The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-27
LADY ADVANCE ACT.
Miss Anna Marble Successfully Ar
ranges Preliminaries for the
Elsie De Wolf Co.
A Newspaper Woman, by Profession,
Has Begun a Book Of
Fairy Tales.

Women's abilities are very fully recog-
nized in the Elsie De Wolf company play
ing at the Metropolitan. Headed by one
OF the most popular women stars it also
has a woman in the important position OF
advance agent. Miss Anna Marble who
fills the position of advance agent is not
quite the pioneer in this unusual field of
work for women, but she Is one Of the
few who have taken it with complete suo-
cess.
Miss Marble in conversation with a
urn a representative spoke In a most
positive way of the suitability Of the
atrical advance and press work for wo-
men. Careful and complete newspaper
training she regards as the necessary
foundation for this work. coupled with a
practical knowledge Of stage technique.
With these and good business ability a wo-
mans chances for success are excellent
and the employment offers many ad-
vantages over either newspaper work or
acting.
One of the disadvantages of the woman
advance agents life Is it's loneliness. She
may not pick up acquaintance on trains
and at hotels with the easy camaraderie
of a man and she is thrown very much up
on her own resources. Her refuge is
books; these she finds a safeguard against
the advances of would-be acquaintance
and substitute for congenial companion
ship. One of Miss Marbles compensa-
tions is found In the lovely character
and friendly appreciation Of Miss De
Wolf, whom she admires with q devotion
far SURPRISING professional requirements.
This deep and genuine interest in the
company gives effectiveness to her work
In its interests.
Yet Miss Marbles duties are so many
and varied that she finds little time to
think about loneliness or to enjoy her &C
quaintances where she has them. She
not only writes and places all Of the
regular press notices and advertising but
| she looks after all OF the contracts and
arrangements with the local managers
| plans routes of travel and makes the rail-
| road and baggage contracts. This re-
| quires not only clear head and business
| sagacity but great powers Of endurance
and diplomacy of no mean order, for it is
not light task to deal with all Of the
| varied types with which such multifarious
duties bring her into contact.
| While much interested in her present
work, Miss Marble is at heart news
paper woman. "a rather get a good
| beat anytime than have the best dinner
ever cooked or even a new diamond or
elegant house; there Is nothing that can
give one the same thrill Of satisfaction"
she said, at which listener or two out
| side of the newspaper fraternity ex-
claimed in establishment, but her inter-
| viewer nodded appreciatively. Miss Mar
| q
been in the profession for generations.
| Her father Edward Marble was a. we'll
| known comedian who supported Lolita
| for years and was a cousin Of Joseph JEFF
ferson. Among Miss Marbles early recol.
lections are sitting at the end of the foot
light arch waiting for her father to finish
conducting rehearsa1s.
| A dramatic column in a southern paper
afforded Miss Marble an entrance into
newspaper work, but her real training
| she secured on the Brooklyn Eagle, doine
all kinds Of work and thereby acquiring q
valuable experience. Since then she has
worked on the New York Herald and
| Telegram and done special on various
New York papers. Z Her first theatrica,
work was as press agent Of the original
"Floradora" company in New York for q
year. This is her second year as Miss
| De VOLTS advance agent.
| While newspaper work in general is the
desire Of her heart Miss Marble has g
particular ambition to write children't
stories and has made a beginning on 8
book of fairy tales a few Of which have
already been published in the Telegram
| for which they were written to fill In 8
gap, and proved SO successful as to en-.
courage the writer to continue work ir
this line.