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56 Pauline Frederick
New York run, the company went on tour and while they were in Syracuse, New York, Brandon Tynan developed laryngitis and Franklin had to go on in his place. This was to prove a milestone in his life, for through it he and Pauline became lifelong friends.
In connection with this opportunity, Franklin tells an amusing story on himself. Although he had frequently rehearsed the part of " Joseph," to make sure that he was at ease in the role, Pauline invited him to come to her hotel after the evening performance, so that they could go over the big scenes. It was a gesture for which Pauline was to become noted, for having trod the mill herself, she always wanted to help others when their chance came. At the top now, she ever had her eyes open for the lesser ones in the cast.
That night she and Franklin went over and over the big scenes until they felt sure that they had mastered all the details. Then Pauline sank into the nearest armchair and called to Mumsy that they all needed some supper. Franklin was thrilled. It had been a new and interesting experience, this evening of rehearsing with the star of the play, and now to be invited to have supper with her and her mother was just a grand climax. He was in awe of Pauline but he was terrified of her stately, dignified mother! He was very anxious to appear at his best and tried to be nonchalant about it all. Alas, this was not made any easier when he found that they were ordering alligator pears for supper! He had never tasted one! Seeing that a quarter of a century ago they had only just appeared on the market and were far beyond the means of a struggling actor, this was not surprising. But Franklin had not the courage to let them know that he had never tasted them, so he pretended to be quite unconcerned. Little did he know then that not so many years hence, they would be growing in his own back garden in California.