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Australia i 3 1
from itinerant actors who cannot get a job on the boards. One by one they appear and as soon as one has finished his show along comes another. The first to arrive sometimes gets a few coins in the bag he passes around, and if he should be good, the collection is oftentimes quite a good one. The performers are usually contortionists who come with their little piece of matting and then proceed to twist themselves into all kinds of gruesome shapes; or violinists and singers who can find no better public for their talents; or the inevitable mimic who will often give a very good imitation of the very star the " queuers " are waiting to see inside the theatre; and so on. Most of the streets where these queues form are quiet side streets, but sometimes they are in busy thoroughfares and then one has the added excitement of wondering whether the contortionist will be able to get himself untied before the next motor-car comes along and nearly runs him over!
Australia was Pauline's first introduction to this queueing system and she found it very interesting, particularly as sometimes the queues formed up outside her dressing room window and she could hear the chatter of those waiting to see her. And usually the queuers were unaware of whose window was above them, so she could hear many things about herself and their expectations. Pauline's sympathies in all things were always with the less fortunate, and it was to these people who thought it worth while to spend hours standing to see her play, that her heart went out in all its warmth.
Both " Spring Cleaning " and " The Lady " received an enthusiastic reception in Sydney. The run there concluded with a grand ball given by the officers of a portion of the United States Fleet which happened to be in Sydney Harbor at this time. By means of a handsomely engraved invitation, Pauline was invited to be the Guest of Honor at the ball,