The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-28

with skull and now a wig Of Ions
curin. and ! went down 10 the wings
Of the stage.
such wonderful east Lovely
young women with the sweetest
faces. and m-n with the merry ways
and the strang. attire OF tho fun
alerr ~ iT2s.
Something quhe wonderful
has hspp~n~d." Celia Turr'II. who
aitwnst. the part Of Lucy Lock.
u with Vera Hurst told me;
-Peaehum's baby's got = tooth"
"ycs." Joined In the group.
its got . TOOTH
.Isut Where's the baby
asked tbem.
-Ob, ~. In England MIS-
Turrili replied. hut that dor~nt
make b.i Of Difference.
Haven't you learned by this
time that P-ashum's baby b the
most Important thing Of tho com
pany' lie r~~eiy~i tho t~ie-
gram about tho tooth this morn
Ing. and No haven't heard any.
Thing elsa
Me- said I. Il haven't heard any.
thing about u. haven't even se~n
Peachum---
That's the reason. then put IN
Herman Gelheu~cn. one Of the robscr
gang. Here comes reaohun now
And Peachgm approached Peach.
um In his iosK green robe and tos-
sci oap-Peachum. who off the
stage Is Arthur Wynn.
They're telling you about my
baby" he exclaimed. II heard
them. But they can't be blamed.
ita a wonderful ehild--exactiy -
~~sks old and has one tooth"
And Pcachurn was gone to play
the part OF tho heartiess father TO
Polly.
During the acts the hack stage
of the theatre is very stiil. and the
players -off stage speak In whis.
pcfH.
II was during this whispering
time that ! met one OF the few
stage naRereHses- OF tho world
She IL Miss Phyllis Hitler. who
manages the lighting effects. the
staging. and trains the company
while II tours the United States.
She Ia just a Girl herself. with
bobbci hair and blue eyes and a
very wise look.
There isn't anything about she
show she doesn't understand" said
Alfred Heather. CARRIED in the clothes
OF the robbcr leader. Knows every
line Of tho opera. Manages the cos.
tuning the afternoon rchearsals-
everythlngr'
Heather ended His little speech
with tho characteristic little bow and
toiter OF the wine drinking and sons
singing Fitch IN the play. Heather.
however. was quite sober OFF stage.
And learned from Heather then
that the little lady. Gladys johnson.
In the red skirt. who played in tho
scene with the he-vamp man. with
Nonny Lock and Dorisune Bnwn and
the other ladies' OF the he.vamp's
choice. had arranged and trained all
the dances Of the performance.
II wasn't until the close OF the
second act that talked with tina,
he-vamp man. who had lured one
dozen ladies TO love him.
Dear, dear me-" said he whose
name In the play was MacHeath,
but who off stage was Percy
Percy Heming.
Awful name. isn't IT," he asked.
but II doesn't matter a great deal.
When I'm running around here In
this garb they generally call me
the bloke In the red coat so it's
all right"
What color hair have you got7''
I asked the he-vamp. Would you
please take off your wig7"
Dear, dear mer' said Percy,
what fiddling little details you re.
porters do want: | don't see how on
earth you ever write anything" and
he pulled off the gray wig with the
pigtail and displayed a regular crop
Of brown locks
He was a he-vamp Of i72s-with a
wig. without the wig-well. no
might possibly play the part for 1891
| But | wouldn't say for certain. be.
cause don't know anything about
he.vHnps.
Al 1i:i0 the show was over. out.
sfdc the audience shuHled its feet
and adjusted It's ties and It's hats
Behind the curtain somebody called
to me, 1T doesn't matter what you
say about us--but don't forget Peach.