The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-01-27
LEADING LADY WITH
PAUL GILMORE IS A
TENNESSEE WOMAN
MISS KATHRYN HUTCHINSON.
WHO PLAYS sTENoGRAPHER
LIVES AT KNOXVILLE.
WAS FORMER COLLEGt TEACHER
Only on Stage Two Years She Has
Had Most Remarkable Success and
Brilliant Future Seems open to Her.
Likes to Play In the South.

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Brilliant Future Seems open to Her.
Likes to Play In the South.
The theatrical career of dainty Kath-
ryn Hutchinson, playing the part Of
Milly Rendell In THE Bachelor"
which was given in Columbia Monday
night by Paul Gilmore, Is full Of hu-
man interest. Miss Hutchinson is yet
q young girl, being only 20 years Of
age and has never had the expe-
rience Of most young ladies OF her
age. Her career on the stage is rath-
or ON the order Of phenomena. Her
engagement with Mr.. Gilmore only
dates from last Thanksgiving. and
her stage career dates from only two
years ago and yet she is little star.
Miss Hutchinson was born and rear
cd of Southern parentage at Knox
VILE, Tenn, her father and mother,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Hutchinson, are
still living. Mr.. Hutchinson is con-
tractor, and gave this only child and
daughter a splendid education. She
graduated from the college Of the
Spoken Word at Boston and after
ward studied In New York.
Miss Hutchinson's first engagement
was In Boston In stock, and from
there she went to New York and play
cd In English vaudeville. Last No
vember the lady playing the leading
role for Mr.. Gilmore was taken III
and was compelled to return to her
home in the great metropolis. There
were one hundred and fifty applicants
for the place and out Of that number
Mr.. Gilmore selected this little South
ern beauty. Her career was at once
assured She readily learned her
lines and being Of the Southern blood
the balance came easy. Her histri-
onic ability was at once seen by the
great matinee idol. and every opportu-
nifty was given her.
Miss Hutchinson's ideals are far
above what she is playing now. She
IL ambitious and expresses herself
az wanting to cause people to think
and to bring tears to their eyes by
her acting. She is devoted to her
work and a great future is before
her.
Before going into school to study
for the stage Miss Hutchinson was q
teacher of expression and dramatic
art in the Tennessee Methodist Con-
ference Female Institute. at Jackson.
Tenn, the third Oldest institution Of
learning in the State. and was after
wards an applicant for similar place |
In the Columbia Institute, bur the
place had been filed.
During her engagement In Knox |
willie, her home, for matinee and two |
night performances, Miss Hutchinson
was royalty received and her admirers |
showered her with gifts OF flowers.
Last Saturday night closed the engage
ment and Mr.. Gilmore readily agreed !
that the little star should remain over
with her parents until Monday.
This she did and on her route to
Nashville she met lady with two lit
tie children enroute to the funeral OF
the lady's sister, she was at once
touched by the sorrow Of the lady and
expressed herself as DESTROYS Of doing |
something for her. The lady request
ed that a telegram be sent ahead to
a florist in Nashville to have some
flowers at the station for her. This |
was attended to by Miss Hutchinson,
but upon their reaching Nashville
they found there were no flowers for
them and the time was too short to
permit of trip up town. Miss /
Hutchinson came to the rescue and
gave her flowers, which she was bring
ing to the other members Of the COM
pany, to the lady to be used for the
adjoining of the grave of her sister.
Miss Hutchinson expressed herself
as being delighted with Columbia and
hopes to come back here next season.
She 10 devoted to her native Southern
land and especially to Tennessee. and
more especially to the Eastern noun
tains of the State.
WILL MORE THAN WILD BEASTS.
The number IF neonle killed yearly