The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-14

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Which God and nature do with actors
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Haywood.
Have YOU ever thought of yourself
as an actor Have you ever thought
that you may he as great an actor az
Cyril Maude. or as Maude Adams
/. Impossible Well. perhaps you can
: break You way into the theatrical
world perhaps YOU can't tmperscnate
fictitious characters. and perhaps you
don't want ~ either, but you are an
Z actor Just the same and you can he
great one without appearing on
4 stage before a crowd, and without i'm
personatinE anyone else
Have you ever come away from
play enthused with its plot but NUT
fering "impossibie7" or have you ever
closed the covers OF "a book signing,
Il wish / Eved as interesting life p
while the weather is cold and rainy
and you shudder at going out Of doors,
think over tho incidents Of the past
week, the past month, tho past year.
If those incidents we're written IN
book, condensed In a few chapters, or
II they were acted on stage in an
hour or two. wouldn't they be Just as
Interesting as the book you've just
closed and the play you've Just seen?
But how can you he a great actprY
No great actor would reproduce the
little scene at the ball last week, or
the accident you Just escaped yester-
day, or the variety Of incidents that
occurred to you and your friends IN
euch rapid success on last summer
on your vacation Well. Il he didn't
It would be your fault. Don't be mlelo-
dramatic, but put more enthusiasm in
everything you DO. and your enthu-
siasm Will act like the measles Every
body coming In contact with you Will
catch it. and when this happens. youil
find that YOU are Il good actor-for
the test Of a good actor is tho effect
he has on his audience More good
can be done with enthusiasm, more
people made happy. and moro gloomy
days dispelled, than this world
dreams of
A noted speaker once compared a
man with a ball player, and his cry
was, PLAY up, play up. play up, play
the game'" which was merely another
way of saying, since you're on the
stage. don't be content TO stay in the
crowd, but let your enthusiasm lead
you to the footliRhts.
Miss Hopkins to Arrive Tomorrow.
Miss Anne Hopkins. daughter Of DIR.
and Mrs Nevil Monroe Hopkins. Of
Washington d. c, who is one Of tho
charming dehutantes in the capital
at ] O'Clock tomorrow afternoon. Miss
Hopkins is one of the most prominent
visitors of the season., being closely
related TO the French aristocracy. She
will lead the german with Colonel Jc
Lane Stern az the dance Of the Rich
mond German Club tomorrow night
While here. Miss Hopkins will prob
ably be a guest at the home of Mrs
Andrew Christian, 204 West Franklin
Street.
Stag Party Mt Club.
= a smart affair OF the week wifi be
D. dinner party at the Commonwealth
Club on Monday evening at O'Clock
when Colonel Charles A. Dempsey will
entertain number OF army officers al
a stag party. His guests will include
the officers of the First Virginia Regt-
ment, the army officers on duty here
and Colonel 10 Lane Stern. Captain
Love, Colonel Allen Potts and General
Sale, all Of Richmond.
Luncheon for Miss Poe
Mrs. Henry Harwood OF 1900 Mon
ument Avenue. Will entertain Miss
Sarah Poe. OF Baltimore, on wednes-
day. At 80 IN the afternoon a buff
fet luncheon viii he served. At 9
o'clock in the evening Misses Sarah
Poe, Martha Buckner Wall. Margaret
Trskine Miller. Mary Tonlin Ander-
son and Katharine Scales will be
Guests at Bridge
Mrs. Philip II. Powers entertained
two tables OF bridge Yesterday after
noon at her home, 1905 West Avenue
The guests were invited TO meet Mrs
William Carson. OF Front Royal. and
Mrs. Donald Harrison. Of Danville.
Attractive Kitchen Shower.
Yesterday afternoon from 3:i6 &c
SIS o'clock, Miss Vivian Borrow was
hostess to number OF friends AT a
Kitchen shower" In honor OF Mrs J
Robert ORGAN. Six tables were ar
ranged. at which various games suRees-
tive of the occasion Were played after
which solid course was served The
bride was then sent on a hunting ex-
petition throughout the house, and
upon her return brought many kitchen
utensils. Those present were Misses
Maria Dortch, IrTna Raney Iuez Hes
ter. Ellie Bailey, Louia and Lottte Con-
raally. Mesdames ]. f. Brooks. r =.
winborne. f. II. Conuallv. Denton
waithal. A W. johnson. Garland
Mitchell, Harvey Griffin Robert Finn,
Ben Hashfns, Edward Williams. Ben
Elmore. Herbert Williams, Stanley
Finn, Willie Finn. J Lem Jones, J.
r. Smith, Harvey Finn. JEFF Connal-
Icy. Herbert walthall, c. s Borrow, w
Sanford and J. r, Organ,
Engagement Calendar.
Miss Nancy Virginia Mullen to Eflas
p. Hotchkiss. wedding to take place
this m onth.
Miss Dorothy Courtney TO Robert
Ginter Parsons. wedding date not
fixed
Miss Florence scnoer to Loo
Freitag, OF Atlanta, Ga. wedding to
take place In the spring.
Miss Julia Todd Ellyson to William
Purcell Thurston, wedding 10 take
plare February Z.
y Miss Alys Iandon Ctemmett to
Julian Mosely Wilson. the wedding
to take place "Wednesday. January
/ II.
Informal Tea For Guest
III Mrs Victor Williams and Miss
Mary Page Williams entertained Mrs
George /. Browning OF Orange, Va.
AT an Informal tea yesterday after
noon in their home. 1922 Park Ave
G nue.. Only n few intimate friends
called 10 meet Mrs, Browning
VIII Hear Alma Chuck
II Among those who have reserved
4hts for the Alma Gluck concert 70
m given January %, In the CITY
Auditor4un. are the following.