The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-20
Letter to Editor Reveals Bitter
Grievance Against "CoIorcd
Newspaper Yarns"
"JUST LIKE OTHER GIRLS"

There comes plaintive wall from back
stag. and this time its from the much
maligned chorus girl. The public simply
will not take her seriously. She objects to
press agents. not much to the agents
themselves as to their literary efforts. The
chorus girl is worried about what the
public thinks of her.
She does not know who Is responsible.
hut the chorus girl is sure she j. c'catl,'
misunderstood and she believes that snn"-
how sensational publicity Is at the bottom
OF II all
This is not press agent Yarn Tn
press agent Of the Globe Theatre does not
know N rs being written. Tn chorus OF
"Chn CHIN" is taking the lead IN . new
movement for better understanding Of
The girls 81 tho chorus, y mov 'nont " hirh
they hop" T." spread throughout chorus
dom. Tho first inklirg Of the movement
came in tho following letter to THE SrN:
editor THE SrS.
DEAR SIN: The undersigned represent
ing committee appointed by tn" chorus
of the chin chin company 20 censor all
press stories sent TO YOU by the press
agent for this show oppose very strenu-
ously the present day method for scnsa
tionolizinc the chorus girl
THE chorus girl has always been held
m lightly In the eyes NJ the public. and
We feel that ny censoring the articles
about US VIC will he able to impress the
public with our sincerity in the work Of
orr chosen profession. We viii appreciate
more than We can say any consideration
you may show us.
Very truly yours.
SELMA MANTELL, Chairman,
'LypIA SCoTr,
"MARGUERiTE ST. CLAIR"
\ reporter for THE SrS found Miss
Mantell and hcr committee ~ IN" Globe
Theatre last night very enthusiast over
their scheme. They mad not asked Press
Agent Klein whether ho would consent
% an auto"ratic CHORUS airl censorship.
but the girls had no doubt that it could
be arranged.
"You see, chorus girls are jus, plain
folks too said Miss Mautcll. I'VE want
the public 10 realize that We are not
different from girls earning their living
In many other walks of life. or tho
stage our NE our likes, our hopes are
very much the same at those of other
girls of our own age.
II have been in the Globe Theatre
chorus four years. ! .iN" with my parent :
on Long Island. Most Of US girls live at
home. and we take our work ju'' as
seriously as girls in other walks Of life
take theirs-perhaps more seriously, b.
cause We are better paid. have heard
persons who did not know I was a chorus
girl tell what they really thought Of us,
"'Oh. he's a chorus girl" they say
with all the venom they possess. And tho
sting hurts They have more respect for
shopliftcr. You'd think being In the
chorus was crime Who is responsible
for II? don't know, but we are going
TO find out. II isn't the chorus girl
Here Miss Msntell and her committee
caaltcred onto the stage, and N" aud!enc"
was soon applauding their work. The
audience sees . wiusonc blonde with doll
face and the regulation stage smile, Her
off stage smile Is convincing. and her eyes
fash convictions As she argues Tor her
kind. There is little of the doll beauty
about Miss Msntell on the street. she is
rather stately and strikes one az q sen
sible young person vithal.
Those people out there see only the
painted side" said Miss Mantcll as shc
came OFF for breathing spoil. "Ther"
are our painted face. sci In painted seen
cry, and tomorrow they'll read cuor"d
newspaper yarns decorated with outlaud-
ish pictures. Why cant We have tho
truth printed about u.s.
This was sumner. While the inter
viewer was cropping wildly for an answer
Miss Mantel continued:
Not long ago the papers had story
that | had refused to wear green gown
because my eyes changed color with
every gown and | did not look good with
green eyes. And some people believed II.
| got dozen letters about II. Another