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Queen's Theatre: „ digal."

World Theatre: "Hell Harbor." Star Theatre: The Aviator." Central Theatre "Czar of Broadway."

King's Theatre: "Sea Lega" Majestic Theatre: "Along Came Youth."

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Prince's Theatre: "Sunny Side Up."

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BEHIND THE SCENES AT A MUSICAL SHOW.

HOW THE MODERN CHORUS GIRL AMUSES HERSELF.

"JUST STAND UP AND SING.”

The stage manager rules the stage as a captain doos a ship, and, provided the etiquette of consult- ing him is 'complied with, all is well. Through a corridor in which jostle chorus-girls, who regard one solemnly through beavily painted eyelashes and who do not giggle,

I remember as a very small boy lying flat on my little tummy oat site a circus tent and lifting the flap to inspect that wondrous region within, writes Mr. Berkeley Savile in the Evening Standard I was not particularly keen to seo the show, to which I had already been conducted in expensive state one reaches the stage and the stage by an indulgent uncle. But I diď | manager."; want to see the clowns paint their faces and the ringmaster put on his splendid coat of marlet and, in youthful innocence, the fair Eques trienne clothe herself in her apang les and, her haughty frown. In short, I wanted to "so the go round."

wheels

For Ave glorious minutes all

First Impression—Smell!

manager, by whom I am addressed I am presented to the stage

as Old man," though our friend- ship is but ten seconda old. "Cer tainly, old maa Go where you like, old man. But, I say, old man, don't get in the way.".

World Theatre: "Hell Harbor." went well, until á tug at the ankicat is full of fact and kindness,

Stär. Theatre: ** The Aviator.". Central Theatre: "Czar of Broadway.

King's Theatre *Sen Legs," Majestic Theatre: "Along Came Youth."

'Sunny Bide Prince's Theatre: Up."

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Saturday.

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Lammas Day.

and an awful threat put an end to Paradise

But the desire to see what the public does not see is one that dies hard and may even increase with age. There is no chance of being hoiked by the ankles from the stage door of the London Hippo- drome, for without the necessary influence you would not get any part of yourself past a genial giant with a moustache, a Guard's tie, and a sense of duty.

Great White Chief,

and I cease to fear him,

Leage

What is the first and outstand ing impression of the stage of a theatre! Unquestionably its smell, It is a curious small-distinctive,. not unpleasant. It is a combing- tion of the site that does not mean dimension, of canvas, of scent, and of grease-paint. It wafts its way through the stage-door, where, it has became diluted with cigaratta. smoke; it comes across the orchestra to mingle with the dernier eri in

the matter of Parisian 'odours in. the first rows of the stalls.

Secondly, the quiet efficiency of everything when the curtain is up and the less apparent efficiency (but efficiency, none the less) when it is

down.

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surrounded, by telephones and sign-Sloper's Half Holiday" have givén): Queen's Theatre: The Pro-ed photographs of stage celebrities. to the world the delusion that a digal."

World Theatre: "Hell Harbor." But I had what are known in the chorus girl waits in the wings with North as "credentials," and para glass of champagne in one hand ried with easy grace such remarks, and the other round the neck of polite but, firm, us "No you can't; an inebriated peer. She does not. he's on the stage," "Is he expect The Hippodrome chorus girls ing you and so on.

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