The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-04-09
IN A CUTE
LITTLE BUNGALOW
WITH LAURA HUDSON

i'm response to a "come in - which
abruptly ended the refrain.
She came forward smiling, extend
ing her hand, and / stood looking at
her for a moment in a graceful white
china silk dressing gown with the
cutest pink bonnet On I ever saw.
"Whv didn't you go on?" said H.
"yyith dear little girl, you know?
You're absolutely dear in that cha
pcau!"
Made # myself" she gurgled
isn't it sweet? I make all my own
stage hats, and I just love to sit and
compose themes for headwear Mr.
Royal creates songs create bon
nets. Aren't we both clever?" and
she laughed in a rich mellow voice.
do you mind if I talk and sew at
the same time? You have no idea
what it means to be on the stage.
Why its just work, work, work al
ways Sometimes we eat-that is
when we get a chance-and once in a
great while we sleep. The rest of
the time We're on the stage playing
or rehearsing, or studying our parts
Speaking of parts" I began, "you
scored such tremendous hit in the
Lion and the Mouse I knew the
public would want to hear from you!"
YES" said Miss Hudson, diligently
/ sewing a pink sailor collar to a white
blouse, chat is a part where an &C
tress can act. It's a grand theme and
it appealed most strongly to me. The
brave girl fighting for her father
the nobility of it. If she had fought
! for a sweetheart it would not have in
terested me so, I am sure. Fighting
for your sweetheart on the stage is so
commonplace ordinary. But fight
/ ing for your father"
/ "Is it your favorite part?' I asked.
"Yes-next to Nora in the Dolls
House I love Ibsen. He is so pro-
found, so human, so intelligent. I
should like to play Nora in The Dolls
House here. Do you think the pub
lie could stand for Ibsen?"
+ 7 was instantly enthusiastic.
'Ibsen?? Why we're all dying for
Ibsen I am sure the society
people here would turn out en- masse.
We are dying for a little deep
thought"
81 love plays that teach lessons"
said Miss Hudson, looking up from
her work. But one can hardly do
justice to a good part unless she has
had the time to absorb ito get
thoroughly in touch and in sympathy
with the character I never saw the
part 7 played in The Lion and the
Mouse till three days before I first
played it On Monday night. There
was no time to absorb it. 7 had to
gulp it down whole!"
Miss Hudson laughed again and
poked her bonnet here and there
about her face as she stood before her
mirror.
But Nora in The Dolls House
was infinitely worse Heavy? Why
dearies, I stayed up for five nights till
two in the morning studying tor IL;
and when I did play it, the press COM
plimented me above Madame Nazf-
mava, the great Russian actress. Here
is the notice" and Miss Hudson ex-
tracted from her bag a clipping which
proved her statement.
But you must tell us something OF
your private life-how you live, and
have your being"
1--WE practically have no private
life. Look at Mr.. Wray, my hus-
band, sitting out on the verandah
there with his manuscript between his
fingers. Look at Mr. Royal pranclng
up and down the walk, digesting his
lines for tonight. That's the way it
goes. Rehearse morning, study aft
ernoons, play nights, and rehearse
again sometimes again at midnight
after the play, if the performance was
not smooth enough. Do you remem-
Der the first night of the milk White
Flag?' We rehearsed till a m. the
next morning after all you people
were snugly in he'd.
81 came here primarily to have q
good time. But-the only pleasure
get is to slip into a nice cool kimono
when I get home and-make hats!"
Here Miss Hudson told me she has
played leads in "Sappho," "The De-
vii" and many other difficult plays,
and had at one time not long since her