Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-16
(. u seful
The Morning Story
IN Low: WITH An ACTREss.
nv DOnnld Allen.

financial substance. but of II good deal
more dignity. saw in the papers that
the son OF 4 man, great deal him. had
married an actress and thereby broken
his mothers heart and caused his father
81 to hang his head in shame. The 'ac-
tress" was Il chorus girl on salary OF
S14 per week and she spent her money
a for chocolates and lief; her poor huS-
band TO bear all the expenses OF the
Fat on his $40 When lie could no
longer do so, having been dtsowncd
by his father. the wife ran away with
Il butcher. WHO wouldn't give even his
(, best customer a chunk OF cat meat.
Mr.. Fraync didn't take on SO very
much about this affair. II being his
busy day. hut when he read the same
sort OF affair aCain three months later
with the addition that the ruined nus
band had hung himself II hedpoSt.
he turned to his wife.
And we've got a son growing mp
he said.
do you think | had better speak 10
him about it?'
Il would You canno, begin with
hoy too early"
And so young Harry Frame was
called into the library and told these
TWO cases. and learned that they were
only two out OF hundreds of like ones.
and then the question was put 10 him
with all parcntia! stcrnncss.
cunG man. Nouiu YOU H'"i'S an
actress
but. never saw one, papa" was
the puzzled answer.
That makes no dnerence-would
you?"
II guess not
'If you ever do sir. | shall disown
YOU"
Then I won't"
No one in the Frayne household,
unless 1t was the cook. who would have
married an actor right Off and taken
her chances OF being chopped up with
an AK the next week, even attended q
theater 1t. therefore, happened that
when young Harry had reached the age
of twenty-onc and was starting Tor
chicago TO enter railroad Office, his
father did not think it necessary to
most him OF any more tragedies of the
theatrical profession,
II shouldn't hang around the vesti-
bule of a theater If were you no
said by way OF advice.
Because an actress I'm front Of tho
: house is Just as dangerous as one on
the stage"
Even If YOU don't speak to her.
as Miss BARRYMORE dangerous
IL have said that they are all dan
gcrouS"
But why arc they. father
BE careful, sir, or ! shall think YOU
are taklllS ;tl lIlttl'Si' =" - 49,
this one question for YOU 1t is be
cause they eat late suppcrS ana re-
Ceive bouquets from brokers III YOU
do not care to read evenings, there ~
the Y. NJ &. ~.
4 wooden headed man would be pre-
narcd for the natural sequence. me
evening of the young mans arrival WAS
spent in his room. The next one l"uhu
him mt n thcater lie entered with rear
and trembling. He was rather SUR
1...S actresses
rot on hand TO welcome him. Such rs
were in the play on the stage acted
With lust as much propriety, ana no
uuiclily observed that lhe% we're iar
better looking than those OF Tue au-
dence.
'Why. there are rich people here
md nice people" said young Frayn"
70 himself as he looked the house over
4 wonder what father ANA mother are
80 down on actresses for
And for the next year. except when
: his father visited Chicago. II was al
ways two nights :: week at me INC
alter and sometimes three, and then 'he
Young man had an actress pointed oui
IN him on the street or in restau-
rant. but he thought them more re-
= served than any other class. II was
months before lac happened TO he m
troduccd To one. and then by accident
and not by her stage name. They hhd
a few minutes talk, and though her
face and voice seemed familiar, II was
when he saw her on the stage again
that he fully identified her.
Young Frayne had good society
hacking, and the more he talked with
people of social standing about me
atrical people Ne more he wondered AT
the opinions hc!a by ms parents
was at n gathering. OF disi'ncu"n mat
he again met Miss BELL ana 'ncN say
together long enough TO become quite
"a well acquainted.
= 1t was then that inc YOUNG man ai,
learned from her OWL 'ps ''''' -. ''
made the acQu"lh'"l.' w. ~" Lit ,'a
and no ch'is '"" CO.. hr.,,T IIn
fno himself snsplmS ior 'r f, hron I've
louiiu ,'ei i H a,,,,,.,.6 INA ,ycII
posten; s,o. nv HAYWOOD ; hay.
-, IN d,ead them" NJ, said
neeh .auf"' y,alknd home thai
vG n''A
iIis to,,.- ANA mother arranged