The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-02

smashing things up generally, and be-
sides being in a cold, stupid old prison
wouldn't appeal to me bit. l am not
a militant suffragist in any sense of the
word l like the methods your American
women employ in the cause of suffrage
far more than | do the English idea.
believe they will get what they want
much sooner by going about it in lady
like way. We don't want the mems pam
taloons; they aren't becoming, and we
certainly don't want their politics.
''Then just how does suffrage appeal to
you?" I asked.
I'm woman working for my living,
and | believe in suffrage for working
women" said Miss Gourlay. '"rhey are
the ones who are more directly benefited
by 1t than any others. | heartily APP
prove the equal salary question and |
hope the time is not far distant when
that will be one of the things that will
be instituted through suffrage. A woman
who does as good as a man ought to be
paid equally and her services not under
valued merely because of her SEX.
you are very youthful to have such
pronounced views on the subject" sug-
gested, as l roughly estimated that the
young lady who was doing the talking,
is scarcely out of her teens"
Il came over to this country two years
ago" said Miss Gourlay, ''as a specially
dancer engaged for The Slim Princess,
which Miss Elsie Janis was doing at that
time | chad danced a great deal in
London and l have three cousins who
are among the best fancy dancers in
England. I'd never really thought of
going on the stage, because as | told
YOU | am very domestic by nature, but
when the craze for dancing came about,
my talents were in demand and the con-
sequence was, | accepted an offer for the
4. val STATES.
rye Travelled in nearly every one in the
union This is my second visit t. BIZ
1ningham | was here in Little MISS
Fix it, when Eva Tanguay, played II:
"where did you learn to dancer l
asked.
.why, I can't remember ever having
learned to Dance" said Miss Gouray,
tl,o,,ohts,lllv .,rhe sense of rhythm is
horn in me. / suppose it is with every
other dancer. Most of them are Ike
that. YOU know. | do very little dane
ing in the show I'm with now, but for
merlv had all the lovely dances In
every play was in.
..Did YOU always know just what you
were going to dance-or did YOU IKE
many others, improvise! ! asheu.
"oh dear me. no. said the pretty ac-
tress. mo one of them ever really I'M
nroyises. That is only a clever way they
have of making a cut and dried step ap-
near like improvsing. That Is wnat you
writers call the art that conceais art
hut to my mind, it forms the OASIS Oh
all good dancing rar
And the turkey trot and the range
what of those dances?' ] asked.
.,rbe cleverest dances to me are TIA
nantomi,ne dances,' said Miss Gourlay--
sthe kind OF dances that the French peo.
nla do 80 beautifully. The turkey trot
non he made very beautiful or very vui-
ear So also with the Tango ana tue
Texas tommy They are all lot OF iu,''
but they are too fast Pernaps, ~'nousn' ~
mar comes from the reason that every
bodv Is in a hurry these days, ana the
music is so fast that all a body can 40
;s inst trot One couldn't possibly pe
eraceft,l to the rapid music that is piayeu
in the bathrooms nowadays
remarked Miss Gourlay's beautiful
skin-like a california peach her cheers
see,n-or q deep blood rec damask rose,
and when asked her now sne aoqu'' -
it. she laughingly said: -,
Not from a drug store. assure you,
IF nv skin Is good, as you are pieaseu
10 saw II is. it comes from Walhins q
preat deaj You know, the average Eng
lish girl spends most OF her tiiie u ainp
ing. Miles and miles day tne rns,sn
Girl walks, and the climate there' w, nas
that vour southern people remind me
more of the English people than ANYBODY
I've ever met? There's somethins apout
them that is quantity English. ana that
from an English girl, believe me- is
great compliment.
We chatted about our laVorl.e ae'o,s ''
and aotresses and Miss Gourlay enthu-
siastically expressed her admiration for
the American stage and it's devotees' put
ting Elsie Janis ahead of all the N.Y.
sicaf comedy stars. and Ellalaine Terris
she considers without a peer on the Eng
lish stage
Miss Gourlays ambition is to become
dramatic star Of note, and she frankly
SAYS that she means to work ana WORK
until she reaches the heights, for she :
not afraid of work, but on the other mana
likes it tremendously
In the meantime she is dancing ana
singing her way into fame through ths
latest fad, Tabloid Musical COMEDY