Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-03


understudy," and stated that Allen would
play the part that night. 1t was quite evil
dent that in these papers Arnold's name had
been purposely suppressed.
The succession of dlSappointmentS was
too much, even for the old actors gentle
nature and after hearing the criticisms read
through he retired to his ROOM leaving Lot
tie talking to herself as she began the dinner.
If this isn't the wickedest most heart
breaking business in the world, I'd like
The bell rang, interrupting her dlatrlbe to
the kitchen range and the Iccbox.
rs this Mrs Arnoldo" asked fashionably
gowned and pretty young woman, when
Lottie opened the door.
Lottie was not fond of pretty and fashion
ably gowned women, especially young ones,
nor did she like being taken for her father 5
wife; SO she answered with much acerbity,
Il am Miss Arnold-NIiss Lottie Arnold.
ooh, then you are his daughter, the Wis
itor guessed, without noticing the really rude
manner of the other. MAY | come in' |
want to see your father.
Without waiting for an answer, she swept
past Lottie into the shabby little parlor.
al am Miss Alma Logan, Mr.. Arnold, she
said, as the old actor stepped into the room
and made a courtly bow. Il got your address
from Steiner & Warren, the agents. Miss
Logan talked so fast she made Arnold S head
swim, in spite of his long experience in listen
ing to rapid fire conversation. Mr.. Lloyd
Fish, who is writing my new play, and saw
YOUR performance of Sir Harcourt Courtly
last night, and it gave us wonderful in
spiration Our play is one in which most of
the characters are actors; something like
'Trelawnev of the Wells, only modern.
Well, we saw YOU, as | said, and we both de-
cided that we needed another character IN
the play, modelled after you-you know |
saw YOU in Steiner &, Warren's Office before
| saw you on the stage. Of course we didn't
dream that we could get the original to play
the part, until we read the papers this after
noon. No, thank you, haven't time to sit
down: Mr.. Fish is waiting for me down
stairs. He sat up all night writing this part
into the play-you know Lady Gay Spanker
was written into London Assurance for a
woman, after the play had been completed.
Quite coincidence, isn't it, The part for
YOU is an actor of the old school, my father,
and YOU won't have to act at adjust be
yourself. Isn't it perfectly fine that have
engaged you for it? We open at the Impe-
rial Theater in four weeks, and hope to stay
in New York all season. Now everything
is settled, and know Mr. Fish thinks have
been an age transacting this little business;
SO must hurry. I'll send you the part to-
morrow, and we'll notify you when rehears-
ais begin
Miss Logan took two steps toward the
door. caught her breath, and stopped. ooh,
yes-I think it's dog mean of Lewis not to
have put your name in the papers; but you
look at them in the morning, and you'll see,
and everyone in this village will see, who
made the hit in London Assurance Au
revoir, Mr.. Arnold. Goodby, Miss Arnold. :
She threw the last through the portieres, and
with swish of skirts and a tapping of dainty
heels tripped down the carpetless stairs,
while Arnold, more exhausted than he had
been after the performance of the night be-
fore, dropped into chair.
7 OTTIE rose early the next morning and
- went out for the papers. Under the
heading, Theatrical Notes. each one con-
tanned this item:
The identity of the actor who made such an
emphatic hit as Sir Harcourt Courtly at Wal
lacks Monday night has been discovered. He
is Mr.. Lawrence Arnold. former member OF
Lester Wallack's S. the Union Square. and the Bos-
ton Museum companies. Mr. Arnold has been
engaged to create part that is being specially
written for him in the new play in which Miss
Alma Logan is to star. Mr.. Lloyd Fish. the
author. has changed the title of the play to
The Palmy Days"