The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-13

IT HAT matrimony can go hand in
hand with a community OF
personal and professional in
terest Is shown in the increas-
ing number of husbands and wives
who do team work in the home and in
their professions. Among those who
are at the forefront in the same pro-
fession are Louise Closer Hale and
her husband. Walter Hale. Each is an
actor Of note, and together they are
successful coworkers in the field Of
literature and art.
The literary work of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hale follows q somewhat similar line
to that Of the williamsons. whose dual
novels l.e enjoyed by a vast number
Of persons on two continents. AS 1t
was an impulse, backed by necessity.
that induced the English writer's to
hurdle onto the literary campus, SO
it was quite as spontaneous a sug-
gestion that led the Hales to follow
suit. Mrs. Hale writes books and
short stories and her husband IL
Illustrates them.
Because Of Mr.. Hale's health the
couple repaired to Italy four or I'VE
ago for a motor trip. Every
one goes to Italy. Mrs. Hale observes
in her usual serio-comic style. when
they are broken hearted, and they in
evitably take to writing. So, she says.
what was more natural than in the
search for health and necessary re-
sources, We should each attempt self
expression with pad and pencil.
1T was dire necessity that drove US
to IT," continued Mrs. Hale in her
pretty apartment overlooking Central
Park North, ind the result was A
Motor Car Divorce In the beginning
Mr.. Hale had had experience, for he
studied drawing in the Minneapolis
Fine Arts Academy and was a sue
cessful architectural draughtsman be-
fore he went on the stage. l was
though. quite inexperienced. as l
never knew I could write. Even now I
can't a It's easy for me. l don't
write with the same enthusiasm that
! act.
Literature Is to me a pretty big
proposition and / approach 1t with
awe. my hat in my hand. so to speak.
Whereas. in my role as a character
actress l feel l have a definite place
in the world. and. however. humble my
efforts. I am not ashamed to ac-
knowledge 1t. But I am terribly shy
about being called a literary person"
All Of which is evry we'll for Mrs.
Hale to say herself, but neverthe-
less she is able to point to some dozen
popular books of travel and novels
besides scores Of short stories all done
in the interim Of being a successful
actress.
1T was only after We had motored
several summers in Europe" she went
on, that We decided to turn our ex-
periences to account. Little by little
found I could write acceptably, so we
kept right on and our most recent
effort is coming out soon in Harpers.
1t ~rejoices in the modest title We Dis
cover New England l write the
stories and Mr.. Hale illustrates them.
We always confer on the idea to be il
Illustrated. I make suggestions about
his composition and he assists me in
turning the situations to mutual ac-
count. There Is only one unfortunate
thing about II and hat is that he pre-
fers architecture and / prefer people.
However, We don't quarrel about II.
although sometimes a person might
think We did.
II often say We wouldn't dare sepa-
rate now, for our friends have come to
look upon us as a model couple. One
reason for our success in matrimOny Is
undoubtedly because we have always
insisted upon having a home. I try
to impress on young actresses who get
married the d~esirability OF having their
own home II II is nothing but two
rooms and a kitchenette. You see II a
man has only his trunk and a girl
hers it's quite the easiest thing in the
world to pick up and leave. Whereas,
II there are silver and rugs and fur
niture there are ties. Somehow a hus-
band Just gets sort OF mixed up with
the furniture and stun in some mex
plicable psychological manner and so
it's not so easy to cut and run.
But seriously, I didn't mean 10
enter into a dissertation upon marriage
and the stage, though with my tenn
permanent il is hard to keep on il, but
l do want to say this. that I never
should nave written had it not been
Tor Walter and he is responsible for
Whatever have accomplished. l am q
hrm believer in mutual assistance and
friendly criticism for ] think we are
all more susceptible to 1t than we are
prone to believe"
Every n knows the Kinneys