The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-01
MISS EDNA GOODRICH LIKES OUR BEAUTIFUL
PLAYHOUSE AND ALSO THE STAGE
TALKS INTERESTINGLY PROM BE-
HIND SEVERAL TH1CKNESSES OF
PAINT AND ROUGE TO INTELLI-
GENCER REPORTER.
says 1t was Nat Goodw1n's wonderful
Magnetism That capttvatcd % Many
Pretty Women.

Pretty women.
Miss Edna Goodrich who appeared
last night in Sleeping Partners" at the
Court Theatre was seen a few moments
before tho play began in her dressing
room. where despite several thickncsscs
nf grease paint and quit" a good layer Of
rouge, her natural beauty shonc through
Ike the sun.
To begin with Miss Goodrich likes
our theatre. and so does the wardrobe
mistress, who said that it was far
away head Of tho majority Of big city
theatres. especially in regard to dress
ing rooms. but we have been told about
that before. And besides this story is
. about Miss Goodrich. who. besides play
ing tho stellar role in the production Of
Sacha Gutry. Is her own manager and
as result a very busy woman. You
see" she said. Zach performance Is
really like an opening night when we
are playing this way from one stop to
the next. All business details have to
! be looked into and so very many little
things adjusted before the play can be
given. Yes. she continued I love the
work and especially do l love tho part.
il is one which requires the most deli
cat" artistry and iincsSc to successfully
produce il upon the American stage. OF
'pdIS'' II plpbdDIS Vas TOl given III
, just tho way that I interpret It, in
! France. for it is the sort Of thing which
| has TO he dcl;catcly etched as q water
! color 10 secure the right effect. II it
; were white washed it would be ruined.
/ for the audience is kept constantly on
the Quivivc wondering what is going 10
! happen. Tho wife hears of this man and
goes 10 his apartment. purely out Of
! curiosity. because She has heard SO many
! interesting things about him. and then
| II is that the audience begins TO wonder
| lis she? Is she going to let him kiss
! her Is she going To meet him again?
| And so on through the play. till at the
climax small fHnzy Of curiosity has
! been aroused.
The stage is 4 wonderful profession.
| / haV" been acting since quite young.
/ and il was with good deal Of difficulty
! that I was first permitted to go on the
: stag" rs my family were Mrthodists and
! utterly tahocd anything of the sort.
+ However. ! ov"rcamc opposition and
shortly after leaving Chicago Univer-
sity. made by first appearance In n mu-
Steal comedy which had short run.
Soon after | appeared in The Genius"
with Mr.. Harry Woodruff. and il was in
his production that Nat Goodwin first
saw. me. obtained the rights and after
! wards produced 1t himself. with several
! changes. as 1t had originally been q
musical piece.
after that" snid Miss Goodrich. 81
: played many parts with Mr.. Goodwin.
appearing in when We Were Twenty
, one" The Merchant Of Venice" and All
Of his greater successes
why did so many pretty women fancy
Mr.. Goodwin" MISS Goodrich. paused 10
. consider the question. 1T was because
Of his wonderful magnetism. Tho mo-
mcnt he entered room people seemed
! TO know instinctirnly that there was n
, personality which was unusual. oven
among tho profession. and he attracted
an unusual amount of attention ALWAYS.
Then he had broad sense Of humnr
which made him fine entertainer,
holding the attention OF his hearers
Spellbound If he so chose for hours at
n time"
Miss Goodrich served for one year Ms
ked cross nurse in an emergency
hospital in France. where. though she
had received no previous training she
qualified rs did many other women. be-
4 cause Of the great need of their services
She, with her mother and sister were
al OSt"nd when Ia" war began and she
Immediately offered her services TO tho
Red Cross. My mother" said tho star
never thought that | should be able N
stand II because | am rather sensitive
and cannot boar to sec others suffer. but
In the time of great need forgot all
about my Elf. and simply served TO tho
: pest or my ability. For some time n flor
l returned my nerves were pretty much
shattered hut now | am fully myself
and telling very III again."