The story
“Old Jane, the wardrobe woman, is an institution at the Gaiety Theatre. She keeps a watchful eye on the younger girls, and especially, she mothers little Nina Fagnant, a serious child with genuine ability. On the opening night, Nina attracts the attention of Gilbertson, a man about town, who sends a note back stage inviting Nina and two of her friends to supper. ‘Old Jane’ knows that Ned Munson, a young clerk, is in love with Nina and wishes to marry her. She takes the girl aside and tells her the story of her own life. Jane, in the first flush of triumph on the stage, had given up the country boy who loved her. But after a few years, she found herself passé, while her sweetheart, meanwhile, had married another. Never had she ceased to regret her folly. Nina takes the story to heart. She leaves the theatrical profession and makes Ned happy.”
Summary from Reel Life · 17 July 1915
