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130 Pauline Frederick
in all the leading Australian cities. " Pauline Frederick hats," " Pauline Frederick gowns," gloves, shoes, bags, coats, everything, were on display in all the shop windows. She was besieged by interviewers wanting to know what she used to retain her beauty, how she kept her figure, etc., now that she was past forty. Everywhere hair styles were changed so as to copy hers. At this time she wore her hair without a parting, combed back off the face and cut at the back with " a combination of a shingle with the fluffy charms of the bob."
In Australia, as well as in England, there is a custom not found in the United States — that of " queueing " up for the less expensive seats. The main floor of the theatre is divided into two sections, the front portion being known as " the stalls " and the back portion as " the pit." How many rows are left for " the pit " depends entirely upon the sale of the more expensive " stalls." Originally the pit was merely a space reserved at the back where people crowded in and stood during the performance, but in the progress of modern times it has graduated from standing room to benches, and from benches to upholstered seats. The queues for the pit and gallery form an hour or more before the opening time on the day of the performance, and if the show is a popular one, people stand for hours in the hope of obtaining these more popular priced seats that cannot be reserved in advance. Some managements, when they see that the queues outside are more than enough to fill the allotted seats, will let the people inside about an hour before the performance so that they can take their places and sit down, particularly if the weather is bad. The length of the queues outside a theatre and the earlier the line begins to form, is an indication of the popularity of a show. Incidentally, those waiting in the queues are frequently entertained by a free vaudeville show