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Third Marriage — Return to Stage 123
manager during the time she was with Robertson and Cole. One day Allen came down to watch the rehearsals of " Spring Cleaning " and he had " Strongheart " with him. At the word of command, the well-trained dog lay down in the aisle, with his aristocratic nose stretched between his paws. But the moment that Pauline came on to the stage and he heard her voice, his ears pricked up, but beyond this he made no movement. The rehearsals progressed until they came to a part where Pauline was roughly handled by one of the cast and her voice was raised in defense. This was too much for " Strongheart." Believing that his friend was in difficulties, he jumped to his feet, and before Allen quite realized what was happening, the dog had bounded down the main floor of the theatre and was over the footlights in one leap. Allen was so taken by surprise that for a moment he was speechless. In another second there would have been an actor sprawling on the floor with a dog at his throat. In the nick of time Allen shouted a loud " Halt! " The welltrained dog heard the command and, planting his feet firmly, halted. The actors had scattered in all directions, all except Pauline, who, recognizing the dog, hurried over to where he stood quivering with excitement. She caressed him, and as soon as he realized she was all right, he lay down again quietly.
" Spring Cleaning " opened at the new Playhouse in Los Angeles and due to Pauline's enormous popularity there, had a record run. From there the play was taken to San Francisco. Of all towns in the United States in which Pauline played, San Francisco was always her favorite for the people there loved her in a way that was unequaled. Always they turned out in their hundreds to welcome her to their theatres, and the warmth of their reception made her play to the fullest extent of her ability. Therefore, when she opened at