The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-06-22
FEAST OF LIFE"
AT THE STRAND
Clara Kimball Young to be Ssen at
Lambertville's Popular Photo
playhouse Next Week.
BEGAN CAREER WHEN A BABY

DEOAN NANEEN WHEN "A DAD
A famous old-time actor, Edgar
M. Kimball, and his wife, who was
professionally known as Pauline Mat
tern, had a daughter three months
old who showed dramatic tendencies
evidently. This daughter was named
Clara. In one scene of a play they
happened to be playing in, it was
necessary to have baby carried on.
The long arm of circumstances willed
that her mother was the character
that had to carry the child on the
stage, so of course she could think
of no other baby that was fitted to
assume the difficult part of keeping
quiet. She began life silently, and
it is perfectly evident that she has
reached the pinnacle of her career
in the silent drama, unless some one
perfects talking pictures.
When less than three years old
Miss Young made her first hit. 1t
was an impromptu affair. Travel
ling with her mother and father,
who were with a repertoire COM
pany, playing the leading roles in
Hazel Kirke," that old friend of
all amateurs. During a perform
ance little Clara Kimball Young
toddled on the stage with a plaid
shawl wrapped around her. Her
appearance was so ludicrous that the
audience and the company were con-
vulsed, and upon being questioned
little Clara proudly lisped that she
wanted to become an actress. More
to please the child than anything
else, it was planned that Clara
should be given a few lines in
Peck's Bad Boy" with which the
company was to close their weeks
engagement.
Accordingly it was arranged that
this tot was to enter and ask the
shopkeeper for two bars of Santa
Claus SOAP" for which she was to
pay and then exit. The storekeeper
foolishly remarked to her, after the
child had spoken the first line of her
career, that he would give the soap
gratis if she would sing. 1t was the
opportunity of the child's life. She
went down to the footlights and
sang until her mother had to come
from the wings and drag her reluc-
family off.
She travelled with her parents I'M
til she was about nine years of age,
then going to live with her grand
mother at Benton, Harbor, Mich,
and attended school. Later she
came to New York to obtain an en-
gagement on Broadway if possible.
Her efforts were futile and after a
pittifully long time she was given a
small part in musical comedy. 1t
was a failure, as they sometimes
are. This was in 1911.
She accepted a part in vaude-
vile act in which James Young was
the star. After six months of this
act she was engaged by the Or
pheum Players in Philadelphia.
During her engagement with them
James Young was hired by the Wit
agraph Company as director. 1t
was only question of time before
she was on the Vitagraph call board.
Mr.. Young had seen wonderful pos
sibilities for her as screen star,
and it was not long before he real
lied she was to be the star of his
home and fireside.
In 1912 the Vitagraph Company
sent her around the world, and for
the past year she has been a tire.
mendous stellar attraction for the
Worlds Film forces. Miss Young
has had a phenomenal success in pic
lures, yet her Camille" is regarded
as the dramatic triumph of her ca
reer.
Miss Young has had phenomena
success in pictures produced by the
World Film, prominent among thes'
being "Trilby," Camille" "Th'
Yellow Passport" and many other
! of equal note and distinction. He
next appearance will be in "Th
Feast of Life" which will be pre-
sented at "The Strand on next Wed
nesday-Matinee and Night.