Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-03

ment which has not benefited by
woman's cooperation
And as To holding office if q woman
was nominated for PRESIDENT" asked
Mr.. Ely.
Il would vote for her." said Nine
Nordica For it is not easy to become
Presideut-elect, is it? and if a woman
got that far / would feel she had the
qualities to fit her for the office"
Mr. Ely next wanted to know if
mans chivalfy would not disappear if
woman Won political equality. Nine.
Nordica countered with the question
of what does mans chivalry consist?
Mr. Ely thought it meant giving up
seats in cars. Nine. Nordica was sure
American men would always be nice to
women.
Men are physically stronger than
women. it is their nature TO help us,
ard you never can make me believe,
she said, that when we become IN
dividuals they will be less polite
Mr.. Ely wanted to know Nine Nor
IDEAS views about the value of Wom-
ans indirect influence.
Direct Influence Best.
aIndireet influence" unused the sing
or, ut sounds like intrigue to me,
suppose, if 1 had to look to the man OF
the house for the roof over my nead,
for what I ate for my apparel | would
use indirect influence. But II seems
10 me that chat kind OF thing IS the
death of legitimate competition.
Spaaking of the position OF women
ont IN the world. Nine. Nordica sad
she thought her own profession almost
lie only one in which women are not
#af a. disadvantage compared with men.
.arhe public is probably more anxious
n hear the great woman singer thah
the man" she said. THE great
amounts paid to mime. Patti, for III
stance-sS.000 in South America lof
single performance, 5000 here-aie q
witness of her equalty.
'sThe ranks of the chorus. too' W.
men. are paid as well as men, eot my
worl, harder, have TO pay more ae.en
lion to the details of dress, etc. anu
often they have their homes anu fh,i
dren to take care of. Women OF sne
stage have always had to work hai
than men. in the beginning thefe We
no women. only men, on the stase,
and Won can conceive how hafd sile ilau
20 work To break in. Women OF tiie
stape show no lack of aptltoae io
s+udv They are slaves to dlselpi ine'
AID tho fact that they are less stlohs
,,l,,,sioallv them men puts them al
i;+tlo disadvantage in whatever caillhs'
ts,,t there is more equality OF iecosilz
tion IN the stage, I think, than else
where
sex Not Mental Test
Mao Eordiea SAID she had never
hoon able to see that the question y.
60 made any difference in mehtal
abilitv. Tt takes as much AFFINITY 10
master the womans part as the man
,,a',t in erristran ind Isolde, she sala'
..ySrar,en are different-they ere rot
interiors ,,i.,,
Asked if she would like to dead WIZ
2 woman fmpressario the priiiia "oN
ma said .,,..o.. With
"But I have had many dealings WIZ
women impressarios." She named sew
eral who. she said, were sueeessiul.
II have never lost any money t1rous, =
a woman impressario,' she opsei Feu
ssDoubtless women i'll business nave
not ouite caught up with the game yet
r,hext nave been in it so short tlthe'
1,hev have not yet learned all the trieNs
NV which men conduct their AFFAIRS,
when Mr. Ely asked if going ln'o
tha profession of the stage dldn TAX
= e'' woman from her home and children
Nfr,e. Nordica shook her head empaa'-
ically. 49, tho nro-
fession :, she said. she has II II ne
heart. But why should it rob her OF
nome life Many mon have eccnpa
tons which obIige them to travel ana
which take them out in the eVei'ia ara
We do not hear that these men are
therefore untitled to be HUSBANDS. :
c c,,y point many instances among my
frien.ls of the stage-wonen VINO are t
snccessfui singers or actresses anu yet
GOOD wives and mothers. fhe'f n4i,'f
Iiro g,es on as harrloriously as lilae -
' - N nrivate life Why, women III
m nriyate life 90 visiting sometimes away ,.s
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