The Washington times., 1913-02-27
Stage Folk Discuss Topics Which
Interest Them With Julia Murdock
WIDE range Of subjects Is dis
cussed by Washington's theat-

a WIDE range of subjects Is dis
~ cussed by Washington's theat-
N rical visitors this week. One
discusses lovemaking. topic
In which every woman, be she sixteen
or sixty. is Interested: another on wom-
an suffrage. and the third speaks know
|ingiy Of the turkey trot and other
dances which are Of absorbing concern
to the younger contingent
Dainty little Miss Charlotte Lang
don. who plays the role of Amy LIE Roy
in ''The Country Boy company. now
playing at the Academy. is. suffra-
gette and makes no bones about It I'm
like many of her sisters, she IL fiuffy
chiffon. lace effect. French.hecled suf-
fragette. who loves picture hats and
never waves the umbrella militant In
way Miss Lansdon's unaggressive At
tftude can be explained, for she can
vote. and has done so several times
her home being in Denver. When I
asked her for whom she voted at the
last Presidential election. she only
looked wise. smiled. and defused to
tell. thereby showing another remark
able trait-her ability to keep q secret.
The tendency 20 live up to the right
Of using The vote that has been given
Msfs Langdon Is an inherited one. for
her maternal grandmother once had
the distinction of running for mayor
of small town in Colorado. Her op-
posing candidate was a railroad man,
who was a section superintendent, and
most masculine man who believed in
the adage that in love and war every-
thing was fair.
Everything seemed assured for the
victory of his fair CONTESTANT, but she
had reckoned beyond the treacherous
methods of man. With defeat staring
him in the face, from out of nowhere,
like prestidiSitator, he produced two
carloads of section hands on the morn.
Ing Of election day, and his opponent
lost by two votes. But" said Miss
Langdon, women are now more ex-
perienced. and coming generations will
be able to meet graft with-well, I
shai not say graft. but with whatever
means is most adequate for making q
victory"
John Mason, who Is past master at
counterfeit lovemaking behind the foot
lights. discloses new methods in THE
week in the National Theater. Between
acts Of his play he said: Stage love-
making has undergone countless
changes In my time and experience be-
hind the footlights.
When l first adopted the actors vo-
cation, a stage lover had to be perfer-
vid, to say the least There was Eo
Illusion unless he made love to the hero
inc with an intensity that was almost
torrid. Do you recall the heroes Of
melodrama in those good old days We
hear, So much about, but which, thank
heaven, have passed away forever?
When they embraced the heroines they
almost smothered them. There was no
subtlety in their amorous pleadinss.
They took their victim by storm. Then
came the natural reaction from this
excess of vehement and tempestuous
passion. Charles Coghlan went to the
other extreme in making love on the
stage by standing a respectful distance
| from his leading woman and evincing q
restraint that seemed apathetic.
"One rarely thinks Of styles and
| fashions In plays or books" continued
Mr. Mason, .'but styles the are In both.
nevertheless. And so 1t seems to be
| with the stage lovers created for US by
| the authors of different generations.
"As Merital in The Attack my love
for the heroine. who Is supposed to be
| about half my own age, begins In a
| sort OF paternal way" said Mr.. Mason.
| ..Then I have to indicate to the audi
| ence how the overpowertng love OF the
young girl triumphs over my fears that
this love is a possible caprice Of very
naive and trusting nature. The situa-
| tion is absolutely true to life. and has
| its basis In fact. II is one of the most
exacting roles I have ever been called
upon to portray. Fortunately. / have
the cooperation Of a most charming
yoI,nr woman in these scenes, and 1t Is
needless to say every actor finds in
spiration in Stimulating love when the
heroine happens to be really beautiful
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