Bisbee daily review., 1911-03-26

W. "AN NtN~N I"e f'-+A- N't-Nf intends. whenever she is SO unfortu nate as to become too III to appear, even If carried to ;he theater on a stretcher. to close the show Miss Dressler's viewpoint in this eonnec tion is interesting. She believes that the public pays, not alone 70 see the show. but to see :he prin cipal or principals, and that it kas a just grievance when understuoies are used to replace them. On this subject she said yesterday:
 No. dons have any uaderstudy If l can't play she show must close and as we have been sold out al the time l have played every night even though I had an operation on my throat in St Louis and have had only half a voice since then
 ~lf people pay to come to see my act believe in giving the best can. and even when am so ili that am carried to the wings never cut out one note of my las song. explained this unusual woman T give the best I can and fuH meas ure. just as though [ were selling calico by the yard or sugar by the pound
 Bright New cossumes
 For that reason insist on hay ing good company and keeping the men and women up to the mark in every detail carry double sci Of costumes and every Monday nigh ehe company Is given fresh sarb, and | keep the show up. tao In fact l could take it hack to Broad way now and they would hardly know it, for I have improved much of the music ana dialogue ever since we have been on this western trip.
 Miss Dressier's performance of -Tillie's Nightmare" has set ali America laughing On the Majestic stage Miss Dressler is a personihca ton of low comedy, but she re serves this attitude for the foot lights and when she is pot eu eaged professionally her manner Is dignihed, and, best of all aud such ii relief 10 the interviewer. distine lv -unstagey. if I may be permitted to coin word
 T suppose it is pretty nice. Miss DressIer, to have play which draws such crowds as this. yentured and her reply cane quicEly.
 Big Financial Hit
 Yes. yes. indeed. ! have had some successes and some failures, bgt nothing which has been the fin acial hIt that this is It's wonder fuI how the people go to see it. and do you know why? It's not just because I make funny faces or sins funny songs; that may help. but it couldn't make the thing go so well What makes for the real success is t5at there is 8 human sentiment behind an the story of the play. That is the thing that makes the hit. and it is that point which I en deavor 10 emphasize in every Nay.
 Speaking of her funny faces, told her that for years now we had been laughing al vaudeville imita tions of her. We laughed and en poyed them, even though we had not seen you. I explained. and certainly if imitation is she sincerest aauery then you have been fattered many times"
 Yes, l know Lew Fields used to say that if it wasn't for Anna Held. himself and me whole los of people drawing salaries on ih vaudeville stage would have to go 70 work for a living. was tho good natured response of ihis wman whose idiosynerasies of face and figure have been widely copied Most Of those imitators could make just as funny faces as ] could but they did not know just the thought that was behind my grimaees and consequently their reproductions did not have quite the same effect
 Miss Dressler is going tO leSve the stage soon.
 Will Quit In Tine.
 q think a woman is foolish to stay when she may begin to go a bit stale in her work. SO shall leave probably after this piece is >icsed always wanted 70 have one bis success and now have had it and can stop and be satisfied.
 Yes, have enough money to stop now. had a hard lesson a few years ago. and instead of blow ing my money on expensive livins now nut t where if will he of use to me hereafter.
 '.Ycu know she continued. the way an actress. particularly if she is a star. will go into a ho;el and say, want suite and she always gets it. and when the hotel man says that because of he profes sion he will make her a special rate. and she gets that to. Indeed she does He charges her double instead of coming down in his price You know tha. is one thing that hotels always know. They may not know how 10 give good service. they may say you're out when you're