The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-26
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To Stick Until She Cots Fat.

Louis" ';unnln&. the star in File
~i;alknn Princess" which pleased one
nf til" largest audiences of the sea-
SON al tia, Metropolitan Saturday ev-
"nin.. is perfectly content with musi-
cal comedy aud says she viii stick as
long vs. she doesn't grow fat" Miss
Cunning has adhered consistently to
light opera for nearly a decade and
brides herself on the tact that she is
ON" of Tho few nrima donnas OF OPP
"rri'n VIII" has never been inoculat-
ed with iii" grand opera bacillus.
1T is; such :; common weakness of
stag" ok In h" dissatisfied With the
particular branch ut art in which they
are engaged" said Miss Cunning in
an interview Saturday afternoon. that
] naturally entertain "A legitimate
prid" in my contcntment. Comedians
usually long for tragedy. Nat Good
Win. who would win lauchter without
trying. leaned in the taste toward tho
sentimental and longed always TO draw
tears from his audience. Serious ac-
tors glance often a~ff"ctionatcly inthc
direction of comedy. Such seems to
be the ~perv.rsity of artistic nature.
l:ut truly. | don't wish for anything
else than my present environment. l
believe that there is a fertile field in
America for the musical comedy and
light opera star. The work is not so
easy. moreover. as might perhaps he
imagined by musicians who look to-
ward more %sradiose vehicles. There
are, even in th@ lishtest modern Of
ferinss, considerable vocal cNactions
and there is always the accompanying
demand for an exhibition of h%istrion-
lc ability. So long as | don't grow
fat. ! hope to remain in the sphere
which | like So we'll.
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Family Left Troubled Mexico.
Fargo Forum: Il met Mrs. Page
and my daughter at Mexico City and
after remaining there hut Il short
while, brought them back to San An
tonic. where they are now located
said Col. Morton Page to a Forum
representative Saturday. on his return
from the heart of the Mexican inte-
riur.
CONDITIONS in Mexico are somewhat
nrccrtain.' he continued. While
perhaps q general feeling Of unrest
prevails in certain sections of the
country. personally | saw nothing that
was particularly alarming. and en-
"ountereu nothing hazardous or VERY
exciting.
"Hm" afternoon in Mexico City I
saw Nader" driving through the
streets in his carriage. Madero him
soil is probably 100 years in advance
of the conditions down there and
tobab sees to an extent thai the
pe"pi" ar" not quite ready for exact
~ III" kind of government he had or
lsinallN planned. We drove about the
city ourselves on afternoon and every
thing was seemingly peaceful.
There are many Americans down !
in the interior of the ountr and
most of the better industrial positions
are occupied by Americans. Just at
the present time a change is being
effected on one of the principal rail-
roads which may materially change
the personnel of the train crews.
was gone just two weeks. and | feel
that the trip did much for me. in Civ
ing me a real grasp on the Mexican
situation better than | have ever UNI
derstond it before"
Ho>tcsscS for League Members.
Mrs. j. f. Stevens and Mrs. ]. NJ.
Gillette have issued invitations for tho
'irSt of q SERIES of afternoons which
they will give for the members of the
N"mcnS Civic league in the Fifth
ward, They will receive Tuesday aft.
"rnoon at Mrs. Stevens home at 1221I
University avenue from 3 to 5 o'clock
and each invited guest has been re-
lnest"d to bring with her Il friend
who is not q member of the League,
Tho pleasure will be very INFORMAL,
and after all arc cordially greeted