Arizona republican., 1918-04-08
Who Is Emma Bunting?

There are still some places where the question may be asked, 'Who IS Emma Bunting2" but in two-thlrds o1 the principal cities of this Good Old r. $. Az the query is considered lr- revalant. About twelve years ago, the "Wise Men, of the east, saw. a new theatrical star in the Armament Whose rays reached beyond local environment and brought the wise men Of the thea ter world, they who plan and scrample for the best things to offer the pupiic, to view. to wonder and to covet the new addition to the ranks of success l full theatrical stars. About that time Grace Miller White wrote a wonderful story of squatter life on the shores of 1 Lake Cayuga. New York, and the cele- i brated dramatist, Rupert Hughes was engaged to form it into a play. 1 The chief difficulty was to get the ! right woman to portray the principal l character, Tess" child of tender years, reared without mothers guid- anee, growing up among the rough fishermen, uneducated, impulsive and 1 impetuous. but with heart of gold and daring all for what her limited vision of life held to be the right. A veritabIe little queen of that rough
 
 with talent for portraying comedy and the capability of rising to the strong dramatic climaxes with which the play abounds After an arduous search they decided upon the new star as the best type and the play was launched at At lanta, Georgia.
 After the first act the authoress came behind the scenes and with tears in her eyes said "Oh you wonderful lit tie woman-you are the realization of my dream child.' The play was an instantaneous success and toured the principal cities to most satisfactory re- suits financially. Then came more of fers for productions but Miss Bunting had made her first success in stock and to stock she reverted, preferring to have her own company and to make her own productions unhampered by managers who set dollars above artis- tic development.
 Atlanta kept her for IS months and then New Orleans secured her for run of 17 weeks followed later by another of 22 weeks. From there she jumped to
 Seattle and won instant favor for an entire season. after which followed long runs in San Antonio, Birmingham. and
 Memphis. Oliver Morosco produced a play by Jack Lait of Chicago entitled Help Wanted" and Miss Bunting se- cured for the principal female role oi Gertrude, in which she received the , heartiest commentators of the Chica go critics.
 Then she went to New York and was
 engaged by William Gillette for his al : star revival of Secret Service" bu resigned from the cast before the pro.
 auction to accept q better offer il stock.
 After a most successful run in Ok
 lahoma City, she came again to Sal
 Antonio, where she remained for tw,
 seasons, and having longing for. tn,
 coast started on tour toward tn setting sun.
 It is on this tour that she will be see, P m Phoenix for short stay after whicl
 she Will go to the principal cities of tn,
 coast and again back to Seattle. tn
 scene of her former triumph. There is but one Emma Bunting jus
 as there was but one Lotta, one Bern hardt, one Patti-a distinctive senir each of the time they rose to tn
 heights of popular favor.
 Sparkling Picture at the Hip
 When "The Barrier" was screened
 first the whole picture loving worlC Il aWoke to the fact that another sta, was twinkling in the screen firma ment. Mitchell Lewis, the grea giant half-breed Poleon, the believe,
 crept into the hearts of every on
 who saw that master work. an, U again this big fellow as rough a Il Il lion and as gentle as a chil Il returns in The Sign Invisibler wit . the same excellent cast that mad 7. the Barrier and in a picture tha has the same appeal.
 The smell of the great pine wood. the call of the wild. the fascinatio 2 of the untracked forest, and tn ,r primitive laws of the north countr . beating down the man made rule of convention. ~ V The Sign Invisible almost dupll