The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-25
Fla0a Arcdro Person and not Flavorg for Cakes
Rx DOLLY DALRYMPIH

 All reports to the contrary. notwith- standing. nevertheless, Flavia Arcaro is not q havoring for cakes as she sounds, but just plain person. Did l say plain? | We'll
 Of course I ddidnt mean that; For
 Miss Arcaro is anything but plain; Indeed
 She's one of the best looking and most queenly young women >youve ever set your eyes on. l She's tall and muscular and splendidly fashioned according to the most approved plans and specifcations-- But Of course you know that if you've hap pened in at the Lyric this week, where she's the bright particular lady star" of the adorable Persian Garden" sketch
 Miss Arcaro is Spanish. Flavia Florentne Arcaro is her 'rear' name. And
 If that isn't "simon pure Spanish, don't know what Is.
 No, Angel faces.
 That Simon wasn't intended as d pun on the name of Louis A. simon" who owns the sketch"
 Far be it from me.
 But As I was about to say: Miss Arcaro looks every inch the Span ish senorita, with her glorious big brown eyes that sleam and glsten and threaten, and yet
 T don't believe she'd harm a hair of Your head. and as for a "stilettor
 Don't they use those awful things in Spain-or is it Corsica?
 Why
 She'd be just as much afraid of one as I'd be;
 And
 That's some
 But
 I'll tell you what she would do:
 She'd dance a Fandango as quick as she'd look at you and she'd throw the end of her filmy mantilla over her pretty head and at the sound of castanet she'd do the most enchanting Spanish dance imaginable
 Miss Arcaro is a splendid specimen Of physical pulchritude-a fine piece of col bring with her jet black hair and her daz- zling olive skin. Her eyes send out cordiality in their greeting and her crimson lips are kind and frank.
 She has the build of an athlete and in her makeup the strength of gentle per sistency and yet withal of timdity, the latter of which is very distinctive.
 Miss Arcaro is almost shy.
 How did I find it out?
 Why, that's easy.
 She's deadly afraid of an interviewer"
 Isn't that queer?
 She of all people who has been written about so much-especially when she fol- lowed Lillian Russell in the ''all star" production of Weber & Fields.
 Don't you remember when she was here with them last season?
 Of course you do Don't you remember the pretty gowns she wore and the pretty songs she sang and the screamingly ridiculous restaurant scene when Mr. Fields and Mr. Weber fairly outdid themselves being funny? As sauntered into her dressing room yesterday afternoon just after the mati- nees I found Miss Arcaro sitting shyly | in the corner looking quite resigned as if ! she'd made her peace with all the world and was ready to be guillotined-I mean Interviewed The "P. A" who always knows every | thing and whom I couldn't possibly get along without, for the life of me, had whispered as we wended our way hither that Miss Arcaro was wonderful ln- guist.
 Speaks everything from Chinese to Volapuk." lie informed. That won't ,lo me any good" I nut tered. q don't even speak English (cor- rectly), and as for Spanish know only one word-the deadly 'vendetta.'-whie my French is confined entirely to the de- l lectable phrases on the average menu card between the consomme and the demi-t tasse''