The evening world., 1913-08-26
Marguerite MO0evs MarshaN.

Marguerite M0Oers MarsI,0u.
u vast 70 WORK, have ths
ngAs 70 wosk, snd no one shall
stop ne. an On the stage ana
shall remain On the stage. ne
actress % the woman might ~
driven out Eat let the people who
eay ana write nasty thln9s about
- know that they are aghtias
mother. Ana . mother dossuv
givs way sas iaeAi"
Her basel eyes flashing INTO mins, her
eh'n pointed out denantly. her slim
hands clenched tisht, Evelyn Nssbit
Thaw delivered her ultimatum to her
latest critics. For In the eyes Of Va.
nous amateur and professronAi snoralis,s
hs wife Of Harry rhaw has sinnsd a
new Sin. In fact. she perpetrates twice
o1y the monstrous crime Of earning
nsr own living. Through some over.
s'shf' this onense 10 not listed on the
statute books Of New York. but every.
"here 1t Is calling forth squawks from
careful consciences.
"SN he TEN PASt
De cREMATEp.
was not an apologtst for Evelyn Mes
DIT Thaw At either Of the two famous
rials which she 10 pervaded. Personally.
; oeneve In prompt cremation Of pasts.
ana can't feel that II matters 80 much
whether. six years ago. she was q mar.
tyr or hummer. But 10 It fair play to
hold the pistol OF public dlsapprovai to
ner sar In August. 1914 because she's
IAr, .ns TO take csrs Of herself ana her
child In the only legitimate vay she
knowsf
The lund notorrety and the maudlin
publicity that Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit rhaw
mas managed to get IL disgusting to the
sane-minded public and q menace to
the girlhood. womanhood and mother.
hood of the whole United States" says
Mrs. Julian Heath. President Of the
Housewives' League.
The advertising Evelyn Thaw IL gain
Ing Is a foul means Of CONNER craiizins
the souls OF young girls, especially the
| stage-stSuck Ones" asserts Mrs. Louisa
Stsgman. The probation officer q Cievs.
land.
NOT KNOWN As MRS. THAW" TO
STAGE FRIENDS.
"fiow can they say such things" Mrs.
rhaw burst out Indignantly. BY the
way. she 10 "Mlss Nesbit" to every one
on the stage with her.
| II know that some persons are paid
to write dreadful attacks on me-" she
continued. But do think they're
being carried rather too far. After all.
have . few rights. ~ an American
girl"
Sha 10 stili very lovely. despite every.
thing you have heard about aging and
coarsening. OF course. I don't kno"
whether she 10 exactly as beautiful as
she vas six years ago. In glimpse
from the side. particularly when 'e'
hair is down. her face retains soms-
thing Of the child-liks quality. b"'
looking straight at her one does not Sc.
"the frank young smile and the r"d
young mouth" beauties which. by q
strange coincidence. a great poet at
tr.buted to another Evelyn. sixteen
vs.rs old whom she died." Mrs. Thaw's
smils II sophisticated. II friendly. and
the eyes that seem to hover between
brown and gray have looked on toe
many things to be really young eyes
Evelyn Thaw Is no longer a beautifu
child. But neither 10 she . tawdry
faded woman.
NOT cAPiTALiziko Her "PAsT,'
she iNeiSrs.
1Il tie geoA women aoa't vast
10 ses ne On the stage" she con.
Sa.usA, SatazS1y, "thsy NAY 6uss-
a,tss me ths salary an earning
70 Suy soeA aAA elothsa aad sAues-
don fee NJ boy. I aidAt 80 DO.
Ssrs the seotlishts vntn posi-
uvsiy eeulAaV tell who're eur .sst
meal was coming from. 0ut Aow
rye made NJ success, ana J wont
rive u up. II aid J wouldAV de-
serve n AaA les unfair 70 say
tAss IN eapasalisa.G ny personal
notoyasty. It Asa cared TO DO
that eoula Asvs saSnsA e7,soo N
ens week, After the ssoena Thsw
thai, jast 70 ssaaA up and b made
Q show OIL asvss have CONSENTED
70 suoh . thisg, Ana never wtl."
"what IL the real story OF your decid
Ing TO 60 on the stage7" asked
II have not received one cent 0
!. money from the Thaw family since
a ear ago last June" she declared. IAN,
have two to support. When l Wen
=, abroad the last time was at the Ell
a Ut my resources, On board tho Olympl
l met the man who arranged for m
:. English debut. ! rehearsed only nv
days Then, tho first time. l went o
y absolutely anonymously. ] might hav
. been Sarah Smith or Maggie Jones. Il
anything the audience knew 10 the cor
trary. was simply given q tryou
u like any otNer unknown performer.
" DIDN'T WANT TO COME BACK r
AMERICA At ALL.
;. They liked me- When I came on II
d stage my manager said. what did
N tell your Now. you do some moi
n studying and your future 10 safe AIT,
l. that ! was billed ~ Evelyn Nesbit.
y didn't even use the name to which
was entitled. Does that look a. u