The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-02-18
prARI, WHITE--A TRUE MOUNTAI
n,ruF STAR GOT HER START BY
CHANCE.

CHANCE.
Ono certain broiling hot day in July, 1894,
nav l-stalned, perspiring, weary traveller
2" harseback in the Ozark Mountains of Mis-
Oo,ri halted his stumbling nag in front of a
~ DIV log cabin, some fifteen or twenty miles
tron, the nearest railroad station. 1t was the
,.nt habtation he had seen in six miles. 1t
ntaod near the trail in a stump-dotted clear
,,.r Of onlv couple of acres or so and GER
I' i5,l, had little to recommend it in the way
IS haautv or convenience. gaunt hog was
Voting among the stumpS and an aged, tired
,,.;no mule rested his head on. the top rail
~ the rail fence and surveyed the traveller
With a mild surprise. The cabin door opened
and tow-headei little girl dashed out to the
traraler. dug into the turf with one bare foot
an3 then looking up at him in pc. fectly,
"sIf- nossessed manner invited him to light
Cor while stranger, an rest yo' self
10 The traveller complied and thus was initi-
otad into the mysteries OF cornpone, hogbei-
I,,.' and chcory coffee. That night in re-
aonsa to the questions OF his kindly hosts as
fhe, sat in the dim candle light of the cabin,
IVA traveller informed them that he was con-
nsctad with a travelling company of "Uncie
Tom's Cabin'' players, that he had been COM
,eIIed to go to the county seat on business
and was now on his way to rel Din his COM
nanv by cutting across country.
The ewes of the tow-headed child snapped
when she heard that the guest of the family
was connected with theatrical company.
..Nister.'' she piped, 81 can act!' and then
the astonished traveller saw the midget as
sume an oratorical posture and heard her le-
,eat scene from 'HameS,'' word for word.
# was crude of course, very crude, but it
made a deep impression upon the theatrical
man He turned to the child'S parents and
to ixy a hnrHiDO
rhance with his company at the fabulous sal
orv of IS week and grub" Much as the
moor mountaineers disliked parting with their
nnlv child, the emolument was so StupendouS
that thevWer carried away end the next day
as the traveller ambled away on his rejuve
mated horse, behind him perched little girl
with blonde top. Pearl White had embarked
mon a theatrical career
For year she played "Little Eva'' with
the wandering company. Then she heard
from her parents that they had moved to the
metropolis of Greenrldge, (populati-n 287)
and wanted her with them SO she left the
stage for while and put in six years in
school. Apparently her desire for the foot
lights had died natura death, but one day
circus came to the county seat and the White
family took it in. The smell of the SawduSt
came sweet to the nostrils of the girl, and
the pink fleshngS and glitterng SLaIgeS
aroused the old feve. in her heart. She Slip
ned away from her parents and at the end OF
half an hour came back with the WIS that
she had asked for and received "a loo with
the show That same night when the circus
men ''folded theil tents like the Arabs and
silently stole away Pearl was with them to
put in several years as bareback rider.
Then came an opportunity to go back on the
stage, where she has been ever Since, play
ing, as she expresses it, with some Of the
best and some of the worst companies in ex
iStence.
Several years ago she received tempting
offer from the Pathe Freres American stock
company to appear in pictures. That deter
mined her profession and with Pathe she has
been ever since, with the exception of short
intervals.
When THE Perils of PauliLe' was started
Miss White was selected for the role OF Pau
line, and certainly no better selection could
have been made. She took chances that very
few men would have taken and today has the
reputation in the Pathe studio as being the
nervest woman that ever worked in pictures.
When the big, new serial, the ''EXPLOITS
OF ELAINE" was first talked Of, twas early
decided that she was entitled to the part of
"ELAINE.'' Mss Whit jumped at the
chance. Now can show people that can
really act" she said. SO to this much talked
of serial she brings the reputation and i'm
mense popularity which she gained through
work as pauline.
Pearl White as ''EIaine'' is the heroine in
the ''Exploits of Elaine' now running in Sc
rial form in The Review each week and shown
at the Rose Theatre each NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.