vowed her chill
dren must be IN bed az o. theater or
no theater Yes she would Ike TO
have the money. but she'd do without
II rather than have q child out OF bed
at all hours. AZ ffst she held out for
0 O'Clock. but at last yielded the add
tlonal half hour. and. TO the great dis
appointment OF the younger child. the
elder one was accepted for the odd rea-
son that she looked so much younger
than her sister.
The company had come down from
Cleveland. and there were the usual
slight delays attendant on a first night.
but the house" was good. the star
Mr.. Buchanan. was making Il fine inn
preston. and the play was evidently
Ego"
The big picture was looked forward
TO eagerly. and when II was arranged
we had 10 adma that the pale. pinched
little face OF the strange child was
more effective as II rested on the dogs
shoulder than bad been the plump.
smiling face OF the managers little
one.
The curtain went up, and applause
followed Those behind the scenes
crowded TO the wings" TO look on. No
one noted that the hands OF the clock
stood mt 9:1O nor heard through the
second burst OF applause the slam OF
the stage door behind the very small
person who entered and. silently peer
ing this way and that, found her stern.
avenglng way Co the stage aud that
too favored sister basking IN the sun
light OF public approval.
The grandsire had just lifted his
head and was about 10 deliver his
beautiful speech OF trust and hope
when be was stricken helpless by the
entrance upon the stage OF a boldly
advancing small person OF most amaz-
ing appearance. Her thin little legs
emerged from the shortest OF skirts
while her small body was well pinned
up In a great blanket shawl. the point
Of which trailed fully a quarter OF
yard on the door behind her. She wore
a woman's hood on her head, ana from
its cavernous depth. where there
cleaned n pale, malignant small face.
voice issued. the high. farreaching
voice OF child that triumphantly com
manded
You, Mary Ann, you're ter get up
out OF that an come home straight.
away. an you're ter 60 ter bed too
Mother says sou And the small Mem
esis turned on her heel and trailed
of the stage. followed 10y laughter that
seemed fairly TO shake the whole build.
Ing.
Nor was that all No sooner had
Mary Ann grasped the full meaning OF
this dread message than she turned
over on her face. and. scrambling up
by all Tours. she eluded the restrain
ing hands OF the actress mother and
made hasty exit to perfect shrieks
OF laughter and storms OF applause.
while the climax was reached only
when the dog. trained TO lie still so
long rs the pressure of the child's head
was upon his shoulder. finding himself
free. rose. shook himself violently and
trotted or. waving his tail pleasantly
as he went
Tint finished Il. The curtain had 10
fan. A short overture was played
and the curtain rose again without the
complete tableau. and the actiou OF the
play was resumed. But several times
the laughter was renewed Il was
only necessary FOR some one person 20
litter over the ludicrous recollection
Al.