The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-02

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| II rewrote the big third act soon as
Morris, here, told me you couldn't
act" went on young Mr.. Hamburg en-
couragingly "All you do is to come
in and look daZed and take the spot
! light for a minute right ut the climax,
and then Miss Norman and the heavy,
they run in and grab the situation.
You see. we give Miss Norman most
of the fat stuff
oh" said Aurelie, family
Yes. There amt many girls like
Miss Norman who stand for you TAX
ing all the paper while she does all
the work"
You don't hardly have to open your
face" added Ben, consolingly.
They'll all feed up to you, added
Feldman.
Wait till we get to Dubuque and
have reading rehearsal" concluded
Mr. Hamburg.
And wait till you see the clothes
we give you in act two" said Hen.
Ballroom scene. You discover that
maybe you're the bank presidents
daughter"
oh" Her eyes appealed to them
what il was all about she didn't in
the least know
But the detective swears you're
the daughter of the big dip who was
operating among the guests in a dress
suit. Then-zing, You confront him
and deny it-he brings the dip on
whom he Just pinched IN the ante
room. and you do the big flop.
The WHAT
Faint See?"
"N-no."
Miss Lindstrom, put In Morris
Feldman. believe NEEDN'T listen 10
these here playwrights. Mr.. Gratz,
the stage manager. will see you're
coached We're going to take you 10
Dubuque tomorrow, and Miss Nor
man, she'll help you. and odn't get
cold feet on this. We're out to grab
the one-night stands while the jay
towns are still talking about you. and
We don't care much what the play
is"
But remember" warned young Mr..
Hamburg, any time you don't know
what else TO do-faint. Then We'll
jump the mob on. pull quick cur
tain, and the hicks out in front VIII
think it's great. And GratZ will blow
up something off-stage. You see
went on the playwright confidently.
II wrote the piece that way-loose."
But, oh. Mr.. Hamburg, When they
find out can't act"
Miss Lindstrom." put in Morris
Feldman complacently, they'll never
find II out until we're beating it to
the next town"
Beat it in and grab the money
and beat it out" corrected Angel
Hen McFetridge joyously
Just a JOY ride all the way" CHR
ruped Angel Ben seraphically.
The future star seemed dazed She
bit the end of her frayed little glove.
Wiley Curran loked nervously at her:
Hen" he said sadly, this is simply
awful"
IL guess it is. Worse than COW
tracks, But the rubes are just spoil
ing to be stung. And now we're all
going To have lunch at the Metropole
to meet Miss Norman. We're going
TO advance Miss Lindstrom one hun
dred dollars so she can get some
travelling clothes. Maybe"--he add
ed delicately-"she'd like TO shop this
morning"
One hundred dollars for clothes
She looked helplessly at Mr.. Curran.
But here was Angel Hen McFetridge
calmly counting out the bills She
didn't know what to do-she sat
lingering them and staring. And then
she murmured some thanks and was
out In the sunlight with Wiley. blind
ed by the effulgence OF the money and
It's magic.
The conspirators back In the lobby
looked after her. Mice girl" sighed
young Mr.. Hamburg. Got me dippy."
Young man" warned Ben, you
amt no playwright when We get start
ed-youre only the advance man.
Don't LET her worry you You blow
over to the Mercury-Journal and slip
EN- half column. And slip In
something about me and Hen clean
Inc up fifteen thousand yesterday on
Tuiare oil up five points. II reads
good"
Morris Feldmans calf-like face was
put through the box-office window.
Now. easy on this oil talk with the
papers. We're 'troupin' now, and
don't queer the show"
<hhu oAN'i tht ltT tiTluRe tWlng mad
gone, Mr.. Morris Feldman hunched
young Mr. Hamburg in the ribs. Don't
get so sloppy about the girl before
these two fatheads from California.
Keep of their route Let EN- I'M
husk. What we want is for em TO
loosen right down to their shoe
tacks"
Young Mr.. Hamburg sighed. He
was far too young TO write plays even
II he was sporting critic of the Du-
buque Register. But they can't have
the girl" he murmured, I'm dippy
about her. Morris, she's going 10 be
1t! I'm stuck on her, Norris" He
took out the second act and looked
over II and sighed agaih-"Ain't
you?"
"In a month" answered Morris
solemnly, soon as she gets to know
how to wear the clothes these two
blobs from California are going TO
buy, that girl is going to pull the
whole show away from Norman--act
or no act"
And the next day they went away
In chair-car up the valley: nine of
them. the two angels In red neckties.
the playwright, the manager. the
stage director, the second woman.
the leading man, the Juvenile. the
heavy and the star. Che actors were
all very pleasant, which was right,