The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-14

speakers.
R. E. Crane of Grand Meadow and
John Clay of Chicago were today the
principal speakers at the meeting of
the Aberdeen Angus Cattle Breeders
association, of which G. s. Hunt of
ST. Cloud is an officer.
Dr. M. B. Wood of Mankato opened
the meeting of the Minnesota Guern-
sey Breeders association, this after
noon. Speakers were M M. Will
hams, Little Falls; George P. Grout,
Duluth; A. l.. Hacker, Lincoln, Neb.
J. Jensen, Clearbrook; John P Mel
son, Saltwater; George McKerrow,
Pewaukee, Wis; F. w. Kinball,
Waltham.
from fridays Da!Iv.
Miss Lois Rowe, the Mankato girl
who has entered the Beauty and
Brains contest being conducted by
The Photoplay Magazine, and the
World Film corporation, is the daugh-
ter of Mrs. c. S. Rowe of 31S Walnut
street, and charming and accom-
plished little lady who has marked
talent for dramatic art. Miss Lois
is only fifteen years old, and is a
student in Mankato high school. She
is five feet two inches in height, and
has very expressive large eyes, and
beautiful dark brown hair, the ideal
little ingenue of moving picture
romance.
The contest for the selection of the
eleven young women who are to be
given a chance to become moving
picture stars was drawing to a close
when Miss Lois moved by a sudden
impulse, came to her mother and
asked if she might be allowed to
enter. Feeling that the natural in
stincts and talents of a child should
not be quenched but that they should
be given every possible chance for
their own good, the mother consented.
A very nice letter was soon re-
!, ceived from the promoters OF the
contest and should Miss Lois be
chosen as one of the eleven FORUM
ate ones from the numberless appl1-
cations which have come in from all
over the country she will be accom-
panied east by her mother to the
studios at Fort Lee, New Jersey,
across the river from New York City,
where the young women will receive
their "try- out"
The ones selected will be given
contracts for years work at the reg
ular salaries paid to stars. Miss
! Rowe is a first cousin of Miss
Florence Macbeth, the Mankato girl
who became so famous as colora-
ture soprano singer, and is now IN
! New York City fulfilling contract,
the mothers of the two being sisters.
/ When interviewed this morning by
a Free Press reported Miss Rowe was
bit surprised to think that people
/ have become interested in her plans
before it is definitely decided whether
she is to be one of the fortunate ones
| to be selected as a moving picture
star.
| 81 had hoped no one would know
! that / had entered the contest, as
| do not like all this publicity. 1t would
/, be all right if it was decided that l
was one of the winners, then would
not care.
| mo, | did not enter the contest
! without thinking about it for some
time" she owned honestly, in re-
Spouse to. query. 81 have always
had great ambition, and when l read
of the contest / wondered if | would
stand any chance among so many,
and | decided to try, as if l ever at
tain my desires l knew ! would have
to make a start sometime! Yes, GER
tainly prefer the moving picture field
/ to the regular stage, as think there is
more of a chance to work up, and
| if you become a good actress more
people come to know you. II you
are only the leading lady with some
regular company you will be known
only to those who personally see you
play, but there is no limit to your
fame as a moving picture artist.
Which observations show that Miss
Lois has a clever little head on her
young shoulders, and is thoroughly
alive and awake to the main chance.
! what do you think of Mary Pick
! ford's acting?" she was asked.
| 81 consider her wonderful little
actress No, / do care care partlcu-
larily for Beverly Bayne, but think
/ that Bessie Barriscale is the most
wonderful actress of them all. She is
so versatile, and can take any part
and do everything. Henry Wathall
is the greatest actor, and his work
is very fine"
/ what would you do if to make a
scene thrilling you were told to- jump
/ from a high cliff into the sea, and
rescue a man from drowning?"
| The little figure in the rocker stlf-
fened with determination.
'Id do it," the voice crisp and de-
cisive.
"Can you swim?"
mo, but | can learn. I'll not be one
to stand back and say that I'm afraid.
What if you were told to mount a
i bucking broncho and ride at break
neck speed over rough and rocky
country"
''I,d try it. I will go in to do my
best, and put everything into my
work. and I'll never give up"
With, her youthful enthusiasm, and
firmness of character remarkable in
one so young, combined with daunt-
+ less courage, and an unquenchable
ambition to do and dare among the
worlds workers, Miss Lois stands a
very good chance of realizing her de-
sires. She possesses beautiful So
prano voice, and could easily become
concert of note, so it is safe to
predict that there is more than an
/ ordinary future in store for this little,
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