Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-16
"continuod from Wednesday,,

! ''"ntinU"d from WcdncsdayI)
, Her voice which, in spite Of the
! careless slang. bad 81 vibran, sweet
trcmblcd. and the quick tears filled her
eyes as, turning 20 MARY. she cried
eagerly:
! Ard. Mary. I've kep, my word.
av"n.t /: Haven't r."
! Mary nodded, smiling through her
; own tears and the spectators. who
! throughout the breezy testimony OF the
! Young actress had been in gales OF
laughter. suddenly sobored rncv saw
, the brave heart under the butterfly
exterior, and realized the wisdom and
the goodness behind the vulgar words
Bui l.angdon. seeing the judge
fro"" ut this SCATTERING OF legal prece-
dent, asked his next question quickly
/ You and Miss Page did secure posi-
tons ia Inc Same company, did YOU
oh, YES In The Elue Feather You
see. I'd made Up my mind that it was
| both or US CT none. but wc didn't have
lang trouble, because while I'd had the
experience. MARY had the looks. SO we
were booked up for rchearsals in
week or 50. Mary took to il like q
duck 20 water. and made a nit with
The stage manager before he'd got
| through calling tn" rest Of US all the
names in his vocabulary. So when 1t
came to one bit whore the ~; tenor
10 sing an encore "tth him. MAJ got
the chance. and mad. good TOO ,:ut
that was afterwards"
We'll, suppose you tell US what oc-
CURED on the day the Blue Feather
iopened."
oh. the day was the same as any
other opening gay. Wed rehcarsed
half the night and started in ~ $50
in the morning. Somebody had sent
set Of scenery that was back wards
and the leads had 10 learn their bust
ness all over again. and the hats for
the chorus turned vi the wrong color.
, The stage manager had crouch and
1.-THE orchestra got ali mixed up on the
encores. and We were ali tired to death
and wished We were de,d. rs always
/ like that fcw hours before the ever.
ture on an opening night. SO Mary and
and rest an hour before going back 20
make up We didn't dare stay long
though. for being late is the worst sin
! in the box al II show shop. so it was
! round about when we got on our
| lids and were ready TO beat II back.
lJust when were leaving. though.
mother came running in and said oh.
Mary. Philip l.aRSdon is here and he
I wants TO see YOU just minute be-
! fore YOU leave ~ that MarI lights all
the lamps in her eyes, and went into
tho sittins-room with me a close sec
. ond
! mfr. Lanedon was there talking TO
! Mrs. PAGE and when we came in She
called out Mary. Philip has given up
his practice in New Town and has come
here TO live Al that he came over
land took Mary's hand in both of his
and said. Please be glad. Mary. I
heard that Pollock had gone into bust
ness here and | worried so about you,
| | felt had To come. Let me be your
friend and protector, even II I can't be
IanNthing more. won't YOU. Mary" Oh,
! but YOU oughtn't TO give up your prac-
t!ce, Phil she said. beginning. just
like woman, TO Kick against the thing
I that pleased her most. You-you--
| ma" not like il here Sat he laughed
at that, and THEY began 10 talk 50 much
that got worried and buttcd in by
reminding Mary that she Was an ac-
;ress nov and had to hustle. Then
Mr. I.anGdon had 10 he told all about
il. and the result WAS We had to run
three blocks TO get in at the stage
door before they began 10 keep tabs
on the late Corners.
Mr.. LanEdon was 10 so with mother
and Mrs. Page, and ] soon spotted
them up in the balcony, for the man
agemcnt doesn't hand out boxes for
the families OF It's front row OF tho
chorus. but In ono OF the boxes | did
see a familiar face-that OF Dave Pol
lock. lie was all gotten up in soup
and fish, but he was alone, and | could
sec that he was taking Mary all in.
land then some. Mary had told me r
lot, about him. and the piker way he'd
acted, and she'd also told me lot
lahout Mr.. I.an"don, 40 | directed that
Il wouldn't put her wise 10 tho fact
that Pollock was there. but would let
ncr play 10 the balcony. which she
did. She was so pretty aud SO happy
THAT She 70; a silly song over big, and
even the tenor had the dcccncy 70 make
.hcr go on and take a curtain with him,
which WAS enough 10 turn the head
! of any Of tho chorus. But Mary was
scared blue instead OF pleased, and
she was so funny and old fashioned
!