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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-06
Created Prince Of Wales at Time
Of His Birth.

Edward VII, King Of the United King
dom OF Great Britain and Ireland, and
Of all British dOu1inions beyond the seas,
and Emperor Of India. was born in Buck
ingham Palace, London, November D.,
1S41, as the second child and eldest son
Of Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort
Albert. He was christened Albert Ed
ward and at his birth was created Prince
Of Wales, becoming by virtue Of that
dignity also q Knight of the Garter. As
heir apparent to the British crown lie
succeeded to the title and emoluments OF
the Duke Of Cornwall. AS heir to the
crown Of Scotland he became Great Stew
ard Of Scotland, Duke OF Rothesay. Earl
Of Carrick, Baron Of Renfrew and Lord
Of the Isles. He was solemnly baptized
January o. 1912. at st. Georges Chapel
Windsor, amid scenes OF great splendor
and in the presence of Frederick Will
liam, King OF Prussia, and a throng of
ambassadors representing almost every
large nation in the world.
Ideal Home Surroundings.
His boyhood days were spent in the
quiet surroundings OF an ideal home. He
was brought up with the greatest care
and attention and from the earliest period
Of his childhood grew into life OF cere-
mony and state. His first public APP
pearance was February 4, 1S42, when, as
a babe in the arms OF the queen. he re,
viewed the troops at Windsor Castle, and
was held up to the public gaze before a
throng OF loyal subjects who made a
demonstration IN his favor which the
young queen, his mother. Is said never to
have forgotten. Two years later In Lon
don he saw his first great parade on
the occasion OF the visit of the Emperor
OF Russia TO England. In 1876 the whole
Of England discussed the first visit of
/ the young Prince of Wales to n circus.
and thereafter every trihing incident of
| his childhood was made much of among
the British public.
After his first visit to Ireland, in 1s49
| he was created by his mother Earl OF
Dublin. Other titles conferred upon him
at this time were Duke Of Saxony, colonel
of the 18th Hussars, coionei-in-chief OF
the Rife Brigade and field marshal OF
| the British and German armies. When
about eight years old he. as Prince OF
Wales. performed his first public function
| accompanied by the little princess royal
| and HIS father, the prince consort. He
proceeded in state in q royal barge down
the Thames to Westminster. All London
| turned ont to see him.
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ear she is perhaps apt to lose her sense
Of values and to begin to travel at a pace
which has only one ending. for hard as
the work OF the chorus is today, it is not
that which depletes the ranks; II Is the
burning the candle at both ends-ln places
whose reason for being is not entirely the
furtherance Of art
Beginning at is. when her voice is de-
veloped enough for the use to which II will
be put the chorus girl IL she never gets
beyond the line, has at least ten years OF
demand. After that she is passe except in
rare cases. There is always that shadow
over her life. for while in other professions
age and experience are often assets, IN hers
they count against her and unfortunately
she knows it. Perhaps It IS that knowledge
that finally swamps her. Certainly It is
that which prompts her to get out and
into some other work 1t even drives her
to matrimony.
"A very generous percentage of the
chorus girls 1 have taught have married
and married well, at least from q worldly
point of view. In fact the chorus Is to many
a young woman but a flighty episode and
she finds her true avocation in a home
with a husband, who probably believes he
has dragged her away from stellar glories
to be the star Of his household and treats
her all the better for his unwRranted creed,
while she automatically hides the fact
that she was tired of the struggle and
looked on him as life saver. There are
many Ann VerOnicas Of the chorus. What
they really want is marriage and they are
driven by that unrest through the episode
Of the chorus life which to Mr.. Wells
heroine simply took another form, until
they accomplish their fundamental purpose.
The chorus girl in a big Broadway
production has an immense amount of
work to do, not the least of which is the
necessity-where competition sets a killing
pace of labor-to keep herself in the best
possible condition. Nothing else will be
accepted. She cannot come to a rehearsal
with heavy eyes and tagging step. She
must not stay away. She has simply got to
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pin and patted some stray looks to place
Il have not told you my name" she said
abruptly. II forgot that because 1 know
who you are, you know nothing about me
am Alison West, and my home is in
Richmond"
So that was it, This was the girl Of the
photograph on John GilmoreE bedside
table. The girl Mcknight expected to see
in Richmond the next day, Sunday. She
was on her way back to meet him. Well
what difference did 1t make, anyhow We
lad been thrown together by the merest
chance. In an hour or two at the most
we would be back in civilization and she
would recall me- If she remembered me at
all, as an unshaven creature in a red
cravat and tan shoes, with a soiled Pull
man sheet tied around my neck. I drew
a deep breath.
Just a twings' I said. when she
glanced up quickly, IT'S very good Of you
&c let me know, Miss West. l have been
hearing delightful things about you for
three months"
! From Richey Mcknight" She was
| frankly curious.
Yes. From Richey Mcknight" I as
sented. Was 1t any wonder Mcknight was
crazy about herr I dug my heels into the
dust
I have been visiting near Cresson, in
the mountains" Miss West was saying.
THE person you mentioned. Mrs Curtis,
was my hostess. We've were on our way
to Washington together" She spoke
slowly, as il she wished to give the mini
mum of explanation. Across her face had
come again the battling expression OF per-
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New York of later date. and Marie
Dressler. who starred in London last sea-
son, after a successful chorus experience.
made her great hit In The King s.
Carnival
Julia Sanderson. who Is in The Area
dams was first I'm Fantana. brought out
by the Shubcrts. and Mabel Currier was
in The Chinese Honeymoon l did not
train Edna May for the chorus but she
was under my direction after she had
seized the opportunity which came Co her
suddenly In The Belle Of New York. and
leapcd into popular favor. Years ago when
there was no Gerry law To- prevent, Julia
Marlowe played a professional cnEngemcnt
I'm a juvenile 'Piuafore' company, and
Grace Ellison. appearing under a nom dc
thcater. played small a very small part
in a musical comedy which had a short
life. and its name would not recall It's cN-
istence Mabel Barrison of The Blue
Mouse fame was I'm one OF Weber Il
Fields productions and before that In the
chorus OF a Broadway production, and
I,otta Faust was put in the chorus, actually
discovered by me, and appeared in Jack
and the Beanstalk
Marie Jansen. let me see, oh, Marie is
In Boston now lie, .Nudir' is still re-
membercd ! was the recipient Of one Of
her original applications Della Fox is IN
vaudeville and doing well Georgia Caine
first appeared with me, and so did Emma
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Janvier: both clever chorus workers IN
Lost. straycd and stolen and Nett'e
Reed. who beginning with the chorus, had
evoluted To the fyiug ballet. was lost In
the Irouuols fire because she was panic
stricken az the idea ~ entering INT, and
going back 20 use the stairway, was over
come and sutfocated. Tho original 'F1oro-
dora seNtette, Daisy Green, Agnes Way
burn. MarIory Relyca Marie Wilson Mrs.
Fred Gebhard), Vaughan Texsmith aud
Margaret walker, were all trained by me"
You mention others, Lulu Glaser. Elsie
Ferguson Trixie FIigRuEa, Bonnie Ma
giun. Evelyn Thaw, names associated at
some time az least with this theatrical
class. and always MI Teal remembers and
places. YOU assume with accuracy, certainly
without hesitation
And from the seriousness OF his talk you
judge that he has little sympathy with the
point Of Wow Of Henry Arthur Jones, who
is agItatiuE In London at the present time
and says that the stage is given over TO
legs and tomfoolcry." In fact Mr.. Teal,
having passed the memory test success
fully SAYS one last word which may be
translated into the more euphonious state
ment that he believes Mr. Jones is mis-
taken.
Legs and neutrality-suspicious. Is little Of
either on view In the chorus Of the present
time. II is serious work, seriously pre-
sented"
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there at last, babbling incoherently and
rolling in her handds a dozen pebbles she
had gathered in the road.
The girl shuddered as we went on once
she turned and glanced at my bandage.
Does 1t hurt very muchH" she asked.
IT'S growing rather numb. But It might
be worse" 1 answered mendaclously II
anything In this world could be worse, !
had never experienced II.
And so we trudged on bareheaded under
the summer sun, growing parehed and
dusty and weary, doggedly leaving behind
us the pillar OF smoke. I thought I knew
Of trolley line somewhere in the direction
we were going, or perhaps we could find a
horse and trap to take us into Baltimore.
The girl smiled when I suggested it
I'VE win create q sensation, won't we?'
she asked. Isn't It Queer-or perhaps it's
my state Of mind-but l keep wishing for
a pair Of gloves, when haven't even a
hat"
When we reached the main road we sat
down for a moment, and her hair which
had been coming loose for some time fell
over her shoulders in little waves that
were most slluring. 1t seemed a pity to
twist it up again, but when 1 suggested
this, cautiously, she said It was trouble
some and got In her eyes when It was
loose. So she gathered it up, while held
row OF little shell combs and pins, and
when 1t was done It was vastly becoming
too. Funny about hair: a man never
knows he has it until he begins to lose It
but it's different with a girl. Something
or the unconventional situation began to
dawn on her as she put In the last hair.
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.LsAllES, REPEAT The Third AL.
be alert, clear eyed. quick to apprehend
every instruction. The chorus is no longer
a place where a girl standing and looking
pretty has achieved the purpose Of her
being there. A great part of the new
chorus girl work which 1 may say without
eEotism was invented by me requires tre-
mendous assets Of endurance and inteli-
gence.
There are two classes Of girls who live
and die in the chorus, and when l say
die l do not mean that in the obvious
sense. There is the girl whose vanity out
strips her talent She has come there be-
lisvink It the easiest way to some spec
tacular future, uncharted even in her own
imaginings. She remains, having acquired
technique and bound by the ropes of routine
and cloth. When the crucial moment Of
departure comes she may become a ward
robe woman, she may go back home she
may drift into the Sargossa sea Of dereliots.
Then there is the other class the girl who
Is honest in her determination, but is
blinded to the knowledge that she has
no real talent such as is necessary to get
out of the line; rivalry is SO bitter talent
such a drug-that is talent of her kInd-the
working pace is so strenuous that she has
somebody takes pity on her or she takes
pity on herself and creeps into a life
position better fitted to her. There are q
few, very few, who remain there by
choice; they have acquired a distinctive
place which they would lose elsewhere;
they have an honest following Of friends
and admirers and they manage to keep the
twenty-eight to thirty years limit at bay
by an absolute elimination of the factors
which are by common report supposed to
be necessity Of her existence There are
many women, stars Of the legitimate at
present who have forgotten they ever were
In the chorus, certainly their stay there
was so brief that their forgetfulness is ex-
cusable; there are many more who, It would
surprise the average theatergoer to learn,
started in this way.
Il never advise a girl against taking up
the profession she has selected. The most
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The girl bent over and spoke slowly, dis
tinctly, as one might speak to a deaf per-
son or a child.
Listen Mr.. Blakeley," she said
earnestly. You must rouse yourself
There has been a terrible accident The
second section ran into us. The wreck is
burning now. and II we don't move. we
will catch fire. Do you hear?'
Her voice and my arm were bringing me
to my senses. IT hear" said. "T-Fn
sit Up in a second. Are you hurtT'
No only bruised. Do you think you
can walk?''
drew up one foot after another. gin,
geriy.
They seem to move all right" re-
nsrked dubiously. Would you mind tell
ing me where the back OF my head has
gone? / can't help thinking It isn't there. -
She made a quick examination. TITS
pretty badly bumped" she said. You
must have fallen on IT."
had got up on my uninjured elbow by
that time, but the pain threw me back
Don't look at the wreck" I entreated
her 'Its no sight for a woman If-lf
| there is any way to tie up this arm, ]
might be able TO do something. There may
be people under those cars"
Then It is too late to help" she replied
solemnly. A little shower Of feathers. each
carrying its fiery lamp. blew over us from
some burning pillow. A part OF the wreck
| collapsed with a crash. In a resolute en-
deavor TO play a mans part in the tragedy
going on all around. I got 10 my knees
Then realized what had not noticed be-
fore: the hand and wrist OF the broken
left arm we're jammed through the handle
down suddenly
You must not do that" the girl In
sisted. I noticed now that she kept hel
back TO the wreck, her eyes averted. '"ThC
weight Of the travelling bag must be agony
Let me support the valiss until We gel
back a few yards. Then you must lie
down until we can get 1t cut off"
''wm 1t have to be cut OFF, asked as
calmly as possible There were red-ho
stabs Of agony clear to my neck but VIZ
were moving slowly away from the track
/ Yes" she replied. with dumfoundinG
coolness. IF had a knife could do IL
myself. You might cit here and lear
sSainst this fence"
BY that time my returning faculties hac
realized that she was going TO cut of th'
satChel, not the arm. The dizziness wal
leaving and l was gradually becoming my
self
If you pun It might come" suggested
And with that weight gone ! think
will cease TO be five feet eleven inches oi
baby"
She tried gently to loosen the handle
but II would not move, and az last witt
great drops Of cold perspiratlon over me
/ hsd 70 give up.
I'm afraid I can't stand it," / said
But there's knife somewhere arOunt
these clothes and II can rnd IT, perhaps
you can cut the leather"
AS ! gave her the knife she turned /
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I venture upon is a suggestion that she
think the matter over carefully-and re-
turn If she IL determined. IL has been my
experience that as a general thing II a
girl makes good she makes good at once
One glance is oftentimes sufficient. one re
hearsal often tags the girl for all time.
If my first impression is favorable l study
her and give her an opportunity and II
the impression becomes a conviction, with
out knowing why she gets a line or a
longer part to speak or act, Yet tho first
impression cannot be absolutely relied upon
and she may never live up to this initial
promise"
Mr. Teal mentions some Of the best
known speutaCles with which his name has
been connected as stage manager These
productions required hundreds OF chorus
girls all Of whom he remembers by name
and can give Of each physical, mental
and biographical description. 1t Is a say
ing among his contemporaries that he never
forgets a face or name and in proof Of
this the other day a chorus girl opened
the door of his office and after a mo-
ments hesitation Mr. Teal asked her what
name she wanted to appear under now in
case he engaged her telling her that eight
years before she had asked to have her
name changed on the eve Of the publication
Of a program.
You put his memory to the test Pauline
Hall Of ErTnine fame She is no longer on
the stage; she has invested her money
wisely and is rich woman. Adele Ritchie
was one Of the four girls 1 put into The
Algerian the last musical comedy Marie
Tempest appeared in over here.
sylvia Gerrish is dead and is almost
forgotten except by those who recall her
as she appeared in The Marquis Casino,
1887 and Lillian Grubb who was in that, is
not dead, only lost sight Of for the mo-
ment Nina harrington was in the original
production Of 'Adonis,' for which / trained
her and in that same show were Fanny
Ward and Mabel Montgomery, who made
great hits. They had their theatrical debut
in another chorus. Paula Edwards was in
the original production OF The Belle of
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the duplicate youngsters had not come
back Miss West made the move had
dreaded.
IF we are to get into Baltimore at all
we must start" she said. rising. You
ought to see q doctor as soon as possible.
Hush" / said warnlngly Don't mem
ton the arm, please; it is asleep now. You
may rouse It,"
IF only had a hat" she reflected. "It
wouldn't need to be much OF one but
She gave a little cry and darted to the
corner Look" she said triumphantly,
the very thing. With the green streamers'
tied up in a bow. like this-do you suppose
the child would mind? 1 can put IS or so
here-that would buy dozen Of them"
1t was a queer affair of straw, that hat,
with round crown and rim that flopped.
dlsmally. With a single movement she had
turned 1T up at one side and fitted IT to
her head. Grotesque by itself. when she
wore It It was q thing OF joy.
Evidently the lack Of head covering had.
troubled her, for she was elated at her find.
She left me, scrawling a note Of thanks
and pinning It with n bill to the table,
cloth, and ran upstairs to the mirror and
the promised soap and water.
! ! did not see her when she came down.
I had discovered a bench with tin basin
outside the kitchen door and was washing.
4 in a helpless, one-sided fashion. felt
rather than saw that she was standing In
the doorway, and 1 made a final plunge
into the basin.
How is It possible for a man with only a
right hand to wash his left carp 1 asked
/ from the roller towel was distinctly un-
: comfortable: men are more rigldy crea-
| lures Of convention than women, whether
! they admit II or not. There Is 80 much
soap on me still that il ! laugh will blow
bubbles. Washing with rain water and
homemade soap Is like motoring on a
slippery road. l only struck tho high
/ places"
Then, having achieved a brilliant polish
with the towel, ] looked at the girl.
She was leaning against the frame OF
the door her face perfectly colorless, her
breath coming in slow, difficult respira-
/ tions The erratic hat was pinned TO place.
but It had slid raklshly to one side. When
1 realized that she was staring. not at me,
but past me to the road along which We
had come, l turned and followed her gaze.
. There was no one in sight: the lane
stretched dust white in the sun-no moving
figure on 1t, no sign Of life.
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CHAPTER X.
Miss MEsT,s REQUEsT.

MISS VESTS REQUEST.
The surprising change in her held me
speechless. All the animation Of the break,
fast table was gone: there was no hint OF
the response with which, before. she had
met my nonsensical sallies. She stood there,
white-lipped unsmilinE, staring down the
dusty road. One hand was clenched tight
over some small object. Her eyes dropped
to It from the distant road with a quick.
indrawn breath.
Her color came back slowly. Whatever
had caused the change, she said nothing.
She was anxious to leave at once, almost
impatient over my deliberate masculine
way OF getting my things together. After
ward / recalled that / had wanted to ex-
plore the barn for a horse and some sort
Of vehicle to take US 10 the trolley, ana
that she had refused 10 allow me 10 look
! remembered many things later that
might have helped me- but did not At
the time, | was only completely bewldered.
Save the wreck, The responsibility for
which lay between Providence and the en-
gineer Of the second section. all the events
Of that strange morning we're logically con-
nected; they came from one cause. and
tended unerringly 20 one end But the
cause was buried the end not yet in view.
Not until we had left the house well be-
hind did the girl face relax It's tense lines
was watching her more closely than I
had realized, for when We had gone a little
way along the road she turned TO mo al
most petulantly. Please don't stare 80
at me-" she said, 10 my sudden confusion.
Il know the hat is dreadful Green always
makes me look EhAStly."
CTo Be ConunusAl
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CHORUS GIRL OF TODAY
Ben Teal, Who Knows Her, Rises in
D.. Her Defense.
YOUNG WOMEN WHO WORK HARD
LEGS and TomfooIery' Not All, De-
spite Henry Arthur Jones-Many
who Have Gone Ahead in
High Paid work.

NEW YORK March IA real countess, 3"
whispered the press agent and in the
chorus, too. Think of that" We whis-
pered again. this time the name, a cross
between Chlanu and Coryphee and adds
few familiar data, the non de theater on
account % the public scandal, the political
intrigue that has answered the purpose OF
Jealous aueen-nothing less than a queen
faithful mamma who is always at the
stage door to protect daughter from the
possibility OF accident when diamond tiaras
and garter buckles are hurled at her blond
head
The press agent rambles on, his ever
active Imagination inspired by a certain
fixed expression which no mistakes for
interest, and as he talks you wonder what
has become Of some OF the chorus girls of
yesterday and how, when and where others
whom you hear Of every day achieved their
opportunity and still others who have re-
mained where they commenced after years
OF public adulation.
There Is one man In town who knows
lot on this subject who has in fact for
some twenty-five years trained the chorus
girls in the ways they should go.
Ben Teal, who has been during this quar-
ter Of a century connected as stage man
and Charles Frohman and is now with
Henry Harris. admits that II rightly ap-
preached he might tell not all but some OF
- facts that have not escaped his eagle
1t is Ben Teal who is responsible for the
saying that II a chorus girl keeps her eyes
wide open and her feet In good condition
there Is no reason why she should not
climb right TO that utterinost niche in the
temple OF fame. When you comment on
the really small percentage who have risen
above the humble beginnings-and every
season there are in New York City alone
some 1000 to 5000 girls drawing pay in the
chorus-Mr. Teal makes an affirmative
gesture TO which pantomimic act he adds
that there is no reason why this should
been a matter which rests entirely with the
girl herself.
Asked to differentiate between the
chorus and show girl, he accepts the def
milton Of the press agent who says laeoni-
cally 50 a week. one line and three ha-has,
and then goes away to leave Mr. Teal to
tell his own story, one interesting item Of
which is the fact that It was due to his
personal efforts that the old-time rule of
making a girl pay for her stockings, tights.
wigs, shoes and other parts OF her apparel
was done away with and that nowadays
no reputable manager would expect one
Of his chorus girls to practice the econo-
mics necessary for this expenditure.
The chorus girl at the present time gets
SIS a week in New York and a few dollars