New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22
ow She liked pictures as compared with

low she liked pictures AS compared with
tAe stage.
We'll" she laughed. II Just love them
both. / miss the inspiration Of An su-
dience but / don't mind. because it
harder work and it puts the burden OF
proof on me My success or failure is en-
tirely dependent on myself. On the stage
there are many eXtraneous things WHICH
help a person out. hut not so in the pict-
uies. so every time / hear that q picture
has met with approval | feel that have
accomplished a little something all by
myself"
In a theatre its easy enough 10 tell
whether the audience likes an actress
work We commented. but how do YOU
know whether a picture pleases or not
This way" answered Miss Sindt ar,
oLening large box and displaying hun
dreds OF letters These notes come from
ali sorts of people in every part OF the
world. and you can easily imagine how
encouraging they are. \ popular idea
seems TO be that motion picture actresses
receive only mash notes. but happily
! that is not the case. In fact the ma jority
Of them come from girls and women, who
write to tell me how certain plays have
| helped or entertained them. and lots If
the ores that come from men are OF the
same type.
! Speaking Of mash notes how many
/ proposals 90 YOU receive in month" vs.
inquired.
! II always throw them away and keep
! no count The last season ] was with
| II he Girl in the Taxi | did keep a record.
/ There were just 60 of them"
After rapid mental calculation of our
own chances based on these figures w
! hastily changed the subject.
Aside from ability along dramatic
/ lines. what is necessary for a motion
! picturt actress We asked aimlessly.
IF she expects to enjoy life very much
i she needs TO be an athlete. When BEGAN
/ | could neither swim nor ride horseback,
/ but that was positive Joy TO my d-
( rector. He promptly staged me in pict-
/ ures calling for drowning scenes and girls
I being carried of on runaway horses. Be
! lieve me. he cot realism. Why, my in
surance agent met me on the street one
| day AMI Immediately notified his company
to cancel my accident policy on the
strength OF the perpetually scared eX-
preston | was wearing
! The pluck which made such realistic
! stunts possible has been amply rewarde ]
( in The Lavender Lady s. case After a
| year and 2 half in the piciiUes she is one
! of the most widely known and universally
| liked motion picture actresses in the
orld. She also enjoys another very
unique honor. She is REGARDED as tn.
! college Fraternity
! sohn Templeton McCarty. sfterward a
! Judge OF the Supreme Court OF California.
was the founder OF Phi Gamma Delta. and
/ he was also Miss Sindelar's grandfather.
As a result the pretty actress has been
the guest Of honor At numerous banauets
OF this fraternity in all parts Of the coun-
,rv. one of these occurred in the chapter
1 house AT tie University OF California. The
/ boys discovered that their guest had no
! Phi Gamma Delta pin. Instantly every
On, in the place was offered 10 her. In
order 10 settle the matter the members
drew lots. and the winner vas allowed TO
/ give his pin to the actress, who considers
! /, one of her choicest possessions.
| Pearl Sindeiar is a native OF California
! and is a representative OF the finest typo
| of American womanhood. Motion pictures
are sim far from being all that thcy
might bee. but with serious artists OF MISS
! Sindclars sort entering the Held TINS VIII
soon bc thing OF the past