. Her first appearance. Illustrated by Gibson and Ashe. S-T3. HER FIRST APPEARANCE Sultana this evening, said VanBibber, slowly and uncertainly. Oh, yes, assented the elderman, politely, and tasting his drink. Lesters new piece. Was it anygood ? I dont know, said Van Bibber. Yes, I think it was. I did nt seeit from the front. There were a lotof children in it—little ones; theydanced and sang, and made a greathit. One of them had never beenon the stage before. It was herfirst appearance. He was turning one of the glassesaround between his fingers as hespoke. He stopped, and pouredout
. Her first appearance. Illustrated by Gibson and Ashe. S-T3. HER FIRST APPEARANCE Sultana this evening, said VanBibber, slowly and uncertainly. Oh, yes, assented the elderman, politely, and tasting his drink. Lesters new piece. Was it anygood ? I dont know, said Van Bibber. Yes, I think it was. I did nt seeit from the front. There were a lotof children in it—little ones; theydanced and sang, and made a greathit. One of them had never beenon the stage before. It was herfirst appearance. He was turning one of the glassesaround between his fingers as hespoke. He stopped, and pouredout some of the soda, and drank itdown in a gulp, and then continuedturning the empty glass between thetips of his fingers. It seems to me, he said, that:it is a great pity. He looked upinterrogatively at the other, but met his glance without 33 ^^ca^-a. i^^^^PS^^^i HER FIRST APPEARANCE any returning show of interest. Isay, repeated Van Bibber— I sayit seems a pity that a child like thatshould be allowed to go on in thatbusiness. A grown woman can gointo it with her eyes open, or a girlwho has had decent training can it s different with a child. Shehas no choice in the matter; theydont ask her permission; and sheis nt old enough to know what itmeans; and she gets used to it andfond of it before she grows to knowwhat the danger is. And then it stoo late. It seemed to me that ifthere was any one who had a rightto stop it, it would be a very goodthing to let that person know abouther—about this child, I mean; theone who made the hit—before it wastoo late. It seems to me a respon-sibility I would nt care to take my-self. I would nt care to think thatI had the chance to stop it, and hadlet the chance go by. You know 34
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