The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-28
A CHILD OF THE A
Such Is Violet Urmiua Vow OF
u ndcr Tower ~ the tort.

Violet Heming. who is Just in transit
from an important role in THE Lie,
which h stopped playing last night,
to the leading roll in Under Cover,
which she Will begin playing in two
weeks. says hat after the thrills aud
eNCitelnentS of being "A enid actress
with conseuu initial roles. the position
OF being the youngest leading roman
i'm New York is no more cNhi,aratin2
than it might he. BESIDES. she says
she was the youngest leading oma
in New York" with Albert Chevalipt
when he played Daddy Dufard" here
At tn Harris Theatre. Then. last
year. she was youngest leading
woman on the road" with George Ar
ISIS in "Disraelt'
~ was born In Leeds. in Yorkshire. "
she says. but when | was very it'll.
my family moved To the Isle of Man.
There We were ueishbors Of Hall
C'aine. and he il the mos remember
able figure of my childhood.
II came Of a theatrical family my
/ father was Afr Il fleming. the pro-
Queer. and my mother created the
, role Of Dolorcs IN f~loradora. one
W my uncies j. Charles Dalton who
IS playing now IN The Sea Wolf. and
mother of my incl = is Fred Walton.
1T was not long after We moved to
the Isle Of Man tina my father
lcased a theatre there. saw much
) If an tn, plan -. ono ui my mos;
treasured possessions - q photograph
-. myself. taken on the lap ~ Viola
Allen. while she was in the Isle of
Man studying. with Hal Caiue. tho
rol Of Glorp Quoic. She was prob
ably my first and greatest inspiration.
AZ any rate. / grew mp in an atmos-
phcre of the stage. and always cx-
pected 20 go an il. though I must
confess that d!dn't exp ct to go
quite So soon az 7 did.
When / was still no, quite l. year,
old Charles Frohman saw me playin =
ibout my fathers theatre. III" sus
Sested that | was Just the type T.,
play NcUdU in Peter Pan He asked
ny father Il ne would permit mo 90,
accept the part in the Secon ON
panN. as the part in the first was al.
ready filed Father considered il
aid he had hardly expected mo 10
ave to go g America TO 90 on the
>tagc-bu 2 was finally arranged.
II came over. and I played Wcud
Tor q year. Thon I had a little part
in a musical comedy with Hattie Will
ANS. The Little Cherub. y succes-
son If small parts followed then |
was cast for the role OF Rcbccco ~
SuuHJbrook Farm. and / created that
role. though through an unfortunatt
misunderstanding ! did not conn into
New York with IT.
at was just after that mat | made
the transition between being a chilJ
actress and a growu-up one. though
even now they say | am not grown up
NJ any rate. ! had the leading part
with Albert Ch.Nalier, and although
Wasn't supposed to be very Old. | di'
nave the iead, and | knew II a my
Gays of acting children were past.
was very sad over that. II has neve0
seemed much compensation t. kno'
that after all was the Youngest lead
ing woman
cor curse my year with Mr. Arlisi
was wonderful In every way. An'
this wear has been even more varied
began IT with playing the lead Il
The Modern Girl at the Comedy TIL
a'rc. and / followed hat with L'c'
Sholc in The Lie Now. here come
Under Cover. and | am 4 reals
truly c1owu-up leading w"man 90
Broadway"