The Washington times., 1914-10-22
Won Distinction Early as I'm
personator of Women in
Amateur Plays.

the woman's figure is an ideal of an
artist, and that women. approximate
1t by lot of outside aids. He de-
termined that his part should not
be q burlesque-that he would be a
woman in outward appearance, and
SO he enlisted all these various out
side aids.
The result was a sensation in Bos-
ton. No one who saw the first pro-
duction of Miss Simplicity" would
believe that the Julian Eltinge on
the program was a man. And il
was then that Boston realized 1t had
developed something entirely new
and something no other place could
develop-a real man who had the
art and finesse to change himself
into perfect figure Of a woman.
The fame of Eltinge spread. He
was besieged by theatrical managers
who wanted him to go on the stage
He declined absolutely at first, be-
cause he had no idea Of making the
stage his life work Their demands
became so insistent. however, and
the financial inducements were so
extravagant that he finally consented
and made his first professional ap-
pearance In play called MIR. Wick
Of Wickham."
The wick" spluttered and went
out before 1t had a chance to il
illuminate much of the surrounding
country, however. E1tinge ex-
changed a promise Of 500 5ner
week for $13 in cash and hurried
back to Boston and the life Of a
travelling salesman. The manag-
door bell Of the Eltinge home and
gave the young man no rest until
he consented to give the thing one
more try. This time he was prom
ised double the salary of his for
mer attempt and his appearance in
vaudeville was arranged. 1t was
on the vaudeville stage that Ell
tinge made his first hit. And he
has been on the stage ever since.
creating part after part that gave
him opportunity to show that he
could be as charming a woman as
ever lived-without losing bit of
his maoulinity.
There have been many questions
asked as to how the success of Ell
tinge was attained. The answer is:
Hard work, deep study, dogged
persistence and self denial. The
creation Of a distinct woman type
by a man. unusual as 1t is, is sim
ply a bit Of the highest form Of
Act0rs who sink their identity in
racter creations are usually
=, ~nized as great artists. Eltinge
i just this class. Half of the
IL IN he creates is in the minds
c audiences. any how, but he
IS his half Of it as perfect
,+sible. He Is man of high
iGeIls and very keen perception.
1t is merely an accident, according
to his way Of looking at it. that he
found himself able to completely
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woman. Had the chance come in
different sort Of a part, the part
of a man. it is very likely that he
would have scored just as complete
a success. although he would prob
ably have been compelled to work
longer to get recognition.
With him it is not simply put
ting on dresses, painting his face
and wearing wig. Eltinge
adopts the manners Of woman.
the gestures Of a woman, the style
of a woman. And his complete
realization of the parts he plays
means a tremendous amount of
study, of continuous work and of
hard training to keep himself in
perfect physical condition. An
athlete with a healthy appetite
and an out-of-doors man in every
particular it is necessary for him
to subject himself to the most
rigorous physical training. to alb
stain from eating things that will
produce fat and to care particular
lv for his hands and the fairness
of his skin.
Therefore. in looking around for
something that Ia peculiarly Ros-
tonese, something that could be pro-
duced nowhere else but in Roston.
where the only First Corps of Cadets
in the United States flourishes. and
has its being. it IS easily apparent
why we chose Julian Elt t'nge for that
purpose. He's a good. substantial,
man: and that reminds
me that really the most substantial
thing about Eltinge is the founda-
ton of that the soft. peaches and
cream complexion that he wears as
The, Cr' Moline Girl. and in his 9TH
er creations.
Most men would find the stays or
the peculiar cut of wonen's gar-
ments, or the hieh-heeled shoes. the
most uncomfortable part or play ng
such a part. Eltinge doesn't. He's
gotten used TO it. Its the SHAVING
that worries n,mi narformsncs ae Is Ssarsa somel
times twice a day. And this contin-
NOUS use of the razor has given him
face a coating of skin that despite
;ts soft. white appearance. has the
and general structure of
hard linen. II NAV truthfully be
said that it isn't the rattle of
skeleton in his closet that disturbs
Fltinge-it is the tinkle of the shaw
ing brush against the mug that
makes him wish it didn't pay so
we'll to be a perfect lady.