The evening world., 1912-01-20
ALAS! SHE DOESN'T WANT TO
COME BACK.

Il nevor knew she admitted to ne.
how completely the footllghts had lost
their glamour until / went back for a
week last winter at the Savoy Theatre.
A lot or amateurs put on The Belle
ior the big municipal hospital under the
patronage OF the Princ Of Teck. They
were TO produce Il IN February and they
asked me 10 take pi-; IN July. Thu
only reason I did Il was because my
husband had never seen me In my first
great success. Ever s.acc We wers mar
ried he has asked m. no. to sing even
COR charity. go when ,nesc people came
along I sen; them TO him. thinking
he would refuse tor ne ms usual.
They came back to me saying tina;
he had assentcd. lie explained TO ne
later" Mrs. Lewiston added. with an
amused little laugh. that he was 80
tired OF being told about how delightful
! Was IN that particular piece. lie said
he was bound he'd see for himself. 50
! really did It on his recount
But | was glad when II was over.
You see. those blessed amateurs begin
rehearsals In November for a February
production. And 1 was terribly anxious
that there shouldn't be any falling on
IN my part. because before such an au-
dience comparisons were inevitable. And
since my marriage I've been ha, ing such
a perfectly delightful time and going
about so muoh that I couldn't keep MP
With regular vocal practice all the time.
REAPPEARANcE MADE HER
FRiGHTFULLY NERVOUS.
During the week OF performances I
was |frlghtfully nervous. and after II
WAS all over I had 10 go away at once
or I should have been III. Talk about
the destinations OF stage iife-not for
me! I confess I enjoyed II when I first
began, but l not only don't want to 20
back-I should be the unhappiest per-
son In the world II anything ever forced
me to leave my beautiful home
What Is your home life liks!" I
asked.
Again Mrs. Lewisohn laughed merrily.
That's like my friends who are still
acting" she said. They are always
asking me. What on earth do you md
to occupy yourself7' Ny life 10 20 much
fuller than yours I tell them. what's
your lifs7 You sleep all the morning
whom / am up and riding horseback or
playing golf. then you lunch and then
YOU wait for the evening performance
my home life IL busy and happy. For
a good part Of the year we live at our
country place. Cranbourne Court. Just
outside Windsor Forest. It's = big.
rambling English house with lots Of
rooms n queer little windows ana
gables ana simply oncrusted with ivy.
We have quantities OF land and our v
private links and u big garden. The
roads AL around are splendid for riding.
II am devoted TO gardening and all
outdoor sports. and most OF my days
ire spent in the open. I haze perfectly
hplendid servants. the typical English
sues, and with the aid Of the butler
md housekeeper It's easy to supervise
everything. Then, OF course. ! sing and
llay a good bit. though ! can always
Keep up my pracic!ns.
SWEARs she CAUGHT A 20
POUND TROUT!
Two or three months In the year we
are at the shooting box In Scotland.
Last summer : landed q 2-pound trout
honestly. ! am devoted to fishing.
the kline where you put on ~hip-boots
and wade right out into the stream.
My husband IN equally fond OF hunting.
% our trips 20 TIC Nortn are mutually
delightful.
Society Mrs. Lewisohn shook her
pretty blond head, "Oh. | didn't give
up the stage for that. I e. " "A good
hit when I'm Ia London, but I'm not
at all the sooial butterfly and don't
want TO be, We always have a big
house-psrty at Christmas. and dear!y
love to entertain Any friends at any time
But this rushing round with q whole
lot of people who cont care two pin'
for you and whom YOU don't care tive
pins for-l sump'y can't see It. that's
all.
I'm tremendously 'ori % children
too added Mr-. l.ewisohn, u bit shyly
And do yoI knoW, | think American
women max" ever 50 muca better motn'
erS than English Womel, The WoMer
over there don seem 20 spend an
tune AT all VIII their babies, rv'
visited AZ houses and board tho mother
repeat surprisedly. DO YOU really a
to see the .hJiren?' Then she voult
send upstairs and have them IN abou'
two minutes. and then they'd be @hisSeC
on, Meybs We spoil them over here
bvt asssns 10 ns Ns .s,s hem p're'