SHE HAD A STRONG WILL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7177, 30 May 1891, Page 2

SHE HAD A STRONG WILL.

A theatrical man relates the following very amusing anecdote : — Miss A——, besides being, perhaps, the most prominent character in the play, was also the manageress, and it was she who regulated the salaries of the actors. Mr V , one of the actors, had long contended that hiß (.alary was not one-half what it ought to be, and Miss A—— declared as firmly that this was neither here nor there, for the salary would remain unchanged. Tbis condition of affairs did not make the two love each other as good Christians are expected to do. Such scenes as these— behind the scenes of course— became frequent: " When are you going to raise my salary?" "Never." "All right, then. [ I leave to-morrow." " Very well ; why don't you P " Or the war might be I varied to this form :— " Well, are yon going to raise my salary this week ? " "No." "Next week?" "No." "When?" " Never." That determined " never " was a dißagreeable check to the argument. Finally V worked out a Bub-plot in the play. In one act he, the noble hero, carried Miss A from a top storey tothe ground down a ladder. One night, when this scene came on, he stepped upon the top round of the ladder as usual, holding in his arms his fair burden. But instead of coming down quickly, as usual, as a vigorous, invincible hero should, he stopped. "Now raise my salary," he whispered in her ear. "Never." "Raise my salary or I drop you." Here was a crisis. Two things were in danger — the succeßß of tbe scene and the actresß' bones. " Raise my salary or I drop you !" The house was waiting. Miss A closed her eyes. " Never !" she said — And he carried her safely down the ladder.