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SATURDAY
January 22, 1916
AMUSEMENT
SECTION
STRAUSS CONFESSES
AT THE ACADEMY
WHAT THE READY EYE OF THE CAMERA SEES IN THE LAND OF PLAY AND PHOTOPLAY
WHEN STARS MEET
SPARKS WILL PLY
I.
This Time Sparks of Frieij
His "Heldenleben" and Miss
Parlow's Playing Feature
Friday's Concert
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oiiiV new vnen miss Col.'
Jier ureetcci Mr. Farnutn
IHjftnlUMts.
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Tho attitude of nn audience Is Infre
quently perfect critics' nulde, and tho
itAtlitlcitl measure of npi)lnur nt a con
cert would certainly be no vnda moeum
for a trip through n aymphony concert.
But certainly n concert like that of yes
terday afternoon Is as Interesting for
th nudlence nn for the Philadelphia
Orchestra, which ptayed IL Notably docs
thf apply to the two orchestral numbers.
Mozart's overturn to "Don Giovanni"
began th program, and there may have
been more than one who soukIU, In tho
enthusiasm It might arouse, a pee for an
attack on the opera companies which fall
to produce the entire mnnterplere Alas'
There was but a breath of applause, and
that perfunctory, although the orchestra
played the overturo very well, and al
though Mr, Slokowskl, as frequently
noticed In these columns, understands
his Sfotart and can distinguish between
the silver of "The Magic Flute" and the
rich cold of "Don Giovanni." His feeling-
for the tragic tone which creep uti
bidderi Into this opera buffa was shown
111 the breathless hold which followed the
opening chords, his feeling for the light
Hess of the early drama In It permeated
the whole performance. Hut It passed
ror nothing.
Ornlttlng, then, for a moment the con
certo played by Miss Parlow, we come to
the "Ueldenleben," tone-poem by ttlchnnl
Strauss. The reception of thii work,
bntten, Inchoate, sardonic, ear-splitting
and tremendously funny, was really In
credible. If It wasn't hissed, that Is an
Indication of how familiar dissonance has
become In our cars. Iluttlmt It wasn't
loudly laughed at c.inno te explained at
all. There Is a deal of beauty In sections
of this lengthy and tiring work, but the
most of It Is bound to be amusing. If the
Whole Ifl Strauss' story of his own life, of
his battles with the Ueckmcssers of his
Urno and of his tlnal defeat of them
through the conquest of the musical
world, then Mr. Strauss' life has surely
been one of the most negligible of recent
years. Bcrllo was Infinitely more Inter
esting. As a matter of pure fact, Strauss
Is much greater than "Ueldenleben." The
mystery Is not Strauss, but his audience.
Is no music to be funny?
r Of course. In the 40 minutes of con-
i glomerate sound ond fury and music
there were bound to be faults of execu
tion. The brnsses and tho wood
wind alike failed critically nt times, and
I Sir. Rich alone emergen unscathed In the
difficult trial by fire. It Is Impossible to
say what Mr. Stokou.sKl meant by his
whole-souled reading of the score. Was
It devotion, or generosity, or sarcasm?
Kathleen Parlow played the Beethoven
concerto for violin, which was most re
cently heard here nt tho hands of fritz
Krelsler. So frequently, so passion
ately nnd so perfectly docs Mr. Krelsler
play this concerto that It seems now to
bo hla In share with the composers, and
any attempt to wrest It from him is fore
doomed, Yet Miss Parlow's playing was
t Interesting and line.' Sho has nil tho np
j tltudcs of a great technician except n
perfect ear, and nt times the sensitive
ear was hurt by her groping after tones.
Yet again, at other times, her tone was
full and great, accurate and powerful
and sweet Her trills and double stops
were simply marvels of execution, her
bowing usually (Irm. sometimes a little
hard. But what ono appreciated most
was that In tho sentiment of the first
movement and In the pathos of tho
larehetto Miss Parlow uvlat"I not by a
fraction of an Inch from tho straight
path of feeling which wns set down for
her. It Is as eas; to spoil this concerto
as It Is to spoil that otter rare wonder,
tho Chopin concerto for the piano. The
patrons of the orchestra are doubly
blest In hearing these works r.ot only
played, but nobly played. Q. V. S.
Else Alder on Her "Way
"Around the Map"
Else Alder, who plays the principal
singing part In Klaw & Erlanger's new
musical production, "Around the Mup,"
which comes tp the Forrest Monday, Jan
uary 31, Is a Viennese, and In this pro
duction made her first American appear
ariee. She speaks English without accont,
and though only a girl has played many
leading roles In Vienna.
Miss Alder's flrst professional appear
ance was In grand opera, and her change
to the lighter variety was made solely
because the latter promised greater finan
cial rewards, In Austria she created
many of the roles In the long series of
Viennese comic operas that have later
been seen here In tholr harrybsmlthed
editions. Chief among them was "Sari."
Among tho others was "The Girl from
Montmartre," "Lleber Augustine," "The
Woman Haters," "The Olrl and the
Kaiser" and "The Llttlo Friend."
"Eva! Don't Care!"
It doea not seem natural that an artiste
should grow to hate tho song that made
her famous, but Eva Tanguay declares
ho has learned to hate "I Don't Care"
and wishes the theatre-going public
would forget it and not nsk her to sing
It, . Miss Tanguay comes to B, F. Keith's
Thefttre next week wth a whole list of
new songs, but at almost every perform
ance she Is forced to sing "I Don't Care,"
and will probably have to do so here.
"Probably I should not dislike the song
because my audiences love It," says Miss
Tanguay, "but I don't want to sins It.
and only do so because those In front
Insist upon It. 'I Don't Care' was one
of the song bits or the musical show
catted 'The Sambo Girl,' In which I ap
peared before I went Into vaudeville.
Naturally, I used It as one cf the num
bers of my flrst variety act. That's how
'I Don't Care' became famous, In the
musical show It was the song of a char
acter In the piece; In vaudeville It be
came a part of me. Audiences ridn't
distinguish the difference.
J DONT CAR!
tva Tanguay will b at Kerb's
&t week. v
ELSIE JAMS AND MOTHER
On Broadwny one is quite as fa
mous ns tho other. They are
here shown out at Los Anuolca,
where Miss .Innis made films for
the Pnrnmotint program.
Musical Glasses
MONDAY, JANUARY 2
Mttclia Elman. violinist In rei-ltat at the
Aendeinv of MuMc. Ills program ,
Concerto. f Minor Ivaldl
Allegro Ad.iRlo Allegro ,.
Concerto, r Sli.irn Minor. Op il .. ..I.rnst
Allegro moderate ,
Variation on a Th'me by Mozart ... . .Kcnlero
Arloo ..(, B Ilarh (Arr. bv Aim Franko)
(b) Caprice, ri Hat m.Uor , ,
Wlenlanskl-Krelsler
(c) Nult Denial Mlchlels-Rlmnn
rd Country Dance Wcber-niman
Klgtunerneisen fearnsato
TUESDAY, JANUARY ti
"La. Roheme." opera by Puccini. lth Trances
Alda a Mlml. Caruso m nuilolnh. Scnttl ns
.Marcel nnd Calottl as Musatm. nt the Metro
politan Opera House, at 8 o'clock.
Philadelphia Muilc Club's llrst evening meet
ing at the AMIne Hotel. A French program
will be presented tiv Mrs. Edith Melrose. Mrs
l.elgo. D. C. Donoian. David Griffin and D.ild
Dublnnky.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2
Itlch-Olornl recital at Wtthorsponn Hall. Tbo
popular first violinist of the Philadelphia
Orchestra and a young Hall in pianist, highly
aporfen of bv Paderewnkl and well known here
ny renftnn or Ma family association: toacneci
bv Dusnnl. aabrllonltach. and n great tudent.
Mr. fJlornl began hla concert tours nt the agei
of 18 Ily all report, an Intcrcntlng young
mnn who will reraj- the encouragement of tho
musically Inclined.
THURSDAY, JANUARY St
Philadelphia Operatic Society In "PaxlUccl"
and "Dances of the Pyrenees- at the Academy
or Music, nt 7 41. The cast mil Include Mlw
Helen Iluchnnan. Paul Volkman. Dr. S. It.
Llnrrnutz nnd others.
Mildred Wcnts In recital at the Auditorium
or tho Comba Conseriatory of Music
Percy llrmus In sons: recital nt Wltherspoon
Hall, under the auspices of University Exten
sion. The pronr.tm
Oltrhe Manltou. the Mlghtv Carl Dusch
Prom tho Iind of the Sky-Hluo Water.
Charles Wakefield Cadman
A Frngment Vrthur Hartnunn
sigh No Mnre i.nllrs Oeorgp It. Nevln
Smuf-Kler'a Song Marshall Kirnorhan
U hen the Misty Shadows Glide.
John Alden Cnrpcnter
Karth Is UnouRh (MS.), dedicated to Mr.
Ilcmus ... Claude Warford
Sing Mo n Song of a I.ad That Is Oone.
Sidney Homer
Tho Fiddler of Dooney Mark Andrews
I'm Wrnrlns Awa' Arthur Foot
The Pauper's Drle Sidney Homer
A lielaied Violet Clayton John
The Pipes of Gordon's Man.
Wllllan- Q Hnmr.rvil
"on Amoro Fav Toter
Invlctus 1-runn Huhn
Flower Rain H win Schneider
Hid Memories Lulu Jones Downing.
Danny Denver (request) Walter D.imrosch
FRIDAY, JANUARY IS
J'jhi' llofmann in recital, under auspices of
the Alumnae Association of tho Philadelphia
High School for GlrK
MONDAY, JANUARY M
Song recital nt Wltherspoon Hall by Mme.
Peglna Hnaler-Fox daughter of Mark Hassler
and pupil of Siegfried U-hrena. She la a con
tralto nnd has tho rare combination of a good
slnclng olcp. and a directing Intelligence.
MONDAY. FEBRUARY 7
Cnkady Iloursteln. violinist. In recital nt
Wltherspoon Hull Program announced later.
From Vaudeville
. to "Twin Beds"
Itay Cox's Impersonation of the pyro
technic Slgnora Monti, In "Twin Beds,"
Salisbury Field and Margaret Ma jo's
farce of apartment house life, which
comes to the Garrlck Theatre shortly,
murks this comedienne's llrst venture Into
the "legitimate," ten years almost to the
day after entering the vaudeville world.
Horn In Haton Itouge. brought up In Chi
cago, Introduced to business In the world
as a stenographer, scheduled by the old
folks for a career In n law office, but
lured behind the footlights with the lato
Mabel Hite. Miss Cox rose In the course
of a decade from a U-a-week vaudevlllo
"chaser" to a headllner.
"After nearly 10 years In vaudeville,"
says Miss Cox. whose voice might be de
scribed as light baritone, "my work In
Twin Ueds,' the llrst piece I have ever
appeared In that was not of my own
making, was Indeed a red-letter event.
Why, I didn't know what to do with my
self. Every time I came off the stage I
made a dash for my dressing room and
began to peel. If It were not far my maid
I would have left the theatre many a
night before the llrst act was over. It
was like starting all over again to have
to catch cues and watt for several peo
ple's lines and make my meek little self
a. bit of a picture Instead of going on as
the whole works."
"To Be or Not to
Be" Parthenia?
In spite of his great success since he
went on the stage as an Impersonator of
women, Julian Eltlnge. the star of "Cousin
Lucy," now at the Forrest Theatre, Is
still dissatisfied, Eltlnge feels that the
plays which havo been written for him "to
order" havu failed to give him sutticlent
scope and It Is his ambition to one day
appear In a rolo of more ijretentlous
measurements. Such n role he believes
he has found In "Parthenia," the leading
character of the famous classic drama,
"Ingomar."
Eltlngo's Idea is to present "Ingomar"
In a new and novel manner by engaging
an entirely male cast for It, retaining, of
course, the part of i'arthenla for himself.
With this plan In mind, Eltlnge is spend
ing his spare time studying the play,
and to facilitate his labors he has se
cured the prompt books of Mary Ander
son and Salvlnl, both of whom gave the
piece in America years ujo.
Jn speaking of the project Eltlnge said;
'I dare say the announcement of my
desire to dq 'Ingomar' will arouse con
e'derable comment and not -a little ad
verse, criticism, but I am, prepared, When
r. first decided to be an Impersonator
wo severely criticised. When I left vaude
ville and became a. star I was criticised
a, great deal mere. Hut I didn't mind,
and 1 believe 1( helped me, I thrive on
criticisms and I'll do a, production of
'Insomar If I bave (o put up all the
money for the production myself."
!S-5-' At Lubin's. MffiiWW&m I The Edison stnr in her car.
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WHM KlmMiX I 1 ii lpZy j i Tj HAVE YOU SEEN this?
ii"' .flIHn "$ , KJs ) P hr&? If you wn'k down tho south sido
N'Sia05 iiissswHP-At3ftl i J hj f i ' f '. )' ijsr) Walnut street with your chin
&JlfcS JLtsI IjiiBSk 1 r li 2.xi LSLM in the air. you will catch a KHmpso
" jSJ63aa-liKPs " r. .$?3 t&K- . of this historic sicjn above tho
kSSlS Mfe K& Qgj& v&jir Kvl US theatre where "School Days"
IT'S JUST BEEN "TOOK"
Lillian Lorraine is tho victim.
Douglas Bronston, director of
"Ncal of the Navy" (Pathe-Bal-boa).
snapped her picture out in
the desert and somebody else took
this one.
Devout Dances by St. Denis
Oriental dances, particularly the dances
of India, have found a very skilled trans
lator In a dancer of American origin.
Miss Ruth St. Denli. who will bo seen at
three special matinees at the Foirest
Theatre next week. Although this artist
has never visited India, she has made a
life study of the dances of tho Far Kast,
and has for many years mingled freely
with the native Hindus, studying their
art, their religion and character; she
hns penetrated Into the spirit of the peo
ple as fat- ns It Is possible for n westerner
to do so, and lias, in fact, caught tho
gesture of the East.
Her dancing has for tho most part
a religious and symbolic character, for It
should be remembered that, besides the
dances founded upon the passions, the
Kast hns evolved a whole range of dances
Illustrative, of philosophic Ideas. Buddh
ism has curt led tho symbolism of the
body to an extraordinary degreo of re
finement. The locking and unfolding of
the feet, the uplifting of the hands, tho
very curves of tho fingers, have all their
esoteric meaning.
Tho wealthier temples of India possess
trained bands of dnnccrs, sort of vestal
virgins, known as Devadassis, the slaves
of the gods. They hao the happv nnd
PIoub custom of dancing twice dally be
fore the Images, once In propitiation of
their own sins, once in Intercession for
the sins of the world. It Is this type of
dancing that Miss St. Denis has sought
to Interpret. In her physical qualities
she is well fitted to represent this type
of dancer: while her beauty has much
of the allure of sex, It also has that
childish character which seems peculiar
to tho women of tho East. Her figure Is
eijul3ltely slender, and her arms are as
supple, her hands as refined as those of
a native Hindu
HATTIE DARLING
Who appears at the Walnut next
week with Herman Timbers in
"School Days."
MUSICAL
SCHOOL OF MUSIC of the
SPRING GARDEN INSTITUTE
A NEW UEPARTUUNT WITH Hldlf-CLASS
INSTRUCTORS
FACULTY Percy Chs.se Mlllsr. Plaoo and
Oricsii i-ruuk l'rU h anil Miss AbWa H.
Kely, Voles; Emll Schmidt. Violin; WoL X.
ScrjmMt. Cello; Oco. C Krlck. Banjo. Mando
lo. Uuliar
For terms, hours, Ac
Apply to the L1UKAK1AN.
tmOAD-AND SLUING GAKUK.V 8TS.
CARL TSCHOPP Z'J,'
IUlNDOUW, BANJO, qUITJUt. Z1TUSX
I IL-.ilala s""1 " Instruments tu-ht. Volte,
U KUielc sight SlSe-ing. Iugujiie. sre, Ct.
C K. PEALL, Conservatory at Uiulc, Art.
SaH K. DrwJ. 1TH Ui.itaut Tl- Tic- 34M.
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FOR HUNTERS AND THE LITERARY
In the centre nbovc appears Vivian D'Arville, of "The Passing Show
of 1915," as sho dresses for hunting. Below her we have the nook
on tho roof of Eleanor II. Porter's cottage in Cambridge, Mass.,
where sho wrote the "Pollyannn Glad Books," from which the play
coming to the Broad was made.
Writing "Glad Books"
Up on the Roof
The tranquil philosophy and serenity of
spirit reflected In Mrs. Porter's stories
of Pollyajina, from which the play of
that name has been made, nre the out
come of her own manner of life.
She has lived u quiet, domestic existence
In New England since girlhood. Ono of
her gifts was a beautiful soprano voice
and she sang frequently In Boston con
certs and church choirs. But a public
career was distasteful and after an early
marriage she settled down to the develop
ment of her talents as a story-teller
The mentnl attitude Is affected by one's
environment. Mrs. Porter loves the soli
tude of nature, but ns her husband's mer
cantile Interests are In Cambridge, u Bos
ton suburb, she hit upon the happy ex
pedient of finding seclusion in a little
ruse-embowered roof garden studio atop
her residence. It Is there that she wrote
her "I'ollynnna" books.
"I can concentrate there," says Mrs.
Porter, "and I feel ns much cut off from
the rasping rattle and turmoil of the big
city us If I had burled myself In the
depths of a Maine wilderness. Then, too,
the best regulated forest In the world
Isn't steam-heated, and my studio Is I
can write as cozlly and comfortable when
the blizzards are sweeping over Boston
Common as when the spring breezes
whisper their tender message that nature
has resumed a smiling. Joyous mood."
DANCIITQ
LOESER'S NI5ggffittTBB
Clasi Tues. & Fri Orchestra
MOONLIGHT DANCE
Monday Night Dancing Till 12
High School Class Friday Aftsrnoon, to 6
Receptions Mon., Wed. & Sat.
rRIVATU LESSONS. Hall Can Ba Itemed.
Every Wed. All the' Old Dances
Dancing Evsry Saturday Evening: Till 12.
dpecliil Novelty Dance, Monday, Jan. 3t,
Snow-Ball & Snow Storm Dance
The OAKES &K-
Gtn. Ave. 12th & Ontario Sts.
DON'T BE DECEIVED
The Only Original School of
Old Dancing
ADULTS' BEGINNERS' CLASS MONDAY.
TUESDAY. THUItSDAY A FHIDAY EVOs!
Reception Wed. and Sat. Evgs.
cii i nnnv's class sat., a p u,
THE SCHOOL THAT INVITES.
APPEALS. TEMPTS AND WINS
CLARAL Schol of Dancing
1843 N, DROAD ST.
Scholar try Tuesday and Thursday Eva.
PH1LA. SIX-STEP TAUGHT
EASY TO LEAR.y by OUR UBTUOD
Sptclal Attention Given to Beginner
Snowball Dance Saturday
EVE. JAN. i!0
GOOD TIME TO ALL.
PRIVATE IBSSOXS BY APPOINTilENT
CLARENCE U UIIADY and EVA M. MABAL
FOWLER'S PRIVATE STUDIO
Pergonal intcructlon. any nauf. day or vnli.
M'dancTnghjj
- MHilUllliii C3iiLaSiS5--US-i
Two positions of the Famous Rengaw Waltz Posed for by
full aetcripllon
C LES- $e
SONS
"Se Your Own
Prore"
Take your lc
sons In one of our
eparate private
mirrored itudloe.
thereby watcUlng
your own aa
vflnpetnent. Opn Day & Evtr. J
THE
CORTISSOZ
SCHOOL
15J0 C'hretnut St.
THE
C, ELLWOOD CARPENTER
SCHOOL OF DANCING
1123 Chestnut Street 1123
Frhote leeeon dally. Our experienced In
structors live you that ityle of movement ao
noticeable In good dancing Tel.. Filbert 4201.
XXlYfiir'Q K,1,h Bllroom. Thirty Club r
W lJi-i J Private Dance tame jrtce ai I
runiic Jlio Bcnooi iii rnaay. b r, u.
Aeaibctle Toe and Stage Dancing all kind.
FREDERIC GENSBURG
A n&rtect nyKtem of fndlvlduaL and nrlvate
lrtrixtlnn l!o-trat rate.
veng tauaM
aSBB8tiitiHsS"
IVH U.rOHD Iff.
Paaar 1HL l
The "Estest" of
"Est" Countries
"Argentina," the "A" country in tho
now famous "A, B, C" coallttoh, will be
tho subject of tho second of E. M. New
mnn'B series of South American travel
talks at the Academy of Music, Friday
evening and Saturday afternoon, January
2 and 2). Boasting the largest city In
tho Southern Hemisphere, the second
largest Latin city on tho globe, wheat
fields and cattle ranches that nre almost
dally adding to a list of millionaires al
ready astonishingly long, Argentina Is
instilled In the use of superlatives and
may well bo proud of Its Indications for
future greatness.
Studio Gossip
In one of his recent productions Ilnrry
Myers used a number of close-ups of his
hnnd holding a burning cigarette. Tho
gradual consumption of the cigarette had
a great deal to do with the plot, nnd when
Anally the cigarette wns tossed aside It,
too, was photographed. Nothing more
was thought of the mutter until tho dis
tributers of a famous brand of cigarettes
approached Mr. Myers with a compliment
ary order for as many of their brand ns
tho Universal director could use. It wns
their cigarette that Myers had employed.
23d Anniversary-1893 to 1916
Come help us celebrate
Dancing every evening this week at the
Wagner Dancing School
1730 N. BROAD ST.
Grandchildren of our first pupils are now
coming to our school. We are pleasing thou
sands of dancers by out simplified version of the
One-Step, Fox-Trot, Rengaw (Rest)
Waltz and the big hit, The
Phila. Six Step
Specials every evening this week.
Ionday, Tuesday and Thursday Even-
-ings, Scholars' Special
Wednesday, special for advanced dancers.
Friday, Assistants' Benefit.
Saturday, Continuous Dance.
i mwim;mmmxim0migmsB3i!ixis!zs;z!i (iMyctK(lHwiw. :
appearea in (no -ubii? L,cuger 0 aunuay,
MarteFs Academy
171,0 North Broad Street
Prof, J. Figel and Mits E. Cope
INSTIJUCTOHH AND DEMONSTKATORS
Special Matinee Every Saturday
2.30 to 6 o'clock
Beginners' Class, Tuesday Night
FOLLOWED BY RECEPTION OKCHESTHA.
Receptions Every
Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
Prof. Figel and MIm Cope In exhibition!.
Roth's Banjorlne Orchestra Lateet Muelc.
Private Leieona Dally by Appointment.
ai. white's aaai?
Wednesday Night Surprise
Novelty Dance
SCHOLARS' NIQHT TUESDAY
RECEPTION SATURDAY
Private Lteaoni In Modern and Stage Dancing
.Hall ta Rent for Special Occasion!
LAWRENCE
SOUTH PHILADELPHIA SELECT
Dance and Hew
BAR.R.irTXAMQENTtTA.NERa and
HMXT THURSDAY EVENING
When Constance Collier, su . .1
stage, first gazed upon the .,.,, '
Dustln Farnum. favorite of Ihe'!0
wiu LiiBim.1 actress lotma t dlflleVrt. ."
repress n. sml e. And llttt SlV
Thcro In front nf w .l." aA
not In an Immaculate full dr.,, &V
such as ho caused "ahs and 0'?,M
rlpplr; amonp the fair sex of sS5&.
view i "The Gentleman From iXg
nor In the dashing nppare! of ti. SM
crner, such tin ho offered In .;.. '
courier. " but In a suit that S
tlrely In keeping with his nlckn&m",
i?-rhVJ..,-hl. ""Pearcid to hav, v.?
a'umt:.,. ..lii ma massive trams stUi.J
out all over tho ancient coauTibmS.! '
an ambit ona thntmh i.n...--!....?.I?
art, the few remaining buttons if ,hfc!
threatened to rend themselves f rora ik...
fastenings at any moment, and S
trousers that apparently had Bal .?
Joyed a visit from tho flatlron In ,,;
years, reaching well above the toS 2
monstrous rural shots, "Dusty" riJ
his visitor with a. Rmlle that wis n?
only remnlnlng Identification of !?.
charming leading man of tho photopi,,
Even his clean-cut fnco bespoke of tw
nbsenco of a razor, whllo his dlifianhJ
hair smacked of the Hoosler outh,
Who would not laugh nt the pomiiJ
Fnrnum In tlila n.iin a.i .,. ' r"1"!
, -....- D ..,, iiiiu ma actor.',
will bo attested by himself However tlif
sufferings ho undured In order to lAhtlk
"art" by allowing his fnco to Si
rfiirnnco, ipnm tun .,. t - '. T.
and tho ninny experiences cncount!d
and hours spent In hos AnueU. ,u...
shops In nn effort to get the desired '
parel, wilt not ro unrewarded when "Tit
Call of tho Cumberlands" Is seen at tki
Stnnloy next week. ',
Soon tho two celebrities were chattlnrj
as If they wcro old friends. "Do yori'ir!!
fcr stage lire. Miss Collier?" Inquired tbi"
Pnllns favorite. "I don't know nnv niv..
V.'.e," replied the New Morosco film tir
"My father nnd mother, grandnarenti mi
grcat-grnndparcnts on both sides .
all stage people. In fact, my family li
ono of tho typical old stage famine, of,
Great Britain, like tho Drews and Barfj.
mores In this country. I myself was" bora
In High street, Windsor, duilng an eiv
gagoment my parents wcro filling at a lo-'
ral theatre. My mother was a notyl
Shakespearean Ingenue nnd was the wirl
of the great Samuel Phelps, with whom
alio played ror years, aime. Collier, mr,
grandmother, was one of the '"great!
C-'icers of her time nnd Introduced'ioni,"
c tho first ballets at tho AUmmbra,
"I myself have been on the stago Jnci5
I was six, plnylng Cissy, the child, o'a thil
third tour or tno ticnry Arthur Jontt
rlrnm.T. 'The Silver Klmr' At IM t
played Puck, In 'X Midsummer Nljat'iJ
Tnnn ' T nhnll nnniir fnrvn, 1 IaIa a?9
VlbUltl. a,U,l (,, w,.b k (M,(
porlenco with Sir Herbert Tree, whldi
was the stepplng-stono to my eviintuil
success. In ono wuy It was very trjlnffl
but In another it revealed to me one of
the sweetest examples of womanhood t
havo ever encountered, one which I 1-1
ways have regarded as a distinct credit
to my profession.
"Upon Sir Herbert's production c(
Stephen Phillips' 'Ulysses,' he sear for
me to read a part for him, I had utter
read blank verse, nnd did It very JadljJ
"Lily Hnnsbury. his leading woman?
and ono who wns to prove the klndeitj
woman I hnvo ever known, was pres
ent with tho rest of tho conipany.AanJ
when tho latter began to titter t
my exhibition, she silenced them, anaV
coming over to mo put her arms around
me. mid lendlnc mo over to Sir Herbert
pronounced me 'splendid.' Sir Herbert
shook his head and said he dldn t thin
so, but lg sho were so sure, maybe th3
hotween thn two of them thev could train
me. And train mo they did, and I stayed."
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Smith.
vciemoer se, J313.
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