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24 Pauline Frederick
eagerly. Mr. Fisher received her kindly and listened to her sing. Nothing whatsoever was said about her expulsion from the show rehearsing just across the road. At the end of the interview he offered her the part of " Titania " in the new show called " The Princess of Kensington." This was a bigger and better part than she would have had in the Rogers Bros, show and she was elated. A catastrophe had turned out to be a piece of good fortune, but it had also taught her a lesson which she would not forget in a hurry. There was, however, one difficult condition in connection with her doing this new part. The show opened the following Monday which meant that she only had the week-end in which to rehearse the part and learn the songs. So great was her relief to find that her career had not been completely ruined by her fight with Erlanger, that she was ready to tackle anything. She never worked harder in her life than during that weekend. When Monday came, she felt that she knew the part and the songs she must sing. Unfortunately, something happened that she had not reckoned with and which she had not met before — stage fright. At the very moment when she must sing alone, she couldn't remember a thing! She was standing between a double row of chorus girls, singing with them. Then the two lines of the chorus divided as Pauline walked down the center, the spotlight upon her. She saw the director of the orchestra signalling her to come in, but her mind had gone blank! A few bars were repeated but still she couldn't remember the words and for a desperate second there was the dread that she had ruined the show. Then* all at once she realized that a voice was singing her lines for her. Pauline opened her mouth and pantomimed as though singing, but not a word did she utter. One of the chorus girls had been quick enough to realize the situation and to pick up the lines for her. It all seemed like a nightmare and as though