The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-04-30

"Oh, mol" she laughed, that was
only again talking to myself Yon
see we must make the most of every
spare moment to study our parts. It's
always much easier for me to commit
to memory when l read my manuscript
aloud"
And just then mite of two years
came and stood undecidedly in the
doorway, with big blue eyes, and a
huge Dresden bog on her hair and
fluffy rufned skirts.
mThats my little sweetheart" ex-
planned Miss Elliott. my own dear
little baby girl. Isn't she just too
lovely for words?"
And with a genuine winning smile
and toss of her head. the character
istics which have won her Honolulu
audiences, the charming and delight
full ingenue began to chat pleasantly
about her life and all that it means to
ton, or rather in suburb between
her.
my home is in Everett. Washing
Everett and Seattle, and is the cutesti
little house of four rooms you could
imagine. We own some other lots
too" she laughed, stroking the brown
head which shyiy nestled beside her.
"but they are for the baby.
1--WE were in Everett three years
before coming to Honolulu" went on
Miss Elliott, land 1 love the place and
people very much. The parts have
played while there we stacked up
one day-my husband, Mr.. Royal, ana
land we found they stood higher
than I.
my husband had a stock company
there of his own, and every night aft
err the performance we'd go home to
our little four -roomed bungalow and
the baby Sis. .....ay
well, one night as we sat roasting
potatoes by the big open fire.
thought occurred to me.
a play?" I asked.
"'Why in the world don't you write
"'Too late, he replied. I've had
that thought myself for some time
$50 right there and then he sat till
daylight, and the same every night for
a week till it was finished. 1t is one
of the greatest plays ever read, and
it's called The Turning Point Some
day I am going to star in it, you
know"
when did you meet Mr.. Royal?" J
inquired land when and where were
you married."
'- Miss Elliott; laughed -gleefully, throw
ing back her head and cIasping her
knee with her hands.
"That was romance, really. You
Zee my father is theatrical man and
is well known in San Francisco 'as
Musical Fletcher was on the stage
with him long before met Mr.. Royal
"Well, you see it was like this. Mr.
Royal came out with a company ana
the manager, of the company was "A
great friend of my father, So conse-
ouentIy l met him and the man whom
afterward I was fated to marry.
Mr.. Royal was awfully nice to me
from the first, and one evening with
marty of ten he took me to Ringing
Bros. Circus He was just lovely
and bought me everything from pea
nuts to pink lemonade, but even SC
do you know wasn't much impress
ed. Then he went east and tried Il
work up a correspondence, sending ms
a souvenir of the Worlds Fair at ST.
Louis
81 was doing vaudeville work abou
six wears later in San Francisco, an'
one day I went into the office OF Lee
Johnson for some new songs, whel
behold sitting comfortably in one g.
the Office chairs, with his feet up OF
the desk, was ChaA. Royal. Well
was surprised!
"Some time later ar. Royal organic
ed a musical comedy company and en-
gagged my father and me to go along U
Tacoma. It was there found out
was really in love with him
and> although my mother and
father we're not too pleased about i
we were married in that city RICH
after the Frisco disaster.
"And now!" exclaimed the prett
little ingenue, leaning forward wit
laukhing eyes, now comes the TO
manee!"
81 thought that was over" said
"No. The prettiest part of all
yet to come.
"My Royal was playing a juvenil
part and was the ingenue with whoI
he was supposed to be IN love.