Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20

extra on the road. transportation being
furnished and nothing else on tour. the
expenses OF which she must stand for her
self. There Is no hope Of any bigger sala-
ries for those '1n the line" for every
season the supply TO draw on becomes
larger and from all parts not alone Of the
country but Of the whole world. come ap-
plcants, some. driven by need. some by
vanity, some by a genuine ambition.
Mr.. Teal gives the chorus applicants
from the Old World all the praise that Is
their due, but says positively that they DO
not compare in beauty, grace OF intelli-
gence with the American variety. They
have technique by inheritance and that
much abused quality, temperament, which
someone has recently described as an in
nate disinclination to work. but robbed OF
those characteristics they have nothing"
| In the mixed race" which is so rapidly
becoming an element to take into cog
nizanCe here, especially IN matters relating
to art, he does not venture a hidebound
opinion, saying In the contest for su-
premacy no one at this moment can proph-
esy who will be at the goal when the bell
rings-the second and third generation OF
the Old World contingent are certainly
furnishing us matters for speculation even
in the chorus"
Taking the e1ternals of a good figure
the perfect chorus face, with Its round
oval, its expression OF serenity, small
features and large eyes, with attendant at
fractions Of fine teeth and hair for granted
Mr.. Teal says that the quality that makes
/ superior one out OF many when competi-
ton is keen is the possession Of that inde-
finable accomplishment termed manner"
which is positively essential to make a
success today in the line. This manner
must give the impression OF a well-bred
| woman who knows how to wear good
clothes and to enter and leave a room the
| drawing room manner In a word almost
I impossible to teach, but the possession OF
which viii make amends for many lacks in
| other directions.
Two girls selected as types OF the re-
quirements in this direction at the present
! time are Janette Hawton and May Mallory.
! "One Of these girls" says the speaker,
! rs blond, the other brunette. In their
alertness. their ability TO speak a line tell
ingly, their way Of walking, standing and
wearing clothes, they are striking examples
OF the very best we have to offer in the
! way of chorus girl material.
Every once in a while you hear Of a
manager who had accepted money for
making a place in the chorus Of some at
! traction for an unknown girl who is being
! angeliZed by a Manhattan millionaire and
who has no real need or accomplishment
for the place. know OF no reputable
manager who is open to any such pro-
posals. l do not say that such an episode
has not been known in chorus girl annals,
but 1 say that it is an exception which
really proves a rule. In the same way !
would not deny the existence OF the chorus
| girl too well known to the exclusion Of the
veritable class, who comes to rehearsals in
her own car, gives her salary to a French
maid and sometimes figures in a sensational
murder or divorce trial, but the type Of
girl Is just as exceptional as Is the man.
ager Heaven help the chorus girl today
| who thinks that she is going to get any
| where in her profession by a notorious loss
Of self-respect! A success Of that kind Is
| as short lived as a smile. When a girl en-
ters knowingly a profession where she finds
her whole mission is to please the eye and