CONTENTS

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A NIGHT'S ENCHANTMENT[3]
THE BLIND MADONNA[43]
NO CINDERELLA[81]
TWO CANDIDATES[117]
THE ENCHANTED HAT[161]

A NIGHT'S ENCHANTMENT

A NIGHT'S ENCHANTMENT THE ADVENTURE OF THE LADY IN THE CLOSED CARRIAGE

I

So much depended upon every one's utter lack of nervousness and embarrassment that Shaw, the stage manager, decided that my presence at the final rehearsal would only add to the tension, and was therefore unnecessary. The "star" complained that her efforts to interpret my lines to my satisfaction were wearing her thin, while the "leading man" declared that he could not enter naturally into the spirit of the comedy so long as he knew I was watching from across the front.