Evening star., 1936-04-07

kitchen was not too dlSagreeable when
she reached it, and there was a tiny
bottle Of fresh cream waiting and a
long. crisp loaf of deliciously sour
French bread. After the saltless,
crustless article of the Canadian con-
vent this last was treat, and to sit
slipping her coffee and going through
the newspapers with a general sense
that there would be no hurry through
out the day-no lessons, no duties, no
wretched conviction Of time flying and
work undone-was undeniably COM
Portable.
At 10 she awakened Lance, who
seemed. to have completely forgotten
the events of the evening before and
who merely observed that he was
late for his appointment with Marki-
sohn.
The old man likes us to come over
and have breakfast with him." he
said.
us he important, Lance?" Tamara
asked.
well, yes. He's sorter retired, /"
Lance said, gathering disreputable
dressing gown about him for departure
to the bath room. But every one
who wants to cast anything goes to
| him"
Then you don't want any break
fast?" she called after him. She heard
his mufned negative through the door
Hearing the voices, Tamara's mother
came out and was glad to sip hot
coffee and gossip with her daughter.
Strange downtown sunshine was In
the kitchen; the day would be hot,
and Tamara drew the shade and sat
opposite her mother at the little table
in the breakfast niche busily shelling
peas.
"I had to throw out two boxes of
Strawberries. They were all in a
mush."
Willette listened indifferently.
What fool I am to eat the way
I did last nightl" she muttered. 1T
was Jim Clute's birthday, and they
were at the next table, and we all got
together and went up to Leona's.
Leona Masons-she's the woman who
made the big hit in Barber Shop
Cord She played it for three years"
rs she playing now, Mother?"
"She hasn't had part for two
years." Willette said. shaking her head.
But how do they live, in between
parts?"
Mrs. Todhunter's somewhat haggard
eyes moved thoughtfully to her daugh-
ter's face
How does who?"
How do they live, actresses,
mean, when they're not working?"
"Oh, they live" Willette said vague
ly. Now, for instance" she added
Il only pay a hundred and ten here.
It's dirt cheap"
"a hundred and ten dollars q
month? But really you could live on
that" Tamara offered gently. They
they simply had no idea of money
this family.
"I could manage all right If Jesse
wasn't such swine" Willette an
swered mildly.
Where is he now?"
| In hollywood. l gave MIN the TWO
best years of my life-I was playing
in "The Circle" when I met him. ]
haven't had decent part since, and
that was eight years ago. That's the
way it goes"
Tamara looked at her respectfully
Any actress inspired a girl with awe,
even If that actress was ones own
rouged, dyed, shapeless mother. It
was amazing to think that this woman
opposite her actually had played parts
had heard the callboy paging Miss
Todhunter"-h gone forth to foot
lights and applause. Tamara finished
the peas, carried them to the sink
and floated them in cold water.
THE trouble is" Willette volun-
teered, apparently somewhat revived
by the soothing companionship OF
her younger daughter and the hot
drink-"the trouble is that there are
IS actors and actresses for every
part. The agencies are full of them;
they say they patrol up and down
Broadway like an army. Young girls
get the good parts because they'll
play for nothing; any one with ex-
| perience wants real money, and you