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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-08
saw II Eighteen Tlmes.

"On the contrary, am not tired
of it at all" replied Miss Starr. 81
love the part, but, of course, I
know that shall have to play an
other role sooner or later. Mr..
BeIasco has not yet indicated when
or what it viii be, however, and I
am content to wait"
IF you are not tired of The
Rose I must have miscalculated
its run. How many times have you
played it. please?"
About eco times. I think"
Seven times a week for more
than eighty weeksi"
"Aiost of the time it was worse
than that" she answered. cat
first we only had one matinee a
week. bus shortly after the New
York run began the Saturday matt
nee became so popular that we
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Nature Almost as Good.

The artistic construction Of the
Stuyvesant naturally brought US
back to 1.-THE Rose OF the Rancho"
and asked her if she could de-
scribe the setting of the third act
more satisfactorily than I had been
abb to frame my admiration In
words. In reply, she said:
Eve played Saturday night at
Hagerstown, before coming TO
Washington, and had to take the
train early Sunday morning. The
sun was just rising as we pulled out
Of the station. and I remarked to
Mr.. Richman that the igh5 effects
were almost as beautiful as AR.
Belasco's. think natures scenery
is frequently nearly as good as Mr..
Belosco's," she added, laughingly.
As I rose to go my hand rested
upon several small volumes on her
table. I picked up several, and
found them to be king John"
Merry Wives of Windsor" and
Measure for Measure"
do you expect to play in one of
these some day?' I asked.
Mr.. Bclasco hasn't said vet"
was her reply.
4 doubtless won't have the OPP
portunity to witness your play
often enough to enter the pension
class" I said, as 1 started to the
door, but 1 should like very much
to have a photograph, even if
have only seen The Rose of the
Rancho one-eighteenth as many
times as your matinee admirer."
She generously credited me for
the remaining seventeen times.
II hope the reviews viii not be a
disappointment TO you" I said, as
we shook hands.
DO you think they VIII be?" she
asked. almost wistfully
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his Office. When he came 10 a few
moments later he seemed so en-
barrassed and shy that I immedi-
ately felt that l was the big per
sonage, and that he was the one
TO feel uneasy. l felt perfectly at
home in a few moments, and then
he gave me the part ia Mr.. War
fields Music Master L was at
the close of the season, and only
played the role about two weeks
when vacation time came.
When the Bijou reopened that
tail again took my place in The
Music Master but only played it
OF about two weeks when Mr.. Be-
,aseo sent for me a second time.
| did not know what 10 think. I
thought it quite likely that he was
going to tell me 1 wasn't needed
any longer.
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Suddenly Sits on Both Feet.

felt that 1 was warranted in
reassuring her.
They were thirty-six very try
ing hours-Sunday and Sunday
night, and all day Monday. What
are you doing!" she exclaimed, sud
denly. I jumped guiltily, for I was
staring hard at the face that
seemed so different OFF the stage,
clear and white, as compared with
the sunbrowned Juanita. But she
wasn't addressing me at all. She
had caught a glimpse Of the ar
lists pencil, and she Immediately
sat on two slippered feet, instead
of one.
Zone cartoonist had a whole lot
of toy dogs and elephants running
around me in a picture published in
a New York paper, and I don't
want any more of that kind, she
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gave two matinees, and that made
eight performances a week"
Il imagine the play is very popu-
Tar with college girls"
"Oh, it is; tremendously popular.
just before I left New York had
a letter from one girl asking me
for a photograph, and saying, I
have seen your play eighteen times.
Now. don't you think l am entitled
to a picture? I wrote her telling
her I certainly thought she was
entitled TO a pension as well as a
picture. but that ] could only send
her the latter. And then there
used to be little army Of children
at all the matinees. Regularly. I
used to look out on a perfect mass
of white bows. They were always
very responsive, too"
And in all these COO perform
ances, how many times has your
understudy had to go on for you?'
Il have no understudy," an
swered Miss Starr, with a certain
amount of pride, and a suggestion
of hauteur.
'And what do they do, pray,
when you are ill?"
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A Great Actor.

'Ts Mr.. Belasco a good aetor?"
asked
"A good actor I think he is
great actor, the greatest actor I
know. That is, he is q great actor
at rehearsals. Of course, 1 don't
know what.he would be before an
audience. He seldom acts an en-
tire part at a rehearsal, but just
word or two. However, one even
ing when we were rehearSing for
The Rose Of the Rancho he took
the part of the grandmother, and
it was so affecting that I screamed
with tears"
was not quite sure whether her
screaming with tears" was -ex-
pressiye of unrestrained mirth or
bitter, sympathetic grief. 1 was
undecided whether I was expected
to say, 81 had no idea Mr.. Belasco
was such a splendid comedian" or
us it possible that he is such
powerful emotional actor." So J
didn't say either, for the part as it
appears In 1.-THE Rose of the
Rancho" at the present time offers
no opportunity for either tears or
laughter. Miss Starr explained al
most Immediately, however, that
that particular part had been cut
out, as it was not thought neces-
sary to have the grandmother such
pathetic figure. Mr.. Belaseo,
therefore, is an emotional actress
actor.
'Of course, you are growing very
tired of The Rose When viii you
have another part2''
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"\ HE air was heavy with the
perfume OF roses, which
filed a half dozen vases
placed on the table. the
mantel, and in various
corners OF the room. It seemed
as If we were stin Sin the at
mosphere" of Mr.. Belasco's play
But when a girlish looking young
woman, wearing a simple white
frock, with her only ornament
tiny pink coral necklace, came for
ward and greeted us. the artist and
me, cordially in a very American
voice, we realized that we were in
apartment lo4, the Shoreham, and
not witnessing ''The Rose Of the
Rancho" again.
After we had all been very
charmed to meet each other, 1
found Miss Starr at one end OF the
room comfortably sitting on one
Of her feet in a large arm chair,
my friend sitting across the room,
and Miss Starts sister forming the
third point OF triangle, while
was located between the. two
ladies. For time it was most try
ing, but in a few moments Miss
Starts sister withdrew, snd /
ceased being a two-faced inter
viewer.
"Oh, it was good audience,
wasn't it," exclaimed the young
Belasc6 star. referring to the ca
pacity crowd which witnessed her
opening performance the night be-
fore. "They all helped me so much
with their enthusiasm. / haven't
read the papers yet. I am always
afraid to, and so I put it off till
the last moment I always hold
the morning papers until the after
noon criticisms come out, and then
1 get them all together, and nerve
myself for the worst, or the best.
Do you think ! am going to be dis
appointed today? You know. this
is my first starring tour, and the
opening in each city is Just as inn
portant to me as if it were "a first
night. And l have to send all the
reviews back to New York. That's
the hard part of it, if they are not
favorable"
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and cannot. there ore, take excep-
tion to my descriptive adjectives.)
1T frequently happens that he
pushes actors out on the stage on
first nights because their legs
won't move, they are so nervous.
Il think we all, all who are asso-
ciated with NJ Belasco, place the
same reliance in his methods, and
have the same absolute confidence
IN him" CAS- socn as Miss Starr
said absolute / was quite sure /
liked her; liked her very much, In
deed, for she said il quite natur-
ally, not ike all other stage folk.
absoLEWte.) "When Mr. Warfeld
is at a rehearsal he follows Mr..
Belasco around the stage Just like
"A little child"
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on a day when there was fright
ful snowstorm, and the manage
ment said it didn't matter very
much anyway, as very few people
could have plowed their way to the
theater."
We'll, how have you managed to
do it? Have you a constitution OF
iron?"
well, devote most Of my time
to the play, and when I am not at
the theater I am either sleeping
or taking exercise to keep up my
strength and spirits"
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Andthe
Miracle
Maker

The little figure huddled in the
big armchair didn't impress me as
having any great amount Of re-
serve physical strength, but when
ever she spoke with animation
nervous energy and force could be
seen beneath the surface. And she
gave undeniable evidence of that
first requisite of good health, a
cheerful disposition. Throughout
our talk Of more than an hour
there WAS never the trace Of a
frown or the suggestion Of sadness
in her voice. Contentment, expee-
fancy, and gratefulness 10 the man
who had given her her chance were
always uppermost.
We talked Of many other things
and other people. but the charm
Of the narrative would be lost
without her enthusiasm Of expires
sion. For example, a glowing de-
scription of Mr.. Belasco's stuyve-
SAINT Theater in New York was
most interesting, when she spoke
in superlatiyes Of the superb
mural decorations, the perfect
frescoes. the gorgeous lighting ef-
fects, and the Incompatible stage
arrangements, and the magnificent
foyer" But if all her adjectives
were set down here they would
read like the ebullitiOns of the
most ford Of press agents.
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BeIaseO Interrogation Poinf.


In that interview he didn't dis
cuss any plans at all, but asked
me every inconceivable question
about myself. He wanted to know
about my health, what ate, when
I took exercise, whether I thought
I could stand success, what I liked
to read. And then he asked rue If
l could speak French. / said that
[ could-a little. Spanish? No, I
didn't know a thing about Spanish,
Then l ought to learn, he said. and
If was fond of music as I claimed
to be I ought to learn to play the
guitar. But there wasn't the
slightest hint that he had any big
plans for me.
so 1 went out Immediately, and,
with my companion, rIoved co a
Spanish boarding house.
"But without knowing why you
were to learn Spanish?' / asked,
in surprise.
"Why, certainly. / wou1 dn't
hink of questioning Mr.. Belasco,
Tor I know that whatever he says
S best for me to do, it is best. Il
ne were to tell me to walk out of
This window I believe Z would do
l. because 7 would kuo'Y that no
harm would come & re"
This so-callrd wiza--d of stage
craft is hypnOtist, thought.
"As have said, / to- rooms
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All Teeth ChatterIng.

But I was so frightened that
night that Mr.. Belaseo stood in the
wings and pushed me out on the
stage when it came time for my
entrance. He often does that, for
on first sights all the actors are
SO frightened that they walk
around with their teeth chatter
ing as if they had no idea of what
they were supposed to 90. He is
the only one who seems to be calm.
He. the one on whose shoulders all
the responsibility, all the details
rest" Here Miss Starr glanced up
at the ceiling with a seraphic
smile. Il suppose I may call it
seraphic, since you did not see it,
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with my girl companion in a Span
ish boarding house. There were a
numJer of cultured Spaniards and
Cubans in New York at that time,
for It was during the Cuban insur-
rection. before Governor Magoon
took charge in Havana. in a short
time I was more or less conversant
with Spanish. and had eaten so
many Spanish dishes that l felt
almost a senoTita myself.
learned to play the guitar, too.
TT was only after / had mas
tered these Preliminaries that Mr..
Belasco told me he had The Rose
of the Rancho for me.
and he was so considerate Of
me! We opened in Boston, and it
took very well, but the New York
opening was the most trying event
Of my life. He arranged every
thing so that the strain on me
would be as light as possible. He
had not had a word in the New
York papers about me, and there
was not a billboard anywhere that
featured my name. Mine was the
twenty-fourth name on the pro-
gram, in small type, like the rest,
so that if I did not win the audi
ence it wouldn't be such a hard de-
feat to bear. I would Just be
ignored, instead of ridiculed. When
I came on the stage that first night
in New York nobody knew me as
Juanita, and when finally the audi
ence did warm up to my work, I
felt that It was genuine reeogni-
ton, and not half press-agent's
work
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why, l thought all stars this
season at least pretended not to
value the estimates Of critics.
But I do, very much" she adj
mitted.
'sThen you don't believe criticism
is largely a question OF digestion ?"
Il shouldn't think OF saying that,
for criticism is a business, Just as
acting is, and realizing this the
conscientious critic should be
careful Of what he eats before 90
ing to review a play, just as the
actor is before he goes to act
I have decided 10 place myself
on a rigid diet.
RALPH GRAVES.
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explained, laughing in a rather em-
barrassed manner.
1T is very pleasant to talk Of
the roses You received, and the
hrst-night anxiety, and critics" [
Faid. In fact, / should much pre-
fer not TO interview you. but
merely to talk with you. Unfortu-
nateiy for me. however. / am sup
posed to be getting an interview.
so won't yen talk about some par
SECULAR thingP Aud in the begin
ming let me say that critics. and
nrst-nlght nervousness. and the
art OF makeup, and the mission
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d stock company, and then I went
out TO San Francisco, where 1
played some time in a stock COM
pany run by Frederick Belasco, Mr..
Bclasco's brother. I had not met
Mr.. Belasco then.
when l came back East / Sc
cured place in 'GaIlops,' and
came to Washington in the course
of our tour.
"One day, memorable one, Mr..
Belasco sent for me. He had seen
me in 'Gallops.' I did not know
when. / was frightened almost
speeches. when 1 took my seat in
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Almost as TlmId as BeIasco.

Il was so terribly timid in those
days, almost as timid as Mr.. Be
lasco is now. would go up TO a
managers Office and, after reading
his name on the door, would turn
and almost run down the steps
without ever having knocked or
walked in.
Il finally got a few tiny parts in
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The lee Breaks.

The lee Breaks.
And she waved her hands dis
tractedly above her head. 1 racked
my brain for several moments try
ing 70 conjure up some other topic
of possible interest. But while
was doing this the silence became
embarrassing, and finally decided
l wouldn't try to get an interview.
looked up, and we both laughed.
The ice was broken, and naturally
it wasn't long before she was talk
ing with animation on a theme in
which we were both interested.
Of course, 1t win be "a matter Of
establishment for the reader to
learn that a Belasco star should
think that the sun rises and sets in
one David Belasco, and that the
only sun about which il is worth
while knowing that it really does
rise and set is the property sun of
one David Belasc0.
All of us who have read inter
views with David Warfield, Blanche
Bates, Charlotte Walker, and Mrs.
Carter know Belasco is an obses-
sion with those who coIas in con
tact with him. That he should inn
press with equal force these actors
Of unquestioned talent is in itself
a notable achievement, and 1 am.
therefore, always delighted at the
opportunity TO know more of this
individual than the general public
knows. The general public, by
the way, only knows the name Be
lasco, and the Belasco effect, with
an occasional glimpse on first
nights of a bashfuI looking per
son CARRIED like a cleric.
II hadn't haG much training
when Mr.. Belasco took me-" said
Miss Starr. my first experience
on the stage was in my home town,
Albany, \. Y. My family secuted
The idea of my going on the stage,
so / walked out of the house one
day and, without saying anything
10 anyone, l went 10 the manager
OF the stock company which was
playing at home that summer and
secured an engagement for ten
weeks. At the end Of that time
went to New York, feeling that I
was equipped for almost any
thing. l soon learned differently.
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Las Missed One Performance.

"IF / were to be taken sick, they
would cancel the engagement, 1
suppose. As a matter of fact I
have missed only one performance
since the play opened. That was a
matinee in Boston. and that was
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of the drama, and Eddie Foy in
Hamlet" are barred. I have writ
ten out on those subjects. Sup
pose you tell me something about
your views on woman's suffrage.
The advocates had q great time of
it at the Capitol today"
ooh, oh, please don't Why, 1
don't know anything at all about
suffrage or politics"
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soon be over and those interested
should vote for their favorit ~
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late and then kick youraelf
G. D. and Marx Lowell ieftl i
|Saturda y morning 50 the former
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deer hunting trip on the Fellow
stone northwest 81 here. They
lreturned this week Il three deer.
TAKEN UP Came to my place
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white strip On face branded FE
on left shout der !; also branded %
fright shou1d Ter left ear slit.
Owner may have 81 same by paying
for advertising and care ~ he.
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Don't fail to- place your order for
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NOTICE

TO BOARDS OF REGISTRY AND ELECTION
OF BURLINGTON COUNTY.
Notice is hereby given that the Boards OF
Registry and Election in and for the county
of Burlington, Will meet on
Tuesday, October %, 1908,
at the place of their former meeting, at the
hour of one o'clock in the afternoon, and re-
main in session until nine o'clock In the eve
ming, for the purpose of revising and correct
ing the original registers, in the manner pro
pletion of the register, one copy thereof shall
be delivered by the chairman to the County
Board of Elections, and one copy shall be re-
tanned by him for use by the district board
on the day of election; and the additional
copy shall be delivered by the clerk, within
two days after said last mentioned Tuesday, to
the clerk OF the township, city or other NUM-
cipality within which such election district
may be situate.
The County Board of Elections will sit on
Thursday and Saturday next preceding the
day of the general election, from eight o'clock
in the forenoon till five o'clock in the after
noon of each of said days, at the Court House,
in Mount Holly, N. j., for the purpose of regis
tering all persons within the county entitled
to vote at the next election and who have been
omitted in the local register and for the pur-
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names of any persons Improperly placed
thereon.
NOTE.-Boards of Registry and Election
have no authority to fill vacancies on said
boards except those occurring on election day;
all others must be immediately reported to
and filled by the County Board of Elections.
The papers authorized to print this j notice ,Es
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Burlington Enterprise, Burlington Gazette
By order Of the County Board Of Elections.
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HENRY H. SAVAGE, Secretary.
Dated Au gust q, 1908. g.
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The County Judges may hold court in any
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