Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-10
-y,s STARTS THE STORY

.y.,,,,h Ann Ducro,o, kmotps 1s
xsnarnvS ,corks w pickle factory.
~ fsils Bert yooseon, pho wcrks az
~ ~ eioEles vifh her, hot she infsnds
id 70 do ssv'sthtHg oe''sr srr,,w o" iiyss @ ,SttG
AW cur S Sunny and Bsrt are hsn-
efoV'1a day IN the country, but
CS.,sy%g tks fsads they stng or thc
siyest for. pennies. ars Gyesssa ~ tss ,,,r ~,
.yss,te"'S .sgs,e Leslie Montressor. ws!tt
Iuosn, o,rsGa,ibssii.y, rG,bssisi. briggs Ser before
sxnsyHe ~ yHemr,inpWay, thsctre mgnagsr,
~, ,,es possibtltties N hsr Gnd 0tyes
hr q small Part % N n9jS:, n.aE So,s = spseoS %sS
!, y,s,Ss s,yss", ,csns for nor tremendous gy:.
s!assss pStch, by. the audience, V
stegsIsSg,pn y, naturdi aofin0, and 70 o!so
,strs ,ot appiause. botgva toamd ddoo
70 sunsy y.sd,n and :" ,n' 4 'dgemond ge~ pendant:
sos oonsntS nsiin Ike Sudisnoe. ne1t ,.toht
synny ~ NJ fo.pers and the pdckdgs:
ssos. ss a. ~ ring Of truth N hsr %0ras da.
InTss Caches the heart ol tne ahas .
Sans %"S AVID dgatn she " app'efit enfi from a
Mornsng, n,,rs sse Mr. Gibbtrs ts oomsno
M. l,.ru v,uUeoyn,nc, shs eaYlasns 20 ,nsn "sp
Sun,, Su~c,c began 10 knoW W. *" nh.
suy vy~ Ducrop. She rc.aTnns ~, & ot"n
Ssuuory pendent 10 toTa Is atom mvyL. e ,s,,,ts.
Bst senses thgt Dog,a summv and tells
$auy w" msu study " octno cor
hT ~ ,or a seooxd play, dnd ne-
saeT." sr.eay IL offers Sunny . nors e. ."po ,,ore
mng%yt ySyt. Sammy stspulafSs rf, .oJf az" arS
mon ~osev and osts y IT.. .y,sts yHtr for tSe neW
Bert, Jho .oeyn to the rraNogcrs
revue e,VG ,"im of TO pish that the Nrst
dnd ICY hssr otvsn TO- S~nny, and
gar., g,, nos ,snsss the condition, ISr 'ne
ssS, ssSSt 70 Bert bert SSt, Gs ts.s 's" reeues
scs.S s% S"tc 70 81 % a tro't% t.r
,,ouoIu.pNr wonder" Bert SAID
3 s,,,,r,v Making me sing that
Incoming song about roses ""a' u'
they expectF' , .o,a. .at,s
r-,.. n,vthedale. She's no good. She's
n,cs and pretty and sweet ana I'm
.,rrv ,or her. cried like anythins.
n",, uhen Hemmingway went for her
Yesterday But, all the same. hes risht
she's going to bring Us all DOWN 'A"s
you see" .,,u,v
and pressiveiy--"sunny. wish 70
roodpsss I was back in the pickles.
sunny took no notice. She never oio
when Bert bewailed his present lot ana
sighed for the smell Of the vinegar.
"1,rl be an awful pity. won't IT. she
saId "A terrible pity! sposing me
show cracks UP, Bert, what thenT'
"II, no and see Bill Wilkins and see
n I can get took on again!" Bert said'
with a look Of hope In his eyes.
"you won't!" she said-''me neither
we're like the chap as crossed the river,
Bert, and burned his bridges oeh'no
him see!" =. TIM, ANYWAY,
Any.oy, g,, there's sr y generally a ''o 10 20
s0s svnny nsrs shared ss.d Max Hemminsway's on.
ticipstion Of failure to the full She
Knew snuS nOeA even out Of her lnexperience she
knew that Grace Blythedale was goinS
To make hash Of tho part on which
the whole thin, him y hunS: sSs said, r know
FOLLY we'll / could play that part Its
Is easy as falling Off q gate / wasn,t
make myself one, IA eat my hat!
For days and days past sunny nnS naS
che we're constantly meeting. No mat.
Ter what time she left, she was almost
sure to run up against Rostheimer.
Twice he had asked her to 60 to
lunch with him. and she had refused
sharply. He had asked her to tea, ana
49," Don't YOU like me, sunny7" he asked.
ct amt GRAVY about YOU one way or
the other" she said. "only I pay for
my own lunches and teas and suppers. l
Today was the day of the last re:
hearsai, They opened the next day, ,nas ama
collapse. He dared not witness the re.
hearsai Jakes had been to him, and
had given him his private opinion that
Grace Blythedale was q stick. and was
going TO ruin the whole show,
= Shouted. giving way to to a burst
mad fool, a Blind, helpless imbeciie!
Hang the girl and hang me-hang me
most! It's my fault: a blind, helpless
imbeoile I've been trying to make z
s.R., elk purse S s.D. out Of a sow's ear And IL
,, aowsysr l.ss hope It'll s se ,ll.s al siEh,s IT.,
Ducrow girl In the part"
what! A beginner, novice. giri
With less than three months"
to sss; sss ss2srt,ps sSs I a herr she's an actress
to her ' tinsssr.tips Ger Il " She @ swesrs one day
viii" tskss said. .Now, II we'd tried
that pucrow girl in the part all would
ssyS siy,s.ssls ssis .sns ws, shes versatile and
'@hv" Hsmm,rvw.v .a,d "didn't
voa tell mo this three weeks asor'
Never thought Of IT." Jakes said.
said. We opsn with Blythedale to:
morrow, and IT'S going to be o fssie,"
hesrsal todayI" Jakes said. Don't let
her see you tomorrow. You put the
fear Of death In her. She's ten times
worse when you're about"
know" Hemmingway said.
,Hehearsal was for four o'clock that
afternoon, Sunny was perfect in her
vaguely disappointed and dissatisfied
WIN Wn Z. The more she thought Of the
part that Grace Blythedaie was making
Such q sorry mess Of. the more con-
winged she was that she could play IT,
.ba II might have been written for me-"
Look al her in the hsy.cart scene 9 ye She
mghtnt shsf''
Bert nodded gloomiIy.
;. At he pickle factory one didn't have
~ Uo Dotner about how the others done their
wo"tn & ne said mourntully. II wish to
how Note for Miss puerow." said the call
Dn.r Mer Sunny said. She took It and
l., pear Miss Ducrow-I would be RIad
in you @ could spare me a few moments
tod"y private room before you leave
slncsssi l wish to speak to you. Yours
FELIX RoSTHEIMER."
wan, IN, MIN !" Sunny said. Whats he
10 M it inUwt l told him wouldn't 70
4 hIonuehes lunches nor teas nor suppers he's
she n,rx old nuisance !"
Just in tiost tio,H forgot. but remembered
~ w time a8 aha and Rart ,.,n.o nk-..A