The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-30
HOW TWO STARS At
THE ORPHEUM MADE GOOD

over western circuit and he had wired
that he could give them two weeks. il
they would leave Chicago ON Sunday.
This telegram went astray and did not
arrive until Tuesday. If it had the
young FarbeE sisters would have been
out of town on Monday.
AS 1t was they were in town on
Monday and their mother was going to
take them to visit some old friend of
a headache on Monday and the visit
was postponed. Then the young Far
Der sisters decided instead OF repining
at the harshness of the world. to visit
some theatre and forget care and trou-
BILE. They were about to cross the
street to the theatre when a cross
eyed Chinese walked right in front of
them.
"A jinks.' gasped Miss Constance
Farber in dismay. Gross your fingers,
turn around three times. and walk to
the left"
After this Vancouver was completed
the young Farber sisters found them
selves approaching the Majestic the
atre. They walked in and asked the
box office man if he recognized the
profession. The box office man said he
recognized the profession when it was
shouting. Nothing doing"
/ Miss Constance Farber haughtfly
| bought two seats in the top gallery
| and they went in. They sat in the loft
until a farmer came in who had been
/ eating onions He sat down beside them.
Miss Irene Farber cannot endure on
ions. Therefore the two Miss Farbers
arose and marched out.
/ Just before they came down a prima
donna who was to sing at the theatre
that week had arrived and found she
was number three on the program
Now, a prima donna can never, never.
never be number three on the pro-
gram. Her art does not permit of such
degradation. This prima donna said
that unless she was Immediately moved
down the bill so that she would appear
on the stage at the witching hour of
| the management might consider her
engagement Cancelled. The management
considered her engagement cancelled
But this made a hideous vacancy in
the bill. Something must be substi-
tuted But who? At this moment the
gallery by the farmer with the onion
breath, walked eoldly and calmly
through the foyer.
He told the manager there We're two
vaudeville players. The assistant man
i | ager spoke to the Misses Farber, but al
first they thought he was a masher and
were about TO appeal to a policeman
for protection. When they understood
. they said they would be most happy t.
take the place of the indignant prims
donna.
They were taken back on the stage
and sang and danced for the stage man
ager. He said they would do. Costumes
5 hastily extemporized and the Misses
: ! Farber were shot on the stage a.
, though from a fourteen inch siege gun
They not only pleased the audience
: they captivated it. and did encores an,
bows until they could hardly stand ur
. The stage manager congratulated then
E when they came off and told them the,
We're a riot which is the highest com
2 pliment known in vaudeville circles.
E He said they were engaged for tn
week If they would accept. $3.50. Mis-
Constance Farber had accepted by tn
r time sister Irene had come out of he
swoon. Since then the young Farber
f have repeated their triumph at ever
n performance at the Majestic, have bee
e signed for q long tour over one of tn
}. biggest twice a day circuits. and ar
e the sensation of the vaudeville worlt
r Which is a beautiful and happy end
n ing to q story. logically combining bot
the sob and human interest elemen
a and bringing out as well the part tina
8 tricky fate plays in human destiny.