The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-10
MISS PALMER HERE.
Topeka Actress Talks Of Her Work
and Success.

ana success
"On. you can not imagine how glad
am to be in dear old Topeka again.
exclaimed Miss Ethelyn Palmer this
morning when seen By a state Journal
reporter. I have dreamed OF this and
planned for It for months, but now that
the time has come for me to appear be-
fore a Topeka audience, l am very
nervous 1 got up this morning with a
bad cold and splitting headache. but
am not going to worry any more, sim
ply do my best. and that is all any one
can do
Since last summer Miss Palmer has
been playing the leading role with
Frank Tannehi1 in A Young Wife
and has been successful in the part.
How did happen TO take such
part as this2 it was very amusing
was registered with a theatrical society
in New York. ard one day when went
for my mail the manager asked me II
I should ike TO play a part where they
had to follow me around with q mop
and bucket to mop up my tears He was
50 drOll that l said yes, and he intro
duced me to Mr.. Tannehill's father. who
was q dear old man. I always make
go with women and old men. He told
me about the part and asked me to go
and see his son: I did not wish to go
then but after much urging / consented
and when / saw Frank TannehiU it was
another case Of Tr1Iby for I was faSCi-
mated with him and was wild for the
part. He said to come the next day and
If I could read the script satisfactorily
I could have the part: my reading
pleased him and the consequences are
that I have signed with him for three
years Owing to my likeness to Mrs
Leslie Garter it was first thought that
I should be booked as Mrs. Leslie Car
ter's double but that was finally given
Ever since I have been upon the
stage I have had little dashes of success
but this is the first year that 1 have
been successful right straight along.
and it is all due to Mr. TannehiU for he
is an ideal manager and has worked
long and faithfully with me- and I feel
that / have the ability to play the
part At first the critics said that
would make a success with melodrama
but not in emotional parts, as was too
cold and had not enough feeling re-
allied that did not do the part justice
but finally enc night in st. Paul struck
the keynote and since then have sue
ceeded.
This has been such a delightful year:
we started last summer from New York.
went up through the mountains to Can
ada, through the far northwest. down
the coast, then straight to Topeka, from
here we go south and after that there
is no place in the United States that I
Will not have visited except the Yellow
stone Park; we always visit the places
of interest and have such good times
Miss Palmer has received many hatter-
ing press notices. Miss Edna DOrman of
Milwaukee, who takes the part of the
maid. is Miss Palmer's companion and IS
visiting with her at her home.
The costumes Miss Palmer wears are
exceptionally handsome: two of them
are imported The one she wears in the
first act is of cream silk yelled in chif-
fOn. this serves as a foundation for the
real lace over dress which IS trimmed
with d touch OF pink and yellow velvet
The nsglige gown in the last act IS also
imported When asked about her cos
tunes she laughed and said. ''Yes,
they are expensive, but when I bought
them I knew that I was coming to To-
peka and I selected them with that OBJ
ject in view
Miss Palmer is crack shot and car
rfes with her d dainty little revolver
with a mother Of pearl handle presented
to her by a western admirer; she has a
larger one, however. which would prob
ably prove more effective, and she says
that they prove very safe companions
Miss Palmer is a charming young WO-
man and when talking Of her profession
her face lights up and she is wonder
fully pretty Next year Miss Palmer is
to have the leading part in Money
King" and the next year it is said that
she will have a play of her own.