Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-24
TEXAS GUINAN PLAYS SANTA FOR
ORPHANS IN LOS ANGELES HOMES
ACTRESS BRAVES XMAS
RUSH To BUY GIFTS
Kissing Girl Star Now an Ange-
Ieno, for She Purchases
an Orange Grove

"Yes; I've bought an orange grove.
had to get in line with all the other
| men and womer in my profession. Why,
| do you know there's hardly an actor on
/ Broadway who doesn't own a ranch or
/ at east part OF one out in California? !?
! And I'm so much in love with Los
angeles that I'd just love to stay here.
Any way, I thought if I had a ranch
here it would give me an interest out
! here, and more of an excuse to come
back"
This was the greeting which breezy
Texas Guinan of the kissing Girl COM
/ pany offered as she shook hands,
/ placed n chair comfortably for her call
er and called out laughingly to her
companion. Now. Dixie, don't you let
me be interrupted, for I'm TO be in
terviewed. Just think of me, Texas
Guinan, being interviewed! oh. I think
the newspapers are just too lovely
I'm proud of my newspaper notices,
! too" she said. land l guard my press
| clippings as carefully as a queen would
her crown jewels. I suppose you'll
laugh at me- but it's fact that when
we open in q new town I never go to
bed until the morning papers are out
A good many actors pretend they don't
care what the critics say-its only one
mans opinion and all that sort of
thing-but it's an opinion which lots of
people read. and which goes all over the
country, and it means great deal to
me whether l get a nice notice or
whether some one says Miss Guinan
| looked we'll, but oh, that's bitter
favoring for my morning coffee and
rolls"
| perhaps these interviews keep you
within doors when you would like to
be outside ?"-this with a glance at the
fluffy, lacy negligee which she wore.
"Oh, dear. no. You see 1 knew you
were coming, and l meant to be in
early enough to be nicely dressed to
receive you. because I believe in look
ing my best for the newspaper folk;
but, well-I got caught in bargain
counter rush-and, my dear, 1 never
thought of you or anybody else. These
lovely bargain ribbons seemed Just the
things for hair ribbons for my dear
orphans. and I bought yards and yards
and yards of pink and blue and fiow-
cred ones"
Have you adopted an orphan, Miss
Guinan?"
"An orphan? No. Some orphans
want to tell you. It's this way she
continued. when my mother was ill
she came out here and stayed for over
a year. and she took a great interest In
these orphan homes, and so this year
when I found that I could be here over
holiday time 1 decided to try and do
some of the nice things for the little
Iliddies that my mother would do If
she were here. That's all" and she
! laughed in deprecadon of her own et-
forts to bring happiness to those chill
dren, as though it were.a common thing
for stars to spend time and money in
such pursuits.
Just then the telephone called her.
and another glimpse of her generous
kindly spirit was seen as she said
Yes, this is Miss Guinan.'
A pause and then-"Oh, yes, the
hospital Yes, I called to inquire about
Miss Blank, young girl from the
kissing Girl company who is i'll there
wanted to know if she could eat some
fried chicken if had it cooked here at
the Alexandria and sent out to her.
"You think she could? All right, I'll
see that they fry it nicely. I ordered
some holly and flowers sent out to her
too. VIII you be sure that they are
arranged in her room, and send the bill
to me-"
christmas makes every one kind
| cr," quoted Louise Dresser last
week. and surely if the spirit and soul
of kindlness will bring happiness, then
Miss Guinan will bring it to many this
! year
I'm truly sorry to have you see me