New-York tribune., 1911-10-01
HAZEL DAWN A MORMON
~And Proud of It," Says the Star
of "The Pink Lady"
AND ALSO VERY DOMESTIC
She Says She's Too Jealous,
Though, to Become a Party
TO Polygamy.

yes" she said sweetly. "G am Nor
-,or and proud OF IT,"
-ss reporter rubbed his eyes. blinked.
.,sn sat up and took notice. 1t was in
-. Pink Lady's dressing room at the New
,,,s,erdam Theatre. 10 is scarcely need
81 AZ this time of year 20 ask who the
',,-t LADY is-of course she IS Miss Hazel
o,v-r. OF Ogden London and New York.
,oss Dawn. OF rather Miss Tout. for
nsvn is her nom de theatre, is exceed
,,rg tall. in fact. one of the tallest stars
!, musical comedy. With her in her dress
,,g room was her mother. and the likeness
tstween tho two was striking both in face
md egurr But as Miss Dawn was saying.
an IS Mormon. and Mormons are not
oyeruenty u New York.
yves. am a Mormon she repeated.
and l0re my Church. You know we
have one iu New York. and 1 attend ser
,..es there regularly. I consider that what
ever success 7 have had has been due
Entirely to my Church. When people hear
,sst am q Mormon Il seems always to
create a sensation. Why. 1 am sure ]
mr. know They look az me with wide
men ewes as II they expected TO see a
Wild animal Then they are surprised
when they find that I am not. For in
deed. Im not. I'm a most domestic, home
loving girl. who loves the theatre during
the performances. and spends the rest OF
,hs time in Harlem with her mother and
sisters. and Sunday with friends on a
model farm in Westchester County.
CT love horseback riding and cats and
70
nehts Of Broadway mean nothing TO me.
and ] have my Mormon training to thank
for my love OF the simple lie. You know
that the Normons are really perhaps the
most simple lived people on the globe
And they don't believe in pOlygamy any
more hazarded the reporter.
That IS a thing of the past" said Miss
Dawn. grayely 1T was practised at one
tine 5rt il is no longer"
Then her tone became lighter. as she
added with a laugh.
NO poysamy for me, When I have a
husband want him all TO myself I would
be fesrtully Jealous and I would scratch
out any ones eyes who dared 20 look at
hin.
But I'm not going to be married yet.
10 las been reported that I am engaged,
but that is ridiculous. Why. l haven't the
time. 10 takes time to get married. and I
must appear six nights and two matinees
each week az the theatre. No. II a girl is
10 get married she must leave the stage.
Home and the theatre don't 60 together.
And at present I love the theatre alto
ge,he, TOO much 10 leave f.. I am in my
element In light opera, and 1 love it with
all my heart
'I studied for grand opera. Two OF my
sisters sing in it at present. and one Of
them is a member Of the company at the
Opera Comique in Paris. But one must
have a phenomenal voice for grand opera,
and IL is years before one really arrives.
have been only two years on the stage, and
here 7 am nearly a full-fedged star. Why
shouldn't love light opera?
eI made my professional debut in Eng
land as "a concert violinist. Ny family
moved % England when I was thirteen, as
nv sister had taken the prize in the great
Welsh musical festival. and shortly after
ward 7 began 20 study the violin. But it
va- slow running, and so two years ago I
secured position al the Gaiety Theatre in
light opera. Then last year Ivan Caryi
heard me sing and at once engaged me for
tfe American production Of his Pink
Lady" was 20 have sung the part Of
Angelo but when 7 arrived I'm America
K,av d. Granger decided 20 give me the
ttl. role Ny training IN the violin came
"a most handily. and the scene where play
the violin has proved one OF the most pop
Mar i'm the piece After all, one never re-
-rats ANYTHING that one has learned, no
natter how useless 10 may have appeared
at the time.
.I come Of a large family, both in num-
ser and In height You know the Normans
were the forerunners Of Theodore Roosevelt
In his ideas regarding race suicide. There
.are Six OF us. five girls and one boy, and
we're all way over medium height 80 i
s1uuoe. when T do marry il viii be some
one who can look up 10 me-that is, physi-
caIv. not metaphoricaliy-for I can't en-
dura man who hasn't brains and / never
could MARRY one who hasn't more brains
than have.
"A. -ueakiug Of mems brains, u is eN-
'ra0rdiuarv how little some men nave. Inc
other day "a mani found out after"aru
that .e was old enough 90 know better
wrote POI. "a note Gaining me "a "'f-i''' '
rea being Now. even If / were sucn
be.rg ro twentieth century woman WOULD
want t. ae called such a thing! The trouble
with men is that they are living in the
past. they haven't got over the period When
woman was considered a mere doll. Woman
Is goue to rule the world-make no mis-
take about that and she is going 10 90 u
Hita9l, being "a suffragette. either.
"But after all what 7 am interested IN
a, present u.s. neither a husband nor the gov
'rrment VI countries, but simply the fact
hat am appearing in a light opera ]
love my work 10 distraction. and what J
hke about 10 best is that nowhere ~ the
oDeretta ie there any slap-stick comedy !
believe Che day Of real light opera IS re-
urning-light opera that possesses real
music a plot and Characterization. Naude-
VIE stunts are easy enough 70 produce
trt firmly believe that the public prefers
merit even in musical comedy That Is
WY ] am so happy 10 be az present
'omic opera star. because I feel that am
adding my little bit 70 helping along what
best .n this sort Of opera"