Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-11

vaudeville actress. and has hocu un
the stage for at least fttN Nu1.-.
snd moro accustomed ro is
audiences than the others
Mary Gets stage Fright
Douglas Fairbanks made U'..
talk. fun OF action. OF course. ..l
Just as he MAS finishing, Nan IH
ford came in. They didn .
Mary a square deal In the suUH.....
She had no more than sat duuu uH
chair on the Stage than -N. ua.
introduced. before she IId tm. .
collect her thoughts ar ho.nu.
customed 20 the surrounding -.H
arose and was struck with s.N...
, fright No camouNhEc uu H..
she had "a wcll-drNclypod ,I.. .f
honest to goodness STAGE Iuen .n.
] It was apparent Flu9'N rn, ..,r.
! ped and after a lont pause s.. -HH
with short hreaths, "Wol lf ......
stage fright ! have sure ps ... r.
born second time bon nay life. t.I
I she was and she showed .i ...
| felt Of her checks 90 SOC = ....
we're burning ana thog were .N.W.
don't YOU newspaper w,n tom D. .u
me" she said and rnuo,cu,I H..-
self G
Charley chaplin did u0' ut.r
much of speech. uut hr r.f.sI
several OF his Wei known stunts
that threw tho crowd into a pl... y
ysm of laughter
But Marie, believe me. thor. b..
some speech
one cannot hclp but unu tu.
| look at her. Shc Wduu ma.n Cd.
mummy smile. tho way sUg t...,.
her face and body
II am an American ua. fNt
first thing she said, and shr Sold %
right out before everybody. M.f UN,
she meant, and pulled her 'ru.huut
down over her forehead 90 pm
phasize IT,
Then she reiterated. ~ ann e rrJ
American" and She pulled down Tho
top-knot again.
II am she shouted aud rlu.ol
and posed, "hcrnusc ] am u om.
grant" NV father was Gcmau"
and everybody laughed. thinking
She was pulling Joke. huc .ho as.
sured the crowd IN an seriousness
that her father was German her
mother an English woman and that
she was born IN Canada She parl-
lyged the audience with laughter
and then suddenly broke out into
poem that brought every h1nd.
kerchicf in the audience into play
on tho eyes.
Il love America love every
body In America. and every bar IN
that glad old flag means something
To me, and every star is implanted
on my heart Never before the
war did | realize what America
meant 10 me but now that We are
at war and Americans are DIVING for
the cause of liberty. | pray God that
he has granted mo tho opportunity
10 repay. in some small way the debt
owe 10 America for the loyal good
treatment shc>has given me"
Fairbanks Childrcn's Hero.
Much TO my surprise, found that
Douglas Fairbanks was tlie chtl-
aSeFb hero. Tho chudren wanted
to see Mary and Charley. but Doug
was their favorite They looked at
Mary and Chaley. but they wor-
SHIPPED Doug as they an call him
had some extra tickets and | in
Nitcd g. N. Wright and family When
Doug came by where We were stand
ing Mrs. Wright was holding little
five-year- old Catherine IN her arms.
Doug saw her and said "llcllo
sweetheart" and planted a big
smackcr right on her mouth /
thought the child would go into hys-
terics. Then there was trouble IN
the family. -year-Old jeanette
began crying In disappointment,
and that is just Illustrative of the
way I found the children Of wash
ington In respect to Douglas Far
banks.
What a wonderful feeling of salts
faction II must give these people 10
know that while they arc screen
actors, the whole country worshlps
at their shrine. and what further
satisfaction II must be to them TO /
know they can turn their art into |
an asset for the country they love |