The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-02
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Rose Stahl urged to accept social
Invitations to functions In Chicago.
where she Is rs tremendously popu-
lar With theatcrgoers MS she was
IN New York last season, replied
TO her would-be hostess quite in
formally in this Patricia patois,
according to the Matinee Girl In.
the New York Mirror.
"you are very good to ask me,
but can't go. just can't. It's me
to the straw every night. BE a dear
and try to understand that I need
the rest ! pour all there is of my
SELF into Patricia O'Brien every
nerformance Honest, do. If I
scatter my energies l can I do good
work. BY so much as give of
Rose Stahl subtract from Patricia
and rob my audiences. never
20 to restaurants and believe,
my dear, good friend, the public
likes me little better for that
fact. II wouldn't like me bit bet
ter II 1t got used to seeing me
fade away over a lobster. No one
has ever seen me, nor. please God
ind my sanity will they even
gather myself and my wraps to-
Eethcr after a midnight supper.
and look like procession that
was tired and didn't want to
inove.'s
b tnt vsr, tIA 1nxr ~ krn
recalls that Ethel barrymore has
been scolding the critics on her
tour because they persistently re-
fer to her AS a semi-actress. since
she is alleged to give quite half
her time and half her energies
to society.
Here is q typical dialogue of the
little drawing room. one-act COM
edy of Give and Take:
Miss barrymore (scowling) "Was
II you who wrote in your criticism
of my first nights performance
something about my society pres
tige and my press agents efforts
to establish it?'
Critic (grinning). 'I believe I
did write something OF that kind. -
Miss Barrymore: "well sir.
will you have the goodness to
correct that statement? distinct
ly disapprove of the efforts OF
tho press to make capital for me
out Of my society connections. -
Critic: "The press stands cor,
rected. hut how about the press
agents |? Perhaps you do not know
the kind of matter they send out
about your doIngs In society. or.
rather, with soclety?"
Miss Barrymore-ssWell, I have
never countenanced anything of
the kind. / happen to know inti-
mately great many people who
nre prominent In society, but If It
were not for this rot that the
papers print about my society con-
nections would be n ten times
bigger actress than am"
Critic: "But you are in So
ciety.o fsl.e
Miss Barrymore. "What I OBJ
ject to is being considered SO
ciety girl for stage purposes This
kind OF society talk makes me
desperate. I don't like society.
try to avoid It,"
Critic: "But society people insist
on running after and lionessing
you. Is that III"
Miss Barrymore: "No, 1t ISM u.
They know me and know them.
But l am an actress, which Is
quite the most important thing
with me.,'
Had only the ungallant critic
permitted the interview to end
there. with a floruish. But he
didn't. Easily he proloned 1t to an
anti-climax. He goes on thus, mean
man: ta
y"And then, Just to illustrate how
she stood In relation to society
Miss barrymore told me a little
incident concerning recent func,
ton designed In her honor by
one OF the matrons OF our smart
set.
cit just happened that I heard
my prospective hostess say to Q
young lady, ''I am inviting you tc
meet Miss Barrymore. You have
never met an actress, have you
II will be such treat.n
"When heard that, 1t settled
It. object to being a society ex
hibit. and declined the luncheon
said Miss barrymore.
"Heve this charming young wo
man who only few seconds age
declared that she wished to : b,
considered only as an actress--a
an actress only--strenuously OBJ
jecting to being considered sucl
when 1t comes to society propo
sition. -
Aren't men hateful!
III