The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1908-01-08

II said TO papa: Daddy, just let me
try this one time. and IL am not sue
cessful j promise you I'll come home and
be good little girl and never do 1t
again So daddy consented, and they
gave me the part and that's exactly ths
truth about my theatrical beginning"
And when one sits and talks to Marie
Doro. the Carlotts OF the Morals of
Marcus one can readily understand
that none but firm and ferocious father
could have denied her anything 1t is
commands with personality that is
childlike and beautiful In its simplicity
and endearing in It's unconsciousness She
Is sea OF eyes, surrounded by a fragile
little body and when she opens those
eyes to express feeling one knows that
the little Doro person is not depending
upon natures great gifts for a stock in
trade. She seems to be little bundle of
innocence and nervousness.
You know. I've never been interview
ed she remarked to the writer. IFS 1t
fearful ordeal?"
Then you tell her she Is not icing in
tcrviewed; that you have called for a 1T
tie chat and she expresses much relief
acts perfectly natural and human, with
none OF the stited ways OF some new the
atrical celebrities that come TO mind And
YOU chat on. with now and then IAN oc-
casional suggestion, and before you have
finished YOU know something OF what
Marie Doro had done before Charles
Frohman gave her the new stellar prom
inence.
There is none Of the dead rou-
tine of II played my first part
with Mr.. so-and-So. and from him
went TO So-and-So.' but lit
tie Miss Doro jumps from you from here
to there, skipping and going back and
skipping on again. leaving the chronlcler.
should he so desire, to arrange and dove
tail Finally, by strategy. you pin her
down to the beginning, and you learn that
her debut was made In st. Paul
Miss Doro and her parents had gone to
the Western city TO visit friends. A stock
company playing at one OF the theatres
had announced production of "Aris-
tocracy.' Miss Doro had seen the play
In New York, and as she remarks II
got tho idea in my head that ! could play
the part os 'Tenny' Olive May had done
II In New York. You might call ii con-
ceit and you might call II courage OF con-
victions, but that doesn't matter now
| wanted TO go on the stage. and unbe-
known TO my father | called on the man
ager OF the stock company and convinc-
| ed him that | was just the lady he was
looking for. lie offered mo the oppor-
tunity. Then I said to papa that IL he
would let me try IL just this once, IL I
was not successful | would promise To
give mp the life" Now We have the
truth about Miss Doro's start.
And the funniest thing happened when
l was with Sam Bernard" end Miss
Doro has Jumped YOU several seasons
ahead OF tho story you arc looking for.
You know. or YOU did know. that | did
dance i'm The Girl From Kays II
was an acrobatic song and dance that
Mr.. Bernard burlesqued Immediately al
ter | had finished. Well. I don't believe
I ever did tho same steps twice tried
all sorts of contortions, making them as
difficult as I could conceive, Just 10 see
how Mr.. Bernard burlesqued them. II
was Just a little mutual foolishpess that
We both enjoyed. But | was not overly
strong and overdid the thing So | sal
down and wrote Mr.. Frohman a note
asking him IL he could not find some
thing else for me not quite so strenuous.
Now | have To interrupt my story again
To tell YOU all az my friends remarked
that the dancing part with Mr. Bernard
Just suited me and | should never al
tempt anything else. Wen. Il seems Mr..
Frohman had written me a letter about
the same time | had written him. The
letters crossed In delivery. Mr.. Frahm m
had another part To offer me. and what
do you think Il was? The invalid In Bar
ric's Little Mary So from doing an
acrobatic dance I emerge as an invalid
pushed around on the stage I'm a wheel
chair. and my friends told me the part
just suited me--that should never play
anything but invalidS. And u has been
so everything I've done. At FIRST | was
too much occupied 60 see that these
friends were unconscl usly paying me
pretty compliments. bt rs Carlotta says
| In Tho Morals OF Marcus. experience
has given me wisdom.
Then Miss Doro pays n loving tribute
TO dear old Mrs Gilbert, one of the most
loving OF stage people. Miss Dcro played
with her IN Granny" the play I'm which
Mrs. Gilbert appeared just before her
death. "Shc was like loving mother
Go all OF US" said Miss Doro. 'and some
OF We Younger people of the stage should
be just little ashamed of ourselves
when we think OF what wonderfully
grand woman she was. For example.
picture her when we were playing one
night stands and had early calls % catch
trains. DO you know she never had 10
he called. not N tho hours were or I
O'clock IN the morning Then she would
l in her motherly way. come 10 my room
awaken mo. help mc dress as though
were her spoiled child. and even want 70