South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-29

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-The two
poles of the earth are not farther
= part in some respects than Margery
Maude and Lame CaTrerTa, yet there
are many points OF similarity. After
interviewing both these new girl fig
ures Of New YOrks theatrical hOrisOn
/ have found much amusement in
comparing them. they are extro aely
interesting persOnE we'll worth a visit
whose careers should be watched.
While Lame Carrerra is pining for
the day when she is no longer forced
TO bill herself as Anna Held's Daugh-
ter" and gain her audience on her
mothers reputation, Miss Maude is
in Manhattan after refusing a season
offer from Sir Beerbohm Tree because
she wished to play with her father
Cyril Maude. The fathers fame
s0mewhatSdims the daughters bright
ness, but her love for him and desire
for his comradeship more than made
up for that. She is perfectly content
10 let her father have the spot light.
Had her father not been what he is,
one Of the most polished actors of the
English stage, she might well have
made her entree Winifred Emerys
daughter, for her mothers talents
equal her fathers.
I found Miss Carrerra behind the
scenes quite a different girl from the
one who sings I've got my mothers
big blue eyes" OF course she has
those eyes and speaks four languages
and sometimes manifests a trenChy
accent in her English, but mostly she
Is just a plain (nOt in feature) earn
est. hard working little stage begin
ner. who knows all her faults and is
determined 10 correct them.
Il know 1 can't dance or sing as
well as / might now. but just wait
few years" she said. Flo Ziegfeld
turned me down two years ago when
/ asked for a job in the FOllieS chO-
rus because l was too fat. i went right
home after he had laughed at my
figure and haven't L done wonders?
Nobody would call me fat now"
Il finally had to go out in vaude-
vile using my mothers name. l hope
TO become as we'll known and as good
an actress as my mother. am GO
ing to take singing and dancing les
sons and Oh, how 1 am going to work.
I've wanted To go on the stage since
I was five years old. My mother kept
me hack, refusing TO let me take the
lessons ] asked for. Perhaps she was
right She didn't want me a child
actress. She said eighteen was young
enough TO start"
Miss Carrerra's determination
should win. She's very pretty, be
sides, and that goes a long way.
hope some day TO see on the the bill
boards In letters two feet high Mr..
So-and-So presents Lame Carrerra'
without even a mention of Anna
Held
Miss Maude has proceeded much
further in her stage development than
Miss Carrerra. In her own way she
is as pretty as the famous Annals
daughter, but hers is tall. slender
English type OF beauty. She comes
here as leading lady Of her fathers
company.
NV mother wanted me to become
a painter" she cOnfided in me. 1
am afraid that I merely had an appre-
citation FOR painting without any ere
alive faculty. Some one has said that
acting Is one OF the lesser arts. II Is
a great art, however, that may be,
and 1 am perfectly content to strive TO
improve in II, because I have one alb
sorbing ambition and that is 10 be as
good as-my favOrite actor.
Who is your favorte2' l asked.
Dad" replied Miss Maude. 4 con-
slider him the best 1 ever saw. Al
thougs he Is delightful in comedy, ne
also is great in emotional scenes for
he neveC seems artificial.
I'm haht comedy roles dad has no
equal on the English stage, because
ne is off the stage most jolly com
Danfon Our summers which we
spend together at Bechtel-on-Sea, are
lust one round OF open air tollty
would much rather have dad with me
on a holiday than any young man l
have ever known. lie steps INTO the
light comedy character on the stage
with the same buoyanCy that he be-
gins a game Of tennis with me AZ
home.
"In character parts. which means
old gentlemen. OF course. my taVorlte
actor is also dad. lie seems TO nave
the faculty OF happiness, even Wheh
he interprets the sordid and sinister
Qualities Of old age. Like charles
DirEens. who saw always q smile III
the deepest gloom of age. dad makes
old men lovable full OF laughter.
Although my career on the stage
has been comparatively short being
an ingenue ] have had to play many
love scenes, with various stage lovers;
and have no hesitancy in saying that
the best stage lover I have ever had is
dear old dad People have said that
II must be rather strange 20 be made
love TO by ones own father, but, OF
course. that very much depends upon
what kind OF a father he Is Our love
scenes. dads and mine. are the most
delightful bits OF playfulness. The
more serious the love scene the more