The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-28

All Suspicious to the Contrary Gertie Vanderbilt
 Round At the Lyric Is Really Grown Up
By DOLLY DALRYMPLE

Gertle vanderbilt Isn't that a nice name? Don't you some how feel sort of like you know the young lady the minute you pronounce it? It's a powerfully big name for little Miss Mite" of a lady as Bambis big, blonde sweetheart called her. Of course you've read Bambi If you haven't, do so right away, for she'll remind you tremendously of little Gertie Vanderbilt, who is just big enough for a watch charm and sweet enough to make your mouth water, and despite her tiny, little, fragile bit of a lady is really grown up' all reports to the contrary notwithstanding Gertie Vanderbilt, fresh from Broadway and the "Ziegfed Follies," was pirouet- ting about the stage behind the scenes'' yesterday afternoon, like a little kitten. In fact
 She reminds you as "Bambi' did of cunning, little, soft kitten, that has a habit of wearing a blue ribbon around its neck, and while she's prettily playful she's got nice little claws in reserve for times of needed defense.
 
 persons who at a very immature age has youth, enthusiasm and success-plus!
 It is seldom that this combination works.
 Youth usually does its little turn
 Then Enthusiasm And Finally Success, But
 Gertie Vanderbilt is the embodiment of all three at the same time, in the same place. Youth shines from her pretty eyes with merry twinkle and gives spring to her step as she literally bounds across the stage or the street or in the hotel or wherever she happens to be.
 Always she is the center of attraction.
 She is a happy girl, she says, and yet there are times when her little rose bud mouth puckers into a pout, and her fore. head wears a frown.
 Even
 With youth, enthusiasm and success, not to speak of a bunch of Poiret gowns and sable coat and huff to match, there Is something yet to be gained.
 Gertie Vanderbilt wants to be a real, rightly, honest-to-Gawd actress.
 Not merely a ''voodville" artiste, or a SHOW slrl, or even musical comedy star.
 That is the secret of her young life
 l dragged it from her by dint of perse- verance and sheer Interview" when by persistence l was hearing the sad sad story of her life between acts" yester- day.
 Yes; that's my ambition" said Miss Vanderbilt earnestly. q want to do le- gitimate work. I was offered wonderful part in Rose Stahls new play "A Perfect Lady this season, and it was a great temptation to accept it, but it was a ques- ton of money, pure and simple. We are all more or less governed by those things and the sacrifice would have been too great and so I declined the offer'
 But after the 'Follies' and musical comedy, how does it happen that you want to do things of that sort? You seem such little bitty'-so much of a child," I observed.
 I've been married twice." she smiled back quickly.
 You don't mean it." I gasped.
 Married Pete Daley's brother; you knew dear old Pete Daley, of course" said Miss Vanderbilt And now Pm mar ried again."
 Where'd you come from?" I asked.
 I'm from-from- er--er--. Well, Il might as well out with it-er-er, Brook lyn." she stammered.
 Good heavensl' I cried, and then asked "Flora-dora-ly" the question, Are there any more at home like you? Did you really come from Brooklyn?"
 Yes,' she smiled, land its a good place to come-from! It's a city of grave yards and churches, and it's slower than molasses In the winter time"
 Might be worse." I pacified "Just 'sposin' it had been Philadelphia"
 H-e-l-l-u-p, murder police" she cried. No; reallly, laying all joking aside, you can have mighty good time in Phila- delphia If you know the right people. It isn't half as slow as they say 1t is. II know the jokes they tell about 1t and, by