Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-02
Vaudeville Performer Has Her
Own Original Views of
Life'S Problems
BY SHIRLEY OLYMPUS

Muscular and mental development
rarely go hand in hand. although
there Is an old adage about a healthy
mind occupying a healthy body.
Nadje is the exception to several
rules. She is more or less a muscular
Minerva, Her wisdom is born of
thoughtful experience and studious
reading. Her repartee would delight
the hightst highbrow, the keenest col
lege professor AS a matter of fact
Nadje could, If she would, make as
much of a hit as a comedienne as an
athlete. AS she sat in her dressing
room at the Los Angeles theater sha
put over few" which will bear re-
peating. She has an ingenious femin-
inc way, a soulful expression and a
pair of eyes like limpid lakes. That's
going some for any woman. AS Nadje
was making up the writer asked her
a rather direct question, which few
women of the stage care to answer.
The question was, Are you married?"
II carry 700 pounds excess baggage
at present and do not care for any
more. It's too cumbersome and too
EXPENSIVE" answered Nadje. Mar
riage is a fine institution for all but
theatrical persons. There's too much
jealousy among us for happiness. We
of the stage are individual, not frac-
tional. The girl who would he happy
though married must be just one-half
of an Individual"
"Does your work have any bad ef-
feet on you?" Nadje was asked.
mot in the least" she replied. Il
have been doing back bends and other
stunts since ] was 61a years old. I
have never known a sick day in all my
life."
"Do you have any special diet?" was
another question.
'No. I eat everything-on Monday.
That's salary day. Saturday and sun
day I eat cheese and crackers she
flashed back
''It is said that great muscular de-
velopment tends to shorten life, was
volunteered by her caller.
''Maybe," said Nadje. but my father
was Sc when he died three years ago,
He would be living yet except for nav
ing fallen while jumping off car IN
London. MY father was known all over
the world as the muscular clown
He taught me most of what know.
One bit of information Nadje Volun-
teered, which may seem astounding
She has walked more than twenty-five
miles on her hands in the five years
she has been doing her present act in
vaudeville. Every time she does her
urn she covers 800 feet, walking on
her hands, which, by the way, are as
soft as a debutante's. A careful COM
mutation of the time she is on her
hands gives the total for the five years
at thirty-four days.
Horseback riding, music-piano and
woodland reading classic literature
are Nadje's three disslpations.
The brief vacation of the MaJestic
theater box office force will end TINS
morning, when the seat sale for the
racket engagement will open. loser
Montrose has been taking a few days
off at the beach. The first show or
the racket series will be "The Pride
Of Jennico," which is now being re-
hearsed daily by the specially selected
company which will be seen in support
of the star during his Los Angeles
visit.
Richard Bennett will close his sea-
son with Maude Adams in Sacramento
next week, and will then come direct
TO Los Angeles to rehearse for his
onening with the Burbank stock COM
many in "Pierre of the Plains This
will he the bill at the Burbank follow
ING "Paid in Full" which is now being
prepared for it's first production by any
stock company at the Burbank next
week.