New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-21

when we first saw MISS
Movers rise IRON the features OF tue
"ziexfeId Foilies" and by sheer power
OF her paIvete and ingenious charm
nrocls,m herself quite the most at
tractiye lady in the show we resolved
20 interview her at the first oppor-
tunity. Here. we thought, Will be on
exce,lent subject TO discuss for the
beneat Of the nine hundred thousand
or more readers Of this page we
shall ply her with pertinent questions
and she will divulge the secret OF her
,ap,d success ON the musical comedy
stage.
An this occurred before we met
Miss Meyers. To be just, the gentle
man who dissemlnates news for the
..1rolliesr warned us. lie told us that
Miss Meyers was delightful girl TO
meet but ono simply couldn't inter-
view her. We should have taken
heed. for this gentleman is expert
enced in the woys OF actresses beyond
belief. but we insisted upon getting
her life story nevertheless.
With a gleeful smile the gentleman
babe us follow him behind the scenes
Tais in itself is quite q stunt, for the
pack stage part Of the New AM
sferdam Theatre is so watehfuliy
waited upon by burly stage hands
that o stranger is in imminent dan
scr Of being thrown into the street
unless he presents the proper ere
dentjals Each time we were halted
v4 presented a finger in the direction
Of our guides back, and were re-
iyctantly allowed to follow.
Miss Meyers was located many
doors UP putting the hnlshlng
touches 10 her makeup as "Pru-
nells" girl. We were introduced. for
mally. and gravely invited to be seat
OIL No word was spoken for a iuil
minute. so we had time to observe
that Miss Meyers was twice as at
tractiye off stage as on; take in all
the dressing room decorations; read
the many congratulatory kilograms
nm the walls: swallow hard twice
cough and twirl our hat IN the pest
drawing room manne".
FINALLY we managed to emit III q
husky. foreign voice. this DriiliaA'
sentence: I've come TO interview
YOU" .,.
strangely enough. Miss Meyers
showed no surprise at this astouhu-
ing information. She merely an
swered. Isn't that nice?" And went
an Win the rabbits foot business.
Another hour elapsed and we tried
when did you first go on the stage
This brought out meat Of the en-
tire interview. summer stock in
Fitchburg. Mass. Played in vaude-
Vile Billed as Meyers, Warren and
LYON. Played with Gaby's show and
with sam Bernard. It's all there in
that scrapDook If you care to look
il over. I'm no good OF being inter-
viewed
"oh." we protested. its coming on
Gnel,.. Now tell me what YOU think
Of suffrage"
L don't"
Sports
Nothing at all just have fun at
al kinds of games.
What do you like to do best on the
stage"
Make a hit"
This sort Of conversation went on
f,r al least another hour until final
~ we grew desperate.
cant you say anything about
Yourself that will interest our read
ers Please
Mercy, nc" Miss Meyers seemed
Mortified at the thought. Il never
could. Just take what I've said ana
what YOU imagine ! might say II l
were used to handing out interviews
and makeup a little story
After celebrating for a full minute
on our rigid adherence TO truth and
our unbending determination never to
manufacture yarns and present them
rs news. Miss Meyers finally realized
that il must be real interview or
nothing
Il guess youll have to give me up
then. Anyhow. I've only a few min
utes left. 50 let's talk like real peo-
ole the rest Of the time and forget
the story. I'm hopeless"
And so it came to pass that
tho publicity disseminator or press
agent. as he is vulgarly called,
was quite right. Miss Meyers
is not q satisfactory subject 10
interview. Apart from that she
is a most interesting person. Just q
girl. she has in a few years time
risen from an obscure position in a
summer stock company TO become a
feature. and a decidedly valuable
feature. in the "Follies," once you
see her, particularly in her GOOD
Night" number, you will wonder that
Mr.. Ziegfeld doesn't give her oppor-
tunity TO be on the stage oftener
than she Is.
While we were talking like real
people Miss Meyers admitted that
no musical comedy would ever sat-
isfy her but her own. She, forsooth,
has an idea for new sort of musical
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