Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-02
ENCORES DELIGHT
PRETTY ACTRESS
DECLARES RECOGNITION OF
MERIT IS INSPIRING
RECEIVES LETTER INQUIRiNo IF
DIVORCE PROCURED
Vaudeville Artist Replies Promptly to
Interrogator Briefly Saying She
Has No Desire for Legal
Separation

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81 didn't think they liked me here
my first week-perhaps it was me
but I'm beginning to think they have
some use for me after all, and this
afternoon 1 feel so good 1 could just
dance on air." exclaimed Miss Alice
Lloyd after she had responded to four
tumultuous encores at the Orpheum
theater yesterday afternoon and had
finished resuming her street costume.
She pirouetted about one end of the
tiny dressing room and laughed and
tried to pin her collar in the back all
at the same time, while her eyes
shone with satisfaction and good ma
ture partly because she is merry
little woman and partly because she
had been given a big ovation by
crowded house.
And what do a few claps of the
hands, more or less, mean to the
singer or actor on the stage?" was
question honestly put to her by her
visitor.
"Weu, don't you know, it's this
way" said the gracious English Vau-
deville singer with another merry
laugh and then a moue as she thrust
the collar pin into one of her fingers
perhaps it was me. That's what
Tn always afraid of. Perhaps it was
just because l had come direct from
San Francisco, where they gave me a
tremendous welcome. But last week
the audiences were sort of cold, don't
you know, and l never want to go on
again just because that's the contract,
unless they want me.
Appreciates Encores
But this week it's different. They're
there with this sort of thing out i'll
'front.'" and she clapped her tiny hands
together with all the force at her com
mand. "When they do that, one be-
hind the footlights can do anything
"And is there any difference be-
tween the American and English Vau-
deville theaters that is of any great
Importance to the actress?" was the
next solemn query.
Pardon me, Miss Lloyd, q messen-
ger boy left this. Is waiting for an
answer" "A sturdy attendant with
uniform cap thrust q sealed envelope
through the open dressing room door
and then waited patiently for Miss
Lloyd's reply This interrupted pro-
ceedings for a minute.
The letter was torn open, after a
request for pardon; its contents
scanned hurriedly as the merry eyes
grew merrier, and then there was
rippling laugh and the exclamation:
This is too good to keep. This
shows you only one of the many
strange requests we are called upon
to answer I'll have to read it to
you'-and she read the note, which
requested an immediate reply. 1t was
as follows
"I write this to find If you have yet
procured a divorce, and if so, viii take
it as a kindness If you will let me
know where it was obtained so that
| can get q transcript. By sending
reply by bearer you will greatly
oblige -" land I'll not tell you his
name at all. because perhaps he
wouldn't want everyone to know how
foolish he is" she added as she fin
ished the reading. Then she borrowed
a pencil and proceeded to write
reply more courteous than the note
was entitled to. 1t was only a little
one, and 1t said:
Replies Briefly and BIuntIy
Dear Sir: I haven't procured a di-
Vorce and I'm not thinking of pro-
curing one-yet," and she signed her
name.
Then we went back to the difference
between the English and American
vaudeville theaters. She said that,
generally speaking, there Is twice the
income to be obtained at the Ameri-
can vaudeville houses as there is i'll
England.
but one must remember this" she
added with her slight English accent,
"in England we give six performances
and one matinee. Here in America
we have to give fourteen perform
ances--two every day in the week. It
is hard work, but the money comes
faster"
There was a kindly word for the
people of Los Angeles and the Won
derful climate Of Southern California
as she put on her wraps preparatory
to going home.
This is a bit blustery today, don't
you know. but, my goodness, it's sum-
mertime on the Old Kent road in COM
parison to what they seem to be hav-
ing everywhere else.
"Tell the Los Angeles people I want
to thank them for their kindness to
me. You see, sometimes it is hard
to tell what to do. I believe when
you start in with Il new song and it
falls flat you'd better get out from
under as you say here; better let it
alone If the people in front sit still
and do nothing the only thing to do
is to switch and switch quick. I don't
know whether I've switched right or
not, but like Los Angeles this week
a little better, don't you know, than
did Aast-because 7 belicye--perhaps
they do like me"-and she bade her
visitor n gracious good by.