Keeping Off The Shelf

BEEPING OFF THE BT . THOMAS WITH MAffT, M StAAnOHS JRY HFKXAKI J. NVAl l I R JACK DUNCAN 7ORK C F, 7 Urr N S U, INC O OFF THE SHELF, COPYRIGHT, I 9 28 B T- ir. rip. DUTTOW CO., INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED I If U. S. A. First Printing . . . Oct. 1028 Second Printing . . Dec. t 193 1 29 t, MHI, l VniH 1 1. N V Sill I iMK i l ttH1i CONTENTS CHAPTER I. I BEGIN MY LONG CLIMB, Page 3 II. I Boo THE GOOSE, 30 III. DRAWING NEAR THE ROMANCE OF MY LIFE, 38 IV. MR. WHIFFEN, 47 V. THE FIRST TRIP TO AMERICA, 59 VI. THE ENGLISH TROUPE BREAKS UP, 72 VII. A ROMANTIC INCIDENT, 78 VIII. OUR FIRST TRIP TO THE FAR WEST, 95 IX. THE Two ORPHANS AND PINAFORE, 112 X. THE MIKADO, 134 XL DEATH OF MR. WHIFFEN, 151 XII. TRBLAWNEY OF THE WELLS, 158 XIII. Miss ANGLIN AND THE GREAT DIVIDE, 172 XIV. VAGRANT MEMORIES, 179 XV. MORE SCATTERED LEAVES, 188 XVL A FEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, 196 ILLUSTRATIONS MRS. THOMAS WHIFFEN AS SHE Is TODAY, Frontispiece SISTER SUSAN, Facing Page 8 AND How WE ALL CRIED THERE ON THE GRAY DOCK Page 13 AUNT LOUISA PYNE AND MRS. WHIFFEN IN HER FIRST OLD LADY PART, Facing Page 18 OLD DRURY LANE THEATRE, Page 21 OLD COVENT GARDEN, Page 25 IM GOING TO DANCE WITH THE GALTON GIRL, Page 33 SISTER SUSAN AND MRS. WHIFFEN WHEN THEY WERE PLAYING AT THE ROYALTY, Facing Page 42 DALBY TELLS ME You ARE GOING TO AMERICA, Page 6 1 MR. AND MRS. THOMAS WHIFFEN WHEN THEY FIRST CAME TO AMERICA IN 1868, Facing Page 66 MRS. HORACE LINGARD, Facing Page 82 FAY TEMPLETON, MAY THE FAY, WHEN SHE WAS THE INFANT PRODIGY OF HER FATHERS COMPANY, Facing Page 90 A YOUNG MAN NAMED DAVID BELASCO, Facing Page 98 N THE EVENINGS THEY FLOCKED TO OUR PER FORMANCE AND THREW MONEY ON THE STAGE, Page 107 vii ILLUSTRATIONS MODJESKAAT THE HEIGHT OF HER CAREER, Facing Page 118 MRS. WHIFFEN AS BUTTERCUP IN THE FIRST…