Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-18
EARLY LOVE A FROST
BLICHTS WOMEN'S LIVES
Don't Fall in Love or Marry Early,
Advises Peggy Wood, Operetta Prima
Donna at %, Who Has Never, Never
Been in Love-

A winsome maid, demure, pretty maid
a maid with cheeks lustrous as the roseate
shells Of the with provocattve-oh, tan
talizing-lips laughing, dancing. mschievous
eyes and riotouslY curling brown hair. A maid
III shimmery gray pink in her bodice,
wearing a coquettish gray bonnet with pink
roses ont. Captivating, fascnating-only 90!
And never in love.
"Really-truy," declared Peggy Wood, the
star of Adele that charming French oper-
eta playing at the Garrick I've never, never
been in love. don't want to fall in love. And
l won't fall in love. There! You see, have
serious ideas the matter OF girls falling in
love. It's bad thing to do, very, very bad
thing. Why, the trouble with most women
the they never develop any personality,
or assert themselves in life create career
is just this: They let themselves fall in love
too Why, love to a very young girl is
like frost-t destroys all the promising buds
of life"
Miss Wood is perhaps the youngest prima
donna of musical comedy in this country, and,
while only o. has played in Naughty Mari
eta The Lady and the Slipper" The Mad
cap Duchess" and other successes. Miss Wood
the daughter of Eugene Wood. the celebrated
author OF Book Home" i unique in her
never having had a romance she is beautiful,
enchanting. 1t in her dressing room last
evening. She had just finished making up for
her part. Not that she needed much makeup
indeed, no. for her complexion Is clear as the
dawn. radiant, rosy. Gently she patted her face
with powder puff here and there out on the
stage Nilmuth Mcrhyl singing the opening
number; outside Of Miss Woods dressing room,
hanging with houncy spangled things and redo
lent OF subtle perfume. the cast moved to and
fro. Miss Wood rose, aud her maid-Fgench-
Algerian in Louisian disguise gave the nm
shing touches to her dress, Her aunt Miss
Woods companion and chaperone solictously
separated the curls OF her hair
II m serious person. declared Miss Wood.
Il believe in a future for women, in their dotng
great work in the world. I'm also a Socialist
A cry-whether of ama2ement or dismay-
arose from 1.-the and lounging James Redmond,
who plays the part of Robert Friebur in love
with Adele" Nj Redmond is an Englshman
with Mona Lisa hands
ms true" Miss Woods eyes flashed. I'm
serious. Young women should absolutely not
permit themselves 10 fail in love. They should
let young men fall in love with then--oh, yes
That's great fun II gives experience! Girls
need experience They should let all the young
men fall in love with them they cau--tease
them play with them, bur hold them off and
study them. All. study them Verify the
proper study for womankiud IS man
Peggy Wood made umlitable gesture.
"PesGy has always had these IDEAS ever
since she a child uterpolated her aunt.
II assure YOU she is quite serious. She has
had many beauN-mauy, indeed But she has
kept herself quite remote"
surely exclaimed Miss Wood ~ let
them do all the feeling and suffer emotions!
Isn't that wise? It's what all girls should do,
II I were advising girls ia tell them to hirt
and coquette and be just. Well absolutely as
miscnteyous as can be, And ever study men,
They can use the knowledge they acquire to