Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-28

world to be an actress whether she gets
a part she likes If it is a good one it
| is just like getting something good to
| eat and then there are some parts
that are worse than taking bitter medi-
cine"
Miss Lawtons smile was uttered
with all the vehemence of a small boy
contemplating a piece of pumpkin pie,
| and this led the discussion to- wonder
| if you could guess what?-
It's a far cry from the stage to the
| kitchen, so I'll tell.
Cooking
Miss Lawton can cook and better
still. she loves to do it.
What about your home life?"
| asked, do you ever have time to enjoy
homer"
mot very much. regret to say"
she replied. Mother and 1 have an
apartment-one of these condensed
kitchen affairs, you know. just big
enough for two. Sometimes when
have a few moments 1 slip on a big
white apron and a wise air, and go
into the kitchen. My cooking is little
| more than pretense and 1 will not all
to do it and If I could keep my hand
in I really think I might be good
cook.
Its exactly like every other kind
of work, you have to keep at it,"
What sort Of exercise do you like
| best" l asked, and then / found that
had touched another soft spot. The
| face of the young actress became
radiant and she took deep breath as If
| the thought of it was exhilarating.
Exercise, why love anything which
is of the open. In my home in Kentucky,
| you know, the girls all ride. That is
what 1 miss most. 1t is glorious to go
| flying over the country roads, through
| fields of young grass, with your hair
| flying and no thought of anything but
| just happiness at being alive and
young"
BY this time Miss Lawton's dressing
room had faded entirely from her sight
| She was back in Kentucky and well
was left to sit on the couch and wait
| for the far away look in her eyes to
| depart. Neither was I in hurry to
have it take flight for it was very be-
coming.
Alas! Alas!-The powder box, left
perilously near the edge Of the dress
| ing table, took that most inopportune
of moments in which to topple over, and
with an "Oh" Miss Lawton once more
| found herself within the four walls Of
her dressing room, the channels skin in
her hand and a little daub of cold
| cream still occupying part OF her pretty
pink cheek.
Is Fond of Fencing
Horseback riding in Kentucky. That.
| then, is responsible for at least part of
Miss Lawton's grace of figure and
beauty Of neck and arms, thought.
and 1 pressed her to tell me more Of
| her outdoor life.
"Well," she said. ain addition to rid
| ing 1 enjoy fencing very much and at
home did great deal of it. In high
school I played basketball and every
girl knows what good exercise that
| is. When / went to San Francisco
sometimes rode in Golden Gate park,
but since came down here have had
to give that up on account of lack of
time.
"But we can't have everything, you
| KNOW" she said with another of those
sunny smiles which are so much part
OF her stock In trade.
my work comes before everything
and really enjoy being with the Bel
makes up for most Of the other disap-
pointments"
Then followed some nice things about
John BIackwood, resident manager and
George Barnum, stage director, which
could they have heard would have
| tempted them to buy the first man they
met q drink.
Tribute to Management
Miss Lawton is not alone in her opin-
ion OF the Belasco management and
Angelenos familiar with affairs In the
theatrical world can not help feeling
these two men deserve many a pat on
the back for their efforts to keep up
stock company of the high standard
of the Belasco company, and TO produce
the high class productions which are
put on every week
TO tho person who can zee no good