Evening journal., 1914-09-02
aHANKY PANKY" AT PLAYHOUSE.

Once upon 70 time there was modern
Cinderella whose swift rise to fame and
fortune was unassisted either by a slip
per or a Prince Charming. Before she
knew the meaning of either opportun-
ity or efficient, she had decided how to
treat these seeming lords ol creation
when they came into her life.
There had been changes in the fam
ily that Cinderella belonged toher
fathes had once been very well to do,
but revorses came-and this little lady,
VINO had attended school until her
fathers fortune took wings and flew
away, had 60 90 to work. She had to
leave scho. and 90 to her grandmoth-
er's -Nhile father and mother were re-
coupling the family fortune. She brave
~ started 60 do hcr share and started
music class. The class consisted of
hall dozen little tots. who drummed
scales, and Cinderella realized that
neither Opportunity nor Fame and For
tune were to be encountered on this
path.
One day Cinderella visited a girl
friend who was i'm the chorus of a mu-
steal comedy appearing in a Chicago
theatre. That was two years ago. The
friend told Cinderella to come around
to the stage door and walk right in,
promising to show Cinderella "hehind
the scenes" 1t happened on this same
day that the manager of this show,
grulf but hearty, Jolly man decided to
send over likely applicant. Arriving
at the door. Cinderella was accosted by
a cr1ss-looSing man guarding the
entry. "Nhats your namey" the man
demanded. Cinderella told him. eco
see the manager" the man directed,
and pointed TO the man at the piano.
How very extraordinary, though Gin
derlla. She had always felt sure she
would recognize Opportunity. but how
could she know that the cross looking
man at the "stagc door, was "it?"
Brought before the manager, Cinderella
was given a good looking over. She
felt frightened.
"What have you done?' asked the
manager.
"Why, why nothng-nothing at all"
stammered Cinderella
"What can you do?" he inquired inn
patiently
"What do you want me to dog7
Cinderella countered.
"Can you danceg Can you sing? Can
you do anything at allg Can you
talkg Are You dummy?7 The ques-
tions were fired at her in quick success
sion, growing more inpatient with each
word
81 can sing pretty well. and 7 can
dance a little bitn Cinderella respond
cd. Report tonight" the manager
said, and turning to a man so hand
some, youthful and attractive that he
might have been Prince Charming, he
said: "She's got a pretty face and she's
not easily ratified. She ought to do
Cinderella's chorus girl friend had been
standing behind her and now cried; "Oh,
you're engaged. How did il happen ?"
Cinderella could not tell how il hap
peped-and rs the chorus girl expound
ed the ways of "hehind the scenes. ="
Cinderella began 10 see and to wonder
if maybe Opportunity possibly, it
could he
Hanky Panky appears at The Play
house on Thursday evening.
GREEN BEETLE AT GARRICK.
The Chinese fantasy "The Green
Beetle" which is one Of the distinct
features of the opening bill at the Gar
rick Theatre this week, is scoring
heavily. Il seems to be even more
impressive than was the case last
year. on its first visit to Wilmington,
though the cast is substantially the
same.
This Is a wonderful theatrical at
tempt and II is meeting with remark
able success. A sightseeing couple
wander into the store of See Yup. a
wealthy Chinese merchant i'm New
York city The Chinaman sells them
a ring carved with a green beetle as
a souvenir, and they are going to take
il to their daughter. il being the fifth
birthday anniversary Of the latter. Be-
fore they leave the woman is drugged
with concoction of tea and her hus-