Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-06-20

The stage as profession is one of
the finest and one of the most serious
! in the world. declares little Camille Pur-
| dy, who is becoming well known to
! Great Falls theatergoers as the wlnsome
and pretty little ingenue with the Asso-
ciate Players at the Palace theater.
From the time when | was first
starting TO school the stage has always
had an attraction for me-" she says. Il
was ALWAYS pleased if | could take some
little part in school play 1t has been
hard work. but il is worth IT.
Miss Purdy graduated in the class OF
1918 from the University of California.
where she studied dramatic art.
Wrote Her Own Play.
Besides being an accomplished actress
she is also no mean playwright The
class play Of the University of Califor-
mia during her senior year was written
by her, and it was one of the most sue
cessful ever staged there. Miss Purdy
then took the leading part in her own
play. and made such success OF 1t
that she was offered a position IN stock
Mt once by Mr. Bishop. proprietor of the
land, Calf. now the Fulton thcater,
where she made her debut on the stage.
She started with an insenue part at
that time, and has never had to play
extras" an unusual experience for most
players Of the present day, no matter
to what heights they have risen since
their extra days. Since then-and
that is only two years back-she has
made a success Of every part she has
played. through hard work, sincerity,
and sheer ability.
Likes Appreciation.
"For q career. girl can make no mis-
! \ Al. hn or a
really honest with herself and tries to
make good. 1t is no place for girl who
wants only a good time, however. We OF
the stage find happiness in our work by
having it appreciated by the people whom
we try to please. II is that way in every
I line Of work And when we do make
good. we like to have our audience show
it by applause. Everybody. no matter
whether they be plumbers, ditch dlgeers,
| writer's, artists, business men or actors,
! like to be shown that their work is ap-
preciated. II is human, and they will
| try all the harder then to make it still
better.
Il like my stage career immensely.
| The work is hard, but there is fascina-
ton about it that is wonderful. And
| then | feel that if | can make somebody
| happier even for little while, that l
have done some good, and probably made
this old world just little bit better
place to live in
Miss Purdy would much rather play
on the stage than in the movies she
says.
Audience Is Inspiration.
"Playing before the camera becomes
mechanical after a time she declares.
when / am playing before an audience
I have the audience for an inspiration.
like to appear as favorable as poss-
ible before the people who are watching
me, and feel as if they were my friends,
| and l was just working with them. And
l have fallen in love with them And ]
have fallen in love with Great Falls
audiences. I would like TO take every
one of them by the hand and thank them
| for their consideration and their COOP
| Grafton with me. In this city. the peo
pie are true hearted and kindly, and l
have grown very fond of them.
When questioned regarding her opin-
ion of what were women's rights she
declared that she was no suffragist
Il believe that now the women have
the vote it is their duty to use it, but
! they should study each man for whom