Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-01
Miss Lawton,s Pet Averslons


that is what we should be- L do know
several little things that l am rather
queer about. You must not misunder-
stand me; they are very little things
II do not like to have anyone whistle
in my dressing room. l always feel
certain that bad luck will come if any
one does this l never study a part
after Friday-neVer even look at it,
and I am sure that if 1 did 1 would
forget the lines the first night. l am
not ashamed of this, because it gives
me an advantage over the others. When
they are still worrying over their lines
l am all through.
1.-The ladder and the umbrella? Well
L guess everyone feels queer about
them and"
oh, no, Miss Lawton is not supersti-
tious!
II am supersttious to the extent that
I believe it is superstitiOus to be super
stitious," said that fascinating young
woman. Miss Margaret Langham, who
was the next in line to be heard from.
SHES at Ladder
Don't misunderstood me; l am not
a fool. even if l am not superstitious,"
she continued. For instance, L would
not deliberately walk under a ladder
and for the whole world l would not
We'll, L would not do that either"
put in Miss Virginia Brissac, but that
is because it is a mark of respect"
Miss Brissac looked very respectful
indeed, just at that minute, and no one
dared to accuse her further of being
superstitious.
A word from Howard Scott revealed
his fear of yellow. Mr.. Scott says he
would run away from windows with
yellow curtains as from smallpox. He
thinks he has good grounds for his be-
lief in the deadliness of yellow, for he
says he was in a company that failed
the first night when the stage hang
ings were yellow
Richard Vivian, who is another of
the interpretations, believes that if his
shoes squeak while he is making his
first entrance it is a sure sign that he
will be well received by the audience,
and Mr. Vivian is not the only member
of the company who has a belief in
this same superstition, in spite of eff
forts to conceal it,
BY this time my curiosity was
aroused and l determined to learn what
William Desmond, Blanche Hall and
some of the other Burbank stock COM
Pany faVOrites had to say about it.
wanted to learn if they also We're too
broad minded to be superstitious.
Stage Manager Duffield had just dis
missed the rehearsal and the members
IF the company were preparing to
cave.
Blamed It on His Wife
l met Mr.. Desmond as he was max |
ng a wild dash for the door before Mr.. |
Duffield had a chance to change his |
mind and suggest that they do it over |
again" Even the matinee girl could |
lot guess what Mr.. Desmond said, and
T l had not seen him kill so many vii |
ians 1 should think him a little bit of
I coward.
He blamed it all on his wife. He de-
dared solemnly that he never was
aobut anything until he
married Lillian Lamson, and is now
about everything. Poor
Mrs. Desmond! But her shoulders are
broad and she is equal to the task.
Mr.. Desmond will appear in New
York in a few months in Oliver Mo |
'osco's production of THE Judge and |
he Jury" and he says he will wear
he clothes in which he played the same |
ole in Los Angeles.
Il sent a hat to the cleaner the other |
lay" he said, land | am going to soi' |
t again so that it will be just rs it was |
when 1 wore it here"
Miss Hall has one superstition which |