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134 Pauline Frederick
of flowers surrounded by a laurel wreath. As Pauline looked at this tribute to her success, she was deeply touched and as she passed her hands over it in admiration, the tears coursed down her face.
To get from the theatre to her hotel was again an ordeal. On the opening night in Melbourne, " remarkable scenes were witnessed as she left the theatre at the conclusion of the play. Hundreds of people who were waiting pressed forward in all directions and it became necessary for the police to clear a passage for the actress. Eventually they had to pick her up and carry her to the waiting car." In order to avoid the exhaustion of these kindly but disturbing demonstrations, on matinee days she remained in the theatre between performances. She could rest in her dressing room and have her dinner sent in to her. These intervals twice a week were about her only opportunities to be alone and they became precious, for the exhaustion of the past weeks was beginning to tell upon her. The theatre management cooperated and kept everyone from disturbing her. An effort was made to keep it a secret that she remained in the theatre, but such a thing could not long remain unknown. Then one day the management, with the intention of being kind, found, to their cost, that they had made rather a grave error.
It happened to be a very rainy day and the crowd waiting outside for the evening performance was so dense that it was decided to let them come in and take their seats instead of remaining in the rain. Hardly had all the seats in the gallery been filled, however, when a group of Pauline's most ardent fans began a kind of chant: " We — want — Pauline, we — want — Pauline." Apparently they had learned that she remained in the theatre after a matinee and were making the most of this opportunity. Thinking that in a moment the