The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-19
Pretty Little Violet Mersereau Moving Picture Favorite, Has Corner on Sunshine and Hap
 piness and Her Pet Abomination is a Crouch
By DOLLY DALRYMPLE

THOR every so many persons who see lTl life through stained glass there
 must be an optimist.
 Round at the Bijou this week you'n find one-plus, in the person of pretty little Violet Mersereau. the popular mov- ing picture fayorite who has a corner on sunshine and happiness, and who hates grouch like a game bird hates red dog.
 ! It an uncontestible essential-this sun shine business-to people just as yeast l is to bread; the entire human loaf would cave in if it were not for this leaven- ing influence; that's why Dame Nature provides perfectly good optmist for every so many persons-one of those i high-spirited, happy -go-lucky people, to buoy up the grouches
 1 Seaside hotels can't get along without what they impolitely term a public en. tertainer," usually woman with a sense of humor (else she couldn't fill the position), and larger package of patience. It's her business to mingle with the guests and make em forget their troubles otherwise seaside hotels would be just one bridge game after another. The "Life-of- the-Party' makes people sing and dance and go on picnics and love to live, and she ought to get salary of s1,00O,00O minute if justice was done-but, alas! it isn't, and about ali she receives is her board.
 There must be an optimist for every so many people on the stage, as well as at seaside hotels-somebod with personal ,ity pep" someone who exudes happl ness and sunshine and makes the audi ence think they are having a good time whether they are or not
 Pretty little Violet Mersereau fills the bill beautifully she has a corner on all that is sweet, and youthful and charm ing, and lovely, and whether you see her in picture-"Little Miss Nobody" The Path of Happiness" and the rest or on the stage, or in a heart to heart talk as l had with her yesterday, you'll agree with me that she's a born optr- mist and makes everybody smile and smile whether they want to or not
 l kept remembering little Violet Mer- sereau with her golden hair streaming down her back, a little tattered dress on and bare feet-thats the way she looked In the last picture I saw her in-and now here she was very digni- fled and gracious young woman Q9, if
 
 and a gown of the latest cut, and her very best company manners on, accom- panied by laugh that was all girl-in- nocent and happy which latter word is a very young adjective and should all ways be applied adroitly, which it is in this case, for little Violet Mersereau is a charming mixture of effervescent childhood and quaint grown-upness.
 If you didn't tell people that you are nearly 19," I said by way of intro- duction, they'd never know it-just looking at you all dimpled and pink and white and haxen haired"
 "Oh, but one likes to tell the truth" smiled pretty little Miss Mersereau, her violet eyes dancing and her winning smile beaming over her blushing face Besides, you know, I've been on the stage ever since I was years old I'm quite a veteran"
 And how did you first get into pie tures?" I asked for the benefit of the hundreds of ambitious girls who had been telephoning the pretty little star all morning.
 q was playing in The Clansman and 1t was rather unique" she said My mother divided her time between my sister and me and when she was away