The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-11-07
WHEN Mr.. PHILBIN
WENT ON THE STAGE
By FLORENCE NeYHART.

Not really! the other women
shrieked after they had caught their
breaths.
NO" said Mrs. Philbin, mot really
just on the amateur stage. But it's
lots worse than real acting j don't
know anything better calculated TO
make staid. grown-up man kick up
his heels, buy new necksies and gen.
orally conduct himself In a kitienish
way than n request that he lend his
presence to an amateur production II
holsters him mp in his secret oonvic-
tion that he Is a perfect mine OF un-
discovered genius.
"'Oh. MOI he said at first. You
don't want me, l never acted In any
thing in my life and | can't do It, I'd
ruin the piece, Get some one else.
I'd ruin the piece, Get some one
elsei' Afterward he told me that he
hated 10 disoblige them but he really
conldn't do il. l congratulated him on
his good sense. whereupon he looked
at me as though he had caught me
trying to poison him. He said he re-
gretted TO see hoy, little confidence
/ had in his ahihty and was panied
at my exhibition of jealousy.
Then he raced 10 the phone and
told the committee that Just 10 oblige
them and help them out OF hole he'd
take the part.
After that Albert was lost 10 the
family. He passed three whole eve
nings running his hands through his
hair and memorIzing his part. n I
spoke TO him he would stare at me
wildly as though he belonged to an
other sphere and resented my advent
into II.
After he went 10 the first rehearsal
life became very hard at home be-
cause Albert took TO going over what
he called the business OF his part IL
is disconcerting TO have q man. even
II he is your husband. rush al you
from behind portleres and wander
about with the furniture in his hands
muttering TO himself,
Mrs. Lemmock called one evening
and walked in Just as Albert tore
through from the dining room into the
parlor shaking his fist and yelling. I
have you now. you moral leper. and
your iife-your life Is not worth an
hours purchased You can't blame
/ Mrs Lemmock for taking It person
ally. especially as Albert's fist was
fiourished within an inch OF her nose.
During this time IL remarked TO
Albert that the cook was going to
leave he would stare at me and say.
i Scat last. Montmorency. / have un-
masked you,' II was impossible to
carry on any conversation with Albert
for weeks. He was always bursting
out with bits OF his part. Finally he
insisted ON my learning the part that
practice at home.
Now. love my husband and al
ways try TO please him. but consider
this my crowning act of selfsacrifice.
or course Albert was working for pub
lie applause. but II any one wants to
know what Is my idea OF zero In
I pleasant pastimes should mention re-
hcarsing a part that you aren't going
4 to play. Anyhow. it's upsetting to
/ have your own husband lean over you
tenderly. gaze into your eyes and
make desperate love TO you in dime
novel style, II makes you feel SO
queert
by the thivd rehearsal Albert had
begun to talk about his art and to
/ speak OF well known stage people by
/ their first names. He mentioned tho
public as though he had Il eating out
I of his hand and he adopted the stage
walk. When he stalked downstairs he
thudded like a camel and when he
stalked upstairs I always thought Of
elephants. lie knocked all the brfc-a-
brac to pieces parading through the
7 rooms and when be talked he either
doomed or hissed. He demanded 20
tatoes in a voice OF tragedy and took
I TO standing before mirrors In profile.
frowning over his shape. He said the
mirrors were old and worn out and
gave him a curve out instead OF q
! curve in
''He got terribly fretful and when
objected he told me that should
make allowances for the artistic tenn
perament and that the stage manager
had told him II he had gone on the
stage when he was youth he un-
doubtedly would have rivaled Mans
field. Albert gloomed and tyrannized
and had me jumping six ways at once
hunting up his costume and buying
grease paint and eyebrow pencils and
ZEE hair and letting him repeat hts
% to me and assuring him that he
was enhancing In It.
when | was worn to shreds the
play was given and I had my revenge.
went around into the wings to see
if Albert needed any help and fell
over shivering. crouchIng, chatter
Ing individual trying TO hide between
canvas tree and rustic gate. To
NV amazamanf Wao AIhort
"He grabbed me with two ice cold