Pictures and the Picturegoer (October 1915 - March 1916)

1 49/ hiClUk; . |0 ImK apted Ironi the Famous Players Production y PATRICK GLYNN. ^Jl A LITTLE girl danced onthekerl to the rollicking sixains "1 n barrel-organ, and of. PrancoiH trt. of tli. 'I'll, itrc d< Folies paused in hi walk down tin Ru<' I to natch ber movements. ' .-cart bad seen many dances in I :nn\ but i lir natural grace and ■ •ft hi child, win. twilled and twisted intoa half-dozen different -hap. iii almost a manj seconds, Amazed him. An ninateur could till that tin girl was untrained. Hei d dress, thin face, ami disordered hair suggested nothing Inn what she was a Parisian i/amiu .■ birl ut instinctive!) knew that here good material for the making i Bretrate dancer, ami he slouched in the shelter of a lamp-post, atched her appri ciatii elj . From a doorway an elderly woman with good-humoured, round face (ingad with the suspicion of dissipation called cut : "Conn in, Zaza, yon lazj rat and clean the rooms up. I'll make you dance a different time when I get yon ! " \ll right, Aunt Rosa)" shoufed the t:ii 1 defiantly . Her Aunt rushed cat and caught -tin girl by tin arm with tin intention of dragging her indoors; but Cascart. wln> had .-.'•■n enough, now came forward. •.lu.-t a moment. Tank," ho said familiarly to the woman. "Here'sa' franc piece to let your niece danoanother tune. I want to see what she can do From what I hai eseen already, I think she can do something better for her future living than washing rooms or dancing on the kerb. Give us another tone, organ-grinder." Cascart threw a half-franc to tin man. who grinned and obeyed. Zaza obliged again, this time putting in a few self-taught special movements for the benefit of the stranger. , ." fine : "_ be ejaculated. K Now, my little Zaza. with your kind aunties permission, allow rue to hand vou mv card. Call at the address of the Theatre des Folies. and 111 see what I can do towards licking j 011 into shape." The next morning Zaza. chaperoned by Aunt Rosa, put in an appearauce at the theatre. After an interview, Cascart promised Zaza a two years' training on condition that Bhe la six year-contract to appear under no other person than himself, and to this Zaza and Aunt Rosa agreed. * * • * curtains parted again for the final round of deafening applause. From all parts of the theatre slu-nt at" Encore, . Zaza : drowned the crashing notes of the orchestra, aim the favourite of the music-ball public smiled her pleasure -latitude. She was tired, far mere tired than the inted audience suspected, and they were forced to remain ;.'t with a bow. and a smile as the curtains swung her tor the last time. Zaza performance bad been a ition. Her impetuous, wild nature which still remained -led 111 spite of ber theatrical training sed just the of duMerit that pleased. Winn she returned to her -mg-room. Cascart entered it smi . PAULINE FREDERICK AS 'ZAZA." 1 'i in. dear Zaza, he said; lia 1 getting on -iiii-i I I'n-t discovered you, en } \ my fi iend." replied Zaza ; " your little (peculation turned ou good We -hall i le t < > tl ml ... our -i\ yeai cut raci ,iu auothei' few mouths." " I wont t.. renew it," said 1 hastily. \ II. 1111 friend." replied /a/. 1 . " we shall look int.. the ma! ter again." she left the tin at re a fa 1 w.nnan. All Paris was talking about her dancing ; Zaza wai the sensation of t he hour. (in her way home a little child, n In. ran int. 1 t he road after a truant puppy, collided with a gen tleman. whose brutal instincts made him raise hi Btick ,t.« beat tin child. Za/.i temper bnrsl forth and -In told the gentleman wna sin thought of him a circumstance which mad. him transfer his wrath from the child t>> t he woman. II raised hi stick threateningly, but he found himself pushed sudden!) back and the -tick dragge I from bi hand. An. .tin s 1 had oppor tunely intervened. ;' atonsieur! " said tin brute angrily; u will interfere in what does uot concern you, here is my card ! " The stranger replied in kind, and cards were exchanged, after which Zaza turned to her and the child's protector. " Monsieur." you must not fight a duel with that beast on my account ! ": ■"Madame, it is a pleasure to fight sometimes. And that, beast, as you rightly remark, deserves what he will .^et The pair bowed and parted. The stranger bad dropped one of his cards on the pavement when handing another to his opponent, and Zaza. picking it up. read "31. Henri Dufrene, 61 Boulevard de la Madeline. Paris." Without losing any time, Zaza went f.. — k < 'ascarl for the purpose of asking a particular question! "Oh! Cascart, she remarked. " where do they" fightra duel here in St. Etienne'r ■' " The last one took place in the Boia, ■ art, The next morning Zaza ordered' a fia'cre,~ahd"'drove to the Bois with the intenti in 1 if stopping the duel if it wen but she was only ju-t in time to ii'clnsion and t cover that Dufrene was wounded. Zaza' interest in her unknown defender bad deepened. < ! 1 seeing him fall sin rushed forwardaftd placed his bead on her lap. The doctor in attendance made a quick examina thinking the new arrival was the w minded man's wilii ed her. " The wound i in tin shoulder and not 111 Madame.'' On hearing this. Zaza had the injured man conveyed I carriage and taken t.. the hospital Here shegave pi instruction a t.. the care to bV taken of him. and tin went to the theatre to play li<i 1 art ; but through it a : could s.-e the man's nale face as it had