Tessa continued delivering her line, then craned her neck to the side to see what was happening. A tall, middle-aged woman pointed her finger in Tessa’s direction. “Who is she? I’m the actress who’s supposed to take over Liza’s part!” Tessa slinked behind the prop door. If only she had some pixie dust right now to make herself invisible. “What’s going on back there?” Mr. Frohman bellowed. The stage manager walked out onstage and the disgruntled actress followed. “Apparently we have two actresses here to play the role of Liza.” “How did that happen?” The stage manager shook his head. “I don’t know. When Miss Gerard had to leave because of her family emergency, I sent the telegram you asked me to.” He turned to the actress. “This is Maude Gilroy. She said she came from Minneapolis and was sent by your friend.” Mr.
