New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-18
Miss Ra1nbeau
Discloses Some
State Secrets
She Seems Happy I'm Her
Present Play; We Follow
the Lead of the Sylphlike
Bx Harriette UnderhilI

BY Harriette Underhill
sIt's the chance I've been waiting for
all my life. I think # is the greatest
part ever have had" This is the first
thing Marjorie Rambeau said 20 Us as
we Joined the party in her dressing
room after the final curtain of
"Daddy's Conc a-Hunting." In the
party were Ina Clair, actress; Hugh
Dillman, husband, and Arthur Hopkins,
producer. MIR. Hopkins left immedi-
ately, Miss Rambeau told her maid she
needn't wait, and then We all sat down
to talk.
Miss Rambeau wore the gorgeous
peignoir which she wears IN the last
act, Miss Clair had on q weird and
fascinating beige hat and an equally
fascinating wrap which she brought
from Paris, and 1t doesn't matter what
Mr.. Dillman had on. Men do not count
anyway.
Marjorie Knows
Whereof She Speaks
II think Daddy's Conc a-Hunting'
is greater play than 'Declasse,' al
though that had q wonderful appeal.
Every one would love to be able to act
just as the heroine In 'Declasse' acted,
but, Of course, no one has the cour-
age. THIS, however, Is Zoe Akius's
greatest play" When Miss Rambeau
says that It isn't 40 though some one
else had said 1t, for we feel quits safe
in saying that no other actress Of Miss
Rambeau's age has played as many
parts as she.
She was an actress almost as soon as
she could talk and she had toured the
country for years in stock companies
and at the head Of her own companies
before ever she came to Nsw York.
Why, once she used even to write her
own plays, SO If any one deserves to be
star Miss Kambeau does.
"zs7irst Of ALL" we said. "tell ms how
you managed to get so thin. Why, you
are sylphlikel"
@Yes," replied tho beautiful Mar
joric, glancing at her reflection in the
mirror with pardonable pride. "Onc
hundred and thirty-fve poundsl Eut
you haven't told me how you like my
play"
"Of course It's \ great play. Every
one likes It; they couldn't help It. But,
you see, every one who writes fan
letters says How did Florence Reed got
so thinr How did Marguerite Sylvia
get 50 thin?' and now they are going to
say How did Marjorie Rambeau get so
thin? Come, help me out"
"And while you are about It throw In
hint as to how to get fat. That Is
my worry" said Miss Clair tragically.
"That's easy. Just let nature take its
conxsc. But to get thin. Oh, that re-
quires strength of character, physical
courage and strong incentive. II you
are going to take the cure and you have
young husband send him away"
mime Is away" said Miss Clair.
"For if you don't" continued Miss
Rambeau, "he will be ready to leave
you Of his own accord about the second
day of the cure. It gets on ones nerves
dreadfully and takes the form of
temper"
did you go away" we asked Mr.
Dillman, for we knew it would have
to be pretty serious to get him away
from Marjorie's side. There was one
romance" which did not "end" in mar
riege, Is tho newspaper headlines are
SO fond Of announcing. Those copy
readers arc pessimistic loti
mo. I stayed and took tho cure, too,
out Of sympathy"
"And was she very terrib!e?"
WELL" began Mr.. Dillman, ingratlat.
ingly, but Marjorie stopped him.
Temperance Proves
! It's Own Reward
II was, but when you hear about
it you wont blame me. It's just this
for breakfast drink glass Of milk;
for luncheon drink glass of milk;
for dinner drink glass Of milk, ant
il you feel that you must eat some.
s thing or die, take a baked potato
without any butter. Before you go te
bed drink glass Of milk. lost sever
pounds tho first week. Tho frst fou,
days you nearly die. You are hungry
ell the time and 1t gets on your nerves
but after that you feel perfectly won
derful, and you can eat anything yor
like II you only watch your calories. ,
what are these Galleries that every
one is talking about?''
"They are the things that the food.
you love never contain any Of whe,
you are trying to get fat" said Mis-.
Clair with fnality.
"Why arc you here, anyways" VI
suddenly asked Miss Clair. "Where Il
your play7 Where is Bluebeard'
eighth wife"
"oh, we're rehearsing again. 70,
know its going to be all different an,
we're going to have another openin,
and everything. She will be Blue
boards sixteenth wife by the time ",
finish with her."
"Hm," we said. ~evcry time she get
cut by the censors she doubles; is tina
the idea7"