New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-13
INTERVIEWS IN MINIATURE
How 1t Feels To Be Napoleon, if Only in Comic
Opera--Rchard earle, Saved from the Floods, Will
Spill Ink-The Training Of an Equestrienne.

planatory grimsce az his unctuous hngers.
ard chartered as glbly as n time hung
heavy
How 80 ! work? Why dictate Wheu
| was new at that game thought
might as well get what hints could ara
talked with CLYDE Fitch and others
Fitch always wrote I'm his own nsho'
But like dictating for dialogue You
can talk how ii sounds. and can sc' a,
tho same time Then George Ade 700
mo the only time 10 write was al nlsh'
lie got the habit in newspaper WORK o''
tho morning suits me. ! dix on Over
q bungalow where there's no bell or te'e'
phonc and get in some good ticks oei"'
noon. when I'm ready Tor lunch
Just then came the last curtain ca.
with an admopjtion 20 speak iouu,
was very large house ana O
carlo fully caparisoned in skybiue sa.A
suit and coat Of dark tan cosmeuo' ma.
for the front Having reached '"e
centre Of the stageshe lay down Ne'S =,
cur,spectly on the floor. \ large
was tipped over on top NJ nlm' am n.,.
the stage crew grasped the cu''s"
wards and gave a hesye all tose'"'''
MAY With. Of Australia. VINO 49,.
seventeen years old. is acclaimeu =. ,acs
circus folk As the best girl ua'eVa
rider We have ever had M ,n's ,y,r.
Miss Wirth looks very much Ike '' ,ha,
ace American girl Of her age eAs't' =,
J che is shorter and larger and n'n'e'
Limb She is about Eve feet '"' "a
weighs about TO pounds. Inert %
need for her to display 'e' ,'a,rs
show that her age Is seventh" s.o /.
Her manner and speech sno" " at.
shy and no, inclined TO talk. unless S'
od IN her favorite topic Of horse -,
81 mayer WAS afraid on hofsF, -,
sotd "Wben was six years old w.
conldn.t keen me out OF the rins I'D ~
my uncle trained horses. y,
debut when was ten years o'u' ny
onlnion. there is nothing to De sN."s ,,s
a hoy ar girl beginning TO ride o'i'''
age of eight u...,, said
In rcply to questions. Miss W n'u ss
A., 49,, ,over felt nervous when app'a,
inc IN public. even when she ""'
hsr impressive forward som'rsa'.s,
when began practising for DC '~rls
.,a,r." she said. my aunt anu U -.
sau 70 +, that had all the saieN m
,,anar,. nrovided for beginners, esp','ai
as would use no pad. never uS,u IA.
~, ,os,,orod mad. From the start ~
horseback. and recommend TIA. ,e,rp
quickest, best and safest way "
bareback riding. 49,, usual
AS soon as | could do all III, I'll
.stunts' / wanted 10 do somethl'S "a
10 r,ac,islng somersaults hfs' -.
hac of bran about the size % soon
hack placed on the ground anu o,,cr.
as could do single and dou'' -. inc
a.,,,s and come down ON eAa'H -,
rioht spot started in doing the" ." 40 a
ho,se OF course. IT'S not SO easy .,,re
ao,,ersoult ON horse which u 80,
pretty fast as ON s'alo""'' somer-
Then wanted To do for""'p mach
sault which no other woman IN
rider does. and kept risht Oh ''
succeeded ,hat the
Miss Wirths aunt pointed OUT w." she
tricks offered by equestrennes WV" ",,sfy
was a young woman would 10, I'D
the public now. who would s'sn' cd
Jokes. old horseplay and some o' a
business. but not for old trlcNS
| horse - ,ho ever
"Noy is the only woman rider ""o .ur.
had the whole three rings TO ue's vork-
! ing circus performance III Ne"
said Mrs. With.