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noise would subside, the manager took no notice, but when the chant continued intermittently and was now taken up by all the people in the pit as well as in the gallery, it was obvious that something must be done. Coming before the curtain, the manager told them sternly that unless they remained quiet he would have to clear the theatre. To this he received the answer: " We — want — Pauline, we — want — Pauline." Again he tried, this time more persuasively, and pointed out to them that out of kindness he had let them come in and take their seats so that they would not have to remain in the rain and it wasn't fair that they should repay his kindness by making themselves a nuisance. The answer was a round of applause but then immediately it was followed with " We — want — Pauline, we — want — Pauline." Once more he tried. Miss Frederick was resting for the evening performance. Surely they would not want to disturb her and all this noise would certainly do so. Again the reply was the same: " We — want — Pauline, we — want — Pauline."
In despair, the manager left the stage to confer with his confreres as to what should be done. He met Pauline standing outside her dressing room which was just off the stage. She had heard all the noise and what they were saying. The manager apologized to her very profusely, looking most terribly embarrassed. He would have the theatre cleared immediately he told her; such a thing would never happen again. But to his surprise she merely laughed. " Don't turn them out," she said. " Do you think if I go out front, just for a moment, they will be quiet? ': The manager said that he thought they would. His expression was one of the utmost relief for he had expected her to be angry. So the curtain was gradually raised and Pauline, dressed in a negligee, walked on to the stage. Immediately they clapped and whistled and