The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-29
GUARDING SENSITIVE STARS
TEE BUSINESS MANAGER AND
MS TRYING TASK.

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PerSBadlhg FritEi ScaaeH 10 SING,
Asa celebrated English actress aliGhtsd
from her private car In the Ia Sale stres,
station In Chicago, two OF thres years ago,
q amaFtly attirsd man In frOck coat and
Hilk hat rushed Coward 10 greet her.
my dear Mrs. Pat be cried. Il am do
lighted 10 80 you. I trust the journey
from New York didn't tire you very much.
The sale Il enormous and ! know that
you will have . successful engagement
here
Tho EnSliah actress drew her lAnEuid
figure erect IN a naughty manner.
And who are you. prAyl' she inquired.
gAxing At him through her lorgnstte.
Il never met you
Il am Mr.. 0Oodfriend. your advances
agent. replied the somewhat orsatfallsn
gentleman.
OH said the Engliah actress. with
q bored cir. you are tho gentleman
who travels In front Of mo and puts para
graphs In the pApsrsG Very well. when
I want you. win Send for yOu'
Ignoring the amazed Mr.. Goodffiond.
she swept hanghtily past him. followed
by q rotinue % servants. a dog and q
secretary.
In that aams La Sale street station
another incident occurred last Octo-
Der. Another Engliah star. a man
this time. arrived with HE company.
He had only been q star for a short
time. and adulatiOn pleased him: but
his advance agent vas nov here TO be
found. The agent was aleeplng peace
fully At his hotel. That night when tho
agent appeared AZ the theatre the star
discharged him on tho spot for not meet
ing the train. Il awaited nothing for the
agent 10 plead that he was employed solely
10 attend 70 certain business details: that
nothing had been said 70 him about nest
ing trains. He was discharged and a
more ohasquious attendant engaged in
his place.
Every star travels with a valet He is
down on the programme a. business
manager or personal representative or
some other high sounding title. but in
reality he 10 just a valet and the sooner
he realizes HE true position the better
chance ne has Of happiness. Not that be
will really be happy. Oh. no. the artistic
temperament precludss any such posi-
bility. II he ish't called on the telephone
at . O'Clock in the morning in his hotel
10 take Pinky Panky Poo outdoors for a
little exercise he must take supper every
night Of the season with a popular
prima donna until he longs for even an
entertaining chorus girl TO talk TO- DO
you remember the story about the actors
who had 10 eat turkey In Herns's -Shore
Acres until they became sick at the mere
mention Of turksyp That story was
duplicated in real life with the business
manager Of FIRTH SoheH a couple Of
years ago.
Nine. sohsH at that time had a valuable
pereonal representative In John Major
When Major deserted Nine scheY 20 60
with Julia Mariowe 40 personal repre-
sentative. Nine. SchsR had hysseria
Then a little later Miss Marlows had hya-
tericu when Major Was engaged a. business
manager Of the New Theatre.
But 10 return 90 the turkey story
Nine. Scheh. who rarely goes out, insists
upon having her personal manager escort
her 20 her hotel. Then. az she fears
burglars. she insists upon having her
manager always within call at the hotel.
Furthermore Miss schef enjoys cold
chicken suppers. In the two. years that
John Major acted a. personal manager
20 Nine. Scheh he had 10 eat supper
with her every night. and she always
ordered cold chicken. At the end Of the
two years Major was ready 20 take de-
perats steps. but he conquered HE aversion
20 the chicken and until the very last
niRht never let Nine. Soheh realize the
sacrifice be had made. Major ssid after
ward that one Of the reasons he accepted
the offer from Mlas MArlowe was that
he learned shs was in the habit Of changing
her supper menu every night.
-One Of the important duties OF at
tending a theatrical star Of the feminine
sex il 70 dine or sup with her said a
manager Last week. In a season when
was acting in the capacity Of busi.
nsss manager with Olga Nethersole We
had many small cities where We played
one night only Owing 70 the had hotels
Mas Nethegsole always travelled in her
private car with half Dozen servants
and her secretary. Miss Field. mother
important Accessory 70 the car was q little
black satchel which contained about
$4,000 worth Of jewels. Fearing robbery
Miss NethersOls insisted that her manager
must live on the cara pleasing diversion
Apparently hut in reality far more trying
than any other method q living. since N
meant twenty.four hours Of every day
IN the constant service Of a charming
though occasionally Whimsical tempera.
msnt. Furthermore Miss NethsVsole
adorea marmalads and jam. Why I
don't know. unless IL IL because she IL
English. The quantities Of marina ade
and Jam I had 20 consume in order to ba
polite can only he computed by the chef
Of that Pullman car
The black iSwel czss just mentioned
Il anothsr bugbsar 81 the valst's life. Il
10 usually accompanied by two or Tires
French maids. Every star has . jewel
oaas, and most Of them have three French
maids and naturally Wills travelling
sach maid thinks the other has the won
darlul jewel oass. A. some EailFuad sta
lion. therefore. tie cry suddenly goes up:
Where IL the Jewel case. MaFis9'
''Oh. madame, thought Celeste had