Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-28
Well Known Vaudeville
Star Reveals Truths I'm
known to the Public.
tBy CORA YorNGnLooD coRsoN)

~ " '''N', S'u ''J'N ~ ~
sour ne'Il content, ana the chances
a'e ~ so'i'e oI you SIcrcllS GherIah
q, UuVS,iG ,ii T." We III i oui piacSS, 10 you
ana fun an cosv v,av or ,nalsin,, a
living. to you it is the greatest thing
in the world to be a star You sec II
all as we want YOU To see it: 1t is the
deception that makes the show busl-
ness a success. Nou 20 to the thea
ter to forget your cares, to be amused.
TO laugh and 10 relax. You go there
to see something odd or unusual to
see a display Of rare talent, or the
performance Of some feat that was
backed by years of study and practice.
You observe unConsciuusly that If you
had our talent or our voice or our
ability an YOU would have to do to
make "A fortune would be to go on the
stage.
Now | am goirg 10 toll YOU a fcW
truths aud Nou viii pardon me IL !
should dispcl any of the Illusions you
have cherished. Perhaps you, who
read this article, are Just ike thou
sa.ds Of othors-you mink that the
life of the actor is AN laughter and
song. But ne time has come for me
To ten YOU few things that have
scCn ln the back of the curtain the
curtain that hides an You are not sup
posed to see, that shuts out all the
pain, the h,artuChcs and everything
else that Wuuld make the show game
a failure should the folks "out front
Doe "iu ON it,
story If a "IIas- Been"
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,dn,ti,, Of tl,n ,,n,e,n Iybcn hoard
his naiuc ro4ncd with astouishmcnt.
Ills name was that of a star-a real
Star-Whpsc name was in the electric
lights when was still IN short
dresses ! CXI Cctcd they would open
the door of the private Sanctum ana
courtcously show him in liut can
You imagine my surprise when the OF
flee boy came out and informed the
DISTINGUISHED caller that there was
'nothn' dom "?
please take my card in To Mr..
.--' pleaded the old man In
kindly voice.
No chance" replied the boy You
are "A been and there's nothih
dom for YOU any more. the hoSS u"h
want to waste his time on YOU"
My heart ached as ! watched the
changing emotions that tIltted over
the old fellows countrnan'e, put
my hand on his shoulder ana Said 10
him:
Well it's better To be has.hcch,,
you know. than Ver-was-at-alI.
His eyes tlllcd win tears as ne an
sWcred in lulNcrlhG voice.
Thanks, Miss torson. II ~ h'ru
for me 70 take such tpea,nen, '.oln ,
an agent llkc the man pchliu t'a'
door. 1t IS my ohly nope lht' yo"
never experience what ""' '"'' my
pcned to me.
The Curtain Rung Down.
Nyo n,rt,d I ncycr saw him again.
r,ho rcxt d,v word came To me AT the
bnt,i tbot no mad killed himself-we
tnnL mn a collection TO pay the oX-
nonscs of his funeral
thourht only OF whim when |
wont ON nj the theatcr that night
had to face the audience with "A smile
tho vaudeville artist who does not
smile docs not get very far
ANY many incidents. Just as pittul,
have come to NV attention In the
show business you must be youthful
talented ana hard worker, ana " ''n
you lose these attributes you r'So
everything.
| have worked on bills with mo'h-
ers who sat in the dressing rooms
between acts with their babies III
their arms. | have actually seen Il
mother hold a dying baby to her
brcast-lnd then gently lay II down
as the call came for her to go on
She walked out on the stage. as htho
and apparently as Carefrce as any
person in the audtoncc-and whep sne
came back to the dressing room she
looked at the lifeless form OF her