New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-17
By Harriette Underhill

career in George White Scandals
which opened at the Liberty Theate,
last Monday night, we should not have
written this. We should have gone
back after the Wednesday matinee, as
we promised, and done proper inter.
view" to borrow a phrase from George
Arliss, as we are very fond of doing
We knew Ann of old, and also knew
all about her bette noir, being later
viewed. A few seasons ago when Jack
Flynn was with Famous Players and
Miss Pennington was likewise, Jack
asked us to do an interview with Ann
We went to the Fifty-sixth Street
studio at the appointed time, and Mr.
Flynn said, "Here is Miss Pennington, u
and when he turned around she wasn't
there. He searched all over for her
but she had disappeared. ~ suppose
she is here somewhere" he said, "only
she is so small can't see her" We
finally discovered her in corner be-
hind some scenery. "Mr. Flynn" she
said, seriously, Honestly, I feel
awfully sick. I feel funny here" plac-
ing one tiny hand on her belt, "and
here" and she put her hand on her
head.
"Au right" we said, "if you're Ill
we'll come some other time"
"No!" said Ann, breathlessly. "No!'
and then with tragedy in her voice,
"Do it now, please. Interview me-"
MIR. Flynn told us afterward that
Miss Pennington had been frightened to
death of us and had suffered from
stage fright acutely. So to all those
people who ask US If stars are con-
ca;ted wa saw. go and talk to Ann
Pennington"
Does Not Appreciate
Herself at All
Now, we should think that any one
who looked as much like little French
doll as Miss Pennington does would
be conceited even if she couldn't dance
rings around most every one else. But
il Miss Pennington conceited7 Well,
listen, my children, and you shall
hear.
We liked the new Scandals better
than any of the other shows, and we
liked Miss Pennington better than
anv one else in the show; and when we
took our leap back stage after the
Anal curtain we expected to find
radiant Miss Pennington standing at
her door receiving congratulations.
~he maid let us in. Miss Pennington
sat on q low chair with her back to
us. Her hair was hanging loose and
IL came nearly down to the floor. 1t
is the most gorgeous hair, too' eNo''
the color of our copper perculato' "d' u
the maid has Just secured it, a. oft
and shiny as satin. Its possession,
however, gave Miss Pennington no
Measure. She was weeping bitterly.
Her Troubles Imaginary
But Manifold
1mwhat's the matter?" we asked,
thinking she must be hysterical with
icy over her huge success.
sT--I have a b-b-boil on my cheek,
she sobbed.
"oh," we said, shat Is too bad, but
think Of Job. Is it so very painful?'
sNo; it isn't painful at all. It's all
cone. but I think it shows through
nv makeup and makes me look ugly
~Well. I sat In the fifth row and
couldn't see 1t. So cheer up
sAnd my shoe came unfastened IL
the last act"
"Well, nobody noticed that"
"And my hair looked terrible In thu
dnale!"
"It looked beautiful, and it's grown
so long! Why, it seems only yester
day that it was bobbed."
"And they gave me too many en-
cores, so that I didn't have room to d.
nv dance in the last one because the.
lowered the drop. 1t was horrible"
"Why, it was great! The people
eheered you. Didn't you hear them 2
"I did," sobbed Ann. "And then
knew they were just doing it because
they felt sorry for me. That's all. AL
the rest of the show is great. In
crazy about it--but Newell, Pm ter
riblel It was my own fault. And
worked so hard, and wanted to be 81
good, and now it's all over. Pm done
fori No one will like me any more"
Now, ask you, what are you going
to do with any one like that?
Friends Arrive to
Offer Congratulations
While we were trying to think NJ
some way to console poor little AM
without being told that we were "beini
nice cause you feel sorry for me" sew
eral men arrived at the door to offe
congratulations. The maid barred then
cut, but they called through the door
aHey, Penny, you're great! Open tn
soor and let Us tell you So" Blu
renny refused to open the door. "Yo'
can't come In" she said "l'm crying
"What's all the crying for? Yo'
ought to be the hsppiest girl in New
York, They're still clapping out there
in 'front.'