Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-17

ing, humorous face, even If it isn't
strictly beautiful is the face that peo-
pie like to look at in preference to the
sad eyed, despairing beauty
But do you think a sense Of humor
can be cultivated"
Yes, l do; and ] think it should be
part Of their education. II women
would learn to look on the funny side
Of life that side would grow, and they
would see more and more funny and
amusing things to interest them. Often
when | go on the stage feeling down,
as one is apt to do, ] see some one in
the audience that strikes me as funny,
and I begin to laugh and whole lot
is lifted from my shoulders.
Nobody knows what I'm laughing
at, and | suppose they think it's part
Of the show, but sometimes l catch
| sight OF one OF those stern people who
come to the theater. with the Arm de-
| termination not to be amused, and not
TO think any joke funny They sit
there with the expression that says, I
dare you to make me laugh ! always
take the dare, and nothing gives me
more joy than to bring a reluctant.
shamed faced grin on such face"
Why She Is Strong.
| Where did you get all your strength
from, Miss Moore? You certainly
don't look robust. but you whirl around
that stage and exude enough vitality
| to exhaust giantess | should think
you'd be done up after each perform
ance."
DO you know I'm not the least con-
scious of it, until I come off and look
over my gown, which is generally in
shreds after the performance. This
dress tells the story of how hard l
work." and Miss Moore looked ruefully
at her spangled frock and put her I'm
ger through numerous tears that bore
witness to that evenings strenuous
performance.
Though we we're getting on nicely in
a conversational way, I hadn't found
out yet what was the secret power in
this extraordinary young woman who
can make a big audience laugh at her
antics on the stage, and who is so ear
nest, so simple and unaffected, so any
thing but comic in private life.
She was still sitting on the touring
trunk. brushing her long name of hair,
which, unlike ordinary theatrical hair,
grows on her own head and not on the
dressing table
Miss Moore, do tell me how you
| do It, Your life is harder and more
strenuous than that Of the average
woman in the audience. You have to
be keyed up to a certain pitch every
night to get your audience, and yet
you don't look tired; in fact you look
younger off the stage than on 1t. Now
| confess. what do you do when you get
to this theater feeling that you haven't
any vitality or any strength to work
with, and yet knowing that you must
play your part with all your usual
vivacity?"
Miss Moore looked at me with those
deep, penetrating eyes from which all
mirth and ROBUSTNESS were banished
and said:
II pray. I'm a Christian Scientist
and it often happens that when get
out before that big audience and feel
my strength oozing from me, and my
audience getting away, l Just stand
there and pray.
81 may be saying joke with my
| lips. but right down in the bottom of
nv heart I'm praying for strength"
There was no need Of questioning
! her any further, for, despite the fact
that she is known as the funniest
woman on the stage. the secret of her
| power. which will be the secret OF
| health and youth as long as she needs
| it, is deep and spiritual one, which
preachers and lecturers talk about, but
which few can demonstrate as success
fully as this coincidence.