The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22
MRS. PATRICK CAMPBELL IS
SRTSMACjON"

Essentially modern. with her cigA-
rettes and whimsical profanity. yet most
refreshngly feminine too in her sweet
hearted dcspotlsm over her husband
and her offhand affection, Is the Alice
Harrington now appearing in Under
Cover" at the Cort Theatre. And Just
as spontaneous and whole hearted Is
Aztec Harrington when in the green
room she becomes Lucille Watson. for
the part which Miss Watson IL playing
H. she says, almost like herself.
~ don't think I am exactly the sort
OF woman that Mrs. Hdrrin gfon is she
said lrst night, her satin clad fgure
thrown easily back in her chair. "But
al least | always know instinctlvcly just
what such Il woman as she would do
and say under different circumstances.
II isn't character acting at all. always
know that any little extravaganza thing
] want to throw in will be all right. be-
cause I can't help staying in the part
Whatever 90.
"You know I have only been playing
parts of this sort three years. Be
fore that oh, for years ana years and
years. had been doing disagreeabie
parts. the Nillainess, the foil. for Ethel
Barrymore, Margaret Anslin and people
like that. AS soon as "A manager found
nasty woman's part he would say,
All, Lucille Watson and I would take
It. | began with enthusiasm. In each
new part | would promise myself l was
going to make a hit. and | would throw
myself into it heart and soul. | was a
good villalnesS: | had excellent notices
everywhere but at last it began To react
on me. | knew that the people in the
audience hated me, thinking Of me as
the woman was pOrtraying. That made
me feel at odds with the world, and be-
fore ] knew it | was getting ugly In
fact as we'll as In prctencc.
zone night We were opening at Chi
cago. ] was with Margaret Anglin. She
was pleading with me, and I was-oh
] was being such a brute. Suddenly
looked down. \ woman in III" urch"s-
ira. so near l could have touched her
with my foot. looked up and Kissed
straight In my face. | know then that
n was time for me 10 play other sorts
of parts. And in the last three years
I have been successful with the other
sort, the Kind, sympathetic woman. oh
7 rage when | think OF H." The tai!
figure Strengthened and the lips CON
fracted sharply. If | had only begun
with them at the start instead OF vast
ing time over the Weaknesses l coult
have beon-I don't know whore 4
couldn't have been now. 1t makes m'
wild when ! think Of it,
You want to know what makes ;
good actress? one thing, my dear" th'
alert head nodded and the full voice
sank to n dramatic stage whisper, in
epiration,"
Doesn't hard work COUNT"
She shook her head
Does hard work make a good painter
good musician? Inspiration is tn
thing that does It. and nothing else.
"Oh, to be sure, there are plenty o
people drawing Sood salaries and get
ting by very well with the public VIII
know only how To work hard. Margarc
Angln is an instance Of that: sh
works and she has tremendous muscu
lar power, all emotional actVesses ar
Sig and strong, YOU know a voice tina
can make the stage tremble and grea
aptitude with the tear duets. But tn
real actress does not accomplish success
that way. Rernhardt's IS the only WON
ans acting that | care to sec.
''Of course your start on the stage lie
ponds a good deal on luck. Mr.. F'itc
cav me in little play, took me, and
have never been 10 an agency in my If,
But after that your staying depend
on one Of two things. good acting q
fayorltism.
But in my case II is a Ike TO loy,
You get into it, into your part, Ike
racehOrse in race ana you enju
every minute OF ii. Would / like {
stop, To have home" The big mout
twisted again whimscally. 81 hay
never ordered home yet. For the ma
] married of course It would he a laho
OF love. For any one else--oe eide ed.
not can think Of nothing more hide
Gus"