- A chorus girl in a theatrical show is being pursued by a "Stage Door Johnny" while her prudish boyfriend tries to "rescue" her from a life in the theater. Old Jane, the show's wardrobe mistress, takes the girl under her wing and gives her advice on how to handle her situation.—frankfob2@yahoo.com
- "Old Jane," the wardrobe woman, was an institution of the Gaiety theatre. A little girl joined the chorus of the Gaiety. She was a shy, quiet little thing, far different from her gay companions, and the wardrobe mistress, strongly drawn to the child, "mothered" her and in many ways made her life in the theatre easier and more pleasant. The girl was clever and the stage manager promised her advancement in the near future. At the opening night of the play the little girl attracted the attention of a wealthy "man about town," who sent a note behind the scenes inviting her and two of her girl friends to a little supper after the show. The other chorus girls openly envied her, and the girl, influenced by their attitude, would have accepted the invitation if "Old Jane" had not intervened. So while the admirer and her two companions waited patiently outside the stage door the little girl was listening intently to "Old Jane." The wardrobe woman knew that a young clerk loved the child and wanted to marry her, and to bring this about she told the story of her own life, a very dramatic history Jane came from the country, a young, good-looking girl, and forgetting her sweetheart, plunged into theatrical life, and achieved success. For a time she was a great favorite and enjoyed the gay life but as time passed she was forced to the background, and soon became just "Old Jane of the Gaiety." "And the man I loved and shall always love," she concluded, "married and is a good husband and father. Another woman enjoys the happiness which might have been mine. Little girl, don't give up love and happiness of a lifetime for a fleeting period of stage success." And the little girl, realizing the value of true happiness gave up her theatrical career to wed the man she loved.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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