The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 16, 1904, Page 9

@zl [7arcrsco Sundzy oo ) ROM A STAGE: STRUCK Ry YOUNG LADY TO_ B A FIRST ENTL@MN business man. Any one can be a busi. ness man, but how few can grace the stage or the platform, or move or sway, the minds and hearts of the multitude, as a great actor can do. As you might e « eat t ust have dome. You beg to be excused - 3 uperbly you from coming on Friday as te “shops - ght nall as the part don’t close till 7 o'clock.” But what you' could ¢ ¢ have the shops t» do with you—wheth- ¢ SopintaNS s er they close or keep open? Really your e < letter has completely puzzled me. - Of : . course I'm disappointed. I had leoked t piece. It is poor stuff, forward to meeting you with such con« nd out as something dis- fidence and then to hear that you'd left part’ from the rest of the the “Buckingham” altogether! I'm sure £ R you'll regret it. You migl: have had & N, S ho-bs career and you choose a business. T t breath tion—and oh! the scorn In your—face: sure T could act I've always fel#t, for the chance and for thinking of dogue introduced. T had naver seen you have been paradisé! And one of those wonder what business? Your letter oping you will look upon I date not put in the adjective I wish. and since I've seen you I am more than me. Your last letter was so nice and so near before. I have always been in Peroxidized girls, all slang and vulgar- Ty brief, but thep, of course, I've . a bute to your genius, It would sound over bold. But you ever bent upon choosing the stage as friendly that somehow T quite feel as. the upper boxes. (I'm not rich, and !y and impudence, has got the part. 3 Upon your time, o your sem- ve 1 sith i admiration, must know how handsome you are. I, a profession. 1 shall be round at 12 if I knew you. So many thanks for the can't afford to buy stalls!) You asked T declare T could ecry V\np vexation. fidence. Still sincerely )‘our::, 3 X 3 < But I mustn't write like this or I shall BLANCHE LIGETHEAD. BLANCHF SHTHEAD. alas! am but an unknown admirer who o'clock to see the manager. I wish- stalls—third. row you say. Well, you about my pecple? My father is a doe- bore you. Pray forgive me. Yours as s may never even have the chance of there was a chance of your being there Wwill know where I am for once. Ishall tor and we live at Brixton—but since From John Topper to Miss B. Light- June 13. - _ Wi At s . : S . BLANCHE L. head, at the Beacon Club, Doves _ 3 secing you “off” the boards. Do you also, but I suppose there isn’t? Still— wear a white dress and a twist of tur- I've joined this club I run up every day 8.—Oh, I forgot to tell you this . Desk Mr. Ewowali-How very Wil o 3w & ditve sith ‘s AsMod o S0 ol> IWell with great pride as well as quoise blue tulle in my hair, to town. It's so very conveiient. I club has ~ weekly tea party and mem- ' °cteLondon— 2 ° u 1 mever i stage myselt? 1 have acted at sdmiration. now, In-haste and great disappointment, write a little, you know, for ladies’ bers are allowed to ask guests. Men . .o . . I saw you “i'::'ni',_ : C % you would. o, 01 und also among some amateurs Yours sincerely, Yours most sincerely, magazines. I hate it—but one must do uests if.they like. They generally do iy Sistien whes 1 addmsssed 3o Wil actresses .. Gamden Town. But, -oh, the real BLANCHE L. BLANCHE L. something nowadays to be independent, like. Will you P KR S VST - e aensl Suminin of “Whet fa your s such airs! But ..L o ost’ be so different! How I —— it and I'm not very happy at home. They :'ls on Iv;rid_uy.' the z:;rd, '4 t?‘ ‘.h' T Ill be shinsine, Tadam?™ a8 the Des Msrelic thes are wo different. T kmew it oo yui sneie T musn't-say mose. The Club, June18. pogr wr Claude (as you tell me to ThEC fuB of my upl;a:lon! ar:d ambi- lof;t:nro:e::: -;i::r:“p::;o:":: yesterday. Your agitation led me ‘o moment I Tam going 10 Gouj by for the present, and thanking Oh! my dear Mr. Knowall-what & caly you thaty_Wasm't It anesinat T “01"'" AI*'!“'II °3:‘t‘: o:("o’!’”;n;"s‘g::: 5 . Inquire of the young lady who served heater t I send you BY .y for your courtesy and kindness, Greadful time I had of it! I'm SUre seered as 10 Gansyimeoind . stk iwns ::‘;n-‘ com’:m:mtwe becple and things, I -S5uppose you don't lock very differ- YOU 2 t0 your name and address. Im- S post an 1 wonder if you peljeve me, your ardent admirer, there were fifty girls all after a silly wearing a white gown last night, and I adore genius in any shape or form. bt off the stage? Anyhow, I should ?g‘:"‘:f ‘:’T:.m::]“”(,:\lr, 2::,:,;0:,::21 - we Avnu as a & | |||.ax _\you. know B. L n:.uc part like that of a French maid. had & twist of blue tulle in her hair. Everything in my nature calls for know you, I'm sure. I shall live in the ;iuring =y deief envesy 50 “Hest wnlke 1 am in the audience? 1 should appre- June 16. ~ Not a dozen words to say and only pn §o mfich for a new fashion coming in! artistic satisfaction. I wonder if you eXpectation of at last speaking to you ing genfleman” at the Buckingham clate the compliment more than 1 can What? A chance of getting into the the stage two minutes! And such a Of course, it Was stupld of me not to sympathize with me? I feel as if you —really you! Do come. Yours, B. L. & FWECR O 5 0 J 50 Pl S0 Yours most sincerely, B. L. company at your theater? Is it possi- dirty place as we had to wait in— tell you that I was fair. But even then did. Your letters seem to express so June. that we should meet—although not June 14, PI®? Call round? I should think I would and the way they talked! Aud such there were two other fair girls in my much more than they say. Oh, Whata Dear Mr. Knowall—Are you joking? quite in the manner you desired. Once call round. I don't care how small or tousled d’ygd heads and painted faces. TOW- Well, never mind—I at least had strange thing life is! Somehow I feéel Do you really mean that was-not you again let me thank you for your kind the ppportunity of seeing you again, as if I was just waking to its manifold acting the other night? Only an under- and no one else could possibly be mis- possibilities. I have not yet recovered study—I can hardly belleve it. And You did wear it! Oh, how good of you. And how gloriously you acted. T insignificant a part it is if only I could I was horrified- And when my turn encouragement and appreciation of my ¢ 4 g oor efforts while I was known to you assure you when you made that speech €°t 00 at a real theater. Of course, my. came I was told that the part. was y,u.; for you, I thousht you were bet- from my disappointment at not getting you have left the stage—and are. golng :s AT RO —*Your ladyship is surely in error”— Deople will be mad, but in these days filled up, so I had just to go home ¢ than ever. More tragic, if I may that engagement. To think that I'might back to business. Oh! what a shock p._ s Really shopwalking is a better 1 =i ly thrilled from head to foot. One O girl of any spirit pays the least at- again, and I'm sute I had waited for say so. And your part has Deer have been acting with you—on the same your le.ter is to me. With such gifts paying thing than first walking gem- felt the sarcasm—the suppressed emo- tenmtion to what her people say. I'm hours! But I thank you all the same strengthened I find. A little more dia- stage—at the same time. Oh, it would and talents to go and become a mere tlemap—and nearly as amusing!