The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-14

borrowed Carols manuals of play.
production and had become extreme
y STACEY In vocabulary.
Juanits Haydook. Rita simonA
and Raymie wutherspoon sat on a
sawhorse. watching Carol try 10 get
the right position for y picture on
the wall In the first scene
4 don't want 10 hand myself any.
thing. but l believe III give a
swell Performance In this first act
confided Juanita- Il wish Carol
wasn't 80 bossy tho. She doe.nt
understand clothes. want to wear.
oh. dandy dress l have--aii scar
Leland I said to her, when
enter wouldn't n knock their eyes
out II Just stood there at the
door In this straight scarlet thingY'
But she wouldn't let me-
Young Rita agreed. She's 90 much
taken up with her old det.iis and
carpentering and everything that
she can't nee tho picture as n
whole. Now thought II would be
lovely II we had an office-scene like
the one In Little. But on N.Y. he.
cause I saw that. In Duluth. But
she simply wouldn't listen. At all
JusnitA sighed. Il wanted to give
ono speech like Ethel barrymore
would. n shc was in . play like
this ufarry and I heard her one
time IN Minneapoiis--wc had dandy
seats. In the orchestra--r just know
I could initiate herl Carol didnv
pay any attention 20 my suggestion.
! don't want 10 criticize but I guess
Ethel knows more about acting than
Carol does
Say. do you think Carol has the
right dope about using a strip light
behind the fireplace In the second
actg told her l thought we ought
to use bunch.~ offered Raymie
And l suggested IL would be lovely
II we used a eycioramA outside the
window In the first act. and what
do you think she saidY Yes. and
Il would be lovely 10 have Eicanora
DuSe play the LEAD she said. and
aside from the fact that It's even
ing In the first act. you're a great
technician.' she sald. must say
~ think she was pretty sarcastic
I've been reading up. and I know
could build q cyciorama. n she
didn't want 20 run everything"
Yes. and another thing. think
the entrance In the f1rst act ought
to be l. Y. f. not L. E. from
Juanlta.
And why does she ,uss use plain
white torrncnters-"
whats tcrrnentcrr- biurted
Rita Slrnons.
The xavants stared at her ignor.
ancs.
Carol did not resent their crsti.
cssms. she didn't very much resent
their sudden knowiedge 20 long AZ
they let her make pictures. II was
1T rchcar2ls that the Quarruis
broke No one undcrttood that re
henrszis were as real engagements
~ bridge games or scciabies at the
Episcopal church They gaiiy came
In bali an hour iatA or they voctfer-
ouafy came IN ten minutes early.
and they vers 70 hurt that they
vhispsrcd about restgnfng when
Carol prufssfed-, Thsy telephoned.
Il dnnr think ia better como out:
Afraid The dampness might start
my toothache.- or Guess can't
make n tonight. Dave wants M to
sit In on . poker gama-
When. after . month Of hbsr. a.
many ~ nine-eievenths Of the cast
were often present ~ . rehearsal:
when most Of them had learned
their parts and some Of them spoke
like human beings. Carol had . new
shock In the realization that Guy
Pollock and herself were very bad
actors. and that Raymis wuthcr.
spoon was = surprisingly good one.
For all her visions she could not
control her voice. and abe was bored
BY the flftieth repetition OF her few
lines ~ maid Guy pulled his soft
musfache. looked seif-conscious, and
turned Mr.. Grimm into . limp dunn
my. But Raymie. ~ the villain.
had no Impressions The tilt Of his
head was full of character. his drawi
vas admirably vicious.
There was an evening when Carol
hoped she was going to make n
play; . rehearsal during which Guy
stopped looking ahashed-
From that evening the play 20
cisned.
They were weary. we know our
parts wen enough now; what's the
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