The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-06-30

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with the green hose and clam
orous tie who pulled industri-
ously at a cigarette.
Tottie was peeved. Her profession
al standing had been questioned, and
she resented the imputation.
Take it from me-" she snapped, with
a display of indignation calculated to
wither the offender, Il had an offer
from Mr.. Hammerstein himself. He's
just dying to have me go on at his
roof garden in New York. Offered
me 5000 per for two turns day, and
40 weeks straight on the road when
i got tired Of New York. I've got
Hammersteins letter to prove it," she
.tormed, stamping one foot by way
of emphasis; IN show you it amt hot
air I'm retailing"
Open came the understood suitcase
that did duty as a handbag. Into its
GAntkE went beieweled nngers. There
was a powder puff. chamois skin, a
tube of rouge, handkerchiefs, manicure
set, a purse, sadly in need of imitation,
a dozen programs Of vaudeville thea
ters on the kerosene circuit-every-
thing but the letter.
Il musta left it at my hotel" admit
ted Tottie after rummaging through
the accumulation for the fourth time.
"On the piano, eh?" suggested he Of
the clamorous tie, sidestepping neatly.
Say, you can't hand me nothing like
that and get away with it," came the
sharp retort. IF you're going to try
and be funny you ought to get some
nutty person to write you few jokes
that don't go around on crutches."
"What'll you charge to write me
some?" shot back the tormentor "But.
say, you amt got nothing on me.
just turned down an offer of $3.50 a
week for me and Bob to do our turn
In 'Barnyard Romeo, in New York.
told him to make noise like $500 per
and mebbe I'd listen, but nothing less
would go, and mebbe l wouldn't take
that"
"Gwan," broke in Tottie, you don't
mean to tell me you threw down an
offer like that"
Sure. When you going to New
York;"
I'm not going. / could make good,
of course
Tottie paused for an instant, taking
an inventory of herself, and signing
contentedly.
aIvo ,,,t "a to,,~o thot,S ynoka q lnt
of those showgirls hunt hobble gown
sooner" she continued, "and played
Sapho once like the manager said he'd
never seen 1t done before-but say,
where do you feed? I'm so hungry ]
could eat anything good"
And the actorettes--she Of the auto
bonnet, Grecian couture and scant
skirt, and he of the clamorous tie.
green hose and loud hatband-wander-
ed of down the street. the OBJ.
served OF all observers, the trou-
bles attendant upon dodging Insist
ent managers determined to force
them to accept high salaries for
gotten for the time in their quest of Q
place where bite to eat could be Sc
cured without exceeding their com
bined resources.
Time works changes in all lines, and
the theatrical profession is no excep
tion. Your legitimate actor OF
decade ago viewed vaudeville any
thing but favorable; but it grew ant
prospered. Likewise, when the pic
ture shows with vaudeville trimming
put In an appearance they were scoffe'
at by the polite" yaudevillians. wh'
professed to see nothing commentator
In the "adyaaced" variety. Neverthe
less It stuck And in Its wake. a par
and parcel Of 1t, in fact, has com
en- army of men and women-boys an'
girls. to be more accurate-who fis
ure as new generation In an old AM
respected profession.
..--sIss lie c,s;ssssa s.ssias
eMent largely from the ranks Q
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