New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-24
SONG OF Home
ENDS HER GRIEF
Girl from Indiana Soon
Loses Her 5000 in Thrill
ing Fight for Job.

Miss Nina Barbour or Indiana. regu-
lar "boothtarkingtonian' beauty IS In
New York under peculiarly pathetic cir
cumstauces. which II is the duty Of the
newspapers tn record The publicity may
lie Of benefit TO her, and it can't hurt the
newspapers.
Miss Barbour came here. admitting
frankly that she was from Indiana. Those
now TO city ways will got In the line or
traffic and she got run over. \ whole
lot of Things ran over her and her pocket
book But among other things that IAN
over her was thrilling idea. You'll
catch it later on in full. but brief
synopsis is-publicity.
Miss Nina is the only child Of two
parents They live in Indiana, just the
same as George AIDE and almost all the
other authors do. She came 10 New York.
I'm fact. she's here now. saw about forty
reporters Yesterday. However. that Is
not any more pathetic than the things
that many others have 20 undergo.
Miss Nina is singer. and she says she
has sung in the Presbyterian church out
homc-oh. often She came here with $40
10 End a Job for herself The 500 soon
found work. but Miss Nina didn't. that Is
well. listen:
She applied 20 all tho churches I'm New
York for n place as choristcr but they
wouldn't even give her hearing. She
did this for four weeks. Then she passed
up IN, churches and tried q department.
store. The manager couldn't place her
for two weeks and she couldn't wait
She tried another biz store and failed.
but while In that place shopping for
Job she met Jewish girl who was also
looking FOR the main chance.
why not take sewing 10 your room
asked Rcbccca I'm doing it,
Thence 10 the man Rcbccca was sew
ing for. and he gave Miss Nina sewing 10
take To her room. but the pay didn't In
tercst the room much.
u couldn't keep going said Miss Nina.
The same employer placed her I'm hts
downtown shop. In the Bowery-his name
IL Guttman-and she drew down six dol
lars a week She was paying 81 % a week
for her room, real money for her laun-
dry and cats and telephone calls and
taNlcabs. She stood this for seven or
eight days Then she burst into song.
The song was open wide on the piano
last night The title was Take Me
Back" though there was no reference
To Indiana on the title page.
The burst attracted the attention OF
lady who had fortunately met with an
auto accident at the psychological mo-
ment and was I'm front OF the shop from
whence the burst came. Strange 10 say
the lady was Miss Mary Nash. now play
ing I'm The Lure and the daughter OF
Philip Nash, who books persons for
shows Mere coincidence. but intcrcstlns'
Lead me to that voice said Miss
Nash passionately. Mr.. Guttman led her
right 10 Miss Nina. With thoughts of
Indiana in her mind. Miss Nina continued
TO sing Take Me Back"
Come with me, cheeild,' said Miss
Nash. Miss Nina went. The papers
may he kept. but the cheeild invariably
goes.
Now she is in nice room, $40 a week,
at No. i13 West i3d street, and will see
reporters at stated hours.
only don't let my parents know about
this" she said yesterday. The might
not like 1t. and, besides, | want TO ac-
about it,"
yes, sang for Mr.. Nash" admitted
Miss Nina, "he will book me-"
The bag is totally empty. for that re-
mark let out the cat. and the cat, with
bristles up, is moving rapidly toward
vaudeville.