The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-01
ny 70. nRUCE CItEst7ERMAN.

ny u. BRUCE CItEst7ERMAN.
Not every actress win fall In line
with the schemes OF the willy press
agent, though II must be confessed
that those who VIII not are In the
great minority. AS rule anything
from diamond robbery to an auto
mobile sccident--the latter is most In
favor just Mt present-wil receive
their sanction. and the husting agent
will be aided and abetted in any ef-
fort he makes TO work upon his imagi-
nation. One of the latest is that Mrs.
Leslie Carter dined her dog at ono
of the big New York restaurants. the
meal for his canine highness costing
was on the menu, .the meal being
served in courses NIL the way down to
cheese and crackers.
Ethel 14eavey ana Eleanor Robson
have both Just figured in automobile
accidents. the particulars in each case,
PERHAPS. being one-tenth true.
Miss Vivian Prescott. who played
the little major at the Bijou last week
is. evidently not very apt in learning
TO what lengths she should go in
order TO assist in the publicity end
of the business. During the past sum-
mer she has been in North Dakota
where the scenes OF "A Child of .Ihe
Regiment are laid. She frankly adj
mitted that she did not so to the far
Western State in order to secure at
1nosphere," except in the literal mean
ing of the word She did go for the
bracing air of the Dakotas, in order
that She might "rest up" after long
seasons work. but with no intention
OF getting local color" When her
press agent threw out this latter sug-
gestion she simply refused TO be n
party TO his wiles mo. | went be-
cause l was worn out" she said, land
needed Al rest, Miss Prescott laugh
ingly said this was not by any means
the first time she had baked at the
iiction-naking efforts of those con-
nected with the business part of pro-
auctions in which she was cast. Once,
she said when she was playing in
Western drama, many people asked
II she was not an Indian girl, ana
~; Miss Prescott Is n most decided
brunette with hair as black as night.
her treSSes not even having in them
the suggestion of a curl, the ques-
ton may have been natural one,
The manager of the company leaped
for joy at the idea. and he would have
had her an Indian princess on the
spot to be one for the remainder of
the tour of the one-niSht stands over
which the company. was booked, but
Miss Prescott could not see 1t that
way, and stoutly refused to claim any
sort OF relationship with the original
inhabitants of this country.
She Wouldn't Join.
The life of an actress is not what it
g. naintaa Those who have ia roach
tbeir ambition for histrionic honors
~, Inc cborus Girl route do not ind
tife ono long. hanpv day. stage man.
apers are ali very much alike. Nh,
oninion of nearly every chorus cir
Is that they are "brutes," and after
they have been chorus girls for n
,e,y seasons they may saw even worse
Manager Fellows of "rhe Rollicking
cirlr Companv. said last week that
Mrs. George Bronson Howard did an
nlv ia him for position and he might
have been able to have placed her in
the company--for he recognized what
good newspaper stories he might have
worked off-but unfortunately. the
lady droppeo in. at the theatre on
the morning Of a rehearsal, and stood
in .tbe darkened house and heard the
4tage manager nav n few pretty com
nliments 10 the chorus girls who were
nct doinr things exactlv 10 suit him
Mr. bellows candidlv admitted Ia her
that it was a little rourht." but said