The evening world. Newspaper, January 25, 1913, Page 9

| _THE EVENING WORLD, Broadway’s Youngest Leading Lady--15-- Says Acting Isn’t Work, It’s Just Play teat! too stout—too heavy on my feet. I'm the cow of the family.” She iaughed and kicked out the feet that seemed to have been mado for dancing, then adbered down as she went on: “I started in doing club work—singing and dancing at clubs, you know,” she explained. ‘My first stage part wi in ‘Girts from Newport’ with Peter Dailey. I had only one line, ‘Daddy.’ 1 used to call Mr. Datley ‘Daddy’ dnd ne used to laugh. For two seasons I played Little Heinrich in ‘Rip Van ‘Winkle’ with Thomas Jefferson, and one summer I was with the stock com- pany at Union Hill, in New Jersey, you considered, “tf I told you my gr ambition.” I promised to be as solemn an @ judge. “Well, she confided, “i'd Mke most you know. & whole lot about Jove, but I guess: that would come natural.” We were gettmg on! And the curis were dancing right along with us. Why not say she would make @ very beautiful Juliet? ‘Thank you,” she murmured, with her: Prettiest smile. “Shall I tell you the’ scene I like best in ‘The Poor Little Rich Girl? It's the candlelight scene, where I drop my etiff upper Mp. I emotional, and I can ‘act’ there. Geod- ness, I've been lucky to get @ part like Gwendolyn! And it happened in the. strangest way. Mr. Hopkins eaw me in moving pictures—I worked for the Bdl- son company last summer—end thought I was the type. I shouldn't wonder if: I was a poor girl jn the pictures he saw. I'm always playing poor children, and I like them better than rich little’ . \ ‘ ms font.) eh A “And you gave me such s wonderful notice! Now try to remember.” I gave it up, to her great delight. ‘ell, 1M) tell you,” she volunteered. “It was at the Alhambra when I was Playing in ‘The LAttlest Rebel.’ There, now you know, don't you?’ “But that little girl's name wasn't Viola Dana,” I argued. Pretty Little Viola Dana Likes Playing Poor Chil- dren Beiter Than Rich Ones ‘Because They’re More Sympathetic’’— But Goodness! She Has ‘You've worked rather hard for a Ilt- ; What was st?" She bobbed forward, | ue gir,” t sussested, Her Longing Eye .on|™! 070 2nd curls “Oh, 1 don't consider it work!” ahe +, Drotested. “It's more like Play. Juliet—Born in Brooks} ‘rigratn,” she announced, helping .|wirls because they're more sympathetic me out. Wouldn't mind if we gave two perform. | “don't you think so? And 1 like poor On Sunday nights I feel there's something missing. I'm lonesome when I'm not playing. It makes me happy to feel I am giving other people enjoyment. And isn't ances every day. “T @on't wonder you couldn't it. It's too hard to remem- why I changed it to Viola lyn and Lives in the Bronx. clothes because they stand out more. Of course, I shouldn't ike them for the street, though I haven't any beautiful clothes. Goodness, no! I don't care about clothes, anyway. When I'm not worderful that I should be paid for! acting I like’ to Dine tke pos Ma Dg dt nfoying myself! But I've not thought | amuse myself. But t dont knew how 0 much about my sulery as tho fu / the family likes it,t she laughingly ot tt all. My goodness, think of what | waged, “1 guess T squeak terribly. In the poor salesladies in the stores get! /the summertime I go swimming every ‘What they earn in a whole week I get {gay und that's fine! I was born in, {2 8 Gingle night. Can you bel Brooklyn, but I live in.the Bronx, Some tha? of my friends say I live on the Bdge 0! I tried to grasp the wonderful fact | Nowhere. But It's almost as geod ar. while she pulled her cap—or hat—back | the country, just Uke the picnic acener to its proper place. in moving pictures. The picture people, of course,’ she addod, “1} make @ picnic of everything. Yen't it wouldn't have to do it if I didn’t want | Strange that the pictures really brought to. I don't envy rich girls who are al-| me this part? It sebms lke a dream to ways baving other peopla do things for|™e. I oan hardly realize it. I've al- them. It's lots nicer to do things your-|¥8y8 wanted to appear on Broadway: self. I never feel tired. I lke mental |} 4nd have a big part, so that people work—I love to think. of I le] Would remember bg And you didn’t awake at night thinking how to im-|Femember me as the little girl you ean prove my part. I'd like to have a big|!? vaudeville, did you? Goodness, no “But you're still going barefoot.” BY CHARLES DARNTON. | "That's the dest part of it! sho cried enthusiastically, “I love to play a bare- ‘T was no use. Even by sitting on jfoot part. It seems so natui People the edge of her chair she couldn't | are always asking me if I'm not afraid get her feet in touch with the Of OO uIRE LPO or sunets *, ped foor, so she just settled back and; Why I never even ¢ . fet ‘em go hang. All this caused alaeeene ferent BYE overrTNing treat commotion among the long! Broadway's youngest leading lady. ‘lack curls that shook themselves! who runs barefoot through the grea' tree from as tight a velvet cap—or| part of “The Poor Little Rich Gi naybe it was a hat—as ever beld'a/ !2ned forward and looked et her shoes as if she thought they never would help dttle girl by the ears, I was wan- her get on in the world. lering what to say to her when,| ‘drow jong have you ben vith a twinkle In her blue-grey eyes, se?” I asked, the glanced up shyly and said to ince I wee five,” she auswered. ne: on the sti ‘And now you're fifteen?” “You. I guess mother felt it would be “You don't remember me, I know, tat wie a . and be a big actress and ‘ha my fonder you coulda’t remember my rea!’ Fou've forgotten where you #8 Me) dane wee it at Bret, Parte in olectric letters that ties’ she | name! And now Just think, Ive been sefore.”” fi iad now. I have two sisters who are | isughed, putting.her hands a foot apart. all my life bistory, “In ‘The Model T answered tr!-| on the stage, too—Eéna, who is twenty, | “To see my name in front of a theatre tmphently. and Leona, who ts twelve. 8 cre-| would make me feel awfully proud. I & whole lot to put in I assured her, “Thank “Thank you,” she rejoined with a charming bow that threw the curls into’ she gravely | adorable confusion. ated the part of Late Hal ia “The Squaw Man.’ I'm the middie-sised bear. Mother thought at firet that l'a wonderful dancer some day, but “Oh, no, long before that! Can't you think I'd stand in the street all day ‘and look at it” “Bo that's your ambition?’ “Maybe you'd laugh,” mesa?” Bhe shook her curls whilel shook my bea ead, T got thing!" emphatically declared Bryan, ; OR SALE—-Well assorted colleo- eternation among the authors. At a) heads were bowod in deep thought, Suddenly the man acrows the table tion of sure-fire mother-in-law table In Rector’s there sat the other} “No use In talking,” observed one of | jokes can de had very reason-)4ay such laugh carpenters as Vince] them. “We'll have to get up @ new! looked up. Pulling a masa of manu- \ le for small-time. Bryan, Harry Wiliams, Aaron Hoff-| brand.” ° script from his pocket, he finally peeled | (m man and Edgar Alien Wolf. Thetr| “New brand? There ain't no such| off a nice looking etrip. | advertising rates makes it im- possible to give the names of the nembers of the authors’ associat! fgned to the above notice, which wa coontly distributed among vaudevite verformers at the Friars, the Green toom and the Vaudeville Comedy club, | ‘a well as several of the #mall time neatres. ‘The reason for this glut in the Joke varket is simple, terse and accurate, t. F. Keith, having come to the rescue the long suffering and willy bused mother-in-law, has posted signs 4 all of his theatres forbidding the use f snappy quips on these subjects In all ie etring of theatres ‘Around the vaudeville ¢:changes there A IN order to prevent the lowering of ing ben’ ou, What. is an “artist going to do? vith galeries depending on the number laughs, and no mothers-in-law or \ stockings or father'a whiskers to cork on, things have reached « crisis. yals t@ nothing, however, ¢o the ¢on- U THE DREAD NEWS REACHES LA UGH HEADQUARTERS, “BAT “I was to have Zot ten bucks for thaty ‘No artist must use the words hell,man or woman, rich or poor, in New| Another interruption—this time very and sure ile.” damn, aob."" York or elsewhere whore life is not| soft voiced end charming, Me then read gloomingly a wheezo| “Al reference to stockings and lege@founded on serious duties is false tof And then: “Phe young Girt of France ND now, chairs and listen to this little chat with the Chevalier Andre de Fouquieres, And to begin with, mind that the Chevalier is a very distinguished fact. to be the supreme social arbiter of friv- olous and serious Paris, and that Fou- d @ brilliant speaker, and, since boy- hood, an intimte friend of Greek and He ts an athlete, a Heutenant tn she Sixth Army Corps, and, which is very, Muoh better than all the rest put Latin, TURDAY, ‘How Can a Man Drink, Work and Think?’ New York Bars the Mother-in-Law Joke---Now, Provinces, Do Your Duty about @ man having to ride to his wife's| must be eliminated.” (he Kreat Creator, has been much inf funeral with his mother-in-law, and hef “Cut out all reference to father's “Culture! There is no real culture sald he would do it as @ sacrifice, but| whinkers, unless It proceeds directly from a chart- it would spoll his whole day. ‘The first veal break Able heart, That means an ever Pres | all agreed that it s catching and fe | “Tough luck!’ chimed the party, but! known performer entered a theatre int rellgious motive. freshing. fe & small-time actor came along and| Brooklyn to begin his week. The staseg Ant That icing Uiture eXDFess@8 | wphey are charming ambassador te sravbed It for $1.40 cash manager tet him at the door. AI the little, detadig ae dat ence: I | the Old World—theve daughters of New | gaia shee Joe Weish, the comedian | tay oft the her-ln-law atu" Bria eur tet id AY MIMBO) york and America, Consider for @ Hacc p Curent ea a ‘ type wha aaya T| Ment. Miss Anne Morgan, She % @ y nk of ¢ ne Mother in-law?" stanmered thet se ' vy | trait d'unton, nnecting lnk, between most yelled y sure fire laugh gone| artist, “And 1 had a bird to pull to- Doae pending attitud see’ | New York end Paria, She te clover and by the new order." Explanation, ac-|day, I had a boy welling there notaes vending attitude, Tou | uch Seloved, Lest eveninn T hed. companied by tears making and fierce looking toys. Hsia though welt teem hia words and |e casure of Glecuasing the ehateas “Thad @ ag about a boy being proud| tine ts, in. trying to. sell Le the tee mot a ummaaed and Of pos: | Vc reailien at Mr. Morgan's Genet? of his forefathers, and he comes right| one home and frighten your an Mus be comndorsmn” * Gentle | cooig net help vemaeeene the MmnNaE | Baek j(iwiek Mike, and vaya he hasn't gor | law." Tan’t It « bird” LaBtheR aBauaihiAnee as most appropriate to that home, It's 4 pippin,” agreed the And while the Chevaller is being po. “Europe appreciates Mr. Morgam ie Phat one got by in New York and] ager, “but 2 ug do! Hite to him just a word aside to re-| has proved him «& Kroat friend ef was a “riot,” but they knocked tt cold) in and we'll rewrite your a ark that there are two very promt vance, and France ts his friend. 38 te fn Boston. In that elty of culture tt) Think of it! mottoes over the he has taken from us many |was looked upon as @ reflection un. stockings re yedroom int masterpieces of art, but we know @@at | mothers. Bank." No ‘ard .|he respects his purchases.” To add to the genera! consternation! seats at reference fatted cal The first te: ‘Pub »! A bevy of beautifully gowned tater. in lug) provoking centres, Mr. Kieth] nor for thin wonen will we hear thatgreverteris'=— Dust 4 are and unto| ruptions were waiting, has added new aiines (0 his let of for-| old ma e about Santa Claus fti-Qdust thou shalt return.” “It ts quite useless to try to continue” bidden phrases which practically cleans| ing her sto when he had putQ The other is exclaimed the Chevalle up the fleid. Here are some in &@ fountain pen “there wasn't roon “Vanitas, vaniiatum et omnia vani-| state that my motto ts, ‘Let us help one “Swearing not allowed {n conversa- for anything else.” ty of vanities and al) is another,’ and that I do my best te tive tion in the wings or dressing rooms.” Believe us, it's tough lines, ey ae, __ @Dtolt, Good-by, my very qned tetana.” < 1 * JANUARY 25, Asks Chevalier Andre de Fouquieres MR. FOUQUIERES IN A REVERY OF THE PAST, Dull up your) together, he does, es Parig knows, o| Great many things tor charity. In qhert, he's Fouquieres, and as waual there ere @ great @any good reasons. You know, of course, that Be's been in New York for the past month giving very finished conferences to the notables of New Yort eoolety, the last at the home of Mrs, J. Pierpont Morgan on the Chateau of Versailles. An4 20w— Place~The lounging room of the St Regis. ‘Time—Wednesday morning at 11, Enter, very rapidly indeed, the Che valier, In an instent he has given you ® chain lightning handshake, emiled « genuine welcome, given you the most comfortable seat and wants to know be- fore anything else is settied how you're feeling THIS morning, His voloe is excellent, bie clothes those of the Brook- lyn, Bt. Pete QURROUNDED BY REALITIEI Mn oF Peoria. An acquaintance from the Hotel Plasa saunters over. Will Fouquieres have @ drink? With pleasure. He or- ders a mineral water. ‘The ecquaintance’s bourbon arrives— @leo the check, “You are in my house,” ays Chevaller, and tho check disappears. Glasees are tipped. “2 don't drink," says Fouquieres, ‘but omy heart i in your glass. Won't you have e cigar—a cigarett ‘The acquaintance saunters out. “I don't drink,” said Fouquier ‘ex- cept to be polite. Some tell me they can work and drink, I cannot work end drink and think. I have always een too busy to drink. Drink iat feres with work an! particularly the Getails of work. I try very hard to Pay great attention to detail. That is the finishing touch. Firat, the big idea, the conception of the whole and then perfection of the lesser parts, Thorough- regs, that {9 it, In business, in dress, in manners, in morals, in offering « clgurette, in being kind to a bootblack jor & Duke, “Our time on earth Is very short,’ St. Augustine said, ‘we must mal moat of every moment.’ Regardes! OF THE PREGENT. Very easy then to understand the 6t Augustine quotation. “Bpeaking of roughness and at tention continues Mr. quieres, “our new President of France, Mr, Poincare, has exemplified thes Qualities in bis whole career. He iso man of ideas and ideals, From every he is atrong. Hie with its own people and with other nations. 1 suggest you publish his life in brief instalments in your eve- Sine papen It would be en inepiration to erican youth. I Unie besssa I Ses T know Amerton now. “I have met, of course, a great many Americans abroad. But you eamnet remain In Burope and know the Ameri- can character. You must here, One thing ie very ‘take no middie ground on an: love or you hate. You are merciless the pretender, you are just to the de- serving. Once more, you are a repub- lia, But Rave you not your ratiresd kings, your financial kings, your primee of tron and your duke of salt? Mas not every industry its prince? “Humanity, whether labelled ‘Re- Public’ or not, finds it dificult to break Away from traditions of government.” people, make up your It means something |