She loved their names and she loved reading about the people who performed in them.
She therefore knew that Miss Wadman, an American who for some unknown reason was never billed as having a Christian name, was a favourite with the public because of her voice, her good acting and her lovely appearance.
The expression on her face must have told Clint Wilbur that she knew who he was talking about.
“I see you have heard of Miss Wadman.”
“Yes.”
“I am giving a party for her,” he said, “and also for Nellie Farren.”
“Nellie Farren!”
Alita cried out the name.
“You mean she is coming – here? To – stay?”
“Only for two nights,” Clint Wilbur replied, “but the show she is in at the moment will soon be taken off. They are to stage a new one, called Little Jack Sheppard, at the end of the year.”
