El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-19

beautiful woman of the piece?' Iasked
Miss Moore.
"Oh, there is a so much bigger field
IN TINS line OF work. and it is so much
more interesting. Besides, 1 think it's
1lne thlng to make people laugh if one
can Laughter is healthy, and there
isn't halt enough Of it in the world
You must know my theories about re-
naming young. and ali, did you say
beautiful? Thank you. I've never con-
sldered myself so, but all compliments
are gratefully accepted Well, I should
ADVISE women to cultivate a sense of
humor and train their eyes on the
sunny side of life.
No matter how you feel about it,
or what you really look like the
laughing, humorous face even If 1t
ism strictly beautiful, is the face that
people like to look at in preference to
the sad-eyed, despairIng beauty"
can be cultivated?"
Yes, 1 do, and I think it should be
part OF their education. If 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, 1 see someone in
the audience that strikes me as funny.
and I began to laugh and a whole lot
IS lifted from my shoulders.
Nobody knows what I'm laughing
at, ana L suppose they think it's part
OF the show, but sometimes 1 eaten
sight OF one OF those stern people who
come to the theater. with the firm de-
termination not to be amused, and not
TO think any joke funny. They sit
there with the expression that says,
/ dare you to make me laugh I al
ways take the dare, and nothing gives
me more JOY than to bring a reluctant,
Shame-taced grin on such a face-'
Why She Is Strong
Wnere did you get all your
strength from Miss Moore? You GER
tainly don't look robust, but you
whirl around that stage and exude
enough vitality to exhaust a giantess.
1 should think you'd be done up after
each performance
DO you know I'm not the least con-
SclOus OF It until / come off and look
over my gown, which is generally in
shreds after the performance. This
dress tells the story OF how hard I
work" and Miss Moore looked ruefully
at her spang1ed frOck and put her
finger through numerous tears that
bore witness to that evenings siren
Gus performance.
Though we were getting on nicely in
a conversational way L hadn't found
out yet what was the secret power in
this extraordinary young woman who
can make a big audience laugh at er
antics on the stage, and who is so
earnest, so simple ana unaIIecIeC so
anything 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 %
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 it. 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 tEat 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 banlshed
and said;
II pray. I'm a Christian Scientist
and il often happens that when I get
out before that big audience and feel
my strength OOzing from me, and my
audience getting away, Just stand
there and pray.
I may be saying q joke with my
lips but right down in the bottom OF
my 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 viii be the secret Of |
health and youth as long as she needs !
it. is a deep and spiritual one, which I
preachers and lecturers talk about |
but which few can demonstrate as sue |
cessfuuy as this coincidence