New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-21
Girl
Finds Already
In "Tangerine''
Julia Sanderson Furnishes
the Swcetening for earle
Cartoons New Comedy
By Harriette Underhill

Now, we were quite sincere in what
we said, for an opening night, as every
one knows, is not propitious moment
to approach star and ask for an in
terview, but Miss Sanderson did not
know that we had delayed our trip to
Bermuda for whole week in order to
be among those present when that par
ticular "Tangerine" was served to
palpitating public.
Not Philip Bartholomew, nor Guy
Bolton, nor even Jack Hazard, could
have set back our vacation date for
week, but Julia Sanderson could, for
we have always considered Julia the
sweetest girl on the musical comedy
stage, and we did not purpose to miss
her debut in the hands of earle Carl
ton.
Bermuda Not
Unlike Tangerine
"How / envy YOU" she said when we
had explained that it was necessary to
see her that night because we were
sailing the next morning and wanted to
write the story while we were in Ber-
muda. However, this story came very
near not being; for, at the present
writing, we are within twenty hours Of
New York and the waters of the Gulf
Stream are like sapphires without a
flaw. There is hardly a ripple on the
surface of the water and everybody is
IorE no.
to have the steward lock us in our
cabin and promise not to let US out for
two hours. How Tom Moore and Mark
Twain managed to write such excellent
stuff in Bermuda is more than we can
understand. 1t seems place to dream
dreams in, but not to set them down on
paper.
We believe it was Mark Twain who
said "God could, undoubtedly, have
made a more beautiful spot, but he
never did," or words to that effect. TITS
true, for their sunshine is as golden as
their champagne; their trade winds are
as mild and cooling az their mint juleps
and their silver moonlight is as intox-
icating as their silver fzz.
"Is it anything like the island of
Tangerine?" Miss Sanderson asked
when we had paused in our eulogies of
cur favorite island next to Manhattan.
The landscape is not unlike" we an
swered, "but the laws are, oh so diff
fcrent. Bermuda knows naught Of Lud-
low Street, nor the ways of it's gradu-
etes. 1t is quite a favorite with young
married people and perfectly safe
place for bride to take her blushing
bridegroom"
She Returns to
Scene of Her Debut
~ love 'Tangerine,' said Miss San
derson. with enthusiasm, mot the island
but the play, and do hope other people
will like it we'll enough so we can stay
on forever. I've never been SC happy
since left Mr.. Frohman. Isn't it funny
that it was this very theater where,
years ago, l made my stage debut. I
was in the chorus of 'Winsome Winnie
with Paula Edwards, and never had
had any experience whatsoever when I
joinsd that company. was just lucky"
"And beautiful" we added, not be-
lieving too much in that luck theory.
almost Immediately the stage man.
ager asked me If I had had any expe-
rience, and I said, oh, yes I really
had had just two nights experience
In the chorus of 'Winsome Winnie
but that did not deter me. When he
offered me the understudy of Miss
Edwards was wild with joy thought,
Of course, Il won't get a chance to
play it. Such things only happen in
story books, but, anyway, I'm 60
ing to learn it, and / did. 1t wasn't
more than two weeks after that when
the stage manager came to me franti-
cally one night and said that Miss Ed
wards was ill and had by any chance
learned the part and could I go on?
said had and I could, and so | did
never had had a rehearsal of the
part, but in my enthusiasm I had
watched Miss Edwards's every move.
was her shadow, so I knew all Of the
songs and the dances, and I went on
and played Winnie, and after that |
never went back in the chorus again.
That's how I got my start on the
stage
Cries Of author.
Author" Are Heard
Now, we are always dying to ask
any star how he or she really started
to be star, but it sounds so like u
ssereotyped interview that we refrained
from so doing, and here was Miss San
derson telling us just what we wanted
to know! And she didn't seem in a
bit OF hurry to usher us out. al!
though IL looked az though half Of
New York was waiting out on the
stage to see her. They were all in the
dressing room when We got there, but
we heard Miss Sanderson say; III you
don't mind waiting outside for Just a
few minutes I'm going to be inter
viewed" and with plying glances they
left her. Only twice were we inter
rupted, and that was BY the two au-
thors. First came Guy Bolton, saying:
HrHuUpS fs LOT a,