Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-24
.ZELMA AND STUART
Talk About Each Others Art--RaWls'
ton, the Woman, Oriticises the
Female ImpersOnatiOn of Stuart
and Stuart, the Man, Talks Of the
Male mpersonatiOn of RawlstOn.

It is hard for a man to be woman
II is harder for a woman to be a
man. 1t is easy for man to be
effeminate. 1t is easier for woman
to be masculine. This is not a story
Of easy things. It is intended to tell
Of difficult accomplishments. 1t speaks
OF a man and a woman. The man IS
Stuart. The woman is Zelma haWIs-
ton. Both are Of 1892 stuart Is d
female impersOnatOr zelma hN"ls-
ton is a male impersonator. stuart IS
the boss Of his business. RaWlstoh Is
the ruler of her realm.
A Register reporter yesterday talkeu
with Stuart and Miss Rawlston over
the long distance telephone, about
their own work, and asked each
about the work Of the other. Ihelr
friendly comments on each other, ana
their explanations Of the ways OF
working are interes ing.
Both of them work with the knowl-
edge that the secret of their success
must be in the perfection OF Ihelr
representations. and yet there must be
the faint trace Of their own i0enuty
in the part. for the public appreciates
their work largely because it is a man
who PLAYS the woman and a woman
who pIavs the man. Much in this life
centers i'm the identity Of the doer.
The public would want 10 know all
about the facts il Mayor Butts or
PostmaHer-General Bissell, or any
other prominent man. would 60 out in
the fields and personally harvest
pumpkins. They care nothing about
the farmers doing it. They would
care nothing about Mayor Butts doing
II. II he lost his identity beforehand
Miss Rawlston was asked: We
want YOU to tell us something about
your male representation. How you
DO it. how you first came to do it--all
about it,
'Well. You See" said this bewitch-
ING lady. "fOr a number Of years I
plaved in the legitimate drama. when
bv an accident I was called upon TO
sing q song and it made such q hit
that I determined to adopt the vsude-
VILE. which held out such tiattering
terms to me Even then l had no
idea OF wearing panJalCOns. Among
the many new SONGS submitted to me
was one which required &c; I made
big hit. The public liked il. 1t is nv
business to give the public what il
likes. Hence T am a man. But / try
to present a picture Of the typical
gentleman. the man with manners,
modesty and means to do what he
wishes. and dress as he pleases. ] OBJ
served men closely I watched their
WAYS and habits and I merely repeat
them. The art is i'm the repetition"
what do you think Of Stuart as
woman?'
'He does # naturally" said Miss
RawIstOn. Gle has 20, in order 70 do
Il well. He is the perfecr lady, or,
more correctly. the pu-fect lah-dv. He
has observed wOman'S ways closely,
but by nature he assimilates the part.
Why. he is as dainty and as delicate
as a real woman. As for telling OF
stage makeup and the like and his
stage work. il is nature, assumed. Of
|courses I'D nothing more
! -, +-1sr+rffr4kt-you are more OF a
~ Stuart is a woman
T don't know, said Miss
St.s.ss.i!ftston, laUghingly. "Tm a poor
Imitation Of a man. while Stuart is
well. he is "a perfect lady. All this
is Electrically speaking. Of course"
Could any one acquire his ability
without natural talent in that direc-
tion?"
"Oh. my, Hes gifted for IT. That is
the secret Of the whole thing said
Miss Rawlstor. ct do my part nv
hard work. He does his naturally,
almost
Stuart was called nm and said.
'NIy work." he said It do it for
money. Just that. No money, no work.
How do do it? 7 picked it IN. 7 OBJ
serve closely every woman see
every high-class woman. I mean-and
~ she has any new business 7 pick
f. M. But the great bulk Of nv T7rt
worked ont myself T naturally fig
ured the woman ont OF IT, STAGE bust
ness has little 20 do with &C. that is
ell there IS 10 it,