The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-03

"So with your other accomplishments you sing" 1 asked.
 "Didn't MT. Henry Woodruff tell you that the reason he was in Musical Come dy was because he hadn't a voice? We'll that is a very fair description of my own shortcomings. l played Happy Thurst- son with MT. Woodruff in Brown of Har- vard,' and we did some duets that were worth coming miles to hear"
 At any rate" suggested, your the- atrcal career has not been montonous.'
 Not in the least" said Mr. Resell. q have played many roles fin my time and can truthfully say that I have thorough " enjoyed them all With Miss Ida Con quest and William Courtenay. l played in Eugene Walters The Wolff when 1t was first produced and after that I was with Lula Chaser in 'Mademoiselle Mis- chief
 And. Ly the way, the charming lady is playing the mischief now with her tio- nestle aftairs," I interpolated, along with Madame Schumann-IfeinlS and some others"
 After all" said Mir. Resell. actor people are all children at heart. Their
  to themselves-to their friends-to their public But their troubles are very real and the worst of 1t is they are always on dress parade to the world. It's a real joy to me to get away from the haunts of men during the summer and hide away in my sum mer home up in Maine. have a beau tiful place at Sebago, and it's ideal to rest and read and enjoy life after hard seasons work. We have a charming little colony at Sebago- Florence Reed has q place next to mine and Amy Ricard is one of my neighbors; also Lester Lonergan and Malcolm Williams"
 T suppose you do no serious work during the summer except learn the role you mean to play the next sea- son. l suggested.
 'It's care-free life and I read my favorite authors--DeMau and Victor Hugo. to my hearts content"
 And indulge your fads which hap pen to be?" l questioned.
 Motor Boats and Aeroplanes." said MT. Resell with great enthusiasm. q am more interested in those sports than anything else. l am particularly fascinated with aviation. By the way l happened to be with Moissant the very day before he was killed"
 Are you like many actors in your eaolce or roles-do you like the one you happen to be playing best?" asked.
 "I think The Fortune Hunter is the eleanest. cleverest comedy that I have ever seen,n said MT. Resell enthu- siasiteally There is not line in it that isn't sparkling with wit and hu- mor of the purest sort"
 And how do you like following MT. Jack Barrymore and MT. Fred Niblo," l asked, ''in the portrayal of Nat Dun- can?'
 Before MT. Resell could reply his very affable. and agreeable manager MT. ]. w. McKeon, who had joined us, and who, by the way, is quite an authority on theatricals, answered my question by saying:
 Let me correct that impression. MT Resell really does not follow MT. Bar rymore or MT Niblo. Except in this territory Mir. Resell has never played where either of, the others have. And incidentally it may of interest to you to know that MT. Resell will open his next season at the Olympic theatre. in Chicago. in the new Cohan and Harris production which had it's premiere per formance this week in New York en- titled officer 666.' Mir. Resell will play the part MT. Wallace Eddinger is now doing"