Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-25
Theatrical Managers Not Always Naughty

mother consented to her daughter maxi
ing try. The girl was engaged. Under
the tuition of the experienced people in
the company she mastered her part and
played it splendidly. The girl was a
born actress. The thing came easily TO
her. Now after only four years she is
doing well in play written for her. The
manager who discovered her in so odd a
way is so puffed up about il trait really
he is mild sort of nuisance on the
topic.
Another actress who has developed
rema rkably-she is not yet a star but
frst leading woman-was discov-
cred by manager on an elevated nail
road platform while she was upbraidiny
a ruff1anly young lummox for pushing
her around in the platform crush. The
girl was thoroughly aroused and she was
letting out on the bully in a way that
struck the manager. who happened to
be on the platform. something fine.
Her eyes were alight. her slim figure
was tense and taut with anger. her
voice had that effective little break that
some actresses strive for for years with
out ever being able to get. and shs
looked good all over, a possible actress,
to the manager
He. too. was rebuffed-naturally
enough. considering the girls state of
wrath-when he sought to make himself
known to her when she left the elevated
train; but it did not take him long TO
gain her confidence and interest.
HE had no part in mind for her but
he just wanted her on general principles.
because she looked to him as IL she
had the markings This girl was a
stenographer. She had brains. personality
and the habit Of industry The manager
paid her salary a bit a bove what she
was making a stenographer while he
kept her under the tutelage of a dra-
matte trainer. She developed with amaz-
ing rapidity. and within two months the
nanager had her in a tidy little part.
1..- l,<>, 1@0I gN<x fa~
two years. and they all want her: but she
is sewed up, contractually speaking. by
the manager who discovered her first In
her state of anger
II cite these instances merely to show
how keen managers are to get hold Of
women who look right to them for stage
purposes. Now II Is a very unusual thing
for women who possess genuine dramatic
talent to be aware Of 1t. ] don't know
why this should be. but know that IL Is
so. Maybe it is because the women who
possess talent possess also sense OF
humor which causes them to doubt their
possession Of the talent. even il they give
such a thing thought.
'.Ninety-nine out of a hundred women
who besiege the managers onces for q
chance to go on the stage are what YOU
might call stiles who really are I'm no
wise fitted for the stage. but merely
imagine that they are. Very many OF
them have looks. but they're manifestly
without their due and proper share OK.
brains: they're wooden, highty or just
plain inconsequential. A manager can't
help seeing just what they are and what
they are capable of. but every theatrical
manager that / know gives a proper ana
infallibly deferential hearing to all OF
them that have even an exterior show OF
promise, solely for the reason that he
doest want to overlook anything; he
doesn't want to take chance on dis
missing unseen and unheard the one
hundredth girl who really has something
upon which to base her suspicion that
she ought to be on the stage"
CLARENCE 'L.ACULLEN.