Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28

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tween the sentiments of ambition, graft
tude and love as is forced upon the beautiful
young woman who suddenly achieves dstin-
guished success upon the stage. 1t is favorite
theme of novelists; the real life of the worlds
great theatrical centres is constantly developing
it. Just now New York City furnishes striking
illustration, which may be outlined thus:
The beautiful young actress who has leaped
into fame because a successful young dramatst
believed in her is urged by a multi-millionaire
to bring her career into the safe harbor of his
name and millions.
But my author has made me- she objects
81 am the character his genius created for me-
How can fOrsake it and him? Where would be
my gratitude?"
"Tush You have filled your authors pocket
your debt of gratitude is fully paid"
y would have to leave the play which was
written for me- which fits me like glove, which
has wrought the satisfaction of my ambition"
Can one play go on forever?" demands the
multimillonaire Aren't there other authors
with other plays? Behind the bulwark of my
fortune you are safe"
NO" says the beautiful young actress, 81
can't step out of the play that has made me-
with which the public still Identifies rising star
who, year ago, was unheard of-impossible"
VERY well,' says the multi-millionare "II
buy the play with you in it."
And that is just what this muti-millionaire
Goes-takes over the whole production scenery
costumes star and company; himself the real
purchaser behind the fgurehead of another
theatrical potentate.
Thus are rudely broken off the intimate pro-
fessional relations between the young actress
and the author who discovered and made her"
The sentiment of gratitude is Jared, romance re-
ceives shock and a multitude of theatre-goers
set to wondering whether there is really
love story, and. if so, which hero has the better
chances.
While they are asking this question they are
learning how mysterious are some women. Is
Doris Keane, who rose to fame and became the
fashion i'll Romance" oldfashioned and roman
tic? Or is she modern and calculating? Will
her head or her heart rule in the present most
important crisis of her life?
Beautiful, gifted, of infinite charm, a woman
irresistible the prima donna Cavallina, the
character she portrays in the drama Romance"
was irresistible, Miss Keane is refuting the
charge that there is romance in 1913. Never
was woman at so serious a parting of the ways
as the star of that play Never was woman con-
fronted by such a dilemma of the emotions.
Never has she had to consider so many phases
of a situation, nor have advantages been so
evenly balanced
/ year ago Doris Keane looking for work
as any working woman seeks it, by way of agents
and managers offices, through friends who knew
managers who had plans. But she unsuc-
cessfu in the search and behind her lay two years
of idleness, of talents corroding through lack
of exercise She took inventory of her self She
was young less than thirty. She was beautiful.
Her worst enemy could not deny that. She had
talent. She knew that, although some of the
managers did not recognize it. She had playedya
lovelorn English maiden in 'The Hypocrtes,"
and been an Indifferent success. In "The Dec
Grating of Clementine" she had played different
part that of a coquettish French bride. 1t
seemed that she had succeeded but straightway
the purblind, shert-memoried managers had for
gotten. She poor and burning with ambi
ton.
Consider the youth. He was twenty-three when
she met him and had been but a year out of
Harvard. Yet ct twenty-five he had written
Salvation Nell" and The Niger" and just
then he was writing "rhe Boss" He was very
handsome, very earnest and be had admired
her A week after his first meeting with her it
was pleasantly whispered about that Edward
Sheldon whom Mrs Eiske had characterized as
That wonderful pink-faced boy" had fallen in
love with Doris Keane
Consider the man. howard Gould was a
rnulti-millonaire man of the world an ad-
mirer of beautiful women and a patron of dra-
matte art. Like his brothers he admired
actresses Like George and Frank Gould he had
married an actress. That katherine Clemmons
had divorced him a mere incident as the
lives of men go Beautiful Kathryn Hutchinson
had been often seen in his company. 1t was
Pumored that she might become Mrs. Gould, and
then-enter Doris Keane
Edward Sheldon, with youth, as he has said
in Romance lying like a wreath upon
his hair" instantly admired Miss Keane He in
stantlv recognized her talent Recognition is
Dassing sweet to one who has been but coolly
and family recognized. He talked of a play for
her a play which should fit her personality. She
thrilled at his words. WAS it possible that
fame lay not without her grasp?" Would this