Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-25

woman-sixty-siX now, l belleve-and the
world knows it. Modjeska. superb actress
In some parts, hardly paid expenses dur
ing her last few tours. 1t was incongru-
Gus to see her play the parts Of young and
beautiful women-Cleopatra. for example
and the public wouldn't have her on &C
count of her age.
AN actress is dependent upon good
looks and at least stage appearance
of comparative youthfulness, plus her
talent. An actor is dependent upon ms
talent first of all, and whatever good
looks he may happen to possess. Prefer
ably, the actor should be middling young,
or at least not old, but If he have what
the public expressively call the goods,
his age doesn't make much difference.
The public wouldn't have Janauschek'
a splendid tragedienne, after she became
an old woman; but the pupilc Woulu
have gone on packing the houses to see
Edwin Booth or Lawrence Barrett MAD
those tragedians lived to be hundred
well. I'm view of these well known
facts-better known to managers. as
matter of course, than to other folks,
why should managers deliberately, ana
with the singular vulgar mani1estations
that we read about. attempt 10 us
courage or to shoe away the young
women who apply to them Tor the
chance to go upon the stage.
THE answer is easy: Ihey uon l.
"On the contrary, they have a keen
eve out all the time, and In all Sorts
of places, for women who look as IL
they were cut out for\ actresses. 1t is
a matter Of peculiar pride with man,
ager when he can develop SUCCESSFUL
actress-not necessarily great anu
world acclaimed actress. but just
good highly intelligent, capable actress
He likes to be able to point her out
to his fellow-managers ana say 10
them, L gave that girl her first chance.
II could tell you any number OF easily
yerifiable stories as to how certain success
full actresses of the present day got their
first chance on the stage through the
watchfulness and perception of man
ayers on the lookout for promising ap-
pearing stage women.
An exceptionally talented actress. now
starring in a play expressly written FOR
her by a we'll known playwright, was
literally discovered by a manager riding
on a Broadway car. She was riding In a
seat opposite him. She had an unusual
face, both mobile and plastic: fine eyes,
tall, girlish figure: and she dinused,
even seated in a street car, the thing We
call personality for lack of a better
name.
additionally. she corresponded in APP
pearance exactly to a part in a play the
manager was about to produce; not
big part, but bit as 1T Is called. Inc
young woman then rehearsing that bit
was wooden Others who had tried the
part were even more So
well, when the young woman left the
car the manager sought to make hfmSeiI
known to her. She viewed him at nrst
as a masher and rebuffed him. He con-
WINGED her of his identity and his sim
certify, and she listened to him. She was
q cloak model. She grew upon the man.
ager as she conversed with him. She was
highly intelligent, an educated girl whose
people had fallen upon unprosperous
days. She accompanied the manager to
his Office and he read the part to her.
She asked for time to consider, to
consult her mother, because the whole
thing was utterly new to her; but she
took the part home WITH her. The