The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-26
ENGLAND HATESU.S.
PEOPLE, DECLARES
MISS ORESsLER
PEOPLE THERE ARE NARROW,
PAEJuDiCED AND JEALOUS,
SAYS ACTRESS WHOSE THEAT.
RIcAL VENTURE FAILED.

CHICAGO. March 25.-Miss Marie
Dire ssler. the American coincidence.
WHO recently made an individual hi.
in London on the vaudeville stage at
weekly salary OF $4,000 a week. and
who later as star In an American com
cdy. dropped some $4,000. Is today in
sCclusioh in a Chicago hotel. having
just arrived here from New York
Miss Dressler today declared she
will never again play IN England and
although she will remain OH the Amer
lean stage she will devote much time
IL her copper mine In California. This
Is now developing and she ID enroute
to California To look after her inter
ests.
'As an individual an American may
make as much OF a hit In England as
one wishes" said Miss Dressler But
an American star in an American play,
written by Americans has no chance.
They hate us. They hate American
isms and | do not believe l will ever
be foolish enough 70 play In England
again.
Il am no fool" continued Miss
Dressler, IL know when | am beaten.
The conditions which caused me 10
close my theater in England could
have occurred in no other city or
country in the entire world. except
London aud England.
For years English managers made
me enticing offers and / finally fell. |
opened an engagement at the Palace
In 1907 and played until 1908 and you
all must have heard Of my success. |
was given an ovation when / closed
which | shall never forget. l began
to see money, but London wanted hui
NOR, and | accepted an offer at the
coliseum, the largest vaudeville the
alter in the world. played to moro
that $4,000 people the first week. Ths
management wished me to stay awhile
so ! did at an advance salary OF 5000
week. Then | was getting the 'arg'
est salary ever paid to an artist Ia
Europe I thought Of course the pco-
pie would support me In my own show.
81 did not believe what some told
me that they did not want any more
American plays or Americanisms ~
London and for me to be successful in
my own play would be too much for
the Epglishman TO swallow
II knew they needed and felt they
wanted a funny show. Heaven knows
they haven't got in all England three
funny people, outside Of parliament
and that is a continuous laugh. That
Is the reason I produced there. When
I cid produce they laughed from the
time the curtain went up till IT TEL.
Why, despite all that my show had no
irore chance to live than England has
TO-. future. Any people that are so
narrow, so prejudiced, Jealous and
vain must cease to be nation. The
educated people over there are the
suffragists. How different in Gods
country. Here the Englishman has
the same chance.
II was not only boycotted by me
public but the combinations. The
booking agencies would not handle
my tickets and the critics-oh, they
were awful. One said he had not
laughed so much in one evening In all
his life, but IL was like Ave and
ten-cent show in a small American
town. do not believe you can beat
that
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES again.
"The English people that have for
gotten about the battle Of Bunker Hill.
still remember we have the Hill.