This dance, which had been devised by Tom Gray and Grace, necessitated two extra threads to manipulate the feet.

It was most difficult and had required long and tedious practice, but the results were quite worth all the time and trouble.
Mrs.Gray laughed till the tears rolled down her cheeks and made a personal appeal for an encore, which was given; but there was a mishap this time; Cinderella's threads became entangled and she came near to breaking her china nose.

Audiences are invariably most pitiless when they are most pleased, and have no mercy on exhausted actors.

At the cry of "Speech! Speech!" the Prince stepped forward and made a low bow.
"Ladies and gentlemen," he said, "we thank you for your approval and if strength and breath permitted us, and the lady had not injured her nose, we would gladly dance again for you." Then came the last scene.

The step-sisters made desperate efforts to wear the slipper; Cinderella finally retired triumphantly on the prince's arm, and the curtains closed only to open again a few moments later upon a scene which bore a strong resemblance to Oakdale High School.