The sun., 1916-12-03
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AOSsS = EN- MI k1HAHT
TAYLOR II determined 70 get
- away from Peg. Enough IL
enough" she says. she played It
sM times In New York, which
was a record run for . woman, and
then New York reluctantly let London
have her. She played Peg In London
sS times. and might still be playing
The same part there now II this war
bad not come along and unused things
~ a Bit.
II want to show New York that I
I'm not a one part actress" she says.
= want to demonstrate that I can play
really serious part"
The Harp Of Life" written by ].
Hartley Manners. her husband. which,
che u now playing at the Globe Thea
ers. she says. y but the nrst step In the
direction In which her ambition leads
81. Another step u needed. she says.
h order to reach . totally different
Oart from Pc. That b to follow later.
~ saya The people must nrst be-
esue accustomed to her In this before
~ has Peo standing on her head.
when At last I was through with
DAaytnS Peg and my husband and I
osgan 70 discuas . nsW play he pro-
Sossd - write for me. I told him to
W4ts . drama and not stmply q new
PAT to- M. ] wanted b gst or with
~ bunch from the start and win or
~ On my own merit. The Harp Of
Lite = the result"
II u deliberately divergent from
sFeg q Ny Heart in q great many
ssspects. she says. In "Peg' all the
ether people arc constantly feeding
her lines" - they say across Long
scre Square 1t 10 what on the curb
ant" part Each act was practically
. monologue for Peg. II she did not
make a hit In the FIRST act she had an.
other chance in the second and third
and 70 on.
But with "The Harp Of Life" It Is
not so. 1t IL not an easy part. and 1t
certainly 10 not another monologue
Tor her.
"There is hardly any great emo
tonal scene for me in the play" h
says. my opportunities r limited.
and must constantly be on edge not
TO be completely overshadowed by the
other excellent parts in the play. 1t
Is not a one part play"
Laurette Taylor u the only star on
Broadway who opens her own play.
NJ pi,1. 49, yotl g.. -. ars< aVnAar-
ance. No grand entry IL built up" for
her. She is there when the curtain
goes up and hers are the first lines Of
the piece. She also has no grand exits
Of the kind which seem to say. Now
you may applaud me a. much as you
like"
In speaking Of Peg she has some
entertaining reflections: "Some said
that the part made me and others said
that | made the part. I only believed
the favorable ones and the others may
believe what they will, SO that all
ought 20 be satisfied.
1T is strange how all the words OF
hattery and praise are forgotten and
how the adverse criticisms are re-
membered In burning words Of fire."
she said.
Several years ago TO vary the
%rnonotony Of playing PEG every day
Miss Taylor and some Of her company
attempted to give three n act plays
BY her husband. j. Hartley Manners.
q a series Of special matinees. The
plays were "Just as Well" "Happiness'
and Tho Day Of Dupes." The last
was a serious part and she donned a
black wig and played the Dspc. The
criticism flung at her on that occasion
stung her. One OF her critics said that
Mrs. Fiske had been able to attain
seriousness without a black wig. Miss
Taylor a that from that moment
she determined to show New York