The sun., 1919-10-05
- H. SOTHERN was one OF the
. speakers at the meeting of
the Physical Education So

r. speakers at the meeting of
the Physical Education So
ciety held last week in the Chalif
Studio. Franklin Sargent followed
with 1.-THE Body Instrument" as his
subject. with Henry z. Dixey as an
other contributor, who spoke on ''The
Play of the Physical Instrument"
Alexis Kosloff, by dancing La Spectre
de la Rose" gave a practical demon
stration of physical mastery of the
physical forces.
Pillar NORM, Herman Horne and
Yvette Guilbert were on the pro-
gramme to illustrate 1.-The Physical
Basis of the Emotions" other con-
tributors to the dancing were Arina
Heizonova, who appeared with Alexis
Kosloff, John Winston Sweeney and
Dorothy Herbert.
1t has been the custom for Ameri-
can girls of wealth to receive their
early education at home and then go
to Paris for a year~ or two of finish
ing" Marjorie Poir. the French actress
who is appearing in THE Five Mill
ion" at the Lyric Theatre, reversed the
procedure. At the age OF 16, after re-
cc!v..r.S hc- education 4. Paris, &c.
family moved to New York and she
received her finishing process in a
young ladies' seminary on the Hudson.
At that time the family occupied a cot
tage at Great Neck, L. l., near the
summer homo OF Raymond Hitchcock.
Mrs. Hitchcock grew quite fond of
her, and when she expressed a desire
to go on the stage secured for her the
role of the French manicurist In 1.-THE
Beauty Shop" which Raymond Hitch
cock produced several years ago.
Miss Poir's excellent French, her
pretty face and figure and her extreme
vivacity helped her score an immediate
success. When Mr.. Hitchcock pro-
duced Betty" two years ago he again
found French role for Miss Poir.
Last season she appeared in "Odds and
Ends" playing several small roles of
the French type.
Now Miss Poir Is seen In the role of
the doughboy's French bride in 1.-THE
Five Million" at the Lyric Theatre
In the first act of the comedy Miss
Poir speaks French only, and there is
humor In the scenes in which she
tries to make herself understood by
her soldier husbands small town
folks at home. In the last act she
has picked up considerable English
as well as American ideas concerning
the wife's position in the home.
Frances Cameron. prima donna with
Lew Fields in "a lonely Romeo" at
the Casino Theatre, is one of the few
young women OF the stage who have
come into prominence without the
usual hard struggle at the beginning.
There were never any hall bedrooms
for her or a long period of apprentice
ship In the Chorus where, before the
days OF the Equity, she had to pay
for her shoes and stockings
Instead, about ten years ago Miss
Cameron, who Is New York girl by
birth, stepped into 1.-THE Merry
Widow" then running at the New
Amsterdam Theatre, and Immediately
got the role Of Olga, with understudy
for Ethel Jackson, then playing the
leading role OF Sonia. Miss Cameron
was little more than a mere under
study, because she was frequently
called upon to play the title role al
matinees. When Miss Jackson retired
from the cast Miss Cameron stepped
into the role and sang that character
for three ensuing seasons. After that
she spent year abroad, not for vocal
culture but merely to have a good
time, and returning to this country
she was In THE Count of Luxem-
burg" She has been in a number OF
other musical comedy productions
and before she Joined Mr.. Fields had