The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-02


Following the signs that point to the
exit in the subterranean passages BE
hind the Scenes at the Shubert you've
never been in the stars dressing room
you say? Believe me, fits worth a trip
just to see how its done), well, as l was
or later you'd get out
Far be it from me to SANDER the Cat
acombs" of the Shubert-but give me the
"Appaian Way" and-lghti
Suffice it to say that this particular in
tel viewer isn't used to the dark under
ground ways-although I've made many
Little Journeys" hence to get "Stories
About Big Folk
OF course, I can't lay all by blindness,
o. it was due to the fact that I had just
been looking at Miss Virginia Harned's
stunning gowns and talking to the lady
herself.
One is perfectly justified in becoming
stone blind as we'll as absent-minded I'M
der such circumstances; however, the ex-
egiency of the case demands that We
forget the gowns and the darkness and
think only of the lady herself.
1t is almost like trying to write some
thing new about Birmingham Mayor to
try to tell anything about Miss Harmed
that the public doesn't already know
The interviewer, however, was cheered
up when she began to write this story
by friendly Cub who suggested that
the public might have forgotten.
NV word! Under extenuating circum-
stances bow politely and beg you to
forgive my reiteration il by chance do
tell facts that flavor of antiquity.
I'm not a good one to interview" said
Miss Harmed, just after the big third
act scene. I'm all tired out-particular-
ly now. That's a wonderfully big emo
tional act Besides, 1 can't think of
anything that hasn't already been said
Why not make up an interview" I'll
stand for almost anything"
One would never fancy that she had
been guilty of spelling the veracity of
.'portions" of the press by giving them
such privilege.
Her suggestion rather appealed to my
i'm agnative temperament, however, and if
I remember correctly, 1 smiled
What a chance!
Fearing that | might take her seriously
she sighed and decided to express her own
opinions and began by saying:
"Well. IL I must-I must. Where shall
begin?"
cat the beginning" 1 replied, knowing
that she really didn't want to talk about
herself but would much rather give an
interview on some sort of innocuous sub
iect like 1.-THE Relation of the Stage to
the Church. or "Shall a Young Girl
Choose stage as a Career?" or 1.-THE
Morals of the Drama"
.srhere hasn't been anything phenome-
nal about my career" she said at the
Mae Archibald, Miss Dorothy Johnson,
Miss Cary johnson, Miss Jessie May Per-
kins, Miss Rose Owen McDavid, MISS
Mary Tardy, Miss Elise Farrior, MISS
Edith Thompson and her guest, Miss
Abercrombie.
The color scheme used so effectively
by the hostess. was crimson and green.
Red carnations intermingled with ferns
made a bright centerpiese for the bon-bon
table, where minis and other dainties were
green and red. The score was kept on
cards decorated with red carnation mo-
tive, and in the three-course luncheon
which was served after the games were
concluded the red and green combination
was also apparent.
The guests prize was handsome book
and the hostess gave as a club prize a
stunning silver belt buckle.