The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-05
Eva Tanguay Tells the Story
Of Her Life to Dorothy Dix

that is that the public likes TO be
amused.
People have enough tragedy I'm their
own lives, enough worries and cares
without having TO be afflicted with the
vicariouS agonies OF the stage. You
know very well that it isn't your idea.
nor mine Of spending a happy evening
by going to see some play where some
terrible problem OF life is thrashed out
with tears and heart breaks.
when we pay out our good money
for diversion. we want TO be diverted:
and that's the reason that people flock
to see any kind OF a comedy. or farce.
that is even halfway clever. Il also
explains the success OF vaudeville. Il e.
something gay and lively that makes
tired people forget fer an hour how
jaded they are, and gives them laugh
Part OF my success 1 attribute 90
always keeping this in mind. and al
ways trying TO radiate good cheer. and
get a little happiness across the foot
lights 20 the audience. That's why
they love me. I stand. In their minds.
always for something that is bright
and sunshiny-
And. another thing. L study what
people like. and I see that what they
edore Is youth. IT is the young people
on the stage that the audience takes
into its heart Il is the children. the
kiddies. that without any art. or. per
haps. apy talent. Invariably get the ap-
plause that shows that they have
gripped something that the older and
better actors have missed. Il IS youth
that we all long for and crave. and
can never get enough or
1T is the spirit OF youth that 7 man
age to convey to my audience. That. I
am sure. is why I make such an appeal
to them. When 1 80 on the stage i
rollick through my songs and dances. 4
give them the same impression that
they would get II they saw a high
spirited child. bubbling over with
laughter, engaged in some madcap
prank. playing with all her heart
singing at the TOP OF her voice and en-
joyihg herself, with a devil-may
"It is youth. youth. youth. siIhouettcd
against the drop canvas OF their own
weary middle age. and they come TO see
me again and again. because I bring
back TO them the JOY OF bygone DAYS
that they have lost.
That's Little Eva's secret OF sue
cess. and perhaps shouldn't be able TO
guess it except that i have the vola-
tile French temperament. NV mother
was a French Canadian and my father
a Partisan. and my name. TanEuay,
should be properly pronounced. Tan
yea.
How she began ON the stage.
TITS funny" continued Miss Tan
quay. that I should have gone back
20 vaudeville. after having been sue
cessful In the legitimate drama. be-
cause began in vaudeville when I vas
) years old My family had moved 20
Aolyoke. Mass. from Canada, whcl I
was a year old. and my father who was
a physician. died, leaving MS despor-
ately poor.
There was a little vaudeville tie
/ atrc on the street on which 7 lived
| that had an amateur night every Frl-
/ day. and 7 went down 70 it and sang
/ little song about fisherman being
/ lost at sea. and for 81 my mother Il ada
/ me a little sailors suit ike
a hov's and had my long
I hair hanging carelessly down my back
/ But when the amateurs an lined un
| for the decision OF the audience about
| the best turn. ] was awarded the
large, round. silver dollar that was the
/ prize.
~I tell YOU that dollar meant a lot
to us. and 50. every week 7 would do
something One time ] did q turn IN
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