Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-07-28

10 IL hBdIIl, dIlu yUu ii ChAE lLE GOILcL-
quences. And he sneered at me, and
laughed-quite in his villain character.
And the next night he hit me harder
than ever
A beautiful smile of comforting reeei-
lection illumined the old lady's face
"He was supposed, after that battle
of ours" she said, TO remain uncon-
scious on the floor until the curtain.
And that night he did"
What did you do?"
My dear" Mrs. Shore said happily.
Il accidentally smote him with the
wrong vase"
She added: MIR. Wallack gave me
the devil, but I have always thought he
was quite pleased"
Unfortunately Jean commented,
there are no pottery vases or their
equivalent in this play"
This play7 O. yes said Mrs. Shore.
coming back across the half century
And Hampton won't do a thing. He's
got his job to keep, and. any way, he
has about as much force as Ophelia in
your work and get your place for
Paula JOY. / don't want that. 1t is
very nice of you, my dear, to face up
stage when I speak those two good
lines in the first act"
And it's lovely the way they are
going over" Jean told her sincerely.
And those speeches of yours in the
second act, too. It's wonderful the way
you get every word over in a low
voice"
I'm from q day wnen all the people
who paid their money for seats heard
what an actress said, or she wasn't an
actress" Mrs. Shore reminded her. But,
getting back to Bates. You've got to
fix this with him yourself
"A fine chancei"
There's always a chance-when
you're fighting somebody with less
brains than you've got. especially il
he's all swelled up with vanity. Bates
would make terms with you In a min
ute If you could kill some big scene
OF his. O, without seeming to do 1t
Intentionally, of course. That time I
smashed the vase over Learoyd's head
If was only because he had hurt me SO
much that I became confused. And me
with more than ten years experience
already. but Mr.. Wallack looked as
though he believed it--there was an
actor! What Is Bates best scene with
you2"
THAT one In the second act climax,
after he has thrown me to the floor
and ! have craWled back into the chair.
At his exit I
Il forget the scene-if + ever no.
ticed 1t. Is 1t the way he does an exit
speech?"
mo. 1t Is all business. Hesitation.
Determination never to return. Yet a
pull that Is sure to bring him back
which I, with my back to him, don't
see, ii / did, I would never 60 to the
phone and call Richmond. He has got
q big hand every performance On that
exit"
Mrs. Shores myriad wrinkles deep
ened with her thought. And what do
you do" she asked after a moment,
while he has that exit bnsiness?"
Cry"
How? Show me. just how you do
1t, please"
Jean produced her handkerchief and
showed her. The old lady emitted a
cry Of delight that was almost a whoop.
20, lovelyi" she exclaimed. II have
1t, my dear. Give me that handker-
chief. You never stop weeping until
he has left the stage, do your Never
mind how long he might take to do 1t,
or how much he might change the tim
ing Of his business"
mo. I don't move till he slams the
door,"
Then, look. As you weep"
Jean observation-disclosures. Mrs
Shore returned the handkerchief and
came . trifle creAkily to her feet.
I'll be getting back TO my ROOM"
she said. You have to get your din
ner, and I must have a nap. II I 4 don't.
I might drop OF to sleep during that
long Gene Ia The firSt act where 4 havc
nothing 70 Do but twtddle my thumbs
thanks to Bates getting Hampton 10
cut my lines Good luck to yuu. 4