New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-19
LILLIAN OF THE DIMPLES
Onlv Dramatic Critics Can Dis
turb Her Peace of Mind.

Ouly III dAuoViN SAi'iSS
turb Her Peace of Mind.
A little blond girl. known as "Dimples.
Such. briefly is Lillian Walker, the gay
spirit. OF the screen, whose radiant smde
keeps tens OF thousands OF motion pic
ure fans happy. She seems to he flax
en- haired reincarnation OF half a dozen
Morse dryads. or whatever they called
the Scandinavian homologue OF a dryad-
She is so fond OF the water that when
she is wanted at the studio during the
summer IL is only necessary 20 go down
10 Brighton Beach and scan the contigu-
Gus waves. Lillian can always be found
floating about somewhere in the ofilns.
When IL is added that she can dance sal
a sloop. drive an automobile or speed
boat and ride horseback as well as she
can swim. and that she makes aeroplares
feed from her hand. II will be readily
seen that she IS more or less versatile
without commenting on her ability as an
actress.
How did you acquire all these many
and varied accomplishments we asked
Lillian.
~ don't know: I'm a Swede and l
guess it's Just natural" dimped Dun
pies
We thought Of Lena. the second girl'
and looked dubious. Evidently there ara
Swedes and Swedes.
As a matter Of fact. Lillian is much
moro Of an American than many South
Brooklyntes who stand up and cheer
when the orchestra plays Dixie She
was born in this country and is Sradu-
ate Of Erasmus Hall High School. But
I'm spite Of the efete environment or New
York she has found plenty OF excitement.
for she inherits the spirit OF her saga
singing. sea-roving ancestors, and would
much rather swim across the haroor than
travel on one OF those tiresome ferry
boats.
Although Miss Walker had won popu-
larity in general comedy parts, il is in
the Miss Tomboy series that she has
gained the most favor. These pictures
not only give her an opportunity TO dis
play her athletic talents. but also show
her frolicsome nature. In fact, some or
the best Of them have been merely elaoo-
rations Of practical Jokes OF her own de-
vising, and which she never intended f9r
the films. Included in these stories arc
numerous forms OF miscellaneous &th-
lctics. such as climbing down from upper
windows Of houses. jumping from moving
surface cars and other feats regarded by
most picture actresses as decidedly extra
curriculum.
Judging by your general good nature,
Miss Dimples." we commented, you must
like everybody"
That's where you make a mistake,
she replied. q just hate and despise' ---
but why repeat the name when cold tyre
cannot possibly bring out the pretty
scorn OF her spoken words? Suffice it to
say that she mentioned one OF the most
trenchant adjective hurlers in the ranks
Of dramatic critics.
II have no friends in the theatrical pro-
fession, and ! never know the persons he
is jeoring at" she went on. but l coull
Just kill him for being so mean
Great" We cried, let's hear more OF
H."
you may think I'm avfully foolish 10
get so excited about something whi,n
ought TO be more fair
After assuring Miss Walker Of our com
plete sympathy and our wonder as TO
how the person mentioned gets away
with il. we reverted to the more interest
ing subject OF her own career. II has
been quite a romantic one.
Her first position was-a telephone girl,
but this proved TO be n calling-honest,
We didn't mean to--little to her liking.
When her father died the duty Of pro-
viding for her family fell on her. So she
found work as an artists model. but her
good looks soon resulted in her first en-
gagemcnt as an actress. This was the
ingenue part in a meodrama cailed The
Little organ Grinder" in which Maurice
Costello. now leading man ot the Vita
graph. was tho principal.
Miss Walkers next appearance on tho
stage was in the "Folles OF 1919" and
after that she went into vaudeville for
time.
Now that YOU are once more getting
a taste of appearing before the footlGhts
do you want TO return TO the legitimate
stage" we asked.
well, I should say not" was the an
swer, this regular stage stuff may APP
peal TO some, but I'm not one OF them.
| like a little OF IL. like this pantomime
now and then, but as Il regular thing IT
doesn't have any charms. Down in
Brooklyn ! have my own little home.
know lust about what my hours Will be
every day. and in the evenings | can so
home and enjoy myself quietly, all or
which makes living In wardrobe trunk
and on hotel food look rather pale
Just at present Miss Walker is enjoying
the novelty of appearing twice IN the
same bill. in the long comedy Love