The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-22
AN ACTRESS ON THE WHEEL
MISS DOROTHY MORTON SAYS
SHE Is ORGANIZING A
CYCLING CLUB.
THOSE WHO JOIN WILL HAVE A
TRYING ORDEAL-THE Re-
WARD OF MERIT.

Dainty Dorothy Morton has only one
passion outside her profession, but it takes
up every moment of her spare time She
is bicycling fiend, and whenever matinees
and rehearsals do not interfere with her
freedom she HES to Golden Gate Park and
spins along on her wheel with as much
energy as she puts into her part at night.
eyes, I confess I'm a crank about the
Wheel" she said, when seen behind the
scenes of the theater last night. 81 am
having a number of the prettiest little
buttons made, stamped with the letters
d. M. G. C.-that stands for Dorothy
Morton Cycling Club You have no idea
how many people have asked to join, but
the club is going to be awfully exclusive.
l thought at first of trying to find out the
Freemasons' initiation rites, but then I de-
one who joins will have to go through it
before getting button comforting mem ber-
ship to the D. NJ. G. CO.
When asked whether the initiation rites
were to be secret ones Miss Morton replied
that, on the contrary, the more people
present the more fun it would be. II have
warned all my friends who want to be-
come members that they will have to par
take of a banquet, which l shall provide at
my own expense. There will be linn burger
cheese, frontage de brie, garlic and onions
and beer. Do you think any one could
ride successfully after partaking of those
things? | don't, and that is where / ex-
pect to pay myself back for the buttons
and make enough money to star with, be-
cause | shall make them ride for ten min
utes after eating and pay me so cents for
each time they fall off-that's the condi-
ton of mem bership. Yes, I'm coming"
and Miss Morton, with a serene smile,
walked off in answer to the callboy's sum-
mons.
Ten minutes later she came back to her
dressing-room, muff1ed in a white cloak
and carrying a big bunch of red roses.
"My labors are ended for tonight" she
exclaimed, sinking into an armchair and
tanning herself gently with the bouquet.
81 meant every word of what 1 said about
the cycling club, except that l hardly ex-
pect to make enough by the fines to star
upon. | shall have to reach that by hard
work; and the cycling is only an amuse-
ment after all, whereas the singing-thats
my life. If you shut me up in q room
without any music, and said, You are not
to sing or touch piano, believe should
go insane"
Miss Morton has only been on the stage
four years, but it seems that four months
were enough to make her determine that
she would always be an actress. She was
singing in church at st. Louis one day
when Hallen and Hart heard her and made
her an offer to join their company. San
Francisco was one of the first places she
visited and at the end of the tour she
found herself SO stagestruck that she has
remained in the profession ever since
This year it is the fashion in the East to
send popular actresses diamonds instead
of flowers, and Miss Morton has benefited
by the fad to the extent of large number
of bracelets, stars, necklaces and ieweled
= l. l.
people never saw in my life," she said
when asked about her jewels. ''Of course
l feel honored at getting them, but I do
not seem to care SO much for diamonds
and things as many people-they are
always the same and one grows tired of
looking at them. These are Infinitely pref
tier, and the actress picked up spray of
baby-roses that lay beside her mirror.
That's what I admire in California, it's
the land of roses and good cycling roads,
you get both combined in Golden Gate
Park"