The San Francisco call., 1904-08-14

replied. NThen played in Colorado
between US we've covered lots Of terri
tory-eh?"
The lady nodded.
"?' from me.
i was the original Bonita in 'Ari-
zona.'" Miss May replied. That was
the longest part I ever played. Played
it in London, too. by the way"
Which reminds me that there is much
'by the way" with Miss May She was
invited to shake the royal fists of King
Edward and the English Queen, be-
cause their owners were so pleased
with her Bonita. She is the daughter
Of Colonel May-by the way-and sis
ter, cousin, niece and granddaughter of
a whole regiment of statesmen and
such. Her Mays came over-NOT in
the Mayfiower. but round about 1640
and were all ''rattling good Americans" 4"
She didn't tell me this during the talk
She wears neither her dramatic nor
other accomplishments on her sleeve.
1t was in an aside after I went in to
see "A Girl From Kansas for a second
time that they bobbed up carelessly
And, by the way. as Miss May would
say, "A Girl From Kansas" bears sec
ond seeing better than most.
Then to Miss Mays Arizona" Mr..
Albaugh began to add other territory
covered by the team"
Arizona, Colorado'-both Gus
Thomas plays, curious coincidence-and
now A Girl From Kansas with its
scene in Mexico" quoth he, whats the
matter with US for wild Westerners 90
Ins fe
whole cast and part of the audience
gets shot, isn't it?" I asked.
mo they don't" said the actor. 1--WE
were talking about that only the other
day, weren't we?"
The other half Of I'VE" smiled af-
firmation.
There are really only two shots fired
in the plav," the actor protested, but
the cartOonists had the dead all over
the shop
And you played Arizona in Lon
don?" / turned back the talk a page or
two. Did you like London?"
wouldn't want to live there" Miss
May owned.
yet they are very kind if they once
like you"
And that's where New York isn't"
the actress sighed. You have to make
a hit with every part"
"StiIl. artistically, that is perhaps
better"
mo, it isn't" Miss May contradicted,
still serious. "One may get bad part,
you know"
She supplemented then: You may
find-for you simply cannot tell un-
til you try it on the public-that you
are conveying an almost exactly oppo-
site, ora thoughtful moment-"a
quite different impression from the one
you believe yourself to be conveying"
In which case?"
I'm which case" Miss May cheer
fully decided, you simply have to
change the whole thing-the public is
the only final appeal"
Mr.. Albaugh continued It: "You
wouldn't like the sort of surprises in
volved in our work. You often get a
howl where you expect a tear
Have you?" 1 insinuated.
Haven't you?" he retorted.
Somehow then I became aware of
the identity of the book upon which
I was scribbling. 'Plutarch's Lives"
I cried, holding it UP.
"Oh yesv' Miss May giggled, her
big blue eyes looking as if they had
never scanned anything heavier than
THE Duchess" II got that the other
day for % cents. Wasn't it a bargain?,
What did you buy it for?" I de-
manded.
Anything to fiji UP the trunks"
she laughed and spread her cheerful
hands.
And then under the table l spied
Marcus Aurelius." 1 looked accus-
ingly at the lady.
"Oh, I don't sleep very WELL" she
explained, "and I have to dip into
one of those dull old persons like
Epictetus to quiet my seething brain"
"Oh." / commented. but 1 took in
while I was about it the delicate