The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-24


auburn hair, hastily put up. waa cs.
eaplng Ia erlnkly, waving strands
aud curiins small locke from the CON
fininK combs and pins.
The meeting Of the two was not
marked by the cffusion vocal. gym.
nastical. esculatory and eatochetieal
that distinguishes tho greetings OF
their unprofcssionai sisters ln no.
ciciy. There was brief oiinoh. two
simultaneous lablai daha aud they
stood on the same footing OF the old
daya Very much like tho abort
sallutations OF Hoidiora or Of travel.
era In foreign wilda are the woloornea
between the strollcra at tho corners
OF their ctina-croaa roads.
I've sol tho ballroom two flights
IN above yours naid Rosaiio. but
I came straight 10 sec you before go
ing up l didn't know you were
hero TN they told me-
i've been Ia nlnca tin hast of
April" said Iynnetta -And I'n gu
Ing on the road with q 'tatal lnhar.
itancc' company, We open next week
the stage Iaa Toll me about your
sclf..raee t--- 4aii saH 81
Roxaiie scttird hrrssnfr with . sixth.
fui wriesic ON the top of Miss
pArmandc's wardrobe trunk. and
leaned her bead against tho papared
wall. trum hong habit thus can
rcrlpatrtia leading ladies' and thuir
sisters mako themselves an eamfort
ablc n though tho deepest artnehaigs
embraced them.
I'm golng TO tell you. Iynn.- she
said. with = strangely sardonic and
yet oarciessly resigned look on her
youthful face "And then tomorrow
IN strike tho old broadway trail
again. and wear aome moro paint off
tho chairs IN the Agents offsceA II
anybody had told mo any time IN the
last thrive months up 90 o'clock this
afternoon that ia ever listen 20 that
I.save-youf-u amc-snda address rot Of
tho booking bunch again. ia have
given 'em the real Airs. Fiske laugh
Loan mo handkerchief. Lynn. 0eei
but thcse Long Island trains are
fierce. I've got enough SOFT coal
cinders on my face To SO and PLAY
Topsy without using tho cork. Aud,
speaking Of coTks--got anu thing to
drink. Lynnr-
Miss DArnands opcnsla . door of
tho wash stAnd and took out . bot
tia
There's nsarfy . pint 81 Man
haitian. There's . elunssr OF csrna.
tons IN the drinking glass. but
"oh. psl4s the bottia. Hsse tha
slas@ for company. Thanksl That
hits tho spot The same 20 you My
FIRST drink IN three monthsi
''fes. ISun. l quit the piarc IT
tho end Of last season l quit u BE-
cause ! MAJ sluk u the life And ea-
pccialiy bocnu1s my hoast aud aoul
were siok Of men--of ths Kind VI Insn
We stage people have 10 be up
AGAINST You know what the safne
1. TO us--it-s a fight against ON all
tho way down the line frum the
snanaswr vino vants VI 10 Try hls
neg uotor ear q the bIIipont1rs.
who waas = ell - ~ ear fsaas
frAmeA
And slss - - hG~s - msrs
after tbs show sso m vorx1 u all
Tho stage door kind. and the man
axer'r friends Who take us 10 supper
ana show their diamonds and talk
about seeing Dan and Dave and
Charlie for VA They're bassssl and
hate en-
q tell you. Lynn. ma ne Rsris
like us on the stage that oaght TO
b. pitssd. It's girls from sood
homes THAI ar. honestly ambitious
and work hard 10 ria. ia the pfofrH
sIon, but never DO set sherr. You
hear lot ~ sympathy slo~hed
around on charua girls and their fis
weak. rlfflei There Amt n sor.
row In the chorus thai lobster can
not heal.
"If THERE'S any tears 60 shcd. let
EN- fall fcr the actress that gets a
salary Of from sac 20 tss week for
taking leading part In a bum show.
sho knows she'll never do any bet
ter; bu, abs hangs on for years. hop
ing for the 'ehanes' that never
comaa.
And the fcoi plays 20 have 10
work In Having another giri roll
you around this stage ~ the hind
legs IN swhselharrow Chorus IN a
musical comedy ~ dlgnificd drama
compared with tho idlotlc things I've
had To do In the thirtyesntsra.
-But what hated most was ne
nen--the men lsering and btather.
ing NJ you across tables. trying to
buy Tou with wvrzburssr or Extra
Dry, according 70 thair estimate 81
your price. And the men In tho
audiences. ciappins, yelling, snarlins
crowding. writing. gloating- a
lot Of wild beasts. with their eyes
fined on you. ready 20 eat you up u
you come In reach Of their claws.
Oh, how ! hate 'emi
"well. I'm not telling You much
about myself. am |, Lynn
II had two hundred dollars saved
UP. and I cut the stage the first OF
the summer. l went over on Long
Island and found the sweetest little
village that ever was. called sound
port. right ON the water. was go
ing 10 spend the summer there. and