The Washington times., 1916-02-01
By FLORENCE E. YODER.

Rrimace. Me. with this rubber
lace? I'd look funny trying to do
Juliet. I'm going to continue doing
limitations. and being Elsie Janis, as
long as the people want it.
And I'm not going to try and be
compete with Mary Pickfords and
the rest | tried it out. but, with
my expression changing every two
or three seconds, | don't think that
Will do. But I Just dote on Charlie
th~pin. thnk thIt he is the
break my neck trying to see him.
Out in California used to sit next
TO him at the table and of all of
the woe-beSone faces | ever saw his
Is the worst.
That's Just the way OF It, Some
people ght think that am the
most energetic person in the world
from the way that | gallop around
on the stage and race about. But
m not. I'm as lazy. When I'm
not on the stage | just sit around
and let everybody else wait on me,
hand and foot. | think sometimes
strange as it may seem. But don't
act the way ! do on the stage I'm
Just the opposite. That is the way
with Charlie Chaplin. lie is posi-
lively the saddcst human being |
ever saw.
Miss Information? Failed be-
cause 1t was too extensive for the
mouse in which it was Gagged
wanted to play I'm n little theater
but didn't want any little old salary.
naturally. ana neither did the rest
OF the cast. 50 the production cost
more than the nous" could make. and
halu-rally---' she RI Used her eye
hr"wS. and waved her free hand
eNpreSsively.
"a oh l,at
idea II gave me a chance to do al
Of the things that do. | wouldn't
want any better opportunity.
You see once person Identifies
himself or herself with certain
kind of production it isn't sensible to
try anything else. I'm going to do
what | have always been doing,
with little change of course. as
long as | think the public wants
Put I'm not going to stay on the
stage foreVer. humorous, whim-
siral smile began at one side Of her
mouth and twisted clear around.
When / think of myself old md
hngeard. tottering around and try
ing so hard" here she half rose
and bent forward. drawing in her
lips and talking as If she didn't
tating. and having everyone say,
Oh. Lord, Is SHE still at it,"
She laughed and threw back the
thick curly chestnut hair from her
face. Fifty years fell away from
her. and she flashed hor teeth as IL
to make sure that she had them all
only great people can do that
Rernhardt gets away with it. II
takos one like her to do It, All
of the others seem pitiful. But she
is wonderful. And she has all Lon
don wild now.
That's funny place. London
Europe. Course you know london
is the hub OF the world-there's no
doubt about that. And to get back
to what 7 intend to do in the future.
want to 60 to Paris and Berlin.
At least 7 did. Now that I am
known over there I'll try 1t.
"It is hopeless TO go over to
London without something or to try
and make Paris or Berlin without
being known in London. One could
pIav all of ones life in America
and he the rage and then go over
to London and have Deople say,
"You're who' Miss Ganis-Ya mis-
Ylnuis-Jannis never heard OF
you,' That's what happens over
there. But now 7 have right in nv
trunk contracts for Paris and Ber-
lin and after my London success
even dinkv little Stockholm offered
mo booking
THE war changed all my plans