FAIRY OF ALLEY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17571, 23 June 1925, Page 11

FAIRY OF ALLEY.

R.A. MODEL’S ROMANCE LONDON, May 4. .V romantic story worthy of the pen of Dickens attaches to the picture “ Ivittv,” which is to be shown in this year’s Royal Academy. The characters The “ Fairy ” of a London alley, af bright little girl of tho shuns. All artist who is .1 music hall violinist by night, and a painter in the morning and on Bund ays. The artist s rough-haired terrier Jack. Mr Cyril Davis, who, with his wife, occupies a tiny studio in a North London mews, told a " Daily Chronicle " representative that hz cannot afford models, and that kindly neighbours sit for him in their spare, time—which is generally spare indeed. Kitty.” the little girl who plays hopscotch before his door, 2nd who —with the dog forms the subject of the picture which has brought hem success, C as proud of the result of their joint effort ns the artist himselfShe had to sit for her picture on Sun- : days, for during the mornings, when 1 Mr Davis was free from the music hall, the “ fairy ” of the alley- was at- school.