The evening world., 1921-03-16
GeOrgette COhGn Explains Why
She Prefers Hubby and Home
To Stage Career Like Parents
tributes Her Natural
)OmesticitV to Being
.Idised in FTaHce-WiH
Start in Small apart
nIent.
BIZ Fay Stevenson.

IF I were 20 name one OF the most
sensible. sane, old-fashioned. girls
in New York city IA shout
GeorFetto Conan Souther. .s
Hero II a girl born Of stage par
cnts, the daughter of big power
in the theatre world, whose father
had promised to write a musical
comedy for her. who snapped her
fingers at fame and foOtIghts and
listened to the call Of her heart.
Georgette's stage career has been a
short and merry one a. she her
self declares. II might be divided
into three epochs:
Debut in London az Peter Pan.
1. Debut on New York stage AZ
Palace last week Of January. mi
tated dad and made a big hit for fpst
six days.
2. Went to Palm Beach. Met ].
william Souther, son OF wealthy New
York manufacturer-case of love at
nrst sight, eloped and declared she
had "the best hubby on earth"
g. Returned to Orpheum. Brooklyn,
to fulfil contract and make farewell
to stage second week In March.
And 'yThe Yankee Doodle Boy and
her own domestic ideas are the cause
OF her change Of mind.
During my first talk with 0eorgVtte
she declared that she Just couldn't
help Initiating Dad" and intimated
that sho might even write q CIV
songs and plays herself But that
was before she met Bill.
On the eve OF her farewell % the
stnge she hsif-heartedly tugged a
pair OF invisible gray sink stockings
behind the scenes and said:
Fl don't give a rap for stage Pfc
; any more. I don't want TO pretend
: anything. I want to lead my own
REAL life"
-And how does Hubby feel aheut
thisT- q
"Just exactly the way I DO. etdnl<
fortune" laughed GeOrgette. I'VE
both realize that while we are young
and happy 1 can't be a wife and
actress too. I'd be sure 10 fall down
! ON one Job or the other. And Bill
means more TO me than anything in
the world" IL
Then Of course you're awfuIly DO
NESTLE" I said. Il suppose you. BIKE
to cook and sew and
I'm all of that and more mused
the little bride. In fact che even iaid
the little gray slipper aside and Had
TO urge her to continue dressing Tor
fear that stage farewell would be de-
layed while she was talking about Der
new plans.
I'VE expect TO have a homo q our
own In time" continued GeorEatte.
but at present we arc going to rent
furnished apartment, probably some
, where In the Park Avenue sectkon.
I Then, too. suppose an apartmaut Is
easier TO run at first. OF course, All
have a cook" she bluBhed, not wiah-
| ing me to think she was too domaallc
but I'm going to do a lot OF puttoEfng
:. about myself.
Il think one reason am 80 doules-
tic Is because was brought up an
, Franco really believe I'm more like
a French girl than an American Rirl.
!. Perhaps that Ia why a career means
t so little to me in comparison to q Aus
o band and home life.
Il make all my own llneerae and
: even attempt e few simple dress.
I Most OF the Paris girls 10 Out % Ahe
shops, got the styles and then 20
home and make their own dresses.
: They don't buy everything ready
: made the way our girls do; lie too
expensive.
. Now about cooking" confersed
GSieorgette. really cook very simple
. yu don't make fudge thanf" I
Joked. That's about all the average
= New York girl can cook"
. sorry, but L don't know how.
5 laughed GeOrgette, and I'm not opite
T, certain l want to. 1 suppose am
would prefer steaks and chops and
pies and buildings. l like plain, zen
slOle food. And so does he"
But you can order sensible foods
AT hotels and you might have been a
star. leading woman with your
name posted on bilIboards ali over
millions of people" / said rust 10
tease her.
And what does all that amount
tor exclaimed Georgette. What
would that mean 20 mel While /
was pretending 10 live, pretending
this and pretending that I would be
losing my real life, my real home and
real mans affection.
with all due respect 20 my mar
ents think have chosen the better
path, the quiet and secluded one.
Think how few theatrical people sue
coed Think how many OF them
work and slave all their HIVES and
never get anywhere! And even those
who do-.well, after an what dOea Il
amount tor"
Georgette was standing before her
mirror now putting on the final dabs
There wac a look OF smugness and
contentment from her hazel brown
eyes. II was the look OF the old
fashioned. real girl
And after | get through hare it'a