The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-31
Dolly Finds Sarah Truax Leading Lady" With 'The Garden of Allah at "The Beauty Doctors and Chats With Her About the Stage. the
 War and Other Interesting Thngs

1 w ESTERDAY was another of my U detective days When I be-
 came a veritable feminine Sherlock Holmes and tracked perfectly nice lady | down until I found her at the Beauty Doctor's,'' having all sorts of nice things
 done
 Mean? Of course it was; but what's the
 use of being newspaper person if you
 are not successful one, and nobody but a stacker" ever lays down" on a job.
 once it's begun.
 It's an awfully curious feeling when you don't know the person you are look ing for, not even by sight. I had never laid my eye on pretty Sarah Truax ex- cept on the stage, and when I was told that if I'd go down to a certain very attractive Beauty Parlor'' I'd find her there. l went with a queer, bewildered sort of feeling, that I'd never be able to recognize her, because Well-er-er- in a Beauty Paror, ladies have their hair streaming down their backs and look sort of negligee, and some of them are un- recognizable beyond description.
 But yesterday was one of my lucky days, too. So when I arrived at the Beauty Parlor I looked all around in the various little "cubby holes" to see if I saw anybody who looked anything like the adorable Miss Truax, and while there were iots of pretty ladies being reno vated and done over, none quite came up to the standard.
 While I was doing my little inspection turn, the door opened and in walked the lovely Miss Truax. There was no mistaking her. There she was, the same tall, slender, graceful woman I had seen on the stage many, many times; the same appealing blue-gray eyes; the same dark, soft, wavy brown hair and best of all, the same exquisitely modulated, refined, beautiful voice that couldn't be mistaken. me who she was by her lovely voice, even if everything else had failed.
 Don't you hate me for being an old sleuth and following you to this sanctum sanctorium?' I asked Miss Truax when we'd gotten comfortably settled. But it had to be done, you know" I added, apologetically.
 VI SOdi oS | NOii Aiotc yoe, SoiaO satS beautiful voice in answer. ''Why, I'm pleased to death,'
 But no woman wants to be followed to a Beauty Parlor,'" I said.
 Why not?" Miss Truax asked. " don't mind; have no secrets (from my beauty doctor at leasD. So you see, I'm ready and waiting
 Of course, I had to reminisce a bit; to so back and remind this clever actress that the first time I became her slave was when she played in The Two Or rhans"-a revival of that wonderful old play by that wonderful "all-star" cast, with James O'NeilI Lewis James, Louis Dodson Mrs. LeMoyne, Isabel Irving and Sarah Truax. I had to tell her that l thought she was lhe very sweetes. and the most enchanting orphan I had ever seen, and that I Just loved her, and had followed her career with so much pleas l Lre and interest always.
 And, of course, you know what did after that?" she smiled prettily
 "Yes, you played in Man and Super | Man." with Robert Lorraine I replied, | "and then you were starred for couple l of seasons, and"
 T was married" she said quaintly. ! And left the stage for several seasons | until was offered the part of Domini | in The Garden of Ailah,' four years ago,