Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-16
Wonderful Little Woman Tells
How She Strives to
Succeed.
MUST PRACTISE EVERY
DAY TO KEEP IN TRIM
Two Hours Hard Work in
Dressing Room Before
Entrance.
BY ApELINE STANLEY cARRIcK.

7 T was rather hard to recognize thu
star d~ressing-room of the Newark
Theatre the otner night-Valentint
night-when l popped in to have a chat
with Miss Adeline Genee.
She had been very busy fixing it up
and mighty nice it looked. A feature
was a dressing table I'd never seen be.
fore, all bound round with gay-howered
.cretonne. V the couch was a bright
pretty cover. Everywhere were flow
ers, carnations and roses, and more
roses, in vases and in boxes. And in
the midst was the little fairy-lady her,
self, as pleased as Punch over her vari-
GUS valentines.
Look at this one,'' she cried, holding
aioft a chubby, smiling, boy rag doll,
built OF lines no human child could
ever hope to equal. on his fat little
tummy was pinned a paper on which
was written good luck" Isn't he a
dear? He's going to be my new mas
cot. But he won't take the place of
my dear old guardian, you may be
sure"
I looked cautiously about for the
guardian, wondering if he might not
assert himself n tell me to run away.
~ tiCAtg i1hBiCo IhioS btItc, anu
there, dangling nonchalantly from a
big hook was a fine little. London
bobby uniform, car club, superior
expression and all. Every time I've
come to America Bobby has come with
me. 1 just couldn't get along without
him. When I'm cross he scolds dread
fully, n then, to get even, when I'm
practising l just reach up and kick
him In the nnSe NV hut Io 1afc Of
Tended" She gave the little policeman
pardon me, "bobby"-an affectionate
little pat and called my attention to
his nose, which was shaped exactly
like a turnip.
do you practise in your dressing
room?' asked l..
20, yes" (the golden curls bobbed
emphatically) always before l go on
I have to warm up. That's why half
of this floor is covered with a sheet.
II / wasn't %perspiring freely when 1
made my entrance l wouldn't be able
TO do nearly so well. You know the
sinews n muscles have to be abso-
1utely free to act.
Then" and she made a wry face, Il
must have two solid hours of practise
every single day. 1 never know what
~ " NoCohiOit tNCh WAlCn
I'm not appearing. If l skip a days
practise. and this never happens unless
I'm feeling very, very badly, the next
day, 1 ind 1t quite difficult to do my
exercises. One time / couldn't dance
for several days, and then when I began
again / had dreadful pains in my legs,
SO that I never want to neglect prac-
tise again." r..
Dancing school Very strict.
Il felt like that when / tried to
skate" said /, n Miss Genee said
quickly. "Of course, you did. 1t was
the waking up of your unused muscles.
But l couldn't skate, or ride a bicycle.
or any of those things, she added
mournfully; they develop you this
way" pushing her arms straight be-
fore her. while toe-dancing develops
you this way" bowling her arms out at
the sides. 'That's one thing about
dancing that isn't quite nice. IF you
want to be a good dancer you must alb
stain from other forms of exercise. Our
school Is very strict about it..
But then she. reflected, q don't
know that I'd like to take any chances.