The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-09-02

had earned her success. shs
began life handicapped by
the family name of "Boggs."
-" In tho small town known as
Cranberry Corners. At the age OF cigh- =
teen she had acquired the name OF
Darlington" and position In the
chorus OF a metropolitan burlesque COM
pany. Thence upward she had assembled
by the legitimate and delectable steps
OF 'broller." member OF the famous
"Dickey-b bird" octettc. In the success
full musical comedy. Fudge and Fol-
lows" leader OF the potato-bug dance In
"Fol-de- Rol." and at length to the part
OF the maid "'Toinette" In The Kings
Bath-Robe." which captured the critics
and gave her her chance.
And when We come to consider Miss
Darlington she In In the heyday OF
flattcry, fame and nzz; and that astutc
manager. Herr Timothy Goldsteln. has
her Signature to iron.clad papers that
she Will star the coming season In Dyde
Rich's new play. "Parcsis by Gasllsht."
Promptly there came TO Herr limo
thy n capable twentieth century 'oung
character actor b the name OF High
smith. who besought engagement Ms Sol
Haytosser. the comic and chief malls
character part In "Parcsis by Gasiight.'
MY boy" said Goidstcin. take th'
par; II you can get II. Miss Darlington
| won't listen to any OF my suggestions.
| She has turned down half n dozen OF mo
| best imitators OF the rural dub N the
city She declares she won't set fo,i
on the stage unless Hay tosser ~ the
| best that can be raked up. She was
| raised In a village. you know. and when
| a Broadway orchid sticks n straw In his
hair and tries to call himself n clover
blossom she's on. all rigdt. ! asked her.
In a sarcastic vein. II she thought Dea-
man Thompson would make any kind OF
n show In the part. oh. no. says sne
| 4 don't want him or John Drew or Jim
| corbett or any OF these swell actors tast
| don't know "A turnip from a turnstile.
want the real article 40, my boy. "
| you want to play sol iiaytosser YOU VIII
have to convince Miss Darlington. Luck
be vita you
Uighsmith took the train the next day
for Cranberry Corners. lie remained In
that forsdken and inaninatc village
three days. lie found the Boggs family
and corkscrewed their history unto the
/ the facts and the local color OF Gran
berry Corners. Tho village had not
grown as rapidly as had Miss Caring
| Ton. The actor estimated that II had
| suffered as few actual changes since the
departure OF Its solitary follower OF
| Thespis as had a stage upon which -four
years n supposed to have elapsed" He
absorbed Cranberry Corners ana re-
| turned to the city OF chameleon
changes.
1t was In the rathskeller that High
smith made the hit OF his histrionic ca
reer.
There was a Jolly small party at one
Of the tables that drew many eyes.
Miss Darlington. petite. marvellous.
bubbling, electric. fame-drunken, shall
oe named first. Herr Goldsteln follows.
sonorous, curly-haired. heavy, trifle
anxious as some bear that had caught.
somehow, butterfly In his claws. Next,
"A man condemned to newspaper. SAD,
couried. armed, Analysing for press
agents dross every sentence that was
poured over him, eating his la New
burg In the silence Of greatness. To
conclude. youth with parted hair.
name that Ia ochre to red journals ana
gold ON the back OF supper check.
At ii.6 being entered the raths-
keller,
EEqus,tely and irreproachably ruril
wa the nov entry \ lnnk. diBconScrt-
| ed hes!tatinE yUuuy man Il was. naSen-
| haired, gaping OF mouth, awkward.
stricken to misery by the lights AMI
company. His clothing was butternut.
with bright blue tie. showing four inches
ot bony wrist and white-socked ankle.
lie upset IA chair. sat IN another one.
| curled foot around n table leg ana
| crlnged at tho approach OF a walter.
| you may fetch me II glass OF lager
| beer" he said. In response to the dis
| Greet questioning OF the servltor.
Tho eyes OF the rathskellcr were upon
him Ho was as fresh az n collard and
as ingenious an n hay rake. He let his
| eyes rove about the place as one VINO
regards, big-eyrd hogs In the potato
s-tch. His gazs rested at length upon
Miss Darlington. lie rose ana went 10
her table with a lateral, shining smile
aud a blush OF pleased trepldaton,
| How're We, Miss PosleY' ne said m
accents not to be doubted. Don't "e
remember me-Blll Summers-tho sum
merses that lived back Of the black
smith shop? ] reckon I've growed
up some since ye left Cranberry Cor
ners,
Liza Perry lowed I might see ye
I'm the city while I was here. You
know Liza married Benny stanfield.
and she says"----