The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-11-15

- al El1lL. nzlta.
Just done II. I'm going straight
Up q the apartment and crawl n
I'd better 90 with you"
No. really, Haila. All / neal i
some sleep and I'll be ine IN the
She seemed 10 mean il and ]
was anxious to 90 with JEFF. So !
lei her win without further argI1-
ment- We both set TO work On mr.
faces In earnest. Through the wall
that separated our room from
Ewes came the hum Of manv
voices Outside I heard JEFF tell
ing someone sadly. I'm sorry.
but Miss Rogers can't see anyone
she was attacked about the EYES
~ 2 swarm Of bee"
Above the huhhub in her
room, Ewes voice rose. II vas
sharp and soft al the same time.
the tone one uses 90 reprimand a
child. lg
Philip. darling, haven't YOU
had enough acting for one eve
nlngg I'm sure all these people
have bad their moneys worth. .
You have the whole play 70
yourself. Ashley's voice was
livid and / was glad / couldn't see
his face. Is il absolutely nkees-
sary for you to steal my only
scene?"
Eve laughed. ADear Philip. /
have no idea what you're talk
ing about, Really. | haven't
JeH slipped into our room. q
grin stretching across his face. He
jerked his thumb toward the wall
and sat close to il where he
wouldn't miss a thing.
Ashley was saying: @You know
perfectly well. You stood at that
table and ratified silver. YOU
ratified glassware an during my
long scene. Why didn't you over
turn the table, Eve? II would
have beer much more effective. .
sOh. that" Ewes words had a
dismissirg shrug in them. THAT
was Tom Nelson's fault. OF the
little Thompson girls. I'm sup
posed To arrange flowers during
your speech. and where were
they? Was ! to stand there ike a
mummy while you dfoned
through your iinesg"
Its customary to be quiet
while another actor Is speaking.
Ashley said acidly. They teach
that at dramatic school.
Philip, dear Philip. you must
read the script one day. I'm moi
supposed to be interested. even
listening while you make that
endless speech Of yours. Philip
never reads a script. you know,
just his part. There was roar
from Ewes audience while Ash
ley said something that ended in
hell and was punctuated by q
slamming door.
Its over, JEFF said sadly Eve
by a technical knockout
punched my purse and gloves
together and took JEFF By the arm.
~Cmon, JEFF. I've had enough OF
actors for one day" The moment
/ said it / could have bitten out
my tongue for | had forgotten
that Carol was still there But
she hadn't heard me.
"Haiia," she said as we reached
the door, may / take your key
/ guess | must have left mine IN
NV hit1n r,41rep -
"Of course fished through nv
pocketbook for 1t and tossed i
10 her FPut il on the ridge over
the door jeff and | NAV be late.
YOU'RE sure You'll be all right2
Sure. viii Go on. YOU two.
After the sticky warmth Of
backstage tie night outside
seemed bitter cold A few snow
Aakes iN4tered down and lost
themselves on the pavement and
the orty-fourth Street wind
whisked up stray programs and
whirled them toward Broadway.
What'I we do. JEFF
Waiting For Fate
LIE laughed at me. There was
4 really no question of what
we would do; we had an old
opening night custom We would
tramp all over town biting finger
nails and chafng at bits until the
reviews appeared at daybreak.
Then. IL the notices were bad.
Jeff's shoulder would be handy TO
weep on and together we could
curse the critics for their Hitter
acy and lack Of taste II they were
good there would be one more
drink to toast them as gentlemen
and scholars. II was fine for me.
I could sleep all the next day.
II was JEFF who took the beating
I asked my usual next question.
What about work tomorrow.
Jeff?"
"I'm on my vacation ~
@Vacationls That ~asrft part
Dt the routine. When did this
happen7r
To-day at noon Want 70 take
a two weeks vacation. Troyz
Anything to accommodates YOU.
-Jea.r / said. trying my
darnedest 70 mean Il, you really
should get away. Why don't you
20 10 Florida for two weeks?
I've never been to Florida
"Well?"
4 don't want to break my
record
II was early and the smoke At
Ralph's was still thin enough for
us 70 tind a table. Teddy Hart
whom Jen considered America S
greatest actor since w. c. Fields
gave Us his career 10 20 into the
movies. was at the bar. and JeiI
beaned at the sight Of him. JEDI