Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-05-29
cheap travelling company. but Ia me the
most wonderful artists possible.

cheap travelling company. but Ia M. the
most wonderful artists possible.
Father couldn't be- persuaded that
acting was advisable for his daughter
but after had finished under Mrs. Al.
ma Mcdowell. father was prevailed up.
un to let me go To- the Chicago l'niycr.
siiy Tor further study. with the idea f.
nay bccoming a pubic reader spent
the summer ol 1910 In chicago aud Ia
1911 went back Ia Amarillo To teach In
the Low"ry.Phillips college. which had
just been opened. During 1919 gave
. number 81 recitals In Mississippi and
Texas. and at the end Of that series
deliberately turned my back on every
thing and came Ia New York where
spent year studying under Theodore
4. Irvine u Carnegi. Hall.
II nat same winter got my first job
ON the stage. u was In the chorus of
a stack company. and mode my pro.
fsssional debut In The Time, the Place
and the Grl' After number II en-.
saSrments like that Eot my first
speaking part In Thomas Dixon's play.
The Sins Of the Father
Il played the role II an octoroon and
was chosen chiefly because II my
southern AGENT. which am sorry To-
say, I have since lost completely.
Played ~ Dallas
Then came season In Within the
Law followed by summer in stock
IN Dallas Coming back 20 New York
IN the fail 1T 1914. was engaged by
Margaret Anylin To- play In lady Wind.
'ncre's Fan. and later that season con.
tinu,a with her in Green stockings.
aud Mrs. Danes Defense. Wallac.
Widdccomhs. later Captain widdecomh
ut ,ho British army. and whom ! mar.
ried while he was in service. was Also
q member II her company.
The summer of 1915 ! played stock
with Jessie Bonstelle In Buffalo and De
irOit aud that fall WAS engaged by WIN.
lam Brady for his production Life D..
The followinw winter q wonderful op.
purtuntiy came To me. John Drew
chose me ,p play a beautiful part I'm
'Pendennis which was In New York
far mnnths and made tour ~ the
routry from coast 90 coast Later
was LEADING lady with william FaVer.
sham IN The obi Country which was
followed by an engagement with Grace
Georgc In The understandable WIFE
Then. in February, 1918. | went 10
London 20 lie married. Though tho
subs were doing their worst ! arrived
without mishap and my first night In
London there was most terribl. Ger
nan air raid. Hut ! survived that--and
several others. NV soldier arrived ON
A two weeks leav. "A few days later and
were cnrrled almost 10 the booming Of
the guns In Flanders My husband
spent few days with me In Loncln
and returned to the front. did not see
him again for seven months. and during
that time ! worked as "a Y. a. D. In an
American hopsital for officers and In
a cantecn for Australian soldiers.
AFTER thearmisticc I was offered an
arrangement and was starred through
England and Scotland In Twin Beds.
Ny husband joined me In England In
May following the armistice and We
spent the summer In beautiful surrey.
returning 10 New York In August. 1919.
Since NV return appeared as leading
wuman with William Hodge In The
Guest ~ Honor and left that enrage'
ment Ia appear under the management
e the great Belasco In the all star pro-
,iuction IL 'Cali the Doctor
Jane Houston. although she has he