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Show 'CHILD SAVES THEATER MANAGER FROM A BAD SPELL June Yirginia rurnngton. the little four-year-old girl who delighted the audiences at the Orpheum about two .weeks ago when she was on the bill las an extra, doing a sinning and danc : Ing art with wonderful grace and clevernee? saved the day at the Orpheum Or-pheum yesterday afternoon when the j matinee performance opened at 3 o'clock o'-clock Perhaps few members of the audience au-dience were aware that the ehild, who ws attending the show with her mother, really saved the management of the house from a desperate situation. situa-tion. The "desperate situation' was noti , eonfined alone to the manager, but to all the performers on tPc Tantages bill, for ihe baggage was late and I little Juue was taken onto the stage by an actor who was trying to "stall'' while the trucks were unloading the belated effects at the iear door of the theatre. Carlton Reiger. noted tenor singer tormerly with the Metropolitan Opera compajiy of New York, was sent out to sing or stall in any way he could. He began to sing the new song hit. "Mickey," which he Is to sing at each showing of the picture, "Mickey," and he asked 'the audience to join with him. Soon a childish treble was heard ringing through the theatre, rising even above the noted artists voice. Mr. Reiger immediately stopped and remarked that if the little one would come on tho stage and sing that song he wimlil give her a box of candy. i she v.?- soon on the stage, and as-i ' Bisied in passing a half hour for the! i audience in a pleasant manner, and, I i incidentally pulling Manager Joseph I doss out of a very cmbarassing situa- I tlon. |