Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21

Il want to work. / have the right
to work, and no one shall stop me.
| am on the stage and l shall remain
on the stage. The actress or the
woman might be driven out. But let
the people who say and write nasty
things about me know that they are
fighting a mother. And a mother
doesn't give way one inch!"
That is the reply Evelyn Thaw
makes in letter to The Georgian TO
those critics who have opposed her
appearance In February at the AT
lanta Theater.
If the god women don't want to
see me on the stage" Mrs, ThaW
writes bitingly. they may guarantee
me the salary l am earning to nuy
food and clothes and education for
my boy. l didn't go before the foot
lights until l positively couldn't tell
where our next meal was coming
from. But now I've made my sue
cess, ana | won't give 1t up. II | did
| wouldn't deserve 1t. And it's un-
fair to say that l am capitalizing my
personal notoriety. If | had cared to
do that | would have earned $500 IN
one week, after the second ThaW
trial just to stand up and be made a
show of! l never have consented to
such a thing and l never will.
No More Money From Thaws.
Il have ben asked what Is the real
story OF my deciding to go on the
stage? / have not received one cent
of money from the Thaw family since
year ago last June" she declared.
And | have two to support When
10 q | n
the end of my resources. on board
the boat met the man who arranged
for my English debut. l rehearsed
only five days Then the first time |
went on absolutely anonymously. l
might have been Sarah Smith or Mag
gle Jones, for anything the audience
knew to the contrary. | was simply
given a try out. like any other I'M
known performer
They liked me. When ] came of
the stage my manager said what
did | tell you2 Now, you do some
more studying and your future is
safe After that l was billed as
Evelyn Nesbit. l didn't even use she
name to which | was entitled. Does
that look as If ] were trying to rely
on my past history? But my dancing
pleased the public and resulted in a
London engagement of six weeks, in
stead Of the ordinary week or fort
night
After that I planned to tour Eu-
rope, | didn't want TO appear in Amer
tea. l didn't want ever TO see Amer
lea again. When the offer came !
was against It and desired TO refuse
II. But | was oyerpersuaded, ana
so came. And then, after all ! was
getting along all right when this
dread ful escape came,
why Blame Me?" She Asks.
ITO hear them talk, you would
think l had planned 1t ALI How IN
the would could l help II" Why
should the responsibility be shifted
on me- Since the first day or two |
have even refused to talk about II to
the reporters. am tired and angry
and terrified and yet they attempt
to unload IL all on me
I'm used to being blamed for ev-
erything. and goodness knows there
are enough things for which 10 blame
met I'm not forgetting any Of The
times when I've gone wrong. But Il
is perfectly idiotiC to scold me FOR
what | haven't done
My critics say that you should
have picked out less conspicuous
means OF livelihood But I have
always had a natural talent for dane
ing was devoted TO IT, And just
now cVerybody's crazy about dances.
/ think IL would have been foolish 10
| neglect a talent and instead take a