New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-26
By F. c. SCBANG.

NkAN afOuHu I"e
- ten 10 "The Strange Case of owe
Tell an actress who wishes she were
not success.
Now. from this statement 1t must not
be taken that Miss Tell has not amoi-
tion-indeed, she has coolies Of IT. NOR
that she has been crossed in love-her
cheeks are too red and her eyes are TOO
bright for that! Nor that she IS sore
at the world far from it, for the world
has been good to her.
In fact, when Miss Tell says tha'
she wishes she were not success she
means that she wishes the world had
not been so good to her so soon. It's
this way;
At the age Of nineteen years ana SIX
months Miss Tell finds herself Leading
woman for Lou-Tellegen in "A King OF
Nowhere" and, looking back over her
stage career of TWO years, she can't re-
member single disappointment or
struggle, or setback. - ho
at seems almost too GOOD 10 De
true." she said. land feel shaky ABOUT
- wish had had to work harder TO
oct mo onportunities. | think It would
have been better for me. Just thlnA'
I've never sat on single step waiting
for manager! | resent that' l shOu.G
liked TO have sat on several steps II
they weren't too cold nj.
Miss Tell is a New York girl. mat
il. She was born in New YORK, DuI she
was educated in London, Paris, btus-
sells and other suburbs:
In spite of this, at the age OF seven
teen Miss Tell was possessed win
perfectly natural American instinct 20
10 something. Having some histrionlS
ability and face that gave wonderIuI
results before "a camera, she declueu 70
no an actress AS step toward TINS
end she prepared 10 go to dramatic
school.
Her mother investigated the school
with the thOroughness OF all mothers'
and as a consequence owe ana het
sister. Alma. entered the course SIX
weeks late. But they got their dlplo-
mas, anyway.
Feeling exactly like an actress, and
armed with an Introductory letter frol"
William Winter, Miss Tell strolied into
the offices'of George Mooser. Mr.. MODS
or read the letter and said; wei,
what have you doneT ~
Miss Tell drew herself to her ful'
height and exclaimed: why, l nave
lust been graduated with magma cum
.aude from dramatic school
RIr. Mooser said he was sorry, etc,
but at that particular time things were
rather slow, etc. And If ! were you,
he added. out of the kindness Of his
heart, "I'd sort of keep 1t under my
hat abou. that dramatic school liner.
not to kmae it too hard for Miss IeN,
he offered her a box for Help WanC
ed" that evening. Those VINO remer :
Der Help Wanted" will think this sort
of mean of Mr.. MoOser, but be assured
Mr. Mooser did it as favor.
When Miss Tell left Mr. Mooser' s
office she was exultant. She had been
refused! Life was going 10 be a
struggle. after all Perhaps she would
have to wear out several pairs OF oi-
colored shoes looking for a job. An!
How good to be young and able to
enter the strife OF this workadaY
world
Well, that night Olive and her sister
Alma, and Mrs. Tell went to see Help
Wanted" And between acts who should
come to the box to visit them but Mr..
Mooser And what do you think he
offered 70 do?
Why. he wanted to sign up Olive for
five years,
This absolutely spoiled Miss Tells
evening, but her mother thought five
years was too long a time TO be tied
up, so she refused, and Olive was saved.
But. goodness, what a narrow escape!
After that she could not avoid posi-
tions. Opportunities were flung at her
from all angles. like needle shower.
Her worries were confined TO deciding
which was the best of a good bunch.
Before long she saw that she must give
in. 1t was hopeless. She was doomed
10 success.
She accepted n short engagement 20
play leads and seconds i'm stock When
il was over she had no fewer than
fourteen offers cast up on her porch.
From these she selected a job as lead
ing woman in a road company of The
Marriage Game" After that she
played with Julian Eltinge in Cousin
Lucy" and ", n Robert Edeson in
Husband and Wife" During the sum
mer she was with stock company at
Rochester.
ITS been so easy" she sighed. 81
expected to work on one-night stands
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