The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-18

The real Marlowe is a personality very
little understood by her many admirers
This is not surprising when one considers
that a very small percentage Of those to
whom Miss Marlowe's name is known have
ever met her personally.
Miss Marlowe is fond of outdoor sports
and 1t would require a vigorous constitution
on the part of the average matinee girl 10
keep up with her in her diversions.
She Is fond of golf and driving in the
summer time. while in winter she never
misses an opportunity 10 go skating. Cabs
are modern conveniences for which she has
Use only in bad weather.
Walking is a favorite amusement Of nars.
and she often walks to and from the the
alter.
Once when somebody asked her what was
her greatest ambition in life she answered:
ITO see the sunrise every morning"
Miss MaIiowe rises in time to have an
carry breakfast about the time the average
busy man is on his way to the Office. Early
morning walks have an especial fascina-
ton for her.
Miss Marlowe is fond of reading. and
there are few novels published that escape
her observation.
II she can get interested in the first five
or sS pages she reads the whole book. and
the members of her company are omnivor-
Gus readers as a result of her fondness for
literature.
She Is always or the lookout for some
thing which might make an effective ste ge
situation.
A book which can be dramatized Is exam
ined carefully. 1t was in this way that she
saw the possibilities of When Knighthood
Was in Flower and in the same way she
selected The Cavalier" which has been
dramatized from George w. Cables novel
OF the came name.
ENJOYS FAIRY STORIES.
The actress is especially fond OF fairy sto-
ries and books Of jingles, and has a little
way of making certain rhymes fit her in
friends. A book of verses about eni-
mails, endowing them with human attributes,
was a source of endless amusement. be-
cause 1t gave full play to this whim. She
cares little for elaborate costumes. except
upon the stage.
She likes to go through the shops and
look at new things as does the ordinary
woman.
What the stage holds for the American
girl" she says. depends largely on that
young person ~herself-perhaps one is justi-
fed in saying that it depends almost solely
upon her. II she is ambitious for a stage
career the result of her ambitions will be
shaped by her own attitude toward the
stage. 1t will turn out to be exactly the
kind Of an institution she imagines 1t to be.
and her conduct in working out her profess
sional career will find its reflex in the treat
ment the stage accords her.
III she thinks of the stage as an :rstitu-
ton alert to recognize and reward intelli-
gent, earnest effort. and If she is willing to
give It that effort. she will find ont ii is en-
Institution of worth and dignity. II she
seeks it as an escape from her appointed
duties in life and IL she ain to be an
actress for the sake of a measure OF cheap
publicity. she will fail.
BEGINNERS GOOD SENSE.
9TH stage would hold more fer the
American girl II more American girls who
aspire to its rewards would come to it bet
ter equipped mentally. Education is the
crying need Of the theatrically ambitious.
"a young woman wrote me recently say
ing that some four years ago her efforts in
an amateur presentation Of As You Like It
q seminary had won for her the COM
of an American manager. who
thereupon offered her a position in his stock
company.
with good sense far beyond ner years
she had declined on the plea that she was |
sure the completion OF her collegiate course
would better equip her for serious work en-
the stage when once she did enter upon |
career. |
II thought such a spirit rendered tie
young woman worthy Of a respectful hear
ing now that the time has come when, her |
completed. she feels that che can |
bring to her work a sound mental equip
though, of course, a meager technical
ene.'