The Washington times., 1916-07-29
After That, Writes Pauline
Frederick, She'll Be an Ad.
ventures Again.
LIKES TO PLAY THE PART
Sweet, Simple Heroines on
Stage, She Declares, Often
Mean Tempered When of.
BY PAULINE FREDERICK.
Nobody loves me

Nopouy lOveS me.
Because / have been PLAYING nd
venturesses on the screen. ana they
cannot find II In their hearts to sym-
pothise with me. When come to
>1ef on the screen they sigh with
relief. and think that IL Is well de-
served, because l am SO treacherous
ard designing. But 1 am not eoinR
to do what the far-famed youncster
did when placed In the same pre-
dicament-the worms need not fear
for their safety. as shall continue
on strictly rational diet.
But / am going to play q sympa-
thetlc role In my next picture, oe-
cause i want people to realize that I
can be just as nice on the screen as
l can be wicked. So when the Fa-
nous Players obtained tho right to
adapt Clyde Fitch's The Woman
In the Case" for Paramount pro-
gram and l WA told that the play
had been secured for me, requested
that the role of the sympa thetic
vito be given to me instead Of the
more spectacular part OF the
Not Farewell to Villainy.
This change Of role does not mean
that I am permanently forsaking
heavily dramatic characters or even
weaknesses. Perhaps the next role
will be as wicked as any thaS have
done. But in the meantime / will do
my very best to get all the SYM
patty out Of the role of the self
sacrificing wife that l possibly can.
II may seem foolish Ior an actress
to. want a little sympathy for her
roles on the screen, but as matter
of fact II has been proven time and
time again that the public uncon-
sciously associates the personality
of the actress with the roles which
she plays. While am perfectly
willing to play heavy dramatic roles
and to be q deep-dyed villainess on
the screen. still there Is no reason
why 1 should cherish building up
a parallel reputation in private life.
The playing of this heroine on the
screen will serve to break tho spell
of wickedness which seems to have
been cast about me. and II will.
hope. prove to the public that one
extremely naughty. and that what
We do on the screen has nothing
whatever to do with our real per-
sonality.
When critics speak OF the person.
ality of an actor or an actress being
especially suited to- the interpreta-
ton Of any given type Of character.
that expression Is frequently mis-
construed by the thoughtless. What
Is really meant is that the person
in question has the ability to mold
his or her personality before the
camera 20 as to be convincing In
certain roles.
Those Sweet Roles!
without in the least wishing to be
"catty." but purely to emphasize my
contention. there Is an actress who
has played nothing but sweet, SYM
pathetic. appealing roles ever sinca
she became a Broadway favorite.
whose every action on the stage u
SO delightful that the audience goes
home firmly convinced that she must
be one of the sweetest girls In the
world.
Yet IL is common knowledge among
theatrical folk that she has such a
disagreeable disposition and Fuch 4
generally mean temper that she can
not keen a maid either in her dress-
ing room or In her home Tor more
than a day at a time.
II would undoubtedly prove quite
a shock to many people to learn that
/ live Just like normal person IN
a perfectly sedate Park avenue
apartment, where my mother 10 gem
eral factotum. and that / can COOK
almost anything that Is cookaole,,I,
and that when II Is served II Will
not proye fatal IL eaten.