The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-12
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to the clubhouse, and took the
same rooms they had before. Az
Bamh looked about the room. she
turned to Jarvis In the doorway:
ut Is a century since knelt at
that window and arranged our
spectacular success"
well, we're year nearer to 1t.
Let's get a good nights rest, for
tomorrow we enter on a new chap
ter"
TITS jolly we enter 1t together,
isn't 1t, Jarvis?"
He nodded, embarrassed.
az should like to wish you luck
in the new venture, Mr.. Jarvis
Jocelyn."
81 wish you the same, Miss
Mite" he said, clasping her hand
warmly.
you haven't called me Mics
Mite for a long time" she said
softly. II like 1t"
Goodnight" said Jarvis alb
ruptly, and left.
At eleven o'clock they presented
themselves at the theater. The
reading was to take place in Mr..
Frohman's big room. Jarvis and
Bambi were admitted at once.
"Good-morning," said Mr.. Froh-
man.
"Good-morning. This is Mrs.
Jocelyn, Mr.. Frohman."
Bambi offered her hand to the
manager with a solemn face, but
the laugh twinkled in her eyes.
How do you do, Mrs. Jocelyn?
| understand that you had great
deal to do with this play,
81 did" she admitted. without
me this play would have been
nothing"
This leaves you no ground to
stand on, Mr.. Jocelyn." he laughed.
The members of the company
arrived and were presented to
the authorizes. Bambi kept them
all laughing until Mr.. Frohman
called order. They sat in state
around the big table.
81 propose that Mrs. Jocelyn
read us the play" Mr.. Frohman
said.
ooh, shall I? It is really
Jarvis"
"If you please" said Mr.. Froh-
man, indicating chair.
So Bambi began, with smile at
Jarvis, and another at the audi
ence. The quality which had made
the book ego" had been wonder
fully retained, so that spontaneous
laughter marked her progress
through the comedy. 1t was all
so true and universal. the charac-
ters so well drawn, the denoue-
ment so happy. At the climax of
the third act the company broke
into irresistible and unpremedi-
tated applause.
ooh, God bless you for that"
said Bambi, her eyes wet with
gratitude.
1--WE ought to cast you for the
girl. You are enough like her to
have sat for the portrait said
Mr.. Frohman wickedfy.
Jarvis turned to look at Bambi
III his pdTIltSl way iiC -><ii hSN'
the likeness. again. himself.
"I shall play it just as you read
1t, Mrs. Jocelyn," said the girl who
was cast for the lead.
"You will greatly improve on
my Francesca, I'm sure Bambi
nodded to her.
Parts were distributed, much
discussion followed as to charac-
and business, then
they separated to meet for re-
hearsal the nexa day at 1920.
Day after day they assembled
at the same hour and slowly built
I'D the structure of the play. Many
nights Jarvis and Bambi worked
on new scenes, or the rearrange'
ment of the old ones.
In late March the date OF the
production was set. 1t gave Bambi
Unbelievable pleasure to read the
announcements on the billboards,
and to stand in front of the three
sheets in the foyer of the theater.
She wrote Ardelia full directions
In regard to packing the Profess
sors dress clothes; she told her
the train they we're to take; she
worked out every detail, so that
nothing might be left to the sieve
like memories of the principals on
this foreign journey.
She ordered a new frock for
herself, and succeeded in getting
Jarvis measured for new dress
clothes. Then she threw herself,
heart and soul, into the last few
days of work at the theater. help
ing to polish and strengthen the
play. The night of dress rehear-
sal came, and with 1t new devel-
opment for her consideration and
management.
Dress rehearsal was called at
midnight, as two of the principals
were playing In other theaters.
There was an air of suspense and
confusion on the stage, where the
new sets were being put on. which
threw Jarvis into a cold sweat OF
terror. II only added one degree
to Bambi's mounting excitement.
She and Jarvis made their way to
the front of the house, where Mr..
Frohman, the leader of the orches-
ira. and a few other people inter-
ested in the production were as
sembled.
"T never realized before how
many people, how much work and
money and brain go into the pro-
ductjon of the simplest comedy for