The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-05

IT HE one thing more remarkable
/ than the number OF people who go
to see Eva Tanguay act Is the
number Of people who fight and strug-
gle for the privilege Of seeing her leave
the theatre after a performance. They
form a mob about the stage door so
that IL takes two policemen to force a
way through them and get the fasclnat-
ing little singer and dancer TO her au-
tomobile.
And these adorers are not stage John
MES either. They are staid. respect
able business men and women and
children and school girls. all crazy Tor
a look or a word from the gay little
diva who kisses her hands at them and
smiles and calls out, God love you,
/ like she meant It,
II seemed to me that the whole Of
/ the audience had emptied itself into
| the street at the Colonial theatre to
say a good-by TO her. and II went a
long way toward explaining why Eva
Tanguay is the best paid woman on
salary OF s2.5O0 a week for less than
forty minutes work a day. She has
simply got the public's number. she
has got them going, and she draws the
salary because she draws the people.
See?
Miss Tanguay has an apartment
overlooking Morningside PARK, IN
quiet house that is fun OF domestic
people. and Riddles. and an atmosphere
redolent OF boiled mutton. Tor, SAID
she. when I am off the stage, l like
get" and in this pleasant abode. she
made a heroic effort to analyze for me
the psychology OF her success and
popularity.
Personality. The Whole Secret.
"I think" she said. screwing up her
face into an expression of preternat-
ural wisdom. and drawing together her
thick eyebrows that can say more than
most peoples tongues think that
the whole secret lies in one word-per-
sonality. I don't know what IL is You
don't know what IL is Nobody knows
what IL is. but whatever IL is. I've got
Il. have that intangible something
about me that makes Eva Tanguay
Eva Tanguay. and like nobody else
in Gods world. and able to do things
in a way that nobody else can do
them. And the public happens TO like
That's all there is TO IT. for" she
continued. with n frankness that was
eminently characteristic, as matter
OF fact I am not beautiful I cannot
sing. / don't know how TO dance. 1
am not even graceful. and yet ! get a
that has ever been paid to any woman
except NeSta Victoria. who got Il only
for a short engagement. while I am
going TO hold the salary record for
Il am never going to take less. and
when the day comes that lose my
vogue. and am offered less. I'm going
to quit the stage and. retire 70 private
life and raise chickens. Chantecler
brand. Of course I'm not going TO be a
scrub poultry woman. either.
Il am getting ready for ST. IT I've
got an eighty-acrc farm up in MaSsa-
chusetts. with the loveliest trout pond
on IL you ever saw. But I won't be
entirely dependent for a livelihood on
catching fish and selling eggs. for
am saving my money. and last year 7
lStuck a thousand dollars week away
! in the bank. Pretty good Tor a lone.
llorn woman; isn't ity'
"Of course" said Miss Tanguay. re-
verting TO the original topic. Success
on the stage means giving the public
what II likes. and while. IN the main
It Is true that that Is one of the things