Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 67, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 March 1914 — SAID BY THE CHORUS GIRL [ARTICLE]

SAID BY THE CHORUS GIRL

Reflections of One Who Has Seen Life That Is by No Means at Its Best. It would be all right not to Judge a man by his money—if there was any other way of measuring him up. I ain’t a pessimist, but —I’ve seen talent too many years sticking around unregarded whlle tact ln managing a manager gets a taxicab start and an electric light over the theater finish for me to be classed with the optimists. Temper and temperament—what’s the difference? It’s temper In the chorus and temperament in the star’s dressing room. A job that means breakfast every day and dinner reg’lar. I always been saying so, is worth all tbe razzle-daz-zle feastings going while waiting for an engagement Fame —when all is told, wbat does It come to? The rouge from last night don’t last longer than fameBy tomorrow even the caliboy’s forgotten your name. When tbe shoe fits that’s a sure sign we could wear a size smaller easily. . \ It’s push that gets a girl a place to stand at the foot of the ladder. and it’s pull that hoists her finally to the top. I heard a manager say once that the scariest sight he ever seen waa a show girl before breakfast