The Washington times., 1916-02-01

grimace. 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 II.
And I'm not going to try and be
a great moving picture star. l can't
compete with Mary Pickfords and
the rest. tried It out, but, with
my expression changing every two
or three seconds. l don't think that
] Will do. But Just dote on Charlie
Chaplin. th.nk that he is the
funniest hndi man ! ever saw. | would
break my neck trying to see him.
Out in California 1 used to sit next
TO him at the table, and of all of
the woe-begone faces ever saw his
is the worst. ,
That's Just the way OF it. Some
people might think that am the
most energetic person, in the world
on the stage and race about. But
nj not. I'm as lazy! When I'm
not on the stage ! just sit around
and let everybody else walt on me,
hand and foot. think sometimes
strange as 1t 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 saddest human being |
ever saw.
Miss Information? Failed be-
cause II was too expensive for the
house in which it was Gagged. /
wanted to plav I'm a little theater.
but didn't want any little old salary,
naturally, and neither did the rest
OF the cast. So the production cost
more than the house could make, and
naturally" she raised her eve
brows. and waved her free hand
eXpressively.
But, although that was a silly
ldea: II gave me chance to do all
Of the things that I do. wouldn't
want any better opportunity.
You see once a person Identifies
himself or herself with a certain
kind of production it isn't sensible to
try anything else. I'm going to do
what l have always been doing.
with little change of course. as
long as l think the public wants
Put I'm not going to stay on the
stage forever" A humorous, whim-
sical smile began ut ore side of her
mouth and twisted clear around.
When think of myself old and
heSeard, tottering around and try
and bent forward. drawing in her
lips and talking as II she didn't
have any teeth, Initiating and imi-
tating, and having everyone say,
IN. Loru! 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 her teeth as IL
to make sure that she had them all.
only great people can do that.
Bernhardt gets away with It. It
takes one like her to do II. All
Of the others seem pitiful. But she
is wonderful. And Rhe has all Lon
don wild now.
That's a 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 intend to do in the future.
] want to go to Paris and Berlin,
At least I did. Now that I am
known over there I'll try II.
"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
pIay all of ones life in America
and he the rage and then go over
tC London and have Deople say,
you're who' Miss Ganis-Yanis-
Ylnuis-Jannis" ! never heard of
you" That's what happens over
there. Put now have right in my
trunk contracts for Paris and Ber-
lin and after my London success
even dinky little Stockholm offered
me booking!
"The war changed all my plans