The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-04-27
Dorothy's Odd
Audience
D. MALCOLM sRowN

NN"s"fs wa "Nst-a E@Nstsg@' Asts"
The wonderful afternoon had q, lss
arrived Dorothy Clifford VAS TO make
her debut ~ q pianist at Cisrid.e
hall. aud Eustsce. her nsoc- was to be-
there.
tiaridg- hall was not the finest hail
la the city. u vas. however. ooc %
Tia. leading c-niers uf music.
Duruthy had been educating hers'.l
a. a pianist for seven years She had
many teachers. tp,. She had hoped 10
make music her life career Hut many
girl sho dreams II lie career sur
renders n when the right man COMES
along And with Eustscs to care for
the piano had be,-Une q less valued
friend.
"Silli Eusiace." she had said. 4
eau play on-. In a Will. at urst. even
after We arr married. and make few
extra dollsrs Dpn't you think soy''
Eusace had been dubious. hut trbr
othy'S father was -mphstically In
agreement with her.
You're going to give that plano r..
cital. anyway. Dorothy" he said.
Doro,hy's father was not very
worldly wise. but anyway b. had his
viii Aud so III. fat-ful afternoon ar
rived.
When Doro,hy arrived with her
father and Eustace aud saw the piac~
ards Ia frunt ~ the building her
heart gave little thr,,bs ~ prid. Dor
oihy clifford" they ann"incei Ia
great black letters. under her picture,
Dorothy clifford" aud then. Ia small
rr letters. give. her pIan"forte r--
ciial In Cisridgr hsll"--th. last words
very big sgsln-"oa Friday n-x, st
~"
Eustscr squeezed her hand aud her
father twisted his white mustach- aud
sirolled along ss proud ~ q king.
Room T. Miss clifford" they todd
her inside. So Doro,hy had to say
good-by 10 her father and ~,hesrt
aud hurry round to the musicians en-
trance. She walked up and down cor
ridors-for JlsriIg- hall l. quite y
large place aud ~ last found room 4.
They ARE waiting for you" said an
Old gentleman st the stage entrance
u little curly. Doro,hy thought. IN.
hous. was full.
Dorothy walked forward toward tho
grand plano. which. rather oddly. she
thought. occupied a corner Of the
stage instead of an. center. such q
salyo of hsnd-clspplng broke forth that
the tears cane into her eyes.
She could hardly see to READ ths
upon the stand.
Tn. nrst part consisted 10 a Chopin
nocturne Doro'hy sat down and
struck the opening chords.
Al first she Was timid. II was her
nrst appearance la public. and the
presence OF thes. strangers dison
csrted her a little. bu, before she had
/ played half a dozen bars she had for
gotten where she was In the Joy of
playing. and. before she knew IL. the
piece was ended Dorothy got w aud
bowed. ~-sS sss.xe.scS..-
To her amsz-n-nt there was no, .
single hand clap.
Not one person out OF that vast
audience had been sufficiently I'm
pressed To applaud. There was not Q
whisper They sat In their seats In
stony silence.
nculiy. She went slowly out through
the stag. exit She would mot 60
back She would 20 home. she
dorothy. Where have you be.ny'
II was Eustace. Gusiac~ standing AZ
her side. Sh. tried to hide the tears
that filled her eyes.
Dorothy That's the wrong room.
That's Number 3. We have been wait
Ing for you quarter of an hour. Tue
audience l., getting impatient"
The sbsur,ilty ~ the mistake sent
the girl into reaction % hystericsl
laughter To whom had she been play
ing. them She would noe Yield now
sh. would 81 an IN. right stage and
play her part. Othrrwi>..-w.ll. her
father would have to pay back the box
ofic- receipts. and thar would mean
thr,s' or fcar hundred dollars. 1T
least. Mechanically she entered Mum
Der g.
And NJ she entered Just n hearty
round 81 applause greeted her ~ bs
fore Hut when she ended the house
went Wild with eisshusiasm. Encore !"
they Yelled. They called her back
three times IN esrh of the hrst iva
part, aud six times ~ the end. And.
as the papers said next day. Dorothy
had arrived"
"Who-who were they. Eus,ace."
she asked. ~ the first opportunity
Eusiacr threw back hi head sni
Laughed
"Dorolhy." he said. "your first pub.
Ne concert was given before the Ma.
fInnIl A..nrllIIhn ~ I'm Z Mnfn.