Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
As Miss Nesbit, Now Dancing at
the Hippodrome, and Booked
for Paris and Vienna.
BY ALAN DALE.
Il Cable 20 The American.

Special Gable 20 The American.
LONDON, June est was "Hullo,
Rag Time" at the Hippodrome that
brought Evelyn Thaw within my
jurisdiction, as it has brought many
others who l never expected to meet.
So, with the open sesame OF elusive
art as a go-between, Miss Nesbit,"
as she is programmed here, received me
without hesitancy in her rooms at the
st. James Hotel, off Piocadilly, and
our art robbed me of qualms. 1t was
quite early morning.
Evelyn Thaw wore a loose peignoire
Of a black, shiny something, slashed
at the back with yellow. Her hair
was loosely huffed out; she was de-
void of the slightest effort at make
up, her ivory white face and her I'M
redeemed lips looking quite startlingly
natural. She was as pretty as any
picture of-herself, and though the
edge of reluctant youth may have
frayed little, there isn't a shadow Of
doubt on the score Of Evelyn Mes
bits charm. Never in all the ladies'
I have professionally met have 7
found more SELF possession, a keener
polse and less circumstances than
in Evelyn Thaw. She made me Won
der. she spoke easily, gracefully, re-
assuringly, without a trace OF hesita-
ton or nervousness.
On the Spur of the Moment.
1T was awfully sudden she said,
as we sat opposite each other. L had
no idea of going back to the stage
after all these years.
How many" I asked. You need
not answer"
with the first wistful smile; Il don
mind recalling anything. The last
I Cd ~
was in 1904 in The Wild Rose
well, on the Olympic, coming over,
I met a lot Of theatrical people, among
them Lee Shubert Martin Beck and
Albert DeCourville. They all advised
me 10 make the break, especially De
Courville. who is manager OF the Hip
podrome. cult, ~,
logg. by the bye. l thought 1t over
carefully, for I was a bit AFRAID. you
know" She seemed to take II Tor
granted that I knew. l did; quite
understood. "If had made the break
in New York I should have been a
freak" she said "Oh, there have
heen other women who have been
through trials like mine who first
tried New York, and II was hopeless.
So when DeCourville telegraphed me
at Paris to come at once to LONDON
and appear | realized tnat II was up
to me, and I went, afraid, Of course.
but YOU know I'm no novice at har-
rowing experiences.
"a Wild Turkey Trot.
Il was determined that nothing
should force any attention from me
TO that sort of thing" She was now
an artist before the public. and l was
me.
u had to do a wild turkey trot with
dancer. and he was hard to find. /
had seen Jack Clifford at the Cafe
De Paris. and I remembered that he
used to dance with Irene Weston, so
| we engaged him and rehearsed for
one week only at the Irish Club, OPP
| posite the Hippodrome. Oh! It was
| terrible work. He throws me around
i am tossed UP in the air and I see
my heels at an angle l never expected
| to view them. And I'm an old mar
ried woman, with stiff joints"
Evelyn Nesbit laughed SO did l
i She was as simple and unaffected as
! the inevitable school girl 1t was i'm
| possible not to Ike her. She amused
me a lot
They sneaked US on at a Saturday