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Webster, Henry Kitchell, 1875-1932

"The Real Adventure"

"Come, Miss
Devereux," he said, "that's your line." And the scene went on.
But when, about four o'clock that afternoon, the rehearsal was over,
Galbraith called Olga out to him and allowed himself a long incredulous
stare at her. "Will you tell me, Larson," he asked, "why in the name of
Heaven, if you could do that, you didn't do it yesterday?"
"I couldn't do it yesterday," she said. "Dana taught me."
"Taught you!" he echoed. "Beginning after last night's rehearsal?...
Dane!" he called to Rose, who had been watching a little anxiously to
see what would happen.
"You've learned it very well indeed," he said with a nod of dismissal to
Olga, as Rose came up. "Don't try to change it. Stick to what you've
got."
Then, to Rosa, "Larson tells me you taught her. How did you do it?"
"Why, I just--taught her," said Rosa. "I showed her how I said each
line, and I kept on showing her until she could do it."
"How long did it take you--all night?"
"All the time there's been since last rehearsal," said Rosa, "except for
three meals.


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