The San Francisco call., 1913-10-20
The
Manicure
Lady
By WILLIAM F. KIRK

kIT AM afraid me and my playwright
friend is going to drift away
from each other" said the Mani
cure Lady. Il amt sure yet that the
worst has came. but It looks as though
the parting of the ways amt no far
ther than from here to the nearest
subway station. It's too bad. at that.
George, because 1 had about made up
my mind that he and me was cut out
to be two regular married soulmates."
Don't he take you around enough2"
asked the Head Barber, knowing her
fondness for journeying around the
city.
"ch, that amt It." replied the Mani
cure Lady. Il haven't got no kick at
all on the way he has took me out We
have went to nearly all the new plays.
including them which some of the pa
pers said wasn't fit for no perfect lady
TO witness. and he always ordered
swell suppers after the theater. No,
II amt that he amt devoted enough,
and he looks at me almost as tender
as he did when we first seen that we
loved each other. but that amt what's
the matter with my angel face He has
went and Joined a actors club"
~ told you he would do that" said
cf1e Head Barber. "a playwright al
most has to belong to some theat-
r1oal club, SO as to chat with other
uuen with bright minds and get their
IDEAS. I never went to no theatrical
eiub. but guess the actors must
spring their bright ideas there. Any
how, they never have any bright
ideas TO spring when they come in
here and get shaved"
We'll, whether you told me so or
not, he has went and did il now"
said the Manicure Lady. "and now he
is one of the mutual alteration soci-
ETY.. Instead of spending most every
evening in my company. he sets down
to that club, telling the other mem
bers what wonders they are and
listening to trade lasts. Those folks
certainly hate themselfs and each
other. don't they?"
They have to say a few kind
words for each other" said the Head
Barber. The dramatic critics pans
them something brutal most of the
time, and when they try to stand on
q busy corner the cops fans their coat
tails with a club and tells them to
move on. OF course, there is some big
league actors that gets petted by the
whole world. but you don't find them
sitting around a club throwing bou-
quets at each other"
Il am afraid they are going to spoil
my gentleman friend altogether" said
the Manicure Lady. Until the last
week or so he was so modest that
even when 1 gave him a compliment
he would get kind of red in the face,
but now he is willing to admit that
he is at least as great as Gus Thomas
and greater than the late Charles
Hoyt. have always said that when
come to do the old lockstep up the
aisle there are two kinds of husbands
that I won't have--a gent that tries
to keep the distiIleries working night
and a gent who loves himself better
than a brother. ] will stand for a
whole lot In a man IL he is a good
provider, but 1 wouldn't marry the
best guy on earth IL knew he had
swe1led head. So 1 guess me and my
genius has about came to the cross
roads,"
I'm glad of it in a way" said the
Head Barber. "Of course, I would
II you married some swell and went
touring we wouldn't see you no more,
and we would miss you. But I always
hate to see a match broken up"
''Oh. don't feel that way" said the
Manicure Lady. TT wouldn't be the
first time Loves young dream ever
got a kick in the shins."