Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-05
Mabel Ta]iafero Says the Stage Is Safe
"PROTECT SOCIETY GIRLS"
Actress Declares Rich Young
Women Face the Greatest
Shares in Big Cities.

Protect your young society women
from temptation; the women of the
stage can more often than not take
care of themselves" said Mabel Talia-
ferro today. Speaking from a twenty
one years experience-and she isn't
much older than that-this known
star believes that the stage is the SAT-
est and cleanest profession a woman
can follow.
Miss Taliaferro came into Atlanta on
gum slippers last Friday. Although
she moved with freedom about the city,
nobody knew she was here until the
curtain went up on her sketch Monday
afternoon
Miss Taliaferro is very serious. very
loyal and very enthusiastic about her
profession.
I'm not talking at random when I
say this she said. IF I had a daugh-
ter, wouldn't hesitate to place her,
unchaperoned, on the stage. Instead of
throwing a guard about her, 1 would
simply put her on her guard A young
woman in society meets temptation in
so many and such extremely subtle
forms that unless she be of unusual
fiber she finds herself considering it,
subconsciously often as not"
She Has Investigated.
Miss Taliaferro is more than an &C
tress. She has often engaged in set
Element work and made close investi-
cation of conditions in Chicago, and
knows whereof she speaks
"All of which goes to prove that the
perils of the stage are largely a matter
of myth said Miss Taliaferro.
But don't think I'm urging an in
discriminate rush to the stage We
have too many now who are actually
not worthy but hang on for some rea-
son or another. 1t makes me mad"
and here she clenched a tiny fist and
looked as fierce as it is possible for a
mighty pretty girl to look-~when some
ignorant little upstart breaks in, and
| because of money or a trim figure or
some other quality equally as super
fetal, gets into a position and shoves
out performer who is capable
I'VE have lots of actors and actresses
this moment who, because they can't
find a play or for some other reason,
are receding slowly from the public
gaze when they shouldn't-when if the
public could see them, it wouldn't allow
them to go.
A Company of Lost Stars.
Sometimes here's story for you
though it may never materialize, am
going to organize company composed
of old stars-old in reputation, I mean,
who for the moment have become lost.
There would be Annie Russell, and
Viola Allen, and Mrs. F'iske, and Mrs.
| Leslie Garter, and a number of others.
And the people would Immediately say
Why, where have you been? Why
haven't we seen more of them? Just
think of what a drawing card it would
be-"
Miss Taliaferro will be in vaudeville
until the first of December, and the
greatest part Of her tour will be confln-
ed to the South in accordance with her
own request. Being a native Of Rich
nond Va. and a member of the ia
nous Taliaferro family Of Florida, she
is naturally prejudiced. She likes
Southern people and Southern customs
and wonders in quaint, wondrous way
why more Southern women with their
lovely voices have not taken to the
stage.
Miss Taliaferro herself has the ear
marks. Her syllables flow as smoothly
and mellifuously. She is intense in
spots. has blue eyes and freckles. All
of which combines into rare Southern
| insouciance.
Furthermore, she is afraid of thun-
der.