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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1933.

SPOTLIGHT.

BEGIN HERE TO-DAY

SHEILA KHATNE,, whose parents were

“Woli-kneem - vaudeville entertainers, ; & New York looking for a job. Bhella a -Import.

died when I was a kid. Then Dad married the girl the family picked out for him, and all was well. Aftar much discouragement the Mother-she isn't my own Mother, kired to substituts for DAISY GLEASON, of course, but she is a peach- shother dancer, who has sprained an sakle. While resting at JOE PARIS sonx hot sympathized with my wish to sing Shells morts TREVOR LANK and DICK but Dad was horrified. It had to STANLET

promisent. rick and socially Dick Lane to include Shells in the be the furniture business or noth- pers of entertaloment at party being! Well, my Mother left me a to the theatre later and persuados bet to little money and I decided to go to Europe to study. I stayed a At the parts she meets several celebrityear and then my money gave out. incindiag CORDON MANDRAKE well known producer. She sees Dick Frequently Dad wouldn't give me any more during the next few days and he tells bar and I couldn't tell him that I had

play. Pemently Daisy lesson been-er-extravagant." Es dance and Sheila la again out of work. She on the rounds of, the agents' fees without reseits. Then Mandrake calls and ođem ber a part in file bew play,

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giving. Ebella declines but Dick comes

Mandrake going to offer her part in

Baherealable and Sheila bom friendly, with 3 BLAINE, one of the Brin cipals in the cast. The whow openi to Auntie Citr for a tryout week." On the morales after the opening night Jim calls views, he wishin at bevakfast

CHAPTER XIV

Jim

suddenly. His flushed money had given out because he had financed a friend but he couldn't tell Sheila this,

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old an

con-

"So you are one of the Ethering- slowy, her best the newnager re-tons?" she murmured. She had heard of the family. Everybody had. They were Bervative family. And rich. "I wanted you to know frat." "You don't mind my deceiving Jim Blaine told Sheila seriously. you; Shella?" Jim asked humbly. Sooner or later the rest of the "The name, Jim Blaine, is--well, company will know it. Still," sort of mine. My middle name is his voice was filled with sudden Jim and Dad's name is Blaine. cagerness, "maybe they'll be so Etherington, of course, was out of busy reading their notices that the question. they won't see the front page."

"Front page?" Sheila repeated, mystified. "Are you on the front page? What have you been do- ing 7"

There was instant concern in her voice. The front page to her spelled trouble.

"It I have, will you stand by me?" he asked.

She gave him a surprised look,

"Of course. You know that. But my standing by you can't help much."

haven't

Thanks a

very

His voice rang out. Jot. No, don't be afraid. I

done anything terrible. That is, you and I won't think so. The company won't either, I dare say, Good publicity: for the show, maybe." He leaned across the table. touching her "You see. hand confidentially.

I'm sailing more or less under false colours. I've always wanted io act and the only way I could do it was to run away. My father think I am la Europe-or he did think so until breakfast this morning." Jim pushed the news. toward Sheila. "Look paper here!""

There was Jim's picture on the front page. It was Jim certainly. but the caption below read: "Norman B. Etherington, Jr., who was discovered last night appear- ing la a musteal show in Atlantic City. Private' agents who have bean on the trail of young Etherington for weeks found him singing in 'When Lights Are Low," soon to open on Broadway. Young, Etherington was forbidden an operatic career by his parents who believed him to be studying in Munich until his aunt, visiting that city-"

"Aunt Emily would!". Jim groaned ruefully. "You see, my Mother was an opera singer. She

Everyone would have known that name. And I didn't want to get this job through pull."

"How did you get it?" Sheila asked.

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"Why I just asked for it," Jim he explained grinned. Then, quickly. "Oh, it wasn't that easy!

ton show that was rehearing and work hears every day

1. hadn't stapped Into the door be- their complexions and their fig- fore this chap from Mandrake'a ures, perfect. One girl I know handed me a contract!. Just like who weighed hardly 105 pounds that! Didn't even try me out."

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(of course they all do that)" and There was pardonable pride in if she had gained a single ounce his voice. "If I were a girl," he she would watch her diet ilke a went on seriously, I'd lose cour-hawk. Her father and mother age in this business. If my living were 'inclined to stoutness' she'

my next meal maybe-depended told me. en landing a job I think I'd go crazy. Why, Sheila, I saw the most beautiful girls-"

"I know," she said, nodding. "They had good voices, style, carriage, grace, everything! And most of them were weeded out in I came to New York and moved a few minutes. Dozens of them! in to an apartment near some Better looking girls, than I knew friends of mine. But I began cat-there were anywhere," ing in the places where show people cat. A chap I met there" He paused.

Wisely Sheila nodded. "I know," she said. "Someone you leaned money to".

"Anyhow," Jim went on, "this chap told me they were trying voices at Schumann's. I dropped around. They weren't many men, you know. I didn't know it until later," he grinned, "but they tried me out for the chorus first, The

what's-his-name in the derby and shirt sleeves said, 'Anyone unwill. ing to sing in the ensemble, will kindly leavel' I didn't connect that high sounding phrase, with the chorus. I just thought it meant sing in groups, you know. In fact it didn't occur to me that they would take me at all!

"They did. They sent me over

"Those girls even try not to think because thinking can make wrinkles. They never go to other shows or even read newspapers. except possibly thea Anancial pages."

"Do they speculate?".

+

Jim added gravely,

"Sometimes, Mostly, though, some admirer speculates for them "You should go to a 'call' from and reading the market news is Greenfeld for his Frivolities," simply a sort of ceremony because Sheila told him wisely. The girls they seldom know how their who answer those calls-of course money is placed. They never all kinds do answer them but know whether they are winning some of them are marvelous!"* or losing so they don't worry,

"And," "Ermine coats and all that sort of thing" asked Jim, relieved "they never lose." that his kittle confession had gone over so easily, yet also slightly piqued. It should have made "Not at all They wear tailor- more of an impression. ed suits-marvelous things. And slick little huts. You never see such clothes exhibited for sale- come from 67th street shops. mean don't I suppose they Frilly blouses. Beautiful shoes And the complexions those girls achieve! And the accents!

The ones who land, the jobs certainly earn all they get. They

High Street, Clapham, normally one of London's busiest thoroughfares, shown practically '

deserted during the recent bus strike. (Planet Naws).

"I suppose not." Sheila similed. They walked to the theatre slowly. A rehearsal was to be called at noon and would continue until the matinee performance.

At the theatre there was a eur- price in store for them. It was not the news about Jim Blaine in seemed to be attracting attention the morning newspapers that back stage. As Jim and Sheila seemed to the girl that the door- passed through the atage door it man looked at her curiously.

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