Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-22
SATURDAY
January 20, 1916
WHEN STARS MEET
SPARKS WILL Fr.y
This Time Sparks of Fris,,
ship Flew When Miss Col. .'''
lier Greeted Mr.. Farnum

When Constance Collier. star :, !.
sage, nTst gazed upon the persas 'a Y
Dustin Farnum, favorite OF M hpe'soh
the English actress found /, Az s,n seIesa
repress a smile. And littIe sul n.u \
There In front of her stood ,rn,ouosf
not In an immaculate fun drsss w
such as he caused "ahs and ~ wi
ripple among the fair sex of svSs.
viewing THE Gentleman From ISS,'ene1
nor in the dashing apparel Of m. r,la
erner, such as he offered in "c, Wsst'
Courtesy" but in a suit that spali
tirely in keeping with his nicknams w W
into which he appeared TO hav. !.
poured. With his massive frame s,,seea
out all over the ancient coat. a r,ss,ms
an ambitious though unsuccessful ,.s.la. a
art, the few remaining buttons a, w
threatened to rend themselves fror, IsNa ,sN.'
fastenings at any moment. ana s'sa, ~,
trousers that apparently had No, W. ~
joyed visit from the flatiron in r,ss
years, reaching well above the tons !,
monstrous rural shoes, Dusty sre.,ss
his visitor with n smile that u,s. ~
only remaining Identification ~ ~
charming leading man of the photor,s.s
Even his clean-cut face bespoke N ~.
absence of razor, while his dls6sv.i.s
hair smacked OF the Hoosier youth, =
Who would not laugh at the popul,,
Farnum In this get-up? And the acto,.
makeup was far from being artificial 1.
Will be attested by himself. However ~.
sufferings he endured in order Ia ss,,.ss
art by allowing his face to becor.
estranged from the razor for four d,r.
and the many experiences encolnta,.s
and hours spent i'm Los Angeles cIo,h.,
shops in an effort to get the desired an.
parel, will not go unrewarded when aTb.
Call of the Cumherlands" is seen nj N.
Stanley next week.
Soon the two celebrities were ch.,,,,.
as If they were old friends. DO Won n,.'
fer stage life, Miss Collier?" INQUIRED N.
Pallas favorite. II don't know any oth.,
Ecc," replied the New Morosco Aim ats,
MY father and mother. grandparents ana
great-grandparents on both sides vsrs
all stage people. In fact, my family /,
one of the typical old stage families of
Great Britain, like the Drews and Barry.
mores in this country. | myself was born
In High street, Windsor, during an en-.
gagement my parents were filling at 10.
cal theatre. My mother was a noted
Shakespearean ingenue and was the ward
of the great Samuel Phelps. with whom
she played for years. Nine. Collier my
grandmother, was one of the great
';cers of her time and introduced soma
@ the first ballets at the Alhambra.
"I myself have been on the stage since
1 was six, playing Cissy. the child, on the
third tour of the Henry Arthur Jones
drama, The Silver King At eight I
played Puck. In "A Midsummer Nlsars
Dream l shall never forget later eY.
perience with Sir Herbert Tree. which
was the stepping-stone to my eventual
success. In one way it was very trying,
but in another 1t revealed to me one 81
the sweetest examples of womanhood I
have ever encountered, one which al.
ways have regarded as a distinct credit
to my profession. .... .t.a,
Upon Sir Herbert's production Of
Stephen Phillips Ulysses he sent tot
me to read a part for him. | had never
read blank verse, and did 1t very badly
Lilly Hansbury, his leading woman
and one who was to prove the kindesi
woman I have ever known, was pres
ent with the rest of the company, and
when the latter began to litter at
my exhibition, she silenced them, and
coming over to me put her arms around
me, and leading me over to Sir Herbert
pronounced me splendid Sir Herbert
shook his head and said he didn't think
so, but ig she were so sure, maybe the1
between the two of them they could tram
me. And train me they did and stayed