Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-15
~ -gIg STARTS THE STORY

penne', 40 Leslie Montresser, dcfress
'honSgJ Impressed toth Sugnys ,2rtg'
ia"pty, and brings hsr 20 MgT ,sho ns o,,,ss
rting,0.,sy, .,sy,,ou part IN q reDuej Bert IS
her %. sf TOO sunny has rare mort.
taken om; 1ctress--tDhile Borts dtDk.
So stupidity IS n,tstakem Jor rec,
SctiSg on hfr IT,, s,'1b bn} nppeT ever resource
ior0etS TO the audience TO be pa
~, dpp1di" dpprd "oive her ohdnoe. Her
ter sS;noly original 6peech muhos
,r.rI,S bouquet conoeanng TO. %s.
r,ond pedaotSs~s pd Sunny at close Of her Grst
Is hdndSsS% returns the pendant. Whe.
nigh, 0GS has ,oon popular',g ,,,os Rost.
ssn"g ssimsr, tic money ,,;go era % t"G 10 "S her
nnSoerent. proposes nut ~ .ists that sss
Snd is retectsda retn.d 81 Sammy appeals. TO
be dtsc dtsone,Uy,una manager OF another thed.
"Bdrstos,'yi, promptly engaged, Bort
troi ts,,tiSes @ a plot tor me% 70 Pig Ppiag at % an
Harrington asks suMufV sjpsm by his
evening wi she consents 10 40 SO.
mother; s,,n ngn atom sho,os her over the
Lore Do DvJ Introduces her 20 htS n'osner, ,,,c
hoLssI hoos" Biessenddlo had uua uuao, to % bey
XIX Ike finest singers shn W Ly nyooya,n tcas
charity &C., 0o" ~ Ueil.kno,on young concer'
opened ~ he ,pds follo,oed by s'oun,
sinoeucbat pdsse lady; DnJ "a stenped
ssooi,,ed nth applause ""'"
es'yy 60 10 tho PLATFORM
o" 70 ,vn HERE 1T CONTINUES
uos a well-known star In her
Shn .so had been the queen OF graha
.,.ra Her fame still chung s.-ta,n,v ~ a
@ op' a,a her voice. 1t was CERTAINTY
magnificent voice ,oo.ed on in frank
sun. o,t II seemed ito her that the
~on'.s,t s,rn,ture danced when the great
very ..ducsd her top notes. she sang
singer prou =, course. All great singers
oo .vou she's a wonder. she Is !, sunny
,.,ored Her voice just goes Ii'rous"
nu nv" ond comes out on the other s''0'
don't ~" ,
harrington nodded -,
poU, nsS. ,s a great singer" he said
,,,'u,,rds me of Mother Jacalini her
W. % live on the floor just below
49, sunny said. "She used 10 20 ou,
VS., u n tambourine and a monkey ana
~ husband had an ice-cream rounu'
ss. @ talked Just like that she did, Cnee
@ wuchv ami jami Jam. and ike
puoa; p!s; french. I suppose 1t is7"
pobrington smiled
TtalIan!" he said.
~ knew It was somethins iun"S'
s,,,y said why don't she sing In
English =.
"1 don't know" he sa,d'
ME neither !"
Tho great singer had concluded. She
Nod rece,yed very considerable applause
pelng very we'll bred. the audience did
not allow It's feelings to get the better
NJ n, II clapped and said, bravo en-
oora =" IN n gcnteel fashion.
sunny thumped her hands together;
bravo angcore!" !" she shouted In her
shrill voice. ~ .,o.
WAS, Iet's have some more Let's
She paused. People had turned to
stare at her. Even the star" was look
r.; In her direction.
Dobrington caught her by the arm
Hush |" he whispered.
"Then why don't they let gog' Sunny
,sld. "T can't stand that half-hearted
,ort of thing. II they like her singing
why don't they tell her so and let's have
some more? I s'pose It's different here
70 what It is our way I'll learn Mn IN time; me,
got TO do Just got to tap the ends Of
your fingers together and say Bravo !
under your breath like you was ashamed
ot-Oh. y" she gasped.
whats the matter?"
"I Just remembered l got to sing"
Che ehivered. It'll give me the hor-
rors singing here! They are cold lot,
alnt they? Got no move on them"
Don't worry about them, sunny" he
said Just sing to me. Remember
am here, and that shall be listening to
yog and liking every moment OF It
You've got the knack of helping a
person, you have. You say. just the
right thing That comes of being clever
and we'll educated, that does"
ut comes of nothing Of the sort - he
said. "R comes of-of"E-he looked
1T comes Of liking you' Sunny? he
whispered.
Same here" she said. II like you,
We are pals. we are And now ! am
rext amt II" She shuddered little,
then laughed. "I shan't be frightened.
Law, wouldn't ] like to see 'em wake up
and git to be a bit human! But spose
they are too swell for that"
fine baritone was singing now. Do
brington had taken Sunny to the door
et me dressing-room and left her there
SullIy IOTSOL tflat Bn6 10 hasten
Ior her own appearance.
The baritone had beautiful voice,
fnd he was singing a beautiful song. and
music was a passion to Sunny. She
etayed there at the door listening. with
all her heart and soul In her eyes. She
suyed there until he had finished and
eit the platform. Then she remembered
was het own turn. Sunny dashed into
ne dressing-room and tore Off her hat.
ger hair was fearfully untidy, as she
FesIlzed, She did her best with It, Out
pS mere was an ominous silence.
nIlISISS nmIlSS Ducrow, are you not ready?
Haif minit." Sunny gasped. Law,
%nat DO look like? AS If | had been
sgged through IA hedge backwards,
ont - Where's my song? Oh, good
oh here 1t is"
voa,s "A seommoner, more human audience
HMa!d have stamped and uttered cat
@ Gus 70 express its displeasure at being
Tisra Tiiw waiting This audience sat in stony
En'bred face.
Flushed, ruffied. untidy about her
Sonr,dod u ntt!e out of breath. Sunny
fGout her The chill atmosphere of the
TsS,5oa HG ahected her She had kept them |
'as sorry for 1t.
o'' 20 Sne was sorry. why not tell them
Elr,,IHh on ldea no sooner came into |
M" 10 oraln than she acted on it. |
lccorommauiGia T%muGa the copy Of the song to the |
10, tSn 10 d mint" she whispered 1--WE
"Say soy something to them first"
Why?" '''''s lie looked up. |
b. mats mats all right" Sunny mutterod
bt baUinneu bUiineu TO the audience. I'm sorry
didn,t Kept you" she said. II know |
inEIns oIsht to, only it was that chaps
got a b. can,i1,ul couldn't help listening. He'd
Instead os %u.., a.Ii, VI voice. hadn't he? Well, |
IsteD,Sy 81 I,ay' l simply had to % stand tbeyo hey
sme, Eoon,hin TO MIN. But I'm sorry ali the
White teathd t.,'ted on them ali, showing her