Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-13
Miss Olga Nethersole, The Woman.
In Her Private Car at the Short Line Depot the Distinguish
ed Actress Tells the Story of Her Life.

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her If she thought the torture OF u soul
| could be paid in advertising.
| AS Tor the money side / lost a clear
! 100000 by being forced TO close my thea
| ter during the trial. Had / been all
that the lawyers tried 10 make me
could never have recuperated--elther
| spiritually or financially. The secret of
II was had healthy soul, There is Il
! term Known to medical science called
| healing by first intention. When there
| mas been wound II the flesh is healthy
1t begins to heal with the initial treat
| ment Mine was case Of that kind.
had healthy soul And body too?
! Yes, you are right; / shouldn't be able
| else to go on with all my work You
see l have not only TO play my own
| parts, but all the parts in my play.
| Fhey are all my creations. Carmen"
is my own play. 1t was my original
| IDEA that Of dramatlzlng the story. |
| nave tried to secure my legal rights to
| 1t, and TO Sapho but In vain. Many a
! manager has made money ON the fruits
| of my ideas. Carmen" to me is the
mere pretty animal. That is my CON
! ception of the little unfortunate whose
! vanity whrls herself and others TO ruin
| conscious thoroughly of the value of
J her charms and graces she uses them
| to her own interest--and destruction.
| She Is what any of us would be with
| out education and moral environment.
! That is the lesson of "Carmen"--the
! right of every child to education and
Iight training. j am personally much
| Interested in reform questions, and to
my mind those two factors are the
| prime essentials.
NV mother was the first to turn my
! thoughts to such things. / remember
as a child being taken to eat my Christ
| mas dinner at an orphans home be-
| cause my mother wished TO impress
& af
! fortunate All that / am today l ow..
| to my mother: she gave my gift it's
! first encouragement. and always trained
| me TO look for the serious lessons of life.
! Yes We are English, that is my father
| was English and | was born in Lon
don. My mother was Spanish. AS for
! my brother, he has stood by me shout
| der TO shoulder He gave up his pro-
| fesslon as a lawyer to go with me to
| Australia because my mother would not
| consent to my going without his care.
| Without him l should never have been
| able to meet what have. ! have never
| married, you know, and"
But you have been In lover
a deep crimson crept from the edge of
! the white throat visible above Miss
! NethersOles pretty klmona to the Titi-
! an pompadour above her broad white
| brow. She answered hastily, and lit
tie incoherently:
"Love-Love? or course, love many
| things, my family and friends, my pro-
| fesslon flowers. books. have a strong
| mother love, too. ! mother everything,
my little household, my theatrical COM
/ pany-anythins, in fact"
But"
| "Ot course, l think woman is hap
| pier married. Her life is never quite
| complete til she is mated. But / have
so much to interest me, you see--so
| many outside interests"
"Yes-but---"
Miss Nethersole became engrossed In
! a large ring on one of her white fin
( gers. My birthday stone" she muir
! INJURED. lis garnet. ] treasure II above
/ everything" She twirled some green
( hOops on her wrist Il am very fond
| OF jade, too. Do you like jade?"
yes. ana the pretty brasses and
/ hronzes and Chinese things you have
here all about you. But
Let me show you my bedroom Isn't
that IA cosy place. Ny bed is like down.
| And here Is my bathroom. Quite the
same as ] should have at home you see.
Then / have my dlningroom further
back, and my secretary's room--in fact
every convenience, 1t takes so much OF
I the friction from travel you know, and
helps 10 keep me In shape for my work.
| Next year / am going 10 have a new
car built TO my own order This one |
bought ready made, You know / am
coming back here In November, and
then ] hope TO address a body of your
club women on the subject OF the pre-
yention OF tuberculosis. You know
have founded a society for that cause in
which many noted people are interest
ed. ] have personal letter from Eng
lands queen telling me Of her great
interest IN my scheme A society has
been founded in London under her pat
Ionage When go to Washington
am to have an audience with President
| Roosevelt, and shall try to gain his
help. He is such splendid man / am
sure he VIII give his aid. That is real
| ly my pet hobby, to do something to
! stop the dreadful ravages OF consump-
! ton. Acting is my pastlme; the other
! Is my serious work"
This from the lady OF the lilies and
| camellas, from Olga Of the footlights,
| OF great trial OF restriction from pro-
! ducing immoral plays How many of
| you VINO view these stories across the
! orchestra tonight win recall alone the
! lesson she sees In them ana keep your
thoughts within Miss Nethersole' yo-
| cabulary?
Good bye" she said, was once the
saddest OF words 10 me I'LL ! knew it's
meaning. II is simply God be with
| you
JOSEPHINE SPENCER,
|